Report on Global Uses of Bitcoin 2016 to Come Out Tomorrow
Jamie McCormick who runs the Bitcoin Marketing Team and BitcoinsInIreland has just released the results of their second annual global survey which took place between April and June 2016 on the uses of Bitcoin. On the question of the active use of Bitcoin 65% said they had sent or received Bitcoin in the last week while 9% of respondents had not yet used it. The full results will be published on Thursday afternoon by 3pm GMT on www.bitcoinsinireland.com Jamie McCormick says: “We’re really happy to publish the report this week, and we hope that people studying, investing or working in the....
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Editor’s note: If you receive an email saying that you are a winner, you will be asked to provide us with your full name. That way, you will be added to the list, and will be permitted entry upon arriving at the TNABC 2016 venue. The North American Bitcoin Conference’s (TNABC) 2016 Miami event will kick off tomorrow, January 21. This conference is sure to be a good one; famous names in the Bitcoin community will give talks during the two-day event, including Patrick Byrne, Brock Pierce, Bobby Lee, Jerry Brito, Bruce Fenton, and Tone Vays. On January 15, 2016, we opened a competition to....