At first, they didnt care about those clubs, but a lot of pressure came from foreign entities, calling that activity «a menace to the western economy», and even

At first, they didnt care about those clubs, but a lot of pressure came from foreign entities, calling that activity «a menace to the western economy», and even a US senator called it «economic terrorism». I guess that the world bank, and IMF were afraid that if those clubs were successful, they could pose a really bad example for other countries, as the government was not able to control them. Consider that at its peak, 1 out of 7 citizens was involved in a barter club. There is not doubt about the govenment involment in the falsification of pseudo-currencies, because some were even printed in the same paper used to print bank checks, money paper, same ink, same printers.... it was a coordinated attack to undermine the confidence on the system. And it worked much more efficiently that whatever they could do with the use of force...