By Leonel Suárez, El País: Romero believes the main risk of using USDT in Bolivia is the population’s limited knowledge about how cryptoassets work, which opens the door to potential scams In the face of the persistent dollar shortage in Bolivia, a new currency is starting to circulate more strongly in the country: USDT (Tether),…
Category: Economics
The root problem is the accelerated loss of purchasing power | El problema de fondo es la pérdida acelerada del poder adquisitivo
By Miguel Angel Amonzabel Gonzales, El Deber: When Cooking Became a Bolivian Luxury May 2025 will go down as the most critical month of the year for Bolivia’s economy. A combination of internal and external factors unleashed a perfect storm that hit households hard and put small and medium-sized businesses in check. Among all the…
Cryptocurrencies: A New Alternative to the Dollar in Bolivia? | Criptomonedas: ¿la nueva alternativa al dólar en Bolivia?
By El Deber: The use of cryptocurrencies is growing in Bolivia Until 2024, the use of cryptocurrencies in Bolivia was explicitly restricted due to concerns about their instability and use in illicit activities, limiting their circulation and development in the country. A Bolivian expert analyzes the situation in Bolivia. With the increasing use of cryptocurrencies…
Bolivia: El segundo país más barato para vivir como expatriado | The second cheapest country to live as an expat
Por ESTHER MARSHALL, Mail Online: El país más barato para vivir como expatriado ha sido revelado: departamentos de tres habitaciones cuestan menos de £600 al mes Un nuevo estudio ha revelado cuál es el país más asequible para vivir como expatriado, y sus precios podrían tentarte a mudarte. La investigación analizó el costo de la…
Back to the present | Volver al presente
By Oscar Antezana Malpartida, El Día: The current chaos unleashed by the MAS (Evo supported by Andrónico and Arce as passive accomplice) is shedding light on a possible future after August 17. We could return to the present if the opposition does not unite and voters do not become aware of the power of their…
Incredulity, Fear, Indifference | Incredulidad, miedo, indiferencia
By Renzo Abruzzese, Brújula Digital: The palpable social anxiety over the shortage of dollars contrasts sharply with the government’s discourse that boasts of economic stability and a glorious future. Its main component, the dollar, has become less a means of exchange and more a fetish. It is a painful symbol of the lost normalcy, one…
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