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Countries around the world are grappling with inflation, and in many places, investors and everyday savers are turning to crypto to protect their savings. The early 2020s saw a sharp uptick in global inflation rates amid government stimulus programs during the COVID-19 epidemic. Supply chain disruptions led to increased costs for businesses, and food and energy prices rose following Russia’s war in Ukraine. Central banks responded aggressively, hiking interest rates and easing pressure on supply chains. As a result, inflation rates have somewhat calmed in the last two years. Still, some countries are suffering from extremely high inflation, even soaring into the triple digits. In these places, crypto has become one tool for people to save their finances. Bolivia Inflation rate (October 2025): 22.23% Bolivia’s fiat currency, the boliviano, has seen skyrocketing inflation over the last year. Although it has fallen since hitting a high this summer, it remains above 20% as of October 2025. The economy has declined over the last decade. Bolivia’s usable foreign reserves fell from $15 billion in 2014 to $1.98 billion by December 2024, equivalent to just over three months of imports. Boliviano price inflation spiked in June 2025. Source: Bolivia National Institute of Statistics Crypto use has grown in the country as a result. According to Chainalysis’ 2025 crypto adoption index, annual crypto transaction volume from June 2024 to June 2025 amounted to $14.8 billion. Over the summer, shops in Bolivia began to display price tags in Tether’s US dollar-pegged stablecoin USDT (USDT). A notice next to one of the price tags read, “Our products are priced in USDT (Tether), a stable cryptocurrency with a reference price informed daily by the Central Bank of Bolivia, based on the rate from Binance (a cryptocurrency trading platform).” Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino shared photos of goods being…

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