OKCoin to Expand to Consumer and Merchant Products
Chinese exchanges get accused of fueling the speculative nature of Bitcoin without actually participating in creating new, useful applications that would expand the adoption of the currency. According to Jack Liu, Head of International at OKCoin, that's going to change. "Given our position as the largest Bitcoin company in China, there is not only a....
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