From: chen@intuit.com (Mark Chen)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com (cypherpunks)
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From: chen@intuit.com (Mark Chen)
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 95 11:32:04 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com (cypherpunks)
Subject: Re: Electronic cash illegal? (fwd)
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Derek writes:
> > As far as I know, the legal definition of a "dollar" in the US is still a
> > certain weight of silver, and payment in silver legally satisfies debts;
> > under current silver prices, that probably costs more than a
> > $1 US Federal Reserve Note, so nobody bothers.
>
> Uhh, no, US currency does not have any backing. I believe it was
> Nixon who stopped it, possibly even earlier than him. There _used_ to
> be Gold- and Silver-backed dollars, but no longer.
Correct. Nixon dismantled the Breton Woods system in (I think) '71.
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