Another Fiat Currency Crisis Pops Up in Russia as Ruble Falls
It is taking more rubles to trade for dollars and bitcoins. Chart via Yahoo Finance. One of the most interesting things to look at when it comes to tracking Bitcoin adoption around the world is the current state of fiat currencies. In the past, we've talked about the current problems in Argentina and Ukraine, and now we can add Russia to the list of countries who are flirting with complete economic turmoil. Over the past few weeks, the Russian ruble has lost 11% of its value against the US dollar. When you annualize this inflation, you get an inflation rate of just over 90%. Most....
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