More bad takes from people who don't understand the point of Bitcoin and its blockchain. It's all so... tiresome.
The fact that the author is comparing to services like Venmo or PayPal really goes to show how much they don't understand about what Bitcoin was built to achieve.
FYI the author of this ^ article is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation. All his articles on that site are worth reading to gain a more global perspective of what Bitcoin is doing outside of the western hemisphere.
The fact that the author is comparing to services like Venmo or PayPal really goes to show how much they don't understand about what Bitcoin was built to achieve.
Also goes to show that people like the author should also check their financial privilege: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/check-your-financial-pri...
FYI the author of this ^ article is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation. All his articles on that site are worth reading to gain a more global perspective of what Bitcoin is doing outside of the western hemisphere.