Most people think the need for Bitcoin started after the 2008 crash. But the structural, mathematical necessity for a decentralized asset actually began in 1965. Back then, under the Bretton Woods system, the US dollar was pegged to gold at $35/oz. But the US was fighting the Vietnam War and funding domestic programs by secretly printing more paper dollars than they had physical gold in the vaults. French President Charles de Gaulle realized the US was playing a rigged game. He didn't just complain—he weaponized the rules. He sent the French National Navy across the Atlantic to physically extract tons of gold bullion from the NY Federal Reserve, exchanging their surplus paper dollars for physical gold. It was the ultimate sovereign bank run. By August 1971, the US was functionally insolvent. They owed $40 billion to foreigners but only had $10 billion in gold. To prevent total collapse, Nixon held a secret meeting at Camp David and "temporarily" suspended the convertibility of the dollar into gold. This exact moment severed the tether to physical reality. It proved the "Triffin Dilemma" right: to provide global liquidity, the US had to print endlessly, which mathematically guaranteed the collapse of its gold backing. We are now entering the terminal phase of this "Infinite Fiat" experiment. The systemic response modeled for 2026 mirrors 1971: sovereigns will always choose default (through inflation/currency debasement) over collapse. This is why a non-sovereign, cryptographically secure asset with zero counterparty risk isn't just an "investment"—it's a structural lifeboat. 🚨 FOR THE MACRO-NERDS: > I’ve open-sourced my full macro-intelligence report on this event. It includes the exact math behind the Triffin Paradox, the Camp David protocols, and the "Post-Fiat Portfolio Architecture" modeled for the 2026 cycle. (I will drop the link to the full deep-dive archive in the comments below! 👇)
