I don't believe in coincidences. I was born in a country where it's hard for anything good to happen; we're completely obsolete. Where everything that "manifests itself in the universe, for us," as @nanixxx would say. It's to screw up our existence a little more. Especially for those who want a little prosperity, because everything can't be absolute, nor so arbitrary.
But man, what a crazy coincidence, look at that. Late yesterday evening, while chatting with @manuphotos, leader of the @hivecuba community, about international payment systems. We wondered if we would ever see that on #hive, a way to have a digital card, without asking for too much, that had the advantage of being rechargeable with Hive or HBD. Well, it already exists, folks.
Of course, if you're not Cuban, let me give you a little context. We are blocked from every financial service that exists, even those that are in the pipeline. We are the result of that frenzied need to have a payment mechanism, a card or something that allows us to purchase services on the internet. Like those that any normal person from other regions of the world has access to.
Cryptocurrencies, yes, have been our saving grace. Although many fear them, they are the safe, anonymous, and fast solution to escape the toxicity that the word "Cuba" produces on the internet. That's why we're here. Just imagine for a moment not being able to access Binance, the leading exchange with global reach. Having it would make everything easier, a sea of possibilities. That's not to mention PayPal, Artm, and every other financial mechanism that exists today.
I do have faith, although sometimes it's not enough for everything I have to face on a daily basis. Every day we go online, we have created a path of so many times searching for that holy key that will finally open some doors for us. YouTubers know this. When they want views on their channel without much effort, they waste our time with content that always ends up in a silly KYC, another card that we will never be able to complete because we are from "Cuba."
Today I woke up to the news that @zypto has added our Hive and HBD coins to its extensive portfolio of cryptocurrencies for the payment of its services. This is the first time I've come across this platform, but it's interesting how I discovered that among its products, its crypto-reloaded cards stand out, as they would allow us to complete what we are currently missing. With them, we would avoid all the twists and turns, the hoops we have to jump through to complete payments on the internet, where cryptocurrencies are not accepted.
With the use of VPNs, both free and paid, we risk using false identities and everything else we can to avoid that Cuban smell that nobody wants. That's why #asere, you don't know how happy I am about this integration, because many will benefit from this advantage, even if it means one more of the many options already available to choose from, in order to select the best and most economical one. We don't have those options. Although we have tried them, they don't last long.
We will have to settle for just watching, observing them from a distance and continuing to trust in cryptocurrencies as the second solution to our problem, to overcome both external and internal blockages. Yes, because the first option is crystal clear: we have to get out of here, no matter what, in the name of freedom. How lucky you are not to have been born here. Hopefully someone will develop something similar to @Zypto, and this time, for a change, it will be more inclusive.
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Great post! We are constantly working to provide services that promote financial inclusion for people in every corner of the world. Banks, card schemes and governments are not always the most cooperative partners for this, but we will not stop working until anyone, anywhere is able to self-custody and spend their funds however they choose.
We, the hivers of the @hivecuba community, will be keeping an eye on its progress on the #Hive blockchain, in the hope that we can join in using its financial services. I think it would be a breath of fresh air 🗽 for a community that has a really tough time in that area on the internet 🛜.
We completely agree. Please do not mistake any restrictions put in place by our partners with an unwillingness to provide services for people in any given region and rest assured that we will continue to add more options as we find and integrate them.
*find and integrate... or build ourselves, of course!
Thank you 🙏🏻
But do you believe in coincidences or not? Coincidences don’t exist. Every good or bad thing that happens to us is showing us something we need to look at closely and work through. We must seek a solution—whether internal or external—but never let ourselves be defeated. It’s up to you, in every challenging situation, to use “I am,” “I have,” and “I choose.”
Hi @nanixxx, we need to keep a close eye on this integration. It could be an interesting product if, by chance, we could benefit from this tool. There are solutions and other options out there—you know that nothing stops us—but it's still something new to have something like this in our own chain. Have a great day, and say hi to Chanel for me.
I'm so happy to see this progress. I hope everyone in Cuba enjoys it. Happy Day Eduardo!...
Let me know later if it can be used from Venezuela. If that's the case, I think we could come up with something.