sentences:  Though this is not the mainstream view, there are other scholars of money, such as Keith Hart, who agree that money developed in this way.The reason this distinction is believed to be important is because, according to Zarlenga, it is the definition of money which determines how the public will allow the money supply to be controlled.If money is a commodity to be traded, then all that matters is that the money is 100% backed by some commodity, like gold or silver for example.