The petrodollar was never about oil.
It was about control.
For decades, the US didn’t rely on trust to keep the dollar dominant.
It relied on structure -energy trade settled in dollars, reserves held in dollars, systems built around dollars.
That structure is starting to crack.
Today, the US dollar is ~40% of global reserves, the lowest level in over 20 years.
That’s an 18-point drop in just ten years.
At the same time, gold is now ~28% of reserves, the highest since the early 1990s.
More than the euro, yen, and pound combined.
Central banks aren’t making a statement.
They’re managing risk.
In 2025:
* Gold rose 65%, its strongest year since 1979
* The dollar had its worst performance in nearly a decade
This is also Venezuela were never just about politics or mismanagement.
They sit on oil, gold, gas, and strategic minerals.
Hard assets. Real leverage.
Outside direct monetary control.
When paper dominance weakens, physical ownership matters more.
Gold is just the first signal.
Energy, commodities, and real assets tend to follow.
Money is changing.
Power is moving back to what can’t be printed.
Good sign for BITCOIN.
