Bitcoin usage up, Bank of Canada finds
Survey finds most Bitcoin owners are speculators, although more people are using the cryptocurrency for transactions
- By: James Langton
- November 5, 2019 November 13, 2019
- 14:30
Survey finds most Bitcoin owners are speculators, although more people are using the cryptocurrency for transactions
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