August 14, 2019 Following surprise election results and a broad market selloff in Argentina, Bitcoin traded at up to a 10% premium on peso markets through Local Bitcoins, a physical P2P exchange.

Likewise, amidst protests in Hong Kong, Bitcoin was trading at a 4% premium locally. Some suggest these differentials provide evidence for cryptocurrency as a safe haven asset in areas of currency devaluation or political uncertainty.

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