Stablecoin Revolution To Make The Dollar More Dominant Than Ever? | Brent Johnson

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Nov 6, 2025

Brent Johnson, the creator of the Dollar Milkshake Theory, dives into the future of USD stablecoins and their potential to reshape global finance. He explains how these digital tokens could stabilize transactions, alleviate volatility, and attract foreign investment, especially in unstable economies. Brent argues that the rise of stablecoins might reinforce dollar dominance, serving as a tool for geopolitical control. Plus, he discusses potential repercussions, the role of traditional banks, and why holding gold could be a smart hedge.

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Why The Eurodollar Market Matters

The eurodollar market grew as dollars held outside the U.S. enabled foreign banks to create dollar credit, making global finance dollar-centric.
Johnson emphasizes the eurodollar market's scale exceeds domestic dollar markets and explains why many worldwide prefer dollars.

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Stablecoin Rails Beat Legacy Plumbing

Stablecoin rails can be faster, cheaper, programmable, and more transparent than SWIFT and eurodollar plumbing.
That technical advantage makes a U.S.-centric stablecoin system attractive to global users and policymakers.

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Control Is The Central Motivation

A U.S.-controlled stablecoin system could shift control of global payment rails from international networks to U.S.-aligned infrastructure.
Johnson highlights the political and strategic appeal of that controllability to U.S. policymakers.

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Dollar Milkshake Theory creator, Brent Johnson sits down with me at the New Orleans Investment Conference to offer a detailed look into the rise and future role of USD stablecoins, which are being heartily embraced by the Trump Administration.Why exactly?In short, Brent sees the new stablecoin strategy as not just a means to soak up the $trillions in Treasury bonds that the US government will issue over the new year -- it's an entirely new currency system.It's a new form of sovereign control.I'm highly confident this must-listen discussion will blow your mind.

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