Any number of government’s backed currencies, such as the US dollar or the yuan. Fiat currency is said to be inflationary, as government are able generate (print) the currency into the economy, thus increasing money supply, which results in higher prices. Bitcoin is considered non-inflationary, as the protocol allows for only 21 million Bitcoin to even be generated.
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