The Market Needs Crypto Cards For Daily Purchases, Not Another Wallet For Coins
Why there are still much fewer crypto card users than cryptocurrency holders, who need cryptocurrency cards, and what are their benefits, shared СEO of the virtual bank TTM Bank Vladislav Utushkin. – The first crypto cards, analogs of bank cards that can be replenished with cryptocurrencies, appeared more than five years ago, but even among the crypto assets holders, not everyone can boast of having one. Why does the popularity of crypto cards lag behind […]
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