Yes places where the legal tender, that you put so much weight into, is useless paper they like gold. People will always believe one of the lies.
Meanwhile do you think any of the 250 companies that take this crypto app (there are many) https://bitpay.com/directory/ will give you change for a gold coin?
Crypto is more useful right now than gold.
The utility of crypto versus gold depends on where you are and whom you are dealing with and for what purpose. Zimbabwe’s crypto backed by and convertible into gold combines the convenience and reduced transaction costs of crypto with the fundamental value and physicality of gold. What’s not to like?