As I understand the biggest and strongest communities are in the countries with unstable economics and big inflation.
Cryptocurrency becomes an alternative way of payment. Now it is possible to buy different goods using cryptocurrency.
Most shops accept for payment only Bitcoin and do not accept other cryptocurrencies. There are only few shops that accept EDC for payment.
For this, the project has made its own platform, where you can pay for a variety of goods using EDC coins. You can also profit from the leasing program and then change EDC to Bitcoin.
EDC has a working marketplace where it is possible to buy goods using EDC. But it is necessary to add more goods for the marketplace and improve the delivery process.