Reaching Everyone, Pt. I: The Need For Sound #money Outside of the Wealthiest Territories
▻https://hackernoon.com/reaching-everyone-pt-i-the-need-for-sound-money-outside-of-the-wealthies
ICYMI on In The Mesh, read the next parts there first.This article is the first in a four-part series by Matt B (@MattoshiN) and Wassim Alsindi (@parallelind) on the use of #bitcoin and the technology stack built atop it to assist those living under oppressive regimes or in conflict zones, and those seeking to flee them.In developed nations, the widespread adoption of Bitcoin may not seem all that urgent to many. Indeed, it would be reasonable to say that its need at the individual level hasn’t yet widely manifested itself. While everyone’s excited about Lightning Network transactions overtaking existing fiat gateways for buying coffee or paying for bus tickets, the fact is that if some critical security flaw caused the irreversible collapse of the Bitcoin network overnight, we’d survive. (...)