Cartoon: Obstacle Course
For the crypto industry, attracting the next 100 million consumers to start using tokens as currency is going to require simpler access methods. The current process of exchanging a fiat currency (e.g., USD) to any cryptocurrency (e.g., bitcoin), is a multi-step process with lots of obstacles.
This article originally appeared on Bitcoin Magazine.
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