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Re:Founder of crypto lender Celsius Network arrested, charge... by bdcravens on Friday July 14, 2023 @09:48AM (#36723990)
True, but like in many things, it makes up a significant amount of the the market. What happens in the US will affect the market rate worldwide.
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Re:Founder of crypto lender Celsius Network arrested, charge... by herbst on Friday July 14, 2023 @09:57AM (#36724118)
Got me curious now, indeed a lot of people in the US have crypto however on the big scale the US is just a small fraction Of all crypto holders.

Assuming that in a lot of these countries crypto is no big issue and others have long banned it and still a huge adoption I really doubt the US alone would make a huge lasting dent banning it.

* https://triple-a.io/crypto-ownership-data/

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Re:Founder of crypto lender Celsius Network arrested, charge... by bdcravens on Friday July 14, 2023 @10:36AM (#36724598)
Focusing strictly on the number of users tells only a small story, as a "user" can hold the tiniest percentage.

Overall value by country tells a more complete story; the US by far has the highest value traded.

https://originstamp.com/blog/the-top-10-countries-that-use-c...

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195753/bitcoin-trading-...

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