This is a really informative article by Lyn Alden. Here's an excerpt, reminding us that the *need* for #bitcoin is much more salient for people outside of the west.

"Furthermore, many people aren’t aware of the problematic combination of refugees and banking. Banking is a centralized and permissioned activity, governed by a nation’s central bank, with tight regulation. This almost always involves mandating that the banks collect identification on customers. However, many refugees from impoverished or war-torn regions don’t have IDs and don’t have a clear or convenient path toward getting one, depending on the jurisdiction they’ve fled to. The problem is further compounded if they don’t have enough money or income for a bank to care."

https://www.swanbitcoin.com/the-implications-of-open-monetary-and-information-networks/