> * its extremely useful as money (if you live in Argentina or Zimbabwe, etc.)* You mean, it could be useful as money in theory, but in practice it is not. It

> * its extremely useful as money (if you live in Argentina or Zimbabwe, etc.)* You mean, it could be useful as money in theory, but in practice it is not. It is not practical to meet one's needs transacting in bitcoin even in affluent regions where computers, internet access and general computer literacy are ubiquitous, so those economically strained regions where citizens are struggling just to meet their basics needs are places where bitcoin is a complete non-starter; it is not at all viable.