Explains: The Fall of Gold and the Fiat Trap
Bitcoin Well Podcast
- Published
- February 10, 2026
- Duration
- 9:30
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- Last updated
- Apr 17, 2026
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Send us Fan Mail Bitcoin Well Explains 0: What is Money? - 3 - The Fall of Gold and the Fiat Trap Gold was the ultimate money for 5,000 years. So how did it lose to paper? The answer isn't just economics—it's physics. ⚛️ Gold is heavy, dangerous to transport, and slow. To speed up trade, we invented a "Layer 2" solution called paper receipts. That conveni…
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Send us Fan Mail Bitcoin Well Explains 0: What is Money? - 3 - The Fall of Gold and the Fiat Trap Gold was the ultimate money for 5,000 years. So how did it lose to paper? The answer isn't just economics—it's physics. ⚛️ Gold is heavy, dangerous to transport, and slow. To speed up trade, we invented a "Layer 2" solution called paper receipts. That convenience introduced a fatal flaw: Trust. In this episode, we trace the "Slow Motion Heist" that trapped the world in a fiat system: The birth of Fr
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