Report: Bitcoin Trading is Exceeding Gold Trading in Brazil
A report has revealed that the total value of bitcoin trading among digital currency exchanges in Brazil has now surpassed that of gold spot trading on the Brazilian Securities, Commodities and Futures Exchange – the country’s securities market authority and regulator – during the first half of 2016. Bitcoin is increasingly seen as a store of value ‘asset’ by everyday investors around the world. China is seen as the most obvious example, with over 90% of the global bitcoin trading volume now coming from the most populated country in the world. With Brazil, another growing economy is....
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Over the first six months of 2016, Bitcoin trading volumes in Brazil surpassed that of gold on the Brazilian Securities, Commodities, and Futures Exchange by around 7 percent. While gold has a track record that shouldn’t be underestimated, it also can’t be ignored that Bitcoin exceeding that of gold is seen as an historic moment given the fact that it has only be trading for seven years. Speaking to CoinTelegraph, author of ‘Bitcoin – money in the digital age’ and founder of the blog “Money in the Digital Age” on Brazil’s largest financial news site, InfoMoney, Fernando Ulrich, said that....
The bitcoin trade in Brazil has surpassed that of gold by over 7 percent. Which is a better investment and trading option, gold or bitcoin? The Brazilians like many other countries seem to prefer the latter. The digital currency trading volumes in Brazil has exceeded that of gold in the past six months. According to reports, the total trade volumes of bitcoin on Brazilian cryptocurrency exchanges has surpassed the gold spot trading activity on Brazilian Securities, Commodities and Futures Exchange by about 7 percent. The trade volumes were calculated from the beginning of this year till....
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