“I often think about how lucky I am to have grown up in the country I did”

I didn’t grow up in the US, a third-world country, my whole life, dealing with economic chaos, currency crashes, and banks failing, wiping out life savings. My parents used to tell stories of queuing for hours just for bread. Still, I was lucky to have a roof over my head.

Seeing classmates drop out after 9th grade to immigrate, hustling to send money home, only to hit bank fees and delays, was tough. In high school, I got curious about stocks, dreamed of buying Apple, but had no access anywhere to even start.

Then came stablecoins, and it’s wild to see them reshape things right here. My friends are sending money cross-border instantly, no fees, no hassle, amazing. And now, buying stocks onchain with just an internet connection? That’s a dream come true for folks like me who’ve never had a shot at these markets. Sure, there’s debate about wrappers and shareholder protections, but for people excluded for decades, it’s a whole new investing world opening up.

Reading that post got me excited. I had to share my story.

Excited to see where this takes us!

Happy

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Then came stablecoins, and it’s wild to see them reshape things right here. My friends are sending money cross-border instantly, no fees, no hassle, amazing. And now, buying stocks onchain with just an internet connection? That’s a dream come true for folks like me who’ve never had a shot at these markets. Sure, there’s debate about wrappers and shareholder protections, but for people excluded for decades, it’s a whole new investing world opening up.

Reading that post got me excited. I had to share my story.

Excited to see where this takes us!

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