The date was November 26, 2021. In the world of high finance and cryptocurrency, it wouldn’t be remembered for door-buster deals on televisions, but for a different kind of "Black Friday"—a market bloodbath that sent shockwaves through global exchanges.
Elias watched his portfolio value evaporate. To many, "Viernes Negro" was about discounts at stores, but for investors, the "discount" felt like a trap. The fear wasn't just about a virus; it was about the unknown. Would the borders close again? Would the supply chains, already strained like a piano wire, finally snap? Viernes Negro (2021)
News of a heavily mutated COVID-19 variant emerging from South Africa had hit the wires overnight. For a world trying to crawl out of the shadow of 2020, it was the ultimate "ghost of Christmas past." The date was November 26, 2021
By midday, the panic was tactile. Travel stocks like IAG and Amadeus were being sold off as if planes would never fly again. Oil prices were cratering, seeing their biggest one-day drop since the start of the pandemic. To many, "Viernes Negro" was about discounts at