World population reaches 8 billion, but how many are in crypto?
The United Nations tipped the global population to tick over to 8 billion on Nov. 15, while the next billion isn’t coming for another 15 years. The global population figure has just reached a huge milestone, with 8 billion souls now sharing the planet. Meanwhile, crypto adoption continues to grow. According to Worldometer, which draws estimates from a 2022 United Nations report, the global population ticked over 8 billion on Nov. 15, doubling from a population count of 4 billion in 1974 — some 48 years ago. Worldometer said that as of 2022, the population’s annual growth rate sits at....
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Bitcoin is still in its early stages of adoption at this point. Currently, less than 2% of the world uses BTC. Given the current world population of over 7 billion, this is a very small number. With only about 130 million people who use BTC today. Bitcoin has been called a bubble, a flop, and […]