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The aim of both the gold standard and bitcoin are to limit the power of governments and banks to defraud their citizens by forcing them to use fiat money. > go
by dpatru 15y ago
The aim of both the gold standard and bitcoin are to limit the power of governments and banks to defraud their citizens by forcing them to use fiat money.
> gold standard is a tool used by a central banking authority to promote stable prices.
This is the wrong way to look at it. The reason for central banks is to allow banks/governments to devalue/print money, i.e., to deviate from a gold standard.