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Re:Open Libra: An open platform for financial inclusion by pjc50 on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @04:23AM (#21201153)
> looking at the Libra/€ price

But that's affected mostly by factors other than money supply?

> all big fiat currencies aren't stable enough even gold or BTC

BTC does not provide price stability. Hardly anyone quotes long term fixed prices in BTC, they quote them in USD/BTC spot converted prices. You can see this in how BTC has tracked up and down against the dollar across a huge range.

Re:Open Libra: An open platform for financial inclusion by sgeisler on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @09:43AM (#21203098)
> But that's affected mostly by factors other than money supply?

That's a good point. I think the "mostly" is highly dependent on the rate of "money printing" and where exactly this money goes. But the Libra/Fiat rate might not be necessary anymore as an indicator once it becomes a useful indicator because of rising consumer good prices.

> BTC does not provide price stability.

If bitcoin gets adopted more widely and has a bigger market cap the volatility should go down. The supply shocks every ~4y due to the block reward halving are getting smaller too. But sure, a free market money will never be as stable as a currency with central bank interference. For me that's not a bug but a feature, it doesn't shield market participants from economic realities, so they can actually adapt.

Re:Open Libra: An open platform for financial inclusion by eru on Monday October 14, 2019 @04:36AM (#21246200)
The block reward halving shouldn't shock anything: it's perfectly predictable.

Btw, free market currencies can be much more stable than central bank currencies. See eg https://www.alt-m.org/2015/07/29/there-was-no-place-like-can...