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Title: Bitcoins for Zimbabwe! Post by: P_Shep on December 22, 2013, 06:01:14 PM After the hyper-inflation of the Zimbabwe dollar, people started using the US dollar:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25462660 But perhaps there's something else they could use? ;) Title: Re: Bitcoins for Zimbabwe! Post by: P_Shep on December 22, 2013, 06:03:54 PM It's interesting to note that the reporter mentions there's an estimated $4B USD in circulation there.
Title: Re: Bitcoins for Zimbabwe! Post by: knightcoin on December 22, 2013, 09:12:24 PM Yep .. if you want to be a FIAT trillionaire you can buy one of those on ebay ;) I had one already
http://justforsneaks.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/zimbabwe-100-trillion-dollar-bill-obverse.jpg ;D Title: Re: Bitcoins for Zimbabwe! Post by: deed02392 on December 22, 2013, 11:01:04 PM The irony is that whilst BTC could prove to be a great currency for developing nations, many of these countries have unsuitable internet access.
Title: Re: Bitcoins for Zimbabwe! Post by: hilariousandco on December 23, 2013, 07:54:02 PM Yep .. if you want to be a FIAT trillionaire you can buy one of those on ebay ;) I had one already http://justforsneaks.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/zimbabwe-100-trillion-dollar-bill-obverse.jpg ;D Haha, I might buy one or two just for the novelty. Title: Re: Bitcoins for Zimbabwe! Post by: other_side on December 23, 2013, 08:00:57 PM The irony is that whilst BTC could prove to be a great currency for developing nations, many of these countries have unsuitable internet access. Mobile payments are substitute for internet transactions. |
