Also, Cuba and Argentina. While Bitcoin may be more accessible to people in these countries, they could also store value in USD, or other stable assets.
> By making online retail anonymous
I really don't understand the persistent myth that blockchains are anonymous.
They are, at least in principle.
Sure, if you pay for something and have it delivered to your home, someone now knows the address linked to the wallet you used; do this a lot, and the chances increase that this link will end up in the wrong databases.
But that doesn't mean bitcoin & co. aren't, at least on their own, fairly anonymous.
Full disclosure: I've never actually done it either and I'm no expert...
Private coins like Monero are different, and transactions can only be ascertained if you're one of the parties involved.