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> Fiat currencies have value because of the law. So when the value of the Euro swings 30%, it's because somebody passed a law changing its value? Zimbabwe's g
by ef4 14y ago
> Fiat currencies have value because of the law.
So when the value of the Euro swings 30%, it's because somebody passed a law changing its value?
Zimbabwe's government wrote a law saying its currency's value was now zero?
No. Any money has value because there's a market for it. Legal tender status helps by guaranteeing certain markets, but even that is no guarantee.