Brief, but a decent read as to why it matters. From a South Asian perspective all I can say is access to the global payments (both sending and receiving). Bitcoin truly short-circuits the gap!
The most epochal financial transaction of this century, to date, occurred on May 22, 2010. It did not involve Wall Street, or the City of London; it took place in Jacksonville, Florida. It did not…
Source: Why Bitcoin Matters | TechCrunch
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