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Dollar Reined in After First Currency Control Free Week in Argentina
17.4.2025
The price of the U.S. dollar weakened during the first week after lifting the currency controls in Argentina, with the peso gaining ground and stabilizing at an exchange rate of 1,160 pesos per dollar. The rate, which is closer to the stronger side of the established fluctuation band, has spurred...
Trump’s Tariff Policy Threatens Dollar’s Safe Haven Status and Global Currency Dominance, Warns FX Strategist Wizman
17.4.2025
Recent data indicates a breakdown in the dollar’s traditional correlation with other markets, as investors seek refuge in currencies like the Swiss franc and Japanese yen, which have recently strengthened. Thierry Wizman, global FX and rates strategist at Macquarie Group, stated that...
Ratings Agency Issues US Downgrade Warning as Trade War Could Boost Alternatives to the Dollar
16.4.2025
European rating agency Scope has issued a warning regarding a potential downgrade of the US sovereign credit rating due to uncertainty surrounding US trade policy. The agency outlines three possible scenarios for the credit outlook: a “tariff-light” approach, a full-scale trade war,...
Checkmate: How Adopting a BRICS Payment System Might Erode the Dollar’s Dominance in Trade Markets
14.4.2025
Several international analysts examined how the introduction of a BRICS international payment system might affect the current use of the U.S. dollar in trade. Experts cited sanctions evasion, cost reduction, and transaction confidentiality as the main advantages of this system compared...
Argentine Stablecoin Markets Soar After Announcement Ending Currency Controls
13.4.2025
Stablecoin trading volumes skyrocketed following the confirmation of the end of currency control measures in Argentine markets. Local exchanges reported a 100% increase in trading volumes, initially driven by selling trends. However, by Saturday, buyers had taken control, leading to rising exchange...
China Asks Banks to Curb Dollar Purchases as Yuan Hits Multi-Year Low
10.4.2025
China seeks to maintain the stability of the yuan in the face of the current tariff war, informally asking state banks to stop their dollar purchases. According to Reuters, these institutions would also ramp up controls on customers’ dollar purchases to stop speculation. China Reportedly...
Deutsche Bank Warns of Significant De-Dollarization Risks Among US Allies
29.3.2025
Deutsche Bank has issued a warning regarding the potential risks to the U.S. dollar’s status as a global reserve currency, citing concerns over the reliability of the Federal Reserve’s liquidity backstop, particularly its dollar swap lines. In light of informal discussions among...
Venezuelan Bolivar Plunges After Secondary Crude Tariff Regime Announcement
28.3.2025
The Venezuelan bolivar accelerated its loss against the U.S. dollar as the government faced dollar shortages amid an economic trade war. The Trump administration’s secondary trade tariff regime on Venezuelan crude is starving the country of foreign currency to inject into the national market...
Balaji Srinivasan: Dollar Inflation Is Global Taxation
26.3.2025
In a recent social media post, former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan argued that U.S. dollar inflation acts as a form of global taxation, highlighting the disparity in financial impacts between Americans and the global population. He noted that if the approximately $6 trillion printed since 2020...
Max Keiser: BRICS Will Leverage Gold Stablecoin to Counter Dollar Hegemony
24.3.2025
Max Keiser stated that BRICS, driven by China, Russia, and India, will push the adoption of a gold-backed stablecoin to fight a hegemonic U.S. dollar stablecoin. The former will have the advantage of being inflation-resistant, he assessed. Max Keiser Declares BRICS Will Leverage to Fight the U.S....
Peter Schiff Warns of ‘Parasitic Relationship’ Threatening Dollar Value and Painful Economic Transition
23.3.2025
In a recent social media post, economist Peter Schiff critiques the Trump administration’s characterization of the U.S. as the “world’s best customer,” arguing that this perspective misrepresents the global economic relationship. Schiff asserts that while demand...
Trump’s Policies Threaten US Dollar Dominance, Warns Economics Professor
23.3.2025
In a recent essay for the Financial Times that is heating up discussions in economic circles, Berkeley professor and author of Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar, Barry Eichengreen argues that President Donald Trump’s policies are significantly undermining the foundations...
Why is Bitcoin price stuck?
23.3.2025
Bitcoin (BTC) price has been oscillating inside the $82,400-85,300 range since March 14 as breakouts in both directions have been short-lived, as shown below.BTC/USD four-hour price chart. Source: TradingViewKey factors behind Bitcoin’s flat price action include:Unpredictable US economic...
Stablecoins, Not Bitcoin, Extend US Dollar Hegemony, Chinese Economist Warns
23.3.2025
A Chinese economist, Zhang Ming, argues that U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins, not Bitcoin or Ethereum, are strengthening the U.S. dollar’s global dominance. Dollar-Pegged Stablecoins Bolstering Dollar’s Global Role According to Zhang Ming, deputy director of the Institute of Finance and Economics...
Digital Dollar Project Remarks Modernization Is Necessary to Preserve Dollar’s Status
21.3.2025
The Digital Dollar Project, which focuses on investigation leading to the future-proofing of the dollar, states that while the U.S. currency is still peerless, it is moving on the wheels of technology quickly approaching obsolescence. Digital Dollar Project States U.S. Currency Must Modernize...
Tanzanian Shilling’s 8.9% YTD Drop Earns It World’s Worst-Performing Currency Status
20.3.2025
The Tanzanian shilling has experienced a significant decline, becoming the world’s worst-performing currency this year, dropping 8.9%. At the time of writing, the currency’s exchange rate against the U.S. dollar stood at 2,645 per dollar, a level last seen in late November 2024. This...
Dune Study Shows Stablecoin Supply Grew 63% in 2024, Reaching $225 Billion
19.3.2025
The stablecoin market has seen explosive growth in 2024, with total supply reaching $214 billion and transfer volume hitting $35 trillion, according to a new report by Dune Analytics and Artemis Terminal. Stablecoins in DeFi: $35 Trillion in Transfers Driven by Decentralized Finance The stablecoin...
To Sell or Not to Sell: Redditors Debate Bitcoin’s Million-Dollar Moment
16.3.2025
A Reddit thread exploring whether bitcoin holders would sell at $1 million reveals a divided yet pragmatic community weighing financial goals, inflation risks, and long-term faith in the leading cryptocurrency. Bitcoin Holders Split on $1M Exit Strategy A recent Reddit discussion in r/bitcoin...
ZKsync sunsets liquidity program amid bearish market
14.3.2025
ZKsync's DeFi Steering Committee (DSC) said it will not renew ZKsync Ignite, its liquidity reward program, as the project shifts its focus to broader network expansion.The DSC confirmed that Ignite’s second season will not proceed and that the program will be discontinued on March 17. This...
De-Dollarization Push: African Payment Provider Tests Platform to Facilitate Local Currency Trade
14.3.2025
An African payment infrastructure provider is piloting the Africa Currency Marketplace, which seeks to enable countries to settle trades with local currencies. PAPSS Fees to Be Market-Driven The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), a payment infrastructure provider backed by...