Ease of Accessibility Enhances the Value of Altcoins
Netherlands based exchange, LiteBit recently added a number of cryptocurrencies to their growing list of tokens that can be traded against each other and also against fiat currencies. The evolution of the Blockchain. Day by day, the Blockchain industry keeps expanding as new Blockchains are being created. Consequently, more cryptocurrencies get introduced into the ecosystem. With about seven hundred Altcoins in existence, awareness and accessibility of tokens of such Blockchains remain a major concern of their owners. Despite the perceived swell in Bitcoin awareness, and that of....
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Bitit is a prepaid Bitcoin gift card from €25 to €250 that can be redeemed into Bitcoin. Bitit is a service designed for new bitcoin users but also bitcoiners who want a way to have their family and friends discover Bitcoins in seconds. How is this unique and different from other card services such as Gyft, BitGreet, and others? Bitit aims to make buying Bitcoin as easy as possible through its prepaid bitcoin solutions. In short, increase the accessibility of Bitcoin, a current issue of the currency. Some people don’t know where to even start with buying Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency elicits....