Only 4% of Danish citizens own crypto, far below other European countries, as banks, taxes and risk fears limit adoption, according to a new staff paper from the country's central bank.
Amin Haqshanas
Amin (Ruholamin) Haqshanas is a staff writer at Cointelegraph covering cryptocurrency and finance-related topics. He has over four years of experience in crypto journalism and has previously contributed to outlets such as CryptoNews, The Tokenist, EthereumPrice.org, and Milk Road. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics Engineering from Herat University.
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