I myself ...probably simplistic view...but I think that the PayPal considering BTC/Crypto is the main reason for this pump
by the time it sunk in and was not dismissed by PayPal...which is a first on such speculation...
anyway....that got the ball moving this month...other stuff followed IMHO.
https://expressdigest.com/paypals-entry-into-cryptocurrency-is-a-giant-step/When and if eBay was ever to take this via PayPal..this would be huge worldwide..in that no one would care about some guy with no bank
and no credit card etc in the Ivory Coast wanting to buy something off of say
www.newegg.com with BTC, because the security is the
BTC itself, not banking info and credit cards, etc as per usual. Which is outside the realm of most developing countries folk.
No corrupt Ivory Coast banks to bribe or go through....(maybe iffy postal service) that would be huge..lots of do-dads someone from a developing nation
could get with BTC and PayPal with that option worldwide that is locked out of their grasp now...even with a modern cell phone service, snd BTC connected Paypal.
Anyway, what started the PUMP for BTC IMHO ...admitted scrutiny now by PayPal for a BTC option on their platform.
(hell, I'm probably wrong but a guy can dream about fairy-dust/rainbows and unicorn farts...right?)
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Anyway my 2 satoshi view