Today, Iran’s national currency — the rial — has effectively stopped working.
Markets froze, prices became meaningless, savings evaporated, and ordinary people were left paying the price for political and monetary failure. This isn’t just another headline. It’s what happens when money is tightly bound to politics, sanctions, and central control.
In this video, I look at Iran’s currency collapse and ask a simple, practical question:
What actually works when money stops working?
I compare the usual alternatives people turn to in moments like this: