[davidgerard]

yes, it's gone up from negligible to negligible.

The use case in Venezuela is wealthy Venezuelans getting their wealth out of the country.

When bitcoiners say "refugees" as a use case, they mean rich people looting and running.

[kemonocode]

I'd hardly consider myself "wealthy" (certainly NOT by Western standards) but sure, whatever fits best your own views. ;)

I'd say if you have enough money to be a capital flight risk, there are far less cumbersome means to get your money out of the country than crypto.