With the rise of cryptocurrencies, fiat currencies are suddenly faced with the situation of becoming one alternative among many. The consequences of such a development are not yet foreseeable but will be serious. The focus is on the question of whether the currency formats complement each other or compete.

Conditionally suitable as a means of payment

You can still rarely use bitcoins as a means of payment to this day. In addition to the problems of technical implementation, one of the main reasons for this is the high volatility of bitcoin and the weak processing unit function it causes. The volatility of bitcoin is due to its current primary use as an investment.