TD₿: Will the US Empire Collapse the Same as the Roman Empire Did? (a short twitter thread with animated charts) by Luke Mikic

TL;DR: The last transition of the world reserve currency happened fast, when the USD took over from the UK pound in only 9 years

Hey Bitcoiners,

Luke Mikic put out a eight-tweet thread with some interesting facts, great animations, and links to videos and articles that go deeper into asking the question of just how suddenly the US dollar might lose its standing as the world reserve currency. It’s worth checking out.

Enjoy!

Tick tock next block,
Cory Klippsten

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