Study: Computer Programmers And Criminals Are Top Bitcoin Users
If you use bitcoin and you're not a computer programmer or a criminal, a recent study says you aren't among the most common bitcoin users. Researchers from the University of Kentucky claim computer programmers and persons involved in illegal activity top the list of bitcoin users, reported wired.uk.com, a London, U. K. -based technology news source. Several comments on wired.uk.com took issue with these findings. The authors set out to determine what types of people use bitcoin and their reasons for using it. They used Google Trends data to explore reasons for interest in bitcoin. They....
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