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by cableshaft 792 days ago
> ukranians have internet, palestinians have controlled internet, and sudan victims have neither

Well in that case, there are people in Sudan that are using bitcoin[1], especially to help others escape the region.

And there are people in Africa using bitcoin without reliable internet access[2] (not just Sudan) using various methods mentioned in that article.

So it seems that bitcoin is not totally useless for a region that has limited or no internet access, as long as it's operating elsewhere.

[1]: https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/07/05/how-b...

[2]: https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/03/15/how-a...
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aforwardslash 792 days ago
There are people all over the world using bitcoin.

Speaking of Sudan, woman are also using their body. What do you think is more popular, bitcoin or prostitution?

How many Sudanese do you know that are using bitcoin right now instead of money on their pocket? Yah, the article is about sending money to their families (since traditional wire transfers are not working -I wonder why?), not that people can actually cash it in.

Oh and lets not even talk on the fluff promotion piece of a L2 startup with gasp 3000 users across 7 nations - none of which are Sudan. Nigeria alone has 218 MILLION people. Are you kidding me?

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