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You still need internet and some device to use crypto. Many don't have that.


Consider that many more have internet and a smartphone than a bank account. There are over 1 billion unbanked in the world, many of those have internet and smartphones. You would be surprised at the spread of smartphones amongst the world's poor - much greater than the prevalence of bank accounts with FDIC insurance or the equivalent.




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