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Re:Cryptos can't fix societal, political or economic problems by NicoJuicy on Thursday November 25, 2021 @06:25AM (#29340384)
Problem here is banking for the rural areas in poor countries.

They don't have internet, so they have to travel far to get banking access and as such, they are unbanked.

Claiming crypto is the solution is a fake dogma of the core issue.

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Re:Cryptos can't fix societal, political or economic problems by _djo_ on Thursday November 25, 2021 @06:29AM (#29340405)
The poor and unbanked in a number of developing countries are still able to use crypto for remittances, in some cases done through local trusted intermediaries who do have that access. Same as hawala brokers.
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Re:Cryptos can't fix societal, political or economic problems by NicoJuicy on Thursday November 25, 2021 @11:41AM (#29342734)
Core problem is internet connectivity that enables easy banking.
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