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Ideally, we would be able to provide modern financial services backed by first world institutions to underdeveloped countries. An example of this came through a podcast I listen to [1].

For the most part, I am skeptical of cryptocurrencies since they need to solve stability and identity first before tackling credit. An additional problem might also be usability; private-public key pairs should be abstracted away to the end user. As for donation systems, I don't think they have the same network effect as credit systems.

[1] https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2016/09/07/492988779/epis...



"need to solve stability and identity first before tackling credit." that makes sense, yes.

"private-public key pairs should be abstracted away to the end user" what do you mean by that?

"I don't think they have the same network effect as credit systems" What kind of network effects to do you see w/ a credit system?


1. Having something equivalent to account with a username and a recoverable password.

2. Credit systems where you loan money to other people based on other's deposits has a multiplier effect [1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_multiplier


Now I understand you first point.

Did not know about the Money_multiplier. Cool info, thanks!




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