In 2013 you only needed 1.75₺ Turkish Lira to get $1 USD🇹🇷

In 2023 you now need 20₺ Turkish Lira to get $1 USD🇺🇸

The 84 million people living in Turkey have lost 92% of their purchasing power against the USD in only 10 years🚨

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That's pretty horrific.

Now factor in how purchasing power the USD has lost since 2013 😅

It’s no surprise BTC priced in the Lira is approaching ATHs

Yes.

What is surprising to me, is that bitcoin is not valued more in US dollars.

I think that it's caused by an information asymmetry, some deliberate price suppression & a general lack of liquidity in markets right now.

I'm not worried, but I am a little surprised. I guess I am biased against the risks in holding USD derivatives & perhaps how soon these risks will eventuate. I would have thought bitcoin was worth more than this as a hedge. 🤷