💵 🍪 Oreo for Tether? Welcome to Bolivia in 2025
As the government stumbles on the brink of default, stores at the airport are already pricing products in USDT. The stablecoin is becoming the new shadow currency of Bolivia — and this is no longer exotic, it is the harsh new reality.
➡️ What is happening?
🟡 At Duty Fly, a duty-free store, everything — from sunglasses to cookies — is priced in Tether
🟡 The exchange rate is based on Binance and displayed as a reference
🟡 Payment can be made in bolivianos or dollars, but prices are fixed in USDT
➡️ Why is this alarming?
📉 National reserves have dropped from $15B to $1.98B — with less than $50M in cash
📈 Inflation has reached 14.6%, and the parallel dollar is approaching 10 bolivianos
🛢 The government spends $56M a week on fuel, but there are still queues at gas stations
📸 A pack of Oreos now costs between 15 and 22 USDT — a symbol of the collapse of the national currency
Bolivia shows how people turn to stablecoins like Tether in times of hyperinflation and currency crisis — even when the government remains silent.
