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Fiat

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Government-issued currency. Ever since President Richard Nixon unpegged the dollar from gold and brought an end to the gold standard in 1971, fiat currencies have inflated rapidly.

In the last year and a half alone, the US has printed over $4 trillion to combat the COVID-induced economic challenges.