People have been trading bitcoin in Aus since it was created, you're a bit slow if you think otherwise.. By it's very nature, anyone with an internet connection has access to it, always helpful when some semi-celebrity shares the news and it filters through to the mainstream.
Yes, people are using bitcoin everywhere in the world where they have access to the internet. The individuals have already accepted and adopted bitcoin because they see it more convenient to them than the conventional money. But what affects more the position and power of bitcoin is when a government accepts it, such as the Japanese government when accepted bitcoin the price was on a boom.
