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Re:Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in ... by JamesBarney on Monday February 08, 2021 @10:38AM (#26065913)
How large is the population of people who are both unbanked but sophisticated enough to use bitcoin?

95% of the population is banked, but only 11% own bitcoin.

https://www.fdic.gov/analysis/household-survey/index.html

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Re:Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in ... by mrb on Monday February 08, 2021 @12:15PM (#26067300)
Recipient didn't have to use Bitcoin. He walked up to an ATM and just read me the instructions (address) to transfer the Bitcoin to the ATM. He didn't even have a Bitcoin wallet or anything.
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Re:Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in ... by qqii on Monday February 08, 2021 @10:56AM (#26066174)
Specifically the US population, this number is much less globally.
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