Fiatmoneycanbe:
* Anymoneythatisnotbackedbyacommodity.
* Moneydeclaredbyaperson, institutionorgovernmenttobelegaltender,[5]meaningthatitmustbeacceptedinpaymentofadebtinspecificcircumstances.[6]
* State-issuedmoneywhichisneitherconvertiblethroughacentralbanktoanythingelsenorfixedinvalueintermsofanyobjectivestandard.[7]
* Moneyusedbecauseofgovernmentdecree.[2]
* Anotherwisenon-valuableobjectthatservesasamediumofexchange[8] (also known as fiduciary money).[9]
Doesn’t have to come from a government. Crypto is three of these. The article even starts with “Fiat money is a type of currency that is not backed by a commodity, such as gold or silver.” Nothing about government there either.
Fiat money via WIkipedia:
Fiat money can be: * Any money that is not backed by a commodity. * Money declared by a person, institution or government to be legal tender,[5] meaning that it must be accepted in payment of a debt in specific circumstances.[6] * State-issued money which is neither convertible through a central bank to anything else nor fixed in value in terms of any objective standard.[7] * Money used because of government decree.[2] * An otherwise non-valuable object that serves as a medium of exchange[8] (also known as fiduciary money).[9]Doesn’t have to come from a government. Crypto is three of these. The article even starts with “Fiat money is a type of currency that is not backed by a commodity, such as gold or silver.” Nothing about government there either.
at this point we are just arguing over semantics.
The differences and implications are important, and it’s hard to make a convincing argument if your base premise is incorrect.