Currency Wars: Bitcoin's Rise Against the Dollar's Fragile Dominance

Currency Wars: Bitcoin's Rise Against the Dollar's Fragile Dominance

February 3, 2026
Currency Wars: Bitcoin vs. the Dollar 🪙💥 At Davos 2026, one message was impossible to ignore: the global financial order is quietly shifting. Back in 2017, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon famously called Bitcoin a “fraud,” dismissing it as a toy for speculators. Fast forward to today—and JPMorgan is now the first major U.S. bank to issue a dollar-backed deposit token on a public blockchain. Dimon may not be a Bitcoin evangelist, but the pivot is clear: 👉 “The blockchain is real.” Behind the scenes, traditional banks are racing to adapt—building proprietary blockchains, modernizing settlement systems, and preparing for a world where money moves faster, more transparently, and beyond borders. Meanwhile, pressure on the U.S. dollar is mounting. Nigel Green of deVere Group warns that the dollar’s supremacy is “cracking,” accelerated by political instability and fiscal brinkmanship. Central banks are already diversifying away from dollar reserves—toward gold, other currencies, and now digital assets. Even BlackRock CEO Larry Fink echoed the concern in his 2025 investor letter: “If the U.S. doesn’t get its debt under control… America risks losing that position to digital assets like Bitcoin.” Bitcoin’s decentralized nature suddenly looks less radical—and more strategic—in a multipolar currency world. The dollar remains dominant. But credibility is fragile. And once confidence erodes, capital looks for exits. This isn’t the end of the dollar. But it may be the beginning of a new currency era—one where Bitcoin isn’t replacing banks, but forcing them to evolve faster than ever before. 📉📈 The real question is no longer if change is coming… It’s who will be ready when it does. 🔗 Enroll now and stay ahead of the next financial shift. 🔘Blockchain Accounting Course Series 🔘Blockchain Audit Course Series 🔘Blockchain Finance Course Series 🔘Blockchain Law & Digital Assets Course Series #Bitcoin #Crypto #GlobalFinance #Davos2026 #Blockchain #DigitalAssets #CurrencyWars #FutureOfMoney https://hubs.li/Q041wH1l0

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Currency Wars: Bitcoin's Rise Against the Dollar's Fragile Dominance

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Larry Liermann
February 3, 2026
5 min read
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Currency Wars: Bitcoin vs. the Dollar 🪙💥 At Davos 2026, one message was impossible to ignore: the global financial order is quietly shifting. Back in 2017, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon famously called Bitcoin a “fraud,” dismissing it as a toy for speculators. Fast forward to today—and JPMorgan is now the first major U.S. bank to issue a dollar-backed deposit token on a public blockchain. Dimon may not be a Bitcoin evangelist, but the pivot is clear: 👉 “The blockchain is real.” Behind the scenes, traditional banks are racing to adapt—building proprietary blockchains, modernizing settlement systems, and preparing for a world where money moves faster, more transparently, and beyond borders. Meanwhile, pressure on the U.S. dollar is mounting. Nigel Green of deVere Group warns that the dollar’s supremacy is “cracking,” accelerated by political instability and fiscal brinkmanship. Central banks are already diversifying away from dollar reserves—toward gold, other currencies, and now digital assets. Even BlackRock CEO Larry Fink echoed the concern in his 2025 investor letter: “If the U.S. doesn’t get its debt under control… America risks losing that position to digital assets like Bitcoin.” Bitcoin’s decentralized nature suddenly looks less radical—and more strategic—in a multipolar currency world. The dollar remains dominant. But credibility is fragile. And once confidence erodes, capital looks for exits. This isn’t the end of the dollar. But it may be the beginning of a new currency era—one where Bitcoin isn’t replacing banks, but forcing them to evolve faster than ever before. 📉📈 The real question is no longer if change is coming… It’s who will be ready when it does. 🔗 Enroll now and stay ahead of the next financial shift. 🔘Blockchain Accounting Course Series 🔘Blockchain Audit Course Series 🔘Blockchain Finance Course Series 🔘Blockchain Law & Digital Assets Course Series #Bitcoin #Crypto #GlobalFinance #Davos2026 #Blockchain #DigitalAssets #CurrencyWars #FutureOfMoney https://hubs.li/Q041wH1l0
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Larry Liermann
Larry Liermann is Co-Founder and Head of Sales & Partnerships at MMBA, where he leads the company’s business development efforts and discussions with strategic partners, including Higher Education Institutions, Enterprise clients, and various industry organizations. He has led global sales teams at trading technology companies and is also a former Co-Founder of another Educational Technology startup.

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