World Economic Forum Survey - Bitcoin to Reach the Tipping Point by 2027
Introduced in 2009, Bitcoin adoption has gradually increased across the world. However, the levels of adoption hasn't reached the threshold numbers to reach mainstream yet. In order to enter mainstream economy, the bitcoin user base has to touch the threshold level. According to a recent survey conducted by the World Economic Forum, bitcoin will reach its tipping point by year 2027. The survey focuses on six different trends, referred to as Megatrends. These six different categories include: Software and Services. People and Internet. Computing, communications and storage. Internet of....
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