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November 04, 2023, 06:02:56 PM
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You have already point out some good things. And now I want to also say that Bitcoin can always help global refugees and my grand to relocate in a new country. But there maybe also have some bindings but we have to focus on the positives first and since it's potential in the future especially I think any future transactions to help refugees will mostly be through cryptocurrency or bitcoin. When the issues that can be recognized as impediments should be kept under maintenance or monitoring in advance.

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November 05, 2023, 04:19:53 PM
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I like the points you made OP. Because I also think that Bitcoin can help refugees or anyone who wants to flee or leave their country which is experiencing a humanitarian crisis or is at war. Carrying cash in person may be very dangerous. So converting it to Bitcoin will indeed be much safer. Because control is completely in our hands. Apart from that, with Bitcoin it will also be easier for us to access it as long as there is internet. Especially if the banks are closed. So as long as we can transfer money from our bank account digitally, we can convert it to bitcoin. But we also have to make sure that we use a safe wallet. And have stored the private key safely.
I mean by logic it's true that you can take everything with you online, like you do not even need a hardware, just need one email, and an account at an exchange, you can go to anywhere in the world and you can open the account there.

However, I do not think that people who are at refugee levels have the extraordinary amount of money that they would normally have to carry somewhere else to begin with. Imagine people in Gaza right now, Israel is attacking, and surely there are terrorists there but lets be reasonable and acknowledge that there are innocent people there too, who are getting their city bombarded constantly.

So let's assume you want to leave, you come from a nation that has nothing, even water and electricity is given by your enemy, and you basically have your clothes on your back that could be considered all you have, what good does bitcoin could do for you? What are you going to carry towards another nation if you could even leave?
I think it is regarding refugees that are from nations that is not currently in a war. I mean technically speaking tons of people move to USA every year, legally or even illegally, mostly via Mexico but the majority of the people who are illegally in USA are people who overstayed their visa rights, given 6 months, been there for 9 months for example, that is the majority of the people.

I think it should be important to note that we are not going to end up with anything that would prevent those people. Lets assume you are a Mexican, and want to illegally immigrate to USA , you can definitely sell everything you own, whatever we are talking about, anything that doesn't fit your backpack, and then use that money to buy bitcoin and then when you are cross the border you are done.
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November 09, 2023, 08:00:54 AM
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"In April of this year, Binance Charity launched the first-of-its-kind Binance Refugee Card for all current and new Binance users from Ukraine forced to move to EEA countries as a result of the war with Russia, the card and crypto-based cash assistance helped 15,000 Ukrainian refugees and internally displaced people." - Source : https://www.binance.com/en/feed/post/93305
Wow, I didn't really know that. Their card had a very good cashback and commissions. While it's true that Binance is a centralized platform, NYK - NYC, I think it still would help many refugees, they CEO is a real problem solver, we have to admit that.

How can Bitcoin help these people to relocate and continue with their lives in a new country?

1. Brainstorm "safe" methods to convert Fiat to Bitcoin
2. Provide offline and online cold storage solutions to protect their coins.
3. Provide an easy on-ramp to convert Bitcoin to Fiat and the other way around for refugees.
4. Offer reliable and trustworthy P2P services for these vulnerable people, when they arrive in a new country.
5. Keep the transaction fees at these services as low as possible, to give them more money to start a new life.

Let's discuss more ways for Bitcoin to help these vulnerable people, so that we can help them to continue with their lives.... and eventually return to their country of origin.... when the conflict are done.    
You can't bring all of your savings with you when you move during extreme circumstances and when you move as a refugee. You can't also trust local bank when there is a war in your country. Bitcoin helps you to get rid of 3rd parties (you shouldn't use Binance or any other centralized exchange in this case) and helps you to create wallet, store bitcoins and redeem them from any place without the involvement of others. For example, create an Electrum wallet, remember seeds and when you move  in another country, download Electrum, put your seeds and get your coins back, easy and flexible. I love this, it really attracts me. When you move in another country, you'll definitely find a way to exchange your coins and get local currency in your pocket.
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November 09, 2023, 01:25:34 PM
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Why do we think bitcoin does that for them? And why are we, the people who know about bitcoin and have the opportunity to change our lives and help those around us?

I think sharing and helping belong to the responsibilities and obligations between people. And bitcoin here is just a tool for us to do that, I encourage anyone who currently does not know bitcoin to force them to use bitcoin as a way to save their lives. What makes them live such a miserable life? Yes, it's not entirely true, but I understand why some poor countries due to embargoes tend to migrate to find a chance to live for themselves. themselves.











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November 09, 2023, 04:12:55 PM
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Let's discuss more ways for Bitcoin to help these vulnerable people, so that we can help them to continue with their lives.... and eventually return to their country of origin.... when the conflict are done.    
I support the majority opinion that Bitcoin is able to help immigrants and refugees everywhere, especially since the use of Bitcoin has become widespread everywhere in the world, regardless of whether countries adopt it or not.
I would just like to point out an important point regarding the fact that Bitcoin, or crypto in general, can help immigrants and refugees outside official frameworks, since its use is not regulated in most countries (with the exception of a few countries). This means that immigrants to El Salvador or Central Africa, for example, can build a whole new life there using Bitcoin. While in the rest of the world, or let's say in the rest of most countries in the world, it is possible to convert Bitcoin into cash only to pay the basic needs of daily life.
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