Yesterday, at the Concordia Summit, an annual event held during the UN General Assembly week, Paystand CEO and co-founder Jeremy Almond made the case for why Bitcoin is important for those living outside the borders of highly developed countries as well as how it helps people meet the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs).

At the event, which brings together members of government, businesses, and nonprofits to discuss solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems, Almond appeared on a panel entitled “Frictionless Finance: Unlocking Capital Through Digital Assets,” on which he highlighted the role that Bitcoin circular economies play in the Global South.

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