> Another question arises: what is it good for? It certainly isn't empancipating or empowering ordinary people
Here's a detailed thread[0] with global examples of empowerment of ordinary people. One example from the thread:
" 7/ Democracy movements and opposition leaders in Russia, Nigeria, Belarus, and elsewhere have used Bitcoin to receive donations and continue their human rights work while their traditional bank accounts have been frozen or suspended:
[0] https://twitter.com/gladstein/status/1377040725414580224?s=1...