Report: Mobile Industry Should Embrace Bitcoin or Get Left Behind
Mobile operators need to prepare for the shift to digital currencies if they want to remain competitive. That is the takeaway from a report published by European consultancy firm Reply, which also urges the mobile industry to avoid past mistakes. The report, titled 'Embracing Bitcoin: Why Mobile Operators Should Prepare for the Digital Currency Shift', examines the benefits and pitfalls associated with digital currencies, and makes the case that this rapidly advancing technology is already hitting the mainstream in some respects: "It is now benefiting from a surge of interest, investment....
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