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Most of us are familiar with the argument that bitcoin could help the unbanked, but Ben Parker, co-founder and former director of
humanitarian news service IRIN, has seen firsthand how the digital currency could play a crucial role in fragile states.
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Ben Parker, co-founder of IRIN,
a humanitarian news service spoke to CoinDesk about bitcoin's potential in fragile states.