Zimbabwe is grappling with its sixth currency change in 16 years
Zimbabwe is grappling with its sixth currency change in 16 years
Zimbabwean businesses are yet to fully adopt the country's new gold-back currency which was unveiled last week to curb inflation.
Has a country ever had more to start with and ended up so badly?
What did Zimbabwe start with? They were looted by white colonizers that even the British weren’t fully comfortable accepting.
They started as the breadbasket of Africa.
Strong currency that matched the pound. Strong financial services with banks and loans. Well developed public services, good hospitals, good education (the most literate country in Africa) they had tourism and industry. Good trade. Good military and police force.
Julius Nyerere, the leader of Tanzania, prophetically cautioned Mugabe, saying: “You have inherited a jewel in Africa. Don’t tarnish it.”
Use monero. All government fiat will go this way. You cannot trust governments to make your money. 16 times ought to make this clear.
Why Monero specifically?
Also the nation is impoverished, mobile devices, tech education and the electricity grid are all concerns.
Why Monero specifically?
Because it is fully priblvate unlike other crypto and since it actually is used as money the volitility is reduced. Not eliminated, but reduced.
As long as you can scan a QR code you can use it, but the power issue could be an issue. You could trade monero offline by isduing paper wallets with monero loaded and the private key obscured via a scratch off or other method where its easy to notice if the private key has been revealed for redemption on chain.
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I did, and while they are using gold as a backing mechanism, that is a good thing. However, I suspect that will not last very long, and instead the individuals should hold the gold themselves and use that as a medium of exchange. If the currency has been lost 16 times, that clearly means the government is completely irresponsible.
Sixth change in 16 years
(edited to add) …though to be fair even one or two is pretty bad. Poor people of Zimbabwe.
Yeah, i got my numbers turned around
"Don't use government fiat, instead use ELECTRONIC fiat that's easier to steal and impossible to reverse if stolen."
Electronic fiat? Where we know how many exist and how many will exist and have to actually put in work to make more. "Fiat" means by decree And the only country that has declared any cryptocurrency as legal tender would be El Salvador.