What most people do not consider is that in countries with a lot of capital controls, black/OTC markets are the way most citizens interact. Just head to any gol

What most people do not consider is that in countries with a lot of capital controls, black/OTC markets are the way most citizens interact. Just head to any gold dealer for all your currency conversion. You might think, wow, that is crazy, I'm not going to take a bunch of cash to a gold dealer to do that. But the reality is that this is how local citizens do things all day long. It is normal there.