Confirmed Bitcoin payments hit yearly low due to holiday illiquidity
Metrics like the number of confirmed payments can be used to gauge investor activity on the Bitcoin network.
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Metrics like the number of confirmed payments can be used to gauge investor activity on the Bitcoin network.
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