Bitcoin Becomes 16th World’s Largest Currency, What’s Next?
Bitcoin is everywhere in 2021, and there isn’t any area of the world of finance that the cryptocurrency hasn’t begun to cut into. The asset’s booming market cap puts it in front of some of the largest publicly-traded companies in the world. The recent rally has also helped the cryptocurrency become the 16th largest world currency overall, trailing directly behind the Russian ruble. Here’s the rest of the remaining currencies Bitcoin has left to leave […]
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