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Reinventing Remittances with Bitcoin: Stories from the startups on the front lines
When Bitcoin was created in 2009, its most obvious use was as a way to send money across the planet as easily as sending an email.
The potential benefits for the 230 million migrants all over the world that send US$430 billion in remittances back home each year could be enormous. But beyond all the rhetoric, there is still the practical implementation that has yet to be sorted out.
This book collects stories about the pioneering startups who have been focusing on this exciting new space since 2013.
From Nairobi to San Francisco to Manila, each new company brings us a little closer to the perfect an affordable, safe, and universally accessible money transfer network unlike anything the world has ever seen.
The potential benefits for the 230 million migrants all over the world that send US$430 billion in remittances back home each year could be enormous. But beyond all the rhetoric, there is still the practical implementation that has yet to be sorted out.
This book collects stories about the pioneering startups who have been focusing on this exciting new space since 2013.
From Nairobi to San Francisco to Manila, each new company brings us a little closer to the perfect an affordable, safe, and universally accessible money transfer network unlike anything the world has ever seen.
57 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 24, 2017
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February 2, 2020
The author Luis speaks on the problems with Remittance. Esp the Last Mile issue.
It has been an eye opener book. Even if he advises the use of Bitcoin as a settlement layer, I would rather use stablecoins at the moment to avoid volatility.
It has been an eye opener book. Even if he advises the use of Bitcoin as a settlement layer, I would rather use stablecoins at the moment to avoid volatility.
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