Over the past 100 years the global money supply has increased
dramatically, leading to rising prices, ordinary people forced into
heavy borrowing and government debt spiralling out of control -- US
national debt, for example, currently stands at more than US$17.5
trillion (as of 30/04/14). In response to this, some people have been
calling for a return to the gold standard, a monetary system where the
value of national currencies is directly linked to gold. This is
different to the fiat money system currently in use the world over,
where the value of national currencies is determined by governments.
Other people, however, are suggesting that the cyrptocurrency Bitcoin
could be the answer, with many asking if it's the "new gold standard"
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