Fiat Currency Archives - Rethinking the Dollar

Fiat Money Economies Are Built on Lies

Jul 21, 2021 | Fiat Currency

Now and then, it pays to take a step back to get a broader perspective on things, to look beyond the daily financial news, to see through the short-term ups and downs in the market to find out what is really at the heart of the matter. If we do that, we will not miss...

U.S High Denomination Note Removal

Jun 2, 2021 | Fiat Currency

Whenever the #Government changes the #money game they always use some type of event to alter the #value of the #currency & more. We can learn a lot from history. They removed high denomination #notes & now all #cash will be next.

The European Central Bank Is Being Stretched to Its Breaking Point in Italy

Mar 25, 2020 | Fiat Currency

When Mario Draghi’s tenure was approaching its end, I argued for a sterner governor for the European Central Bank (ECB); hence, I was not even slightly enthusiastic when Draghi’s successor turned out to be Christine Lagarde—a patent dove, as can be inferred from her...

Re-branding the Dollar: The Push To Go Cashless Because of the Unbanked

Mar 24, 2020 | Fiat Currency

As the markets continue to drop and the U.S. looks to Congress for agreement on a massive stimulus package to save the economy from impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, the newest offer by House Democrats includes a very forward-looking kind of stimulus: the creation...

The Real Reason for the Shocking New Developments in the War on Cash

Feb 28, 2020 | Fiat Currency

International Man: Australia has proposed a law that provides a $25,000 fine and two years in jail for those who make cash transactions of $10,000 or more. If passed, the Currency (Restrictions on the Use of Cash) Bill could be implemented in 2020. Do you see this...

Paper money rejection is gold’s Minsky Moment

Feb 25, 2020 | Fiat Currency

In our last article (A Minsky Moment is coming for gold) we presented the “Minsky Moment”, referring to a point in time when a period of bullish speculation leads to a spectacular market crash. Named after economist Hyman Minsky, the theory centers around the inherent...