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by omarchowdhury 3256 days ago
> And this is not just poor countries, a woman in Saudi Arabia cannot open a bank account without a mans permission. That same woman can create a bitcoin wallet in one minute.

But when she needs to turn it back into fiat, guess what, she's going to need a bank account to receive the funds from the exchange.

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> But when she needs to turn it back into fiat

The whole idea is to create a new financial ecosystem that doesn't rely on old fiat currencies.