Why Bitcoin is Seeing Slow Growth in Asia
Compared to Europe and North America, bitcoin adoption is still a tad slower in Asia, even though a large portion of bitcoin trading volumes are in China. Cryptocurrency payments haven't gained much traction in the region, despite the increase in bitcoin remittance services. Countries such as the Philippines and Indonesia stand to benefit from bitcoin transactions, as the former relies heavily on remittances while the latter has shown demand for Islam-approved non-interest financing. Even so, very few merchants accept cryptocurrency payments and there are no bitcoin ATMs available just....
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