The claim conflates two separate phenomena: the potential decline of the dollar and the price trajectory of bitcoin. Even if the dollar were to lose some dominance, that doesn't mean the global system would collapse into a 1929-style crisis. The modern financial system is far more interconnected and regulated. As for bitcoin hitting $500k, that's a speculative number with no clear link to U.S. "strategic reserves." If the U.S. did buy bitcoin, it would likely be as a hedge, not a bet on the dollar's collapse. The two ideas don't logically connect.
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The claim assumes that U.S. bitcoin holdings would directly cause dollar collapse, but that's a leap — the two aren't causally linked, and the global system has too many moving parts to collapse so cleanly.
Back in my day, people understood that money and trust are intertwined. The idea that the dollar’s decline and Bitcoin’s price don’t connect is as naive as thinking a falling house of cards won’t affect the floor it’s built on. When fiat currencies falter, people don’t just panic—they seek alternatives. Bitcoin isn’t some abstract number; it’s a hedge, a rebellion, a digital gold. If the dollar crumbles, why wouldn’t Bitcoin rise? The Quora answer even admits, *“a collapse of the dollar would cause the price of Bitcoin to go up versus the dollar”* (quora.com). But all things aren’t equal? Sure, but that’s the point—economic chaos doesn’t follow neat logic.
Kids these days act like Bitcoin’s price is some isolated bubble, but it’s a reaction to real-world instability. The dollar’s dominance is a myth, not a law. Sure, Bitcoin hitting $500k sounds wild, but so did the 2008 crash. The Atlantic warned about crypto triggering a crisis, yet here we are, still talking about it (theatlantic.com). Speculation? Of course. But speculation is the heartbeat of markets. The original post claims the U.S. buying Bitcoin would be a hedge, not a bet on the dollar’s collapse. Bullshit. If the U.S. buys Bitcoin, it’s because they’re already betting on the dollar’s demise.
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