Why has the dollar remained dominant despite rising debt, geopolitical strain, and growing challengers?
Barry Eichengreen joins Bankless to trace the history of global reserve currencies. From Spanish silver and the Byzantine solidus to sterling and the modern dollar, Barry explains the conditions that make a currency rise, endure, and eventually fall.
We explore fiscal discipline, rule of law, military power, gold, China, and crypto to understand what history suggests about the dollar’s future.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
5:11 Spanish Pieces of ape
14:58 Solidus
18:56 International Currency Status
29:32 The Fall of International Currencies
33:27 The Fall of The US Dollar
41:38 What’s Special about the Dollar?
47:39 Theoretical Currencies
51:09 US Dollar Dominance Consequences
59:39 When will the Dollar Fall?
1:03:09 US Dollar Competitors
1:08:32 Gold
1:14:08 Bitcoin & Crypto
1:18:23 Closing & Disclaimers
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RESOURCES
Barry Eichengreen
https://x.com/B_Eichengreen
Money Beyond Borders: Global Currencies from Croesus to Crypto
https://www.amazon.com/Money-Beyond-Borders-Currencies-Croesus/dp/0691280533
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