“Since early June, Argentina’s share of global bitcoin software downloads has more than doubled, as the country edges towards what Barclays called ‘a balance-of-payments crisis, in slow motion.’ With bitcoin, Argentines can transfer their wealth to anywhere in the world instantly, outside of the domain of local authorities. Also, although bitcoin transactions are stored on a public ledger, it’s extremely difficult to determine the identities of the parties involved in the transactions. That anonymity could help Argentines avoid the scrutiny of the national tax agency, which has aggressively used enforcement actions to contain the public’s dollar purchases.”
http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2013/07/17/bitcoin-downloads-surge-in-argentina/
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