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Mon, 15/11/2021 - 20:23
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Elon Musk Slams Fiat Money
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has once again criticized government-issued fiat currencies in response to a tweet posted by Dogecoin co-founder Billy Markus.

The centibillionaire underscored how little ordinary people actually know about “normal” money, highlighting how outdated and malleable it is.

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This is not the first time that Musk has taken aim at fiat money. As reported by U.Today, the eccentric entrepreneur recent opined that crypto had value because of its immutability (as opposed to government-controlled currencies):  

You know, when governments can’t keep the hand out of the cookie jar and edit the money database, there’s probably some value to that.   

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Musk’s most recent anti-fiat comment was seen as an advertisement for cryptocurrencies.

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor said that there is a need for an immutable ledger with a fixed supply, pointing to Bitcoin.

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