BTC China beats Mt. Gox and Bitstamp to become the world's No. 1 bitcoin exchange
BTC China has become the world's biggest digital currency exchange having handled a greater volume of bitcoins in the past week than Mt. Gox and Bitstamp. More than 109,841 bitcoins have been exchanged on the site in the past seven days, compared with 93,372 on Bitstamp and 76,673 on Mt. Gox, according to data from Bitcoinity.org. In the past 24 hours alone, BTC China has processed 36,104 bitcoins, compared with Mt. Gox's 24,913 and Bitstamp's 23,214. Bobby Lee, CEO of BTC China, said: "It's an honor to see that BTC China has been propelled ahead to number one in the worldwide rankings.....
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