Over 30,000 People In India Use Bitcoin For Transactions
While it is doubtful Bitcoin will replace the need for physical currencies anytime soon, it complements the existing financial ecosystem quite well. The status of Bitcoin in India has been relatively unsure for quite some time now. Even though the country can benefit a lot from cryptocurrency in their e-commerce and m-commerce sectors, adoption rates were still low. But things are changing in a positive manner as of late. With about 50,000 Bitcoin users in India, things are looking better than ever. To put these numbers into perspective, of those 50,000 Bitcoin enthusiasts, close to 30,000....
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