It's impossible for 2 new unverified users to sign up to your service and send money instantly within 1 hour, cash in hand. Lengthy verification steps, etc. So TW wouldn't have worked in our urgent situation.
However with Bitcoin there is no need for verification because a transfer is irreversible.
[1] https://insights.namescan.io/a-complete-guide-to-aml-regulat...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_your_customer#Laws_by_cou...