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I transfer money internationally weekly. I would never consider using Bitcoin for this for these reasons:

- volatility. This alone kills the wire transfer replacement use case

- theft. Just read the news on this one.

- speed. Instant SEPA is faster than any cryptocurrency.

- fees. Many types of bank transfer are free. Crypto transaction fees are often high. When they're not, they are highly volatile.

IMHO 'p2p' and 'outside any bank' are liabilities, not features.



> - speed. Instant SEPA is faster than any cryptocurrency.

Not really, when you take into consideration the KYC aspects.

> - fees. Many types of bank transfer are free. Crypto transaction fees are often high. When they're not, they are highly volatile.

Fees on the L2 chains are fractions of a penny.




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