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Foreign exchange rationing, digital dollar access and regulatory observability: evidence from Bolivia

Jonathan M. Fortún Vargas / Journal of Financial Market Infrastructures

Examines how foreign exchange rationing and regulatory access shape digital dollar activity in Bolivia. The paper documents expanding activity and supervisory reporting after the June 2024 policy change, with Argentina and Cambodia as contrasting cases.

Bloomberg Línea · Quoted expert ESOriginal title: ¿Por qué hay un ‘boom’ de criptomonedas en Bolivia? No es por entusiasmo tecnológico

¿Por qué hay un ‘boom’ de criptomonedas en Bolivia? No es por entusiasmo tecnológico

Fortun describes Bolivia's increased use of cryptoassets as a defensive response to declining purchasing power and difficult access to foreign currency.