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this post was submitted on 01 Jan 0001
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I doubt it
That's functionally the nut of it. People in countries that lack a traditional western banking sector but enjoy internet access can piggyback on the network of banks with crypto-interfaces. This is more a consequence of the unregulated wing of the financial sector than an raw utility of cryptocurrency itself.
If WellsFargo won't ratify me as a client, but Coinbase will, I'm stuck dealing in bitcoin simply because I can't get a credit card denominated in USD.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202503/global-cryptocurrency-user-base/
This is more Australia-focused, but https://www.forbes.com/advisor/au/investing/cryptocurrency/cryptocurrency-statistics/
https://www.bankrate.com/investing/cryptocurrency-statistics/