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> But the importance is that there is always the option to self-custody if you want to. With fiat you don't have that option even in theory.

The stack of hundred dollar bills under my mattress disagrees with you.

Good luck storing and handling that pile of cash, I'll stay with my crypto hardware wallet.

If folks are unbanked, their pile of cash is unlikely to be so large that it's hard to store and handle.