A lot of smart people have been saying it for a while now : BItcoin could gain massive adoption by gaining a foothold in developing countries. Beam, which is an accra-based company allowing Africans to send money cheap and instantaneous, publicly stated there is a huge demand for Bitcoins in Ghana.

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Ghana ia an underdeveloped country, with a rather low level of sophistication when it comes to their financial model. Most people living in Ghana don’t even have access to a bank account, and even if you do have one, the fees are simply outrageous.