Politicians Across The World Advocate For Bitcoin As The Benefits Become Obvious
It seems that it’s becoming a trend for politicians to espouse the benefits of bitcoin — and that's not a bad thing!The Week Of Political AdvocatesThis week turned out to be rather interesting as politicians across the world sent out pro-bitcoin sentiments with the biggest step being mayors across the U.S. planning on receiving their salaries in bitcoin. Despite all that, bitcoin has remained relatively steady and appears prime to start the next leg of its bull run. Here's what happened this week in bitcoin:MondayThe week started off on a bullish note as NFL legend, Aaron Rodgers,....
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