Korean National Television Reports Growing Mainstream Bitcoin Awareness
Korean national television and popular news network recently featured Bitcoin entrepreneurs Simon Dixon and Roger Ver to demonstrate how bitcoin is used often to settle peer to peer transactions in Korea. Since 2014, an increasing number of venture-backed bitcoin startups including Coinplug and Korbit have emerged, enabling Korean bitcoin users and traders to purchase and sell bitcoin with ease. Korean bitcoin startups, specifically Coinplug have sponsored bitcoin meetups, conferences and events to increase mainstream bitcoin awareness in Korea. Due to these efforts, the number Korean....
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