According to data researcher Chainalysis, between January and July, the amount of digital money sent to 16 service providers, including BitPay, increased by 65%. The price of Bitcoin, which accounted for 89% of all these transactions, more than doubled to around $10,000. Typically, when there are rapid developments in a cryptocurrency's, it pushes people to spend less.
And the resurgence of this event was last year, when Chainalysis found that trade based on Bitcoin, Tether, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash was in decline, cryptocurrencies that are used to finance everything from online gambling to purchases in coffee shops.
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The total amount of cryptocurrency used in trade remains minimal: it averaged $5.5 million in July, up from just $3 million in January.
Consumer inconvenience has of course been a major obstacle. Confirming a transaction on the Bitcoin network can take up to an hour, making it extremely difficult to wait that long to buy a coffee. Many businesses still don’t accept cryptocurrencies .And many consumers still feel bad about spending them anyway, due to the volatility of most cryptocurrencies.
Finally, the reason for the increased use of Tether is that its price does not usually fluctuate and this is the pretext for the increased use of the cryptocurrency.
