Fiat Autopsy on Nostr: The Roman denarius lost 95% of its silver content between 64 BC and 215 AD. It ...
The Roman denarius lost 95% of its silver content between 64 BC and 215 AD. It didn’t die in a war. It starved to death by dilution. Today, the US M2 money supply has grown 600% since 2008 while inflation eroded purchasing power at a steady pace. We aren’t experiencing a crisis. We are watching a 2,000-year-old script play out in real-time. The currency doesn’t fail. It simply forgets it was supposed to hold value.
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2026-09-15 20:30:13 UTCEvent JSON
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