Cryptocurrency
What It’s Really Like to Live on Bitcoin in the Middle East
As reported by CoinDesk, “Syrian developer Ghass Mo has been living off freelance bitcoin gigs from Kurdistan, Iraq, for nearly two years. “’I get paid in bitcoin for doing work on open-source projects related to the cryptocurrency industry,’ Mo said. ‘The first programmer I met was Amir Taaki. … I learned a lot from him and he […]
As reported by CoinDesk, “Syrian developer Ghass Mo has been living off freelance bitcoin gigs from Kurdistan, Iraq, for nearly two years.
“’I get paid in bitcoin for doing work on open-source projects related to the cryptocurrency industry,’ Mo said. ‘The first programmer I met was Amir Taaki. … I learned a lot from him and he was supporting me.’
“It’s impossible to say how many people are like Mo, inspired by a chance meeting with a bitcoiner to embark on an educational journey toward financial sovereignty. These cases are often isolated, at least in the developing world. Yet, they are increasingly familiar to people who work with digital nomads. They are showing bitcoin can work as intended, as a global currency without borders…”