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⚠️ The endless cycle:

Why does the P2P market accelerate artificial price increases in Venezuela?

Analyzing the behavior of the leading exchanges with the highest trading volumes in Venezuela (such as #Binance , #bybit , and #OKX ) clearly reflects our economic reality: every fluctuation in the #USDT exchange rate is immediately—and sometimes disproportionately—passed on to the cost of goods and services on the street.

The main problem is not just the natural depreciation of our currency, but also the artificial, speculative rise in prices.

Many merchants and market participants adopt a precautionary mindset, setting prices based on the highest rate recorded on P2P platforms or adding excessive margins for “protection against inflation,” completely disconnecting the actual price from the replacement cost.

The result?

A relentless domino effect:

Loss of purchasing power:
Salaries and incomes in bolivars vanish within days, as prices climb the stairs while incomes remain stuck in the basement.

Precautionary speculation: Products and services are resold at rates based on future prices that do not yet reflect the immediate economic reality of supply and actual demand.

Market distortion: The end consumer ends up paying unjustified markups, straining household finances while intermediaries seek to protect themselves from macroeconomic uncertainty.

Cryptocurrencies and #P2P platforms are indispensable financial tools for preserving value and moving capital in our economy, but using them as an excessive barometer for speculating on the daily prices of basic goods only deepens the distortion.

Real stability will not come from raising prices out of inertia, but from understanding that the real economy needs consistency between what the digital market indicates and what Venezuelans can actually afford

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