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This is an ignorant view. Bitcoin is tiny, its measured in billions. How much did the Canadian currency just lose in the last view weeks? That amounts to hundr

• saalweachter 11y ago
  > How much did the Canadian currency just lose in the last [few] weeks? Huh, that is a really interesting question. It's not as trivial to calculate as it is for Bitcoin, where you can multiply the moneys held by the change in exchange rate -- essentially no prices as denominated in BTC, while most prices most Canadians deal with are denominated in CAD. For most Canadians, the ratio of their income and rent or groceries will stay the same, so in some senses they haven't lost anything. But the price they pay for imports, like computers and oranges, will go up, so they have definitely lost something. I wonder what the balance comes out to.
  • esun 11y ago
    Many domestic products become more expensive as the currency adjusts downwards as producers take advantage of higher foreign prices. In the long run, this can depress foreign prices and even increase manufacturing demand here due to lower labour costs. But these changes don't happen overnight.
• pbreit 11y ago
  That is an ignorant view. Percentage matters much more than absolute when it comes to currency.
• iSnow 11y ago
  The Canadian Dollar lost about 5% over the last weeks. That's about as much as BTC wins or loses on a single lucky or bad ay.