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mrguyorama on Nov 11, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: FTX to file for U.S. bankruptcy, CEO resigns

Most of Africa has more robust money transferring systems than the US. You can literally text someone currency, and this has been around longer than bitcoin.

JamesianP on Nov 11, 2022 [–]

If you're referring to M-pesa, it's an app like Venmo. The US has apps too (for example Venmo).

mrguyorama on Nov 14, 2022 | [–]

I think I'm referring to M-pesa, but I'm pretty sure implementations and uses existed in this system before app stores existed, ie before 2007

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