diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index f7bd74856..5b1d7dd02 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@ ACCESS_TOKEN_SALT=<INSERT_RANDOM_STRING>
 ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY=
 DATABASE_URL=postgresql://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@localhost:5432/${POSTGRES_DB}?connect_timeout=300&sslmode=prefer
 JWT_SECRET_KEY=<INSERT_RANDOM_STRING>
+
+BASE_CURRENCY=EUR
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