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Argentinian here, nope, no disruption at all, I actually will argue that due our history and high volatility of pesos people only trust in-hand hard cash dollars, anything else is smoke & mirrors :D



Just wondering, since you're argentinian... Since there are so many complications for argentinians wanting to buy dollars, and since the purpose is to store wealth, why don't we hear much about argentinians buy silver or gold coins (say, Krugerrands or Sovereigns) instead?

I'm living in Peru, where there were two hyperinflations in the late 80s and early 90s. The Sol has been very stable ever since, so a lot of people trust their savings in Soles accounts now, but a few people I've met from older generations have their savings in silver coins.


When I visited Argentina a few months ago, I saw remarkably many gold and silver shops in BA and elsewhere around the country.




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