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December 26, 2018, 08:21:32 PM
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Bitcoin as the Ultimate Haven from Hyperinflation: A Country By Country Analysis Of Worldwide Fiat Currency Inflation

https://cryptoiq.co/bitcoin-as-the-ultimate-haven-from-hyperinflation-a-country-by-country-analysis-of-worldwide-fiat-currency-inflation/

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there is 2-3 percent annual inflation in the United States.
If we split the difference at a 2.5 percent annual inflation rate, it means $100,000 stored in a bank will lose a whopping $22,400 of value over the course of 10 years, corresponding to 22.4 percent inflation per 10 years.
It appears inflation will only worsen in the United States since the national debt is approaching $22 trillion, with a budget deficit of $1 trillion per year and growing. This situation will likely lead to increased money printing, which would increase the inflation rate. Therefore, saving money in USD long term does not make financial sense. Bitcoin is an alternative way to store money long term

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Euro (EUR) Inflation Rate Is 37.5 percent Relative To USD During The Last 10 Years

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United Kingdom’s Pound Has 65 Percent Inflation Relative to USD in 11 Years

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Canada’s Inflation Rate Is 45.2 Percent Relative to USD During the Last 7 Years

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Mexico’s Inflation Rate Is 97.6 Percent Relative to the USD During Past 10 Years

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Russia Has 194 Percent Inflation Relative to USD Since the 2008 Great Recession

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Japan’s Inflation Rate Is 46 Percent Relative to USD Over the Past 7 Years

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China’s Inflation Is Only 14.4 Percent Relative to USD Since 2013, but China Tightly Controls the CNY

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Switzerland Has One Of The Lowest Inflation Rates At Less Than 5 percent Relative To The USD In 7 Years

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India Has Seen 79 Percent Inflation Relative to USD Since the Great Recession Began

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Indonesia Has 76 Percent Inflation Relative to the USD in Seven Years
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Brazil Has 152 percent Inflation Relative To USD In Past Seven Years, Despite Being the Strongest Economy In South America

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Venezuela Has Ridiculous Inflation Around One million  percent Per Year; Bolivar Collapsing

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South Korea Has Zero Inflation Relative to the USD

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Australia Has 53 Percent Inflation Relative to the USD in Seven Years

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Israel Has Zero Inflation Relative To USD Long Term


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In total, there are 180 fiat currencies in the world, and here, we’re covering just 16 of them. We could keep going, but the trend is already clear. Even in major countries with powerful economies, inflation has become a serious issue, with some major countries experiencing 50-200 percent inflation relative to the USD over the past decade, and those numbers don’t even take in the 2.5 percent per year USD inflation underlying them.

It is possible that worldwide fiat inflation will accelerate due to the growing global debt crisis. That’s especially true if an economic recession occurs since that would force a rapid increase in money printing.
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December 26, 2018, 08:12:09 PM
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Localbitcoins Volume Analysis Shows Countries Where Fiat is Hyperinflationary, Bitcoin Gaining Traction

https://cryptoiq.co/localbitcoins-volume-analysis-shows-countries-where-fiat-is-hyperinflationary-bitcoin-gaining-traction/
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Bitcoin is legal in the United States, and the United States perhaps has the lowest fiat inflation rate in the world at 2-3 percent since the USD is the underpinning of the global fiat currency system. The trading volume on Localbitcoins in the United States gradually increased to $10 million per week during the peak of the December 2017 Bitcoin rally and has since then leveled off to $6 million per week.

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Countries with relatively stable fiat currencies follow this trend of an all-time volume high during the peak of the 2017 Bitcoin rally, followed by a gradual decline during the 2018 bear market. This includes Australia, Canada, the European Union, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
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South America Seeing Rapid Increase in Peer to Peer Bitcoin Trading
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India Peer to Peer Bitcoin Trading Surges Due to Ban of Centralized Exchanges
India has banned the use of bank accounts for Bitcoin activity, which has effectively banned centralized Bitcoin exchanges. This has caused a steady increase in peer to peer Bitcoin trading on Localbitcoins, which is still legal, from INR 48 million per week in May 2018 to as high as INR 122 million during November
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Iran Sanctions Cause Peer to Peer Bitcoin Trading to Spike

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Russia and Kazakhstan Have Rising Bitcoin Trading as Fiats Experience Inflation
Russia certainly had a trading volume spike on Localbitcoins during the peak of the 2017 Bitcoin rally, but in general, volume is consistently rising from Russian Ruble (RUB) 750 million per week in April 2018 to RUB 1 billion per week currently. This coincides with 21 percent inflation of the RUB relative to the USD during the same period of time.
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