As an American, I want my country to win.
Yet, I cannot remain silent while the economic foundation of that country—the U.S. dollar—is under siege, not by foreign tanks, but by digital tokens and speculative faith in an unregulated marketplace.
Cryptocurrency, once whispered about in back-alley forums and geekdom garages, is now the siren song for tech giants, political elites, and economic disruptors. Donald Trump Jr., Elon Musk, even this current administration seem to have warmed to the gospel of crypto, touting it as a democratizing force, a liberalizing liberation from traditional finance.
But I argue—and loudly so—this is not liberation. This is erosion.
The U.S. dollar is not just a medium of exchange. It is the scaffolding upon which America’s global supremacy rests. It is the passport of power. It is value backed by reputation, and reputation backed by decades of global trust.
Crypto, on the other hand, threatens to sever that trust. To unanchor value from state sovereignty. If Bitcoin becomes the global reserve currency, America doesn’t just lose control of its currency—it loses its leverage.
What happens when the BRIC nations (who have already begun abandoning the dollar) shift their allegiance fully to crypto? What happens when Elon Musk and the billionaire class are hedged in crypto while the rest of us are left clutching a weakened dollar?
We become, quite frankly, South Africa 2.0—an economy of vast inequality, where the rich live in digital ivory towers while the rest navigate a paper-based purgatory.
If crypto wins, America loses. If crypto thrives, the U.S. dollar dies. And if the dollar dies, so too does the influence of the American people in the world’s marketplace.
This is not innovation. It is invasion. And we must fight it with the same tenacity we bring to any other existential threat.
The U.S. dollar must not lose.
Not now. Not like this.
Podcast Transcript –
The Neoliberal Round Podcast
Host: Rev. Renaldo C. McKenzie
[Intro Music]
This is The Neoliberal Round podcast.
Listen—
I’m going to say this, and I want you to hear me.
I was listening to Shermichael Singleton, a Republican political strategist. And quite frankly, the man has no idea how finance really works.
He agrees with Donald Trump Jr., who claims that crypto has democratized finance.
That it has liberalized access—allowed more people into the market.
Or at least—so they say—created a way for you to build your own market.
But let me tell you this.
Let me tell every American listening right now—
I’ve said it before, and I will say it again:
Crypto is the death of America.
The death of the U.S. dollar.
I’m telling you right now—
Cryptocurrency is the death of the U.S. dollar and the American economy.
Why?
Because the strength of the U.S. economy comes from the U.S. dollar.
That’s what gives it its bite—its clout.
The dollar is an international currency, accepted everywhere—even in Timbuktu!
It has value. It has power.
Now, if cryptocurrency becomes the preferred global currency, if it surpasses the dollar—
That’s a problem.
Not for Donald Trump Jr., or Donald Trump himself, or Elon Musk.
They’re already deep in the game.
They’ve invested in crypto. They’ve hedged their futures.
But the rest of us?
We’re left holding the bag.
If crypto takes over, America starts to look like South Africa:
A nation of a few ultra-wealthy, and a majority in poverty.
Because what will we have?
Just our U.S. dollars—devalued, weakened, discarded.
We must not let the U.S. dollar lose.
I’m an American.
And because I’m an American, I want America to win.
Crypto—
Crypto must not win.
[Continued]
It’s true—crypto has allowed more people into the market.
Sure.
Or so they say.
They say you can even create your own market.
But listen closely—
I’m telling you something deeper.
I’m speaking now to every American, because this isn’t just theory.
I’ve said it before on this very podcast, and I’ll say it again:
Crypto is the death of America.
The death of the U.S. dollar.
And I mean that.
Cryptocurrency is the beginning of the end—
For the U.S. dollar,
and for the U.S. economy as we know it.
[Continued]
The strength of the U.S. economy—
It doesn’t just come from GDP or Wall Street.
It comes from the U.S. dollar.
A dollar that isn’t just national,
but international.
It’s accepted, traded, trusted—
from Wall Street to Timbuktu.
Yes, even in Timbuktu, the U.S. dollar holds weight.
It has value. It means something.
But if cryptocurrency becomes dominant—
If it grows in popularity and one day surpasses the dollar…
That spells trouble for the United States.
Now, Don Jr., Donald Trump, Elon Musk—they’re not worried.
Why?
Because they’ve already invested in crypto.
They’ve got their escape plan.
But the average American?
You, me, your neighbor?
We’re left with devalued dollars, trying to stretch paper that no longer speaks the language of global trade.
If we let this happen,
The U.S. will begin to look like South Africa—
A handful of elites holding wealth,
While the rest of us sink into poverty,
Clutching a dollar that no longer commands the world’s respect.
[Continued]
The U.S. dollar must not lose.
It must not fall.
I’m an American—
and because I’m an American, I want America to win.
Crypto cannot win.
It cannot be allowed to thrive unchecked.
I want crypto to fail.
I want it to crash—yes, I said it.
Because if crypto rises too far,
If it competes and outmaneuvers the U.S. dollar,
That will be the death knell of the dollar.
And with it?
The end of U.S. dominance in global finance, markets, and economic leadership.
As a U.S. citizen, you can walk into nearly any corner of the world,
flash your dollar,
and that alone means something.
There is reputational value behind that bill.
Behind the stars and stripes stamped in currency.
But crypto?
Crypto threatens all of that.
Do you understand what I’m saying?
There’s a movement—
a plan to make cryptocurrency the new international currency.
A replacement for the U.S. dollar.
[Continued]
So I ask—
Why is this administration so focused…
so strangely obsessed with promoting cryptocurrency?
Why?
Meanwhile, the BRIC nations—
Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa—
They’ve all but dumped the U.S. dollar.
They’re turning to crypto.
This is madness.
And yet here we are.
Still pushing forward, blind to the cliff.
This is The Neoliberal Round Podcast,
and I am your host, sounding the alarm.
[Transition to Outro
Rev. Renaldo McKenzie is the Author of Neoliberalism, Globalization, Income Inequality, Poverty and Resistance and is President of The Neoliberal Corporation
The NeoLiberal CORPORATION
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