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by Sinbe 1951 days ago
> But you also ignore ACH/wires/credit cards and all the ways most money moves today. What is the fundamental issue there that Bitcoin solves?

Regarding this point, Bitcoin solves the freedom to move capital. People in the U.S. under-appreciate this freedom. I'm from a country with strict capital control, very very difficult to move money outside the country, it's hard even to convert local currency to USD.