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I was also under the impression that adoption was fairly strong in many of these regions, and after looking into it, I see far more evidence in favor of that than a single anecdotal claim on a discussion board...
>Venezuela remains one of Latin America’s fastest-growing crypto markets. Venezuela’s year-over-year growth of 110% far exceeds that of any other country in the region. -Chainalysis
>Cryptocurrency Remittances Spike 40% in Latin America -AUSTRAC
>Crypto adoption has grown so entrenched that even policymakers are rumored to be considering it as part of the solution. -CCN
>By mid-2021, trading volumes had risen 75%, making Venezuela a regional leader. -Binance
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It actually wouldn't surprise me if most of this was hot air, but certainly you have actual data backing up the claim, not just an anecdotal view?
I don't really care enough about this to do proper research, but as another anecdote from someone living under 40% yearly inflation: nobody here gives a shit about cryptocurrencies. Those who can afford it buy foreign stock, houses and apartments; those who cannot, buy up whatever USD and EUR we can find.
Cryptocurrency was used by very few people for short-term speculation around 5 years ago, but even that died down to nothing.