Digital gold from Blizzard’s massive multiplayer online game “World of Warcraft” is worth more than actual Venezuelan currency, the bolivar: resident and Twitter user @KalebPrimeon initially discovered that on Venezuela’s black market (the most-used method of currency exchange within the country), you can get $1 for 8493.97 bolivars, yet a “WoW” token, which can be bought for $20 from the in-game auction house, is worth 8385 gold per dollar.



According to sites that track the value of both currencies, KalebPrime’s math is outdated, and WoW gold is now worth even more than the bolivar. According to the site dolartoday.com, which actively tracks the worth of the bolivar on the black market, the bolivar has dropped to 11,185.95 per dollar since KalebPrime posted. Meanwhile, according to mmobux.com, which tracks the value of WoW’s in-game currency for sales outside of the game, the lowest sale of 10,000 gold in a real-life exchange will get you $1.21.

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