Beginning of the end for the US dollar? 137 countries are building digital currencies

Beginning of the end for the US dollar? 137 countries are building digital currencies

June 11, 2026 · 57 min

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The episode discusses the implications of 137 countries building digital currencies and the factors driving governments to accumulate gold and diversify reserves.

On the Record with Christian Briggs – The expansion of BRICS, central-bank gold accumulation, reserve diversification, and growing concerns about economic sovereignty. Why are governments buying gold at record levels? Why are nations investing billions into digital monetary systems? And what role could CBDCs, tokenized assets, and future payment networks play in the next phase of...

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