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		JamesBarney on Feb 8, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as paym... How large is the population of people who are both unbanked but sophisticated enough to use bitcoin? 95% of the population is banked, but only 11% own bitcoin. https://www.fdic.gov/analysis/household-survey/index.html

mrb on Feb 8, 2021 | [–]

Recipient didn't have to use Bitcoin. He walked up to an ATM and just read me the instructions (address) to transfer the Bitcoin to the ATM. He didn't even have a Bitcoin wallet or anything.

qqii on Feb 8, 2021 | [–]

Specifically the US population, this number is much less globally.

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