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Fiat Currencies
Fiat Currencies
Nick Name
Fiat
Parent term
Currency
Fiat Currencies are currencies issues by governments that are not backed by hard assets (like gold), but are backed by faith in the government
More about Fiat Currencies
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Kathy Derbes
Experts
Kathy Derbes
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Notes
Fiat currencies
are only
money
because governments say they are. They do not meet the traditional requirements of
money
They do not have an
intrinsic value
- they'd be worthless without the backing of the
government
Risks of
Fiat Currencies
They can be issued in unlimited volumes (and thus lose
value
to
inflation
)
Most countries are technically bankrupt (2018), so it's likely they will print more to pay bills