Name: How China Trade Policy Reshapes U.S. Dollar Dominance | Lyn Alden
Uploaded: 2025-05-12T12:00:00+00:00
Duration: 1 h 7 min 25 s
Description: Lyn Alden breaks down Triffin's dilemma and how the dollar's global reserve status comes at the cost of America's industrial base. She analyzes Trump's tariff strategy, China's manufacturing dominance

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Lyn Alden breaks down Triffin's dilemma and how the dollar's global reserve status comes at the cost of America's industrial base. She analyzes Trump's tariff strategy, China's manufacturing dominance, and the challenges of reshoring industry while maintaining dollar supremacy. The conversation explores America's energy production gap compared to China, the shifting global monetary order, and how Bitcoin fits into this transition as countries potentially diversify their reserves beyond dollar-denominated assets. Alden offers insights on Bitcoin's technical development, including Lightning Network interoperability and innovative solutions like hash pools.

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0:00 - Intro
0:31 - Triffin's dilemma
8:10 - Debt leverage
11:04 - Fold & Bitkey
12:41 - Trump's goals and tariff policy
19:54 - Unchained
20:24 - China is not weak
30:07 - Energy
37:15 - AI/robots
41:11 - SBR
48:47 - Bitcoin credit products
52:40 - Eventful week for bitcoin