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October 04, 2015, 04:34:46 AM
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The difference between bitcoin volatility and real, is that most services accepting bitcoin, are priced in USD equivalent amounts of BTC. Where as, the Reals will not be priced in terms of another currency.
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October 04, 2015, 02:09:00 PM
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interesting chart. This shows that Bitcoin is getting more and more a stable and serious currency.

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October 05, 2015, 03:54:37 PM
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My country currency has devalued more than 500% i have to live with this all the time.
The most common thing that people do to protect themselves from this is to use another currency (United States Dollars)
or to buy tangibles like cars, real-state, gold or basically anything else.
That's why lot's of people who lives in countries with high inflation like Argentina and Venezuela are looking into bitcoin.

500% in what time frame? That is hyperinflation, making currency worthless.
In such scenarios, people prefer to hold any object (gold would be nice, but in times of scarcity, even consumer durables would do) rather than hold cash. You will be losing value every day that you hold cash.

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October 05, 2015, 08:15:49 PM
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The BRL sets the bar pretty low, but congrats anyway to BTC. Cheesy
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October 06, 2015, 02:12:36 PM
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All over Brazil people have stopped using Reals because the price is too volatile.

"What if I buy something and the price goes up" said one resident.

"I'll just wait to buy some Reals when it's not so volatile" said another.



Some stores are hesitant to accept Brazilian Reals in their stores
"It could also cause suspicion between residents if one resident gets a good discount for making a purchase at the right time."

Others are concerned that they
"...will need to regularly adjust the prices according to the market..."

Goldman Sachs has released a report stating that the Brazilian Real cannot work as a currency because the Brazilian Real is just too volatile. They also noted "For businesses today it is not yet feasible to hold Brazil Real given its volatility, and so merchants must convert into other fiat currencies immediately (and incur commission charge)"

Some investors have opted to just buy Brazilian Real and "hodl" in the hopes that the price skyrockets.


yeah because a currency that is heading towards failure will obviously skyrocket, instead of being inflated into oblivion.

When did a fiat currency ever skyrocket in a good way?
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