USD stablecoin premiums surge in Argentina following economy minister's resignation

Cointelegraph

Published Jul 04, 2022 01:51AM ET

Updated Jul 04, 2022 04:00AM ET

Argentina, a country with one of the highest crypto adoption rates in the world, saw the price of dollar-pegged stablecoins surge across exchanges on Saturday after the abrupt resignation of its Economy Minister, Martin Guzman.

The minister’s shock exit, confirmed on his Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) account on July 3 via a seven-page letter, threatens to further destabilize a struggling economy battling high inflation and a depreciating national currency.

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