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Open your eyes. Bitcoin is helping the unfortunate on this planet: - it is helping Argentinians escape their government's stupidity who is inflating their curr
by mrb 13y ago
Open your eyes. Bitcoin is helping the unfortunate on this planet:
- it is helping Argentinians escape their government's stupidity who is inflating their currency and limiting access to safer currencies (eg. USD) [1]
- it is helping Iranians working or living abroad to send bitcoins to their families [2]
- it is freeing people from financial censorship, eg. oppressive governments freezing bank accounts or donations to political opposition
- etc
The effect of Bitcoin on society is just barely starting to be seen! A decentralized currency truly has an amazing potential.
[1] http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2013/07/17/bitcoin-downloads-surge-in-argentina/ http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2013/07/17/bitcoin-downloads-...
[2] http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-29/dollar-less-iranians-discover-virtual-currency http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-29/dollar-less-...
- chatman 13y agoYou call Argentinians and Iranians unfortunate? Even US citizens are living under financial censorship, are they unfortunate? mrb means the poor people who don't have enough power to light up their homes at night.
- vbuterin 13y agoHere ya go: http://www.pymnts.com/briefing-room/issuers/virtual-currency/2013/kipochi-enables-bitcoin-remittance-via-m-pesa/ http://www.pymnts.com/briefing-room/issuers/virtual-currency...
- baddox 13y agoOh right, all resources should only be spent on literally the most unfortunate single human on the planet, until he or she becomes the second most unfortunate human on the planet, ad infinitum.