Of course, we can discuss the financial side of Bitcoin endlessly. However, if we look at the user interaction, another way to see how popular Bitcoin is is emerging. Perhaps "social value" is a nice term. In this article, we will look at some striking things about Bitcoin in 2019 on social media.
Bitcoin on Youtube
In the meantime, an entire industry has developed on Youtube around Bitcoin and the crypto community. Millions of followers and thousands of videos show how popular crypto is or was on Youtube. Just before Christmas, Youtube decided to clean up all the crypto content, this to the anger of the crypto community.
BTC on WhatsApp and other massage services
On WhatsApp, you can talk freely about Bitcoin, but you can't show it for the time being. For example, Apple is not responding to requests for a Bitcoin emoji for the time being. A petition has now been launched to get Apple to do this, but it doesn't seem likely that the tech giant will take the bait. Android has also not (yet) given its approval to create an emoji for the BTC.
Bitcoin searched on Google and Yahoo
Analysts monitor the search volume for Bitcoin and 'crypto' in search engines such as Google and Yahoo. In this way, they see how much interest there is among consumers in crypto coins. The figures for 2019 are not very positive. For example, on Google, the search level for crypto-related terms is back to the level for the 2017 bull-run (and previous bull-runs). Yahoo also shows negative numbers. The number of searches for 'Bitcoin' fell by as much as 65% in 2019.
