Hyperinflation

Hyperinflation is like inflation on steroids. It’s when prices start going up at an insanely fast rate—so fast that the value of money drops like a rock. Imagine going to the store and seeing that the price of bread has doubled overnight. That’s hyperinflation, and it can pretty much destroy an economy. People lose confidence in the currency, and soon, they might start looking for alternative ways to store value, like cryptocurrencies.

Hyperinflation usually happens when a government prints way too much money, or when there’s a major loss of faith in the currency. It’s happened before in places like Germany in the 1920s, where people needed wheelbarrows full of cash just to buy groceries, or more recently in Zimbabwe during the late 2000s. When hyperinflation hits, it’s not just about prices going up—everything starts to fall apart, from savings to investments to the basic functioning of the economy.

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