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Bitcoin Price Premium Surpasses $1,000 in Argentina amid Currency Controls – CCN Markets

September 3, 2019
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A bitcoin price premium has developed in Argentina as the government imposed currency controls in a bid to support the peso. | Source: Shutterstock

Argentina’s decision to impose currency controls has had a bullish effect on bitcoin in the South American country. With demand rising for the cryptocurrency, a bitcoin price premium has subsequently developed. The premium in Argentina now ranges between tens and hundreds of dollars.

While the bitcoin price ranges between $9,887 and $9,905 on major global cryptocurrency exchanges, on Argentine crypto exchanges the price varies between $10,025 and more than $10,915.

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Bitcoin Price on major global exchanges | Source: TradingView

On SatoshiTango, for instance, the Bitcoin price is $10,082.

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Bitcoin price on SatoshiTango

Top buyers on peer-to-peer crypto exchange LocalBitcoins, on the other hand, are willing to pay up to 644,000 ARS ($10,915) per bitcoin. This translates to a potential bitcoin price premium of over $1,000.

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Bitcoin price on LocalBitcoins (1 USD equals 59 pesos)

What’s driving the bitcoin premium?

Besides increased demand for the cryptocurrency, there is also a black-market effect on the bitcoin price in Argentina.

The currency controls which were imposed on Sunday will require exporters and individuals to get the permission of Argentina’s central bank, Banco Central de la República Argentina, before buying foreign currency. U.S. dollar purchases by individuals will be capped at $10,000. The restrictions will remain in place until year-end.

Has this ever worked? No wonder why crypto demand in Argentina is always so high #econ #bitcoin

Argentina imposes capital controls https://t.co/LP93kxAN8U

— Rob Viglione (@robviglione) September 2, 2019

These restrictions have consequently made the forex black market in Argentina instantly popular among those who need to sidestep the caps. When converting the local currency to the greenback, the official rate is 59 Argentinian pesos to every U.S. dollar. On the black market though, the rate is about 64 Argentinian pesos per dollar, according to Reuters.

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Why has Argentina imposed the currency controls?

The new currency controls imposed come following the Argentine government’s inability to stop the depreciation of the peso and halt heavy investment outflows.

The primary election last month saw current business-friendly President Mauricio Macri trailing Alberto Fernandez, a populist, making the latter the front-runner in the Oct. 27 general election. Since then, the peso has lost nearly 25 percent of its value.

Besides currency controls, Argentina’s double-digit inflation has also contributed to the popularity of bitcoin in the Latin American country. Currently, the inflation rate is estimated to be over 55 percent.


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