Why Crypto Is Following The 1990 Internet Adoption Curve
The adoption curve of crypto is believed to be in its early stages, and Wells Fargo data shows its close similarities with the early stages of internet adoption back in 1990, giving a glimpse of how crypto could become a part of everyone’s lives as it reaches the mainstream. In a Brief History of The Internet, internetsociety.org notes that “The Internet has revolutionized the computer and communications world like nothing before.” If crypto is the next revolution and many industries are already jumping in (finance, music, fashion, gaming, social media, etc), what will....
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