I’m from Malawi, a country where the stock market is tiny and only accessible to a few. Most people here invest in goats, bricks, maize, or bags of rice — not in shares of companies. There are no Robinhood apps or youth talking about compound interest.
I started looking into stocks and came across some popular names — Tesla, Apple, etc. But when you live in a place where inflation eats your savings and the local currency constantly weakens, even global stocks feel far away.
That’s how I stumbled into Bitcoin — not as a “get-rich-quick” scheme, but as something that actually makes sense as a store of value in an unstable economy. It’s not a traditional stock, but it's the only one I feel I can actually own directly, without a broker or bank.
Bitcoin is permissionless, global, and portable. No paperwork, no middleman, no stockbroker taking a cut. Just me, my wallet, and my keys.
For people like me, Bitcoin isn’t a bet — it’s a survival tool.
Curious to hear from others: what do you think a stock is when you're outside the developed world?
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