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Re:What is money, anyway? by OscarCunningham on Monday March 28, 2022 @06:45AM (#30829123)
Sure, but central banks do typically promise to hit an inflation target, which is similar in the sense that it's a promise for the money to have a certain value.

If a bank bought and sold gold to make a currency hit an inflation target, would that be commodity money or fiat?

Re:What is money, anyway? by lottin on Monday March 28, 2022 @07:26AM (#30829333)
Good point.