## Hello world!
Every day we have to analyze a great amount of information. Today we would like to provide you with some facts and figures about **crypto-world**!
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### Some crypto-statistics:
— The number of **unique wallets** has grown from 2.6 million to **11.5 million** in 4 years;
— Bitcoins are distributed around the world in the following way: 50% — North America, 33% — Europe, 10% — Asia, 7% - the rest of the world;
— The number of **active users in Bitcoin blockchain** is about to grow up to **5 million by 2019**;
— More than **$200 million** - this is the amount that **used daily** in Bitcoin blockchain **transactions** (it exceeds Western Union's turnover);
— Global **blockchain market** is expected to be worth **$20 billion in 2024**;
— Bank of America has patented the exchange system for crypto currency; 69% of American banks are experimenting with blocking technology;
— Using blockchain technology **bank costs will decrease by 30%**, annual savings will be around $8-12 billion;
—The average amount of **investments** in blockchain projects was **$1 million in 2017**.
### Crypto-facts you should know:
— Only **36% of the total amount of mined BTC were noticed in transactions.** The remaining 64% were never used (someone is a real Scrooge McDuck is sitting on his treasure.) Well, perhaps he lost the key :);
— **927 people own 50% of BTC**;
— **Gambling** is one of the most popular BTC use cases in the USA;
— The number of Google **search queries about BTC** has **increased by 450%** since April 2017 ;
— The price of BTC rose and fell in tandem with the number of search queries with the words "bitcoin", "bitcoin price", "bitcoin value";
— FBI owns 1.5% of all BTC in the world.
### Who uses crypto-currency?
— **Men** dominate among crypto-users (**89%**);
— How old are they? **38%** of crypto-users are about **25-34 years** old and 26% - 25-44 years;
— **The number of BTC users doubles early**, so in case speed stays the same our children will live in the world where almost everyone uses BTC by the moment they are 26 years old;
— Young generation is a true indicator of prospective technologies, surveys among American **millennials** show that **42% of them are familiar with BTC blockchain**, 27% will prefer BTC to stocks and other financial instruments and support BTC more than large banks. However, only **4% of American millennials own BTC**.
### Where do crypto-owners live? Top 3 countries by number of unique users:
1. Russia;
2. The United States;
3. The Ukraine.
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Figures and facts described above are really impressive. This crypto-world emerged quickly and keeps developing at high speed nowadays, still no one knows its future for sure. But it may be as exciting as current BTC price=)
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