Fiat currencies always have and always will fail. For those who don't know what is a Fiat currency, it is a currency that is issued by a government and it is declared by that government to be a legal tender meaning that's the currency that should be used within that country's borders for domestic commerce. Just because the government supports it doesn't mean that it's actually worth anything, doesn't mean it has any intrinsic value.
Jim Reid, a strategist at Deutsche Bank, seems to be aware of the problems affecting fiat currencies as we know them today. In his view, it is possible that fiat money will disappear very soon. The reasons for his somber outlook are not hard to find, first among them being increased inflation. New money is printed and brought into circulation far too often these days. Helicopter money, as this activity is known, simply isn’t sustainable over the course of multiple years.
Moreover, Reid points out that fiat currency is no longer backed by anything that has value. Until a few decades ago, every fiat currency bill or coin was backed by gold. Ever since that changed, fiat money has represented nothing more than an IOU by a government or central bank. This empty promise to adhere to the value of a given bill or coin has been widely accepted as a means of exchanging value, even though it really shouldn’t be.
Saving fiat currencies from their demise will not be easy by any means. There is no viable countermeasure to inflation, and the damage caused over the years can’t be undone either. Inflation is slowly spiraling out of control, and loose policies, overprinting of money and extensive leverage only make matters worse. When push comes to shove, the end of paper money and physical coins will occur a lot faster than people may anticipate.
Moreover, a financial collapse only seems to be a matter of time right now. While things may not get out of hand in any spectacular manner right away, it is all but inevitable that fiat currencies will disappear. Cryptocurrencies and digital assets are the likely choices to replace fiat as we know it. This includes central bank digital currencies, although new forms of money not controlled by the government or banks will eventually win over a lot of people.
I just hope other bankers also follow the suit and come out in open and be honest about the hollow fiat currency system. Cryptocurrencies and their underlying blockchain technology have built a strong case for them and it will be interesting to see how the central governments are going to counter the unstoppable emergence of cryptocurrencies.
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