2026 will likely be the year when we will start to see serious flaws, with the pure fiat global monetary system exposed. The ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A few years ago I wrote a piece, for Public Discourse, called “Montesquieu and the Monetary System.” It discussed our having fiat ...
The modern monetary system, built on fiat money, has weak foundations similar to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, risking economic instability and collapse. Historical debasement practices, like those of ...
Why are central banks looking at blockchains? Central banks are tiptoeing into the world of blockchain not because it is fashionable but because every part of the money-making machine, from settlement ...
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What Is Fiat Money?

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 ...
Sanford Mann offers insights into gold and silver investments and the precious metals industry and is the CEO of American Hartford Gold. In an era where the U.S. national debt has surpassed a ...
The past week has seen the Trump Administration upending US support for two critical facets of the post-war international order: the rules-based arrangements for international trade and the Western ...
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) unveiled a new vision for the future of the global monetary and financial system, centered on a tokenized unified ledger. This innovative framework aims to ...
For 40 years, International Monetary Systems, dba IMS Barter, in New Berlin has helped tens of thousands of companies large and small across the country save cash, increase sales and attract new ...
It would safeguard monetary stability, fend off private payment monopolies, and stand as a potent symbol of European unity The digital euro project has a simple motivation: to ensure that people in a ...
PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s reelection as the president of the United States in November 2024 has triggered broad unease over the future direction of the international monetary system, as it signaled ...
Money Map Automatically Sets Up Accounts, Funds Routing Rules, and Automated Transfers Across Bills, Spending, Saving, and Investing, Helping Members Follow Through on Advice and Reduce Financial ...