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> FIATs Where did this trend of capitalizing this in crypto communities come from? It isn't an acronym or initialism. Is this some kind of weird shibboleth?
by UncleMeat 5y ago
> FIATs
Where did this trend of capitalizing this in crypto communities come from? It isn't an acronym or initialism. Is this some kind of weird shibboleth?
- recursive 5y agoThe car manufacturer by that name stylizes its logo in all caps. Presumably this is just shorthand for using FIAT as an example of a dinosaur technology company that hasn't seen the light of web3.
- traveler01 5y agohttps://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/fiatmoney.asp https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/fiatmoney.asp
- recursive 5y agoThat presents the word "Fiat" in mixed case, offering no clues why some might write it as "FIAT" when they've proven to otherwise be capable of using lowercase characters.