Bitcoin is the future of global commerce that will revolutionize the way payments and transactions are carried out. Or, it’s a total sham. Bitcoin is the Internet before the advent of Web browsers. Or it’s the aerial hoverboard that Hollywood predicted would hit stores in 2015, but never did. Most likely, it’s somewhere in between.
The “cryptocurrency” that first surfaced in a white paper in 2008 has generated a gradual buzz over of its possible uses and disruptive potential. As the proliferation of mobile payment systems has boosted productivity, living standards and financial inclusion among many of the world’s poor, it draws the question — what role can bitcoin play in development?
https://www.devex.com/news/does-bitcoin-have-a-future-in-development-87608
