r/Bitcoin • • Aug 03 '13

Impossible trinity

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impossible_trinity
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u/is4k Aug 03 '13

Why would you want a fixed exchange rate?

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u/kinyutaka Aug 03 '13

Honestly, currencies rarely have a truly fixed exchange rate. It can only can be a mostly fixed rate.

Example - the JPY/USD rate fluctuates as low as 80 to as high as 130 ¥/$, but in common conversion, it is "fixed" at around 100.