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Re:Bitcoin not for me, says Bill Gates by aaron695 on Friday February 26, 2021 @12:51AM (#26271729)
> My bank charges less for an international wire transfer.

This is a rich persons point of view, you have rich persons financial accounts and knowledge.

Also Australian's largest Bank's fees are often more in total than $30, perhaps you are transferring to your motherland of England? A small town in Africa is hard and costly.

https://www.commbank.com.au/international/fees-charges.html

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Re:Bitcoin not for me, says Bill Gates by hocuspocus on Friday February 26, 2021 @06:20AM (#26273639)
> A small town in Africa is hard and costly.

And what does BTC solve in this case exactly? You think places that lack the infrastructure to receive a SWIFT transfer will use BTC for anything practical?

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Re:Bitcoin not for me, says Bill Gates by sueders101 on Friday February 26, 2021 @08:57AM (#26274761)
BTC seems to have found a use in Nigeria as a means of dealing with inflation, and a USD shortage in the country.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nigeria-one-bitcoin-cost-68-2...

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