bitcoin = fluctuation = jumps up and down
prices = inflation = jumps up and up
prices = inflation = jumps up and up
Zimbabwe has been in a hyperinflation downward spiral for almost two decades now[1].
If you hold your Zimbabwe Dollars overnight, they are only worth a fraction of what they were the day before. In hyper-inflationary periods, people would rather buy goods immediately than hold onto cash because the cash depreciates FAR faster than commodities.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation_in_Zimbabwe#/me...
Which form? At some point Zimbabwe economy was (is?) so fucked up that currency does not hold any value, so barter is all there is. Money literally evaporates overnight:
> The peak month of hyperinflation occurred in mid-November 2008 with a rate estimated at 79,600,000,000% per month