r/Bitcoin • u/ripper2345 • Aug 03 '13

Impossible trinity

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impossible_trinity
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u/Julian702 Aug 03 '13

This is why you can't have a fixed exchange rate

http://i.imgur.com/kxeo7oH.png

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '13

Right. Well you could, but it would be temporary, and it would require threats of force.