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Topic
Board Economics
Re: Semantics of "fiat"
by
amspir
on 07/02/2015, 19:44:31 UTC
In my opinion, Bitcoin is the ultimate fiat currency, since it has no inherent value (you can can't use it for anything other than paying someone else bitcoin).  It is a currency issued by "decree" through a protocol enforcing a consensus of users and miners.

The term "fiat" in this context describes the root of the value of a currency, not its issuance.

And the root of the value is?   Without a network of computers and people and businesses willing to trade it for something of value, what exactly is that value?