With One Percent of Indians Investing Money into Bitcoin, Its Price Can Reach $1000 by the End of 2016
What could possibly happen if and when a tiny fraction - one percent - of the Indian population gets a hold on what Bitcoin could do for them in the country’s time of demonetization, which has forced the citizens into applying unusual efforts to access and use their hard-earned money? Something big, but not unexpected. For starters, a lot is happening globally and India is one of them. Taking Vinny Lingham’s tweet on Nov. 17, which says: “I don't think the market fully appreciates how much money is about to flow into Bitcoin over the next month.” With hashtags like; #india #trump #china....
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