How Bitcoin Can Help Millions of Women Around the World

How Bitcoin Can Help Millions of Women Around the World

This is a guest post by Digital Currency Councilmember Amor Sexton. Western Union released a reporton the role of women in global remittances. According to the report, women currently move 50 percent of the estimated $582 billion global remittances, and they send a greater percentage of their wages than men. Women also are the largest group of....


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