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		mikeash on June 9, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Understanding Bitcoin That is definitely interesting, thanks for the link. Seems like a whole different sort of financial system than what we're used to in developed nations.

eddie_the_head on June 9, 2012 [–]

Hawala has been operating primarily for remittances to family back home for decades in the West.

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