World economic growth  In the recent World Economic Outlook published by the International Monetary Fund, the global economic environment is characterised by economic activity that has exceeded expectations, and signs of a build-up of inflationary pressures. These pressures originally emanated from oil and other commodity prices, but more recently have been a result of emerging capacity constraints.
For that reason, Bitcoins have also been referred to as a “regional currency of the internet”. However, there are also various physical regional currencies which are used like cash. With a circulation of 700,000 money vouchers, the “Chiemgauer”, as it is called, is probably the largest regional currency in Germany. It is accepted by 900 companies and associations in Upper Bavaria.