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I call this false. Got proof?
by cyber_mango 10y ago
I call this false. Got proof?
- rail2rail 10y agoAZERBAIJAN MANAT ZAMBIAN KWACHA BELARUSIAN RUBLE All currencies, all are as volatile as can be.
- tekklloneer 10y agoAnd those three markets also accept (and even more highly value) stable currencies. Bring a Euro to any store in Belarus and it'll be accepted at a greater value than the listed exchange rate.
- thinkloop 10y ago> it'll be accepted at a greater value than the listed exchange rate. Didn't realize how dire the listing situation was there :-p
- tekklloneer 10y agoIt's simpler than that, currency exchanging costs money. If you're using a foreign currency, then you don't have to pay those fees. If, that currency is even available in your country (in some, using certain countries is prohibited)
- FabHK 10y agoThose currencies you list might be volatile vis-a-vis some foreign currency (and thus vis-a-vis "foreign products"), but they're presumably somewhat stable vis-a-vis "domestic products" (you might have inflation, but that typically goes up only, so it's drift, not volatility). Bitcoin doesn't really have "domestic products", that is things that are denominated in it. So, low volatility is a quality criterion for money, and those currencies fulfil it (domestically). In time of war or hyper inflation, domestic currency might get too volatile, and that's when people switch to other money, such a cigarettes or foreign currency.
- hisham_hm 10y agoHyperinflation needs to go really off the charts for people to switch to other currency. Source: lived under a hyperinflation of 1900%/year and people did not switch currencies.