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This is a signal that the world is anticipating the end of the reserve currency era and trying to find

all possible options to hedge against the risk and the turmoil that will be created in global

trading as it becomes more and more difficult to continue to use the US dollar because of the

way the US government has exercised its power there.

Hey folks, on today's episode we'll be discussing a simple but critically important topic.

In the beginning, way back in 2009, there were traditional currencies like the dollar,

alternative or community currencies like Ithaca ours, and just one cryptocurrency, Bitcoin.

But what a difference a decade can make?

Today there are thousands of cryptocurrencies, many created by enthusiasts who have ideas

on how to make something even better than Bitcoin.

But also currencies that use some of the technology that makes Bitcoin so powerful,

but pair it with the authority of a national government, like the digital yuan in China, or even a globe-spanning

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