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Bitcoin: 打開普惠金融之門
Set to grow into an economic powerhouse over the next few decades, Africa will benefit greatly from investment into Bitcoin 教育。
這是 Paxful 首席執行官兼 Built With 聯合創始人 Ray Youssef 發表的評論社論 Bitcoin 基礎。
Global wealth inequality is growing around the world. With inflation, conflict and the pandemic forcing many into extreme poverty, the top 1% are accumulating more power than ever before – 獲取的全球財富是底層 20% 人口的近 50 倍. And the rise of inflation is adding more fuel to the fire, with U.S. 數字上升至 9.1%. While we are all feeling its effects, many say lower income households are feeling it the most, with tight budgets getting hit by the rise of rent, gas and overall living costs. While bitcoin is not a silver bullet, it’s a strong solution for minimizing the wealth gap and opening the door to financial inclusion where fiat has failed.
Global remittances are one of the most vital sources of income for the emerging markets, but few money transfer companies exist that comply with local regulations. This forces people into using companies that charge higher fees and puts less money into the pockets of the people who need it most. Bitcoin fixes this, providing a better alternative to the way people send money with lower fees, faster speed and access for the unbanked. In El Salvador, where bitcoin is legal tender, 據估計，貨幣服務提供商每年將損失 400 億美元 in commissions for remittances. People all around the world use the Bitcoin network to send money abroad in peer-to-peer fashion, no longer having to pay third-party fees to send money to family. Take 安吉拉·庫尼亞, for example, a Paxful user in Brazil. Angela moves bitcoin to and from her family members in the U.S.and with bitcoin, she is able to transact quickly and avoid expensive remittance fees.
The role of wealth in politics has also become an important issue, as the powerful few control many of the decisions that affect our financial well-being. For example, when a country decides to devalue or demonetize a currency, as we’ve seen in countries like China, Venezuela and Zimbabwe, this can put an entire population into poverty within weeks or days. Devaluing a nation’s currency not only hurts the citizens of the country, but has a ripple effect across the globe, causing markets to fall or forcing many into a recession. For the people plagued by hyperinflation, bitcoin functions as a store of value. With only 21 million bitcoin that can ever be mined, it is a strong alternative for those in search of wealth preservation.
Narrowing in on Africa, income inequality is widespread across the continent. Recent reports show that more than half of the world’s 最不平等的國家在撒哈拉以南非洲. Driving the wealth gap are three main areas — education, finance and land — all of which many lack access to. That’s why we’re committed to increasing education on the continent through campus tours, events and the opening of the PaxNaija educational center in Nigeria. We’ve seen from our work on the ground that Africans are entrepreneurial, smart and resourceful — with the right tools, they can adapt to anything that is thrown their way.
If you want to help get more people out of poverty, they need access to sound money — and there’s nothing sounder in my mind than bitcoin. While many still focus on bitcoin as a speculative asset, especially during the recent drop in price, it’s important we remain focused on bitcoin’s real day-to-day use cases. Bitcoin can provide financial freedom and be a source of opportunity for those seeking a way out from centralized systems and corrupt governments. To achieve financial equality, we all need to start looking at bitcoin through a new lens. This is just the beginning my friends — we are only scratching the surface — and with bitcoin, it’s my belief that despite the current outlook, the next decade will bring even greater change for the better.
這是雷·優素福 (Ray Youssef) 的客座文章。 所表達的意見完全是他們自己的，並不一定反映 BTC Inc. 或 Bitcoin 雜誌。
原始來源： Bitcoin 雜誌