Fiat

Fiat money is a currency established as money, often by government regulation, but that has no intrinsic value. Fiat money does not have use value, and has value only because a government maintains its value, or because parties engaging in exchange agree on its value.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

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The open banking platform Tarabut Gateway is entering its region’s busy crypto market. The company announced Tuesday (March 14) it had teamed with Rain, the first regulated cryptocurrency asset trading...

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