22 () posted 1 year ago by Joe_Shmo 1 year ago by Joe_Shmo +22 / -0 25 comments share 25 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Wasn't the first national currency backed by nothing and then rapidly switched over because it was worth nothing?
I seem to remember something vaguely to that effect regarding financing for the revolutionary war
If people have a choice - they will always save in the hardest most stable currency.
So CBDC and fiat rely on removing alternatives