> It's to say that "West" has a quite established and efficient transaction platform. That part of "West" you are referring to also had ultra low or even negat

> It's to say that "West" has a quite established and efficient transaction platform. That part of "West" you are referring to also had ultra low or even negative interest rates, thus eroding the buying power of Euros and other peripheral currencies. No wonder European countries also account for some of the highest numbers of bitcoin nodes (per capita).