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Horowitz: U.S. dollar sanctions in the Russia-Ukraine conflict have been ineffective
“The second is the dollar itself, and we've seen we've tried to use that in lieu of military power in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and it, it's been very ineffective.”
Balaji Srinivasan: US government clash with Bitcoin will match the Crusades
“The US government and the US dollar versus Bitcoin is as big a clash as like, you know, I don't know, Christian Muslim was during the crusades or something like that.”
Angela Strange: Mainframes still settle 99% of dollars in the US
“Those mainframes are still where, you know, 99% of dollars in the US are settled.”
Smith: China Has Stopped Undervaluing Its Currency And Is Selling Reserves
“China's no longer undervaluing its currency. That was very mercantilist. They were building up their U S dollars. They're like modern day gold. They were doing that in the 2000. They have stopped now and have actually been propping up their currency instead of…”