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I wonder at what point these bills stop being literally worth the paper they're printed on. The last thing a country with hyperinflation problems needs, is spiralling costs to buy worthless money.

I wonder how much longer the Bolivar can actually exist. I have not seen anyone getting out of hyperinflation without temporarily ditching the currency altogether. If Venezuela eventually ditch the Bolivar and don't want to adopt the hated Yankee dollar, it would be an interesting opportunity for the Euro.






>I wonder at what point these bills stop being literally worth the paper they're printed on.

That's easy it's right now and for all notes in all countries since the value of notes is determined by your government.


> I have not seen anyone getting out of hyperinflation without temporarily ditching the currency altogether.

Brazil managed to do it, converting directly from the inflating Cruzeiro Real to the more stable Real.


They did temporarily ditch the currency though. There was a transition period where the currency was pegged to the US Dollar.

> it would be an interesting opportunity for the Euro.

I think Venezuela is much closer politically to China at this point. I could see them moving to the yuan, and that would be a political coup also for Beijing.


That'd be rather unlikely. I mean even Ecuador has adopted USD.

Adopting another country's seems completely illogical IMO; I mean, do banks in such countries answer to the Fed. Reserve ?


Nope.



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