Is Apple’s Attitude Towards Bitcoin Hurting Chinese iPhone Sales?
According to a new report from market research firm Counterpoint Research, Apple has dropped into fifth place in China’s smartphone market. Is the iPhone Trailing Behind its Competitors Because of Bitcoin? This news is a huge blow to the tech giant, as China represents Apple’s biggest customer base outside of the United States. Additionally, this news follows an earlier market report from the second quarter of 2016 that showed an overall decline in iPhone sales from 2015. IPhones made up 10.8 percent of devices sold in China for the month May, down from 12 percent a year earlier, according....
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As Apple unveils a wide range of iPhone 13 models this week, crypto enthusiasts can benefit from a data-driven strategy. Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) historical data make selecting the right Apple iPhone 13 model quite easy for crypto enthusiasts. Apple unveiled four different smartphone models on Tuesday, the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini, with a new camera layout, as well as the Super Retina XDR display-bearing iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max, each with several storage options. With so many different models available in a wide price range, it becomes hard for customers to pick a....
The online mobile store, Cellistan in Pakistan has announced the availability of the latest iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus against Bitcoin payments. Who doesn’t love gadgets, especially when it is the latest iPhone? People in most parts of the world are known to make a beeline in front of electronics and mobile stores to become proud owners of Apple’s latest devices. In the recent days, increasing number of e-commerce platforms has saved people from waiting in queues to buy the most coveted gadgets. A Pakistan-based e-commerce store Cellistan.com has today announced the availability of the....
Nxt is a second generation digital currency or “crypto 2.0” that has already faced a major jump in market cap after launch of its asset exchange on May 29. Nxt Mania Games creates games similar to Tetris or Nxtrix, to be precise, which are available for iPhone and iPad. “If you bet 50 NXT, and another player joins the room and accepts, you will play against him. The winner of the game gets 98% of the betted amount, which means in this case he will get 98 NXT, as 2% are split between the investors in Nxt Mania Games,” reads the announcement on NXTer.org Even though Apple’s recent guidelines....
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has commented on the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies and the crypto crackdown by the Chinese government. He reiterated his anti-crypto stance: “I don’t want to have other currencies coming out and hurting or demeaning the dollar in any way.”
Donald Trump Comments on Crypto and China’s Crackdown
Former U.S. President Donald Trump commented on the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies and the Chinese government’s crypto crackdown in an interview with Yahoo Finance’s Adam Shapiro, published....