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Why Fiats Are Failing in 2020
From Brazil to Argentina to Turkey, bitcoin priced in local currencies is reaching all time highs. But is this a story of bitcoin succeeding, fiat failing or both?
From Brazil to Argentina to Turkey, bitcoin priced in local currencies is reaching all time highs. But is this a story of bitcoin succeeding, fiat failing or both?
STORY CONTINUES BELOW
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Today on the Brief:
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Our main discussion: fiat failures, 2020 edition.
In this episode, NLW looks at a raft of geographies in which bitcoin has recently reached all-time highs, priced in the local currency. The story, he says, is about fiats floundering more than mispriced local bitcoin.
Special focus on economic happenings in Brazil, Argentina and Turkey.
Countries where #Bitcoin has hit a new ATH in their local currency:
— Alistair Milne (@alistairmilne) October 22, 2020
Brazil - pop. 209million
Turkey - pop. 82m
Argentina - pop. 44.5m
Sudan - pop. 41m
Angola - pop. 30m
Venezuala - pop. 29m
Zambia - pop. 17m
Soon:
Russia
Colombia
... then all other fiat currencies
See also: Inflation Is the Cruelest Tax
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Nathaniel Whittemore
NLW is an independent strategy and communications consultant for leading crypto companies as well as host of The Breakdown – the fastest-growing podcast in crypto. Whittemore has been a VC with Learn Capital, was on the founding team of Change.org, and founded a program design center at his alma mater Northwestern University that helped inspire the largest donation in the school’s history.
