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it allows people who can not get a bank account with reasonable terms to make monetary transfers.

This is really pretty much a solved issue since 2007, at least in big parts of Africa. And with none of the bad whiff and dodginess, which inevitable comes with just about any crypto currency scheme.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-Pesa



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