• FireRetardant@lemmy.world
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          Currency

          1 a : circulation as a medium of exchange

          b : general use, acceptance, or prevalence a story gaining currency

          c : the quality or state of being current : currentness needed to check the accuracy and currency of the information

          2 a : something (such as coins, treasury notes, and banknotes) that is in circulation as a medium of exchange

          b : paper money in circulation

          c : a common article for bartering Furs were once used as currency.

          d : a medium of verbal or intellectual expression … neither side possessed any currency but clichés … —Jan Struther

          Not a single mention of stability or regulation. What is mentioned is medium of exchange which is exactly what is happening in both scenarios of the meme.