Crypto is terrible to rely on as it fluctuates in value constantly- Also the making of it is harmful to the environment. It really shouldn't be used, just like NFTs. I don't recommend it!

I don’t understand this well, so just in case, I’ll clarify that I intended to use it as an “intermediary”
those. dollar - cryptocurrency - other currency

but I didn't think about it from that point of view... good food for thought, thanks!

Recommend avoiding crypto. You'll lose money.

for use as an intermediary like this Crypto currency has two main issues.

1. instability. its price can and does fluctuate wildly. Sometimes gaining or loosing hundreds of dollars in a single day.

2. ease of conversion. most exchanges now require a lot of personal info to setup to allow one to convert a National currency into Crypto, and then ontop of that have holds on the funds preventing one from say, converting 50$ to a crypto, sending to someone, then that person converting back to a usable currency in a day or two. sometimes due to various holds this can take multiple days, or even a week or more on both ends of this transaction.

in addition, these exchanges can also have minimum value transactions. like, only allowed to convert a minimum of 100$ into crypto, then 100$ worth of that crypto back into $. which can be a problem as a small amount of crypto is lost in the transfer of one wallet to another.

That being said, Crypto is something to keep on the backburner as a just in case especially due to various sanctions and the like in the world today. it is likely the easiest way for normal people to bypass such international sanctions. and by far, one of the most reliable assuming both people have a way to exchange from local currency to crypto and back.

It would likely be worth it to set up some way to do this as a just in case, but use it as a last resort and do not rely on crypto for transactions. unless you happen to live in El Salvador where they made Bitcoin their national currency.

thank you very much for the detailed answer
this information was very helpful for me!

People already pointed this out, but it may not be a good idea in the long term financially since its value fluctuates. So you could potentially lose money if you don't convert/withdraw after each payment ^^;

I consider crypto money laundering. The only reason its not illegal is probably cause someone high up is making bank off it /shrug
I think its a dangerous thing to get into too. You never know when its going to crash