‘I’ve never paid with crypto before’: How digital assets make a difference amid a war
Cointelegraph
Published Apr 09, 2022 04:51AM ET
Updated Apr 11, 2022 07:40AM ET
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has become a stress test for crypto in many tangible ways. Digital assets have emerged as an effective means of directly supporting humanitarian efforts, and the crypto industry, despite enormous pressure, has largely proved itself a mature community — one ready to comply with international policies without compromising the core principles of decentralization.
But there is another vital role that crypto has filled during these tragic events: It is becoming more and more familiar to those who have found themselves cut off from the payment systems that had once seemed unfailing.
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