> These appear to be cases where government regulation was imposed to limit access to foreign currency. It’s not « access to foreign currency », it’s « access

> These appear to be cases where government regulation was imposed to limit access to foreign currency. It’s not « access to foreign currency », it’s « access to your own deposits ». Cuz the banks and/or the central banks spent/seized the foreign currency before you, the depositor, could spend them. So much for trying to protect your assets by holding them in foreign currency.