Bitcoins can be sent from anywhere in the world to anywhere else in the world. I called out the price fluctuations breathlessly to my wife, who gently encouraged me not to be an idiot, before returning to her magazine. As with anything valuable, hackers, thieves, and scammers will all be after your bitcoins, so securing your bitcoins is necessary. A sound, global currency like Bitcoin will have the same impact on finance and the global economy.