China is a powerhouse when it comes to Bitcoin trading. According to a report published by Goldman Sachs last March, about 80% of Bitcoin transactions are driven by the Chinese yuan. However, awareness around Ether, another cryptocurrency, is much lower.
“Bitcoin was a great experiment in monetary policy,” says Andrew Keys, the Head of Global Business Development at Consensus Systems (ConsenSys), a venture production studio for blockchain-based applications and tools.
“What it proved was that I can send you a Bitcoin without a bank,” he says. “Ethereum […] can do peer-to-peer agreements.”
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