But isn't every mobile money agent providing a similar service (i.e., cash-in / cash-out, F2F)? Wouldn't bitcoin be eventually be able to be considered as being just an alternative to telecom-based mobile money, with a similar ability to easily convert to and from cash?
Yes, as I said, where F2F already works great Bitcoin would be plugged in to replace whatever medium was previously used to exchange value. I think Bitcoin would certainly be an alternative but would still be used over mobile-money infrastructure, specifically via USSD codes in places where this makes up the core infrastructure for transacting.
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