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The Petrodollar Did Not Die. It Mutated Into the Commodity Dollar
The old petrodollar was built around imported oil, dollar invoicing, military protection, and the recycling of global surpluses into American assets. The emerging commodity-dollar system is more direct: the United States produces record volumes of oil and gas, operates enormous refinery and export infrastructure, protects strategic waterways, controls critical financial rails, and can restrict access to global markets through sanctions, insurance, banking regulation, export controls, and maritime enforcement.
Published Jul 18, 2026
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Why the Dollar Isn’t Weaker: The Shift from Store of Value to System Utility
Even as Fed rates fall below 4%, the dollar remains firm. Here’s why its strength no longer depends on yields — and how tokenization, trade settlement, and real assets have redefined the dollar’s role in the global system.
Published Oct 25, 2025