For Bitcoin To Grow, Barriers To Retail Adoption Must Be Overcome
At Bitcoin 2022, a panel of experts discussed accelerating retail involvement in BTC and how to onboard 100 million people.A panel moderated by the managing editor of Blockworks, Michael Bodley, focused on how to onboard retail into bitcoin at scale. The panel had an array of experienced speakers such as Johnny Ayers, Aparna Chennapragada, Tushar Nadkarni and Tom Pageler, all with clearly defining specialties in approaching retail. The conversation focused on user experience and accessibility, and also discussed the need for belief in a better system. At Bitcoin 2022, a panel moderated by....
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