Human Rights Advocates Insist Bitcoin ‘Provides Financial Inclusion’ — Refute...
Human rights defenders from 20 countries have insisted that bitcoin “provides financial inclusion and empowerment because it is open and permissionless.” Together with stablecoins, the cryptocurrency offers “unparalleled access to the global economy” for people from countries whose currencies have either collapsed or are cut off from the rest of the world. Bitcoin as a Financial Inclusion and Empowerment Tool About 21 human rights advocates from 20 different countries have sent a letter to the U.S. Congress wherein they defend bitcoin as well as rebut claims....
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