Bitcoin Article on Wikipedia Ranked 35th Most Viewed
According to data from stats.grok.se, it would appear as if Bitcoin is ranked as the 35th most viewed page on the online encyclopedia in the past few weeks. No doubt, there's been increasing interest in the digital currency due to its unbelievably rapid growth. Much of this interest comes from the folks over in China, who have seen investment potential in Bitcoin. On the 31st of October, the Bitcoin page received over 100,000 views alone. With increasing media coverage and word-of-mouth, we don't expect the Bitcoin page on Wikipedia to fall into the abyss of darkness anytime soon. EDIT:....
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