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Western union starts at 10% for transactions below $100, but it can be as low as a $8 flat fee for a thousand bucks if you pay cash in store.

Bitcoin isn't cheaper than this, because not only there's blockchain fees, but also exchange's, and I'm pretty sure many people use a local broker for managing their bitcoins (at least it's how it works in Lebanon, from what I've read).




El Salvador is using the Lightning network where fees are much cheaper.




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