fiat

Example Sentences

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BVNK’s infrastructure bridges fiat currency with stablecoins, which are dollar-pegged tokens traded on blockchain ledgers.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

If the justice were genuinely worried about this possibility, one would not expect him to erase a key safeguard against it by judicial fiat.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

Rock leads Binance’s so-called fiat business, which turns crypto into regular money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Wars are financed by borrowing and printing money which devalues debt and fiat currency.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026

Finally, Compton settled the argument by fiat: the pile would move to Chicago.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik