Fiat money is a form of government-issued currency that does not have intrinsic value and is not backed by a physical commodity such as gold. Fiat money has been around for centuries, but its use has ...

The changes of the past years promote the status of treasuries to be regarded as narrow money, accompanying and oversizing the base currency of the Fed. Until the fiscal deficits slow, gold will break ...

Fiat money and commodity money represent two distinct forms of currency, each defined by what gives it value. Fiat money is government-issued currency that has no intrinsic value but holds purchasing ...

Fiat money is a currency issued by a government that is backed by the authority and power of that government and its economy rather than a physical commodity. Historically, governments would mint ...

Definition: Fiat currency is a form of money or tender not backed by a tangible asset or commodity like gold or silver. It’s usually mandated by governments, but this isn’t always the case. The ...

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Gold will rise according to narrow money expansion in the long term. The miners have been undervalued in comparison to rising second-quarter gold prices. Common prosperity for all people is the goal ...

A few years ago I wrote a piece, for Public Discourse, called “Montesquieu and the Monetary System.” It discussed our having fiat money, non-gold-standard money, today, from the perspective of the ...

This is an opinion editorial by Jimmy Song, a Bitcoin developer, educator and entrepreneur and programmer with over 20 years of experience. We want nice things. We want to live in a nice house, eat ...

In an earlier article, I outlined the opportunities that blockchains offer investors from a wide angle. This prompted a number of requests for more in-depth analysis of the disruptive qualities of ...

Definition: Fiat currency is a form of money or tender not backed by a tangible asset or commodity like gold or silver. It’s usually mandated by governments, but this isn’t always the case. The ...