Ray Dalio on Dumb Dollar Debt, Bitcoin Controls and the Coming Assault on Capitalism

In his latest essay, the Bridgewater chief argues the U.S. could impose capital controls and ban non-sovereign monies.

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In his latest essay, the Bridgewater chief argues the U.S. could impose capital controls and ban non-sovereign monies.

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Today on The Breakdown, NLW reviews Ray Dalio’s latest essay, looking at:

The six reasons why it doesn’t make sense to hold bonds anymore
Why holding bonds is especially troubling in the concept of growing government money printing
Why sovereign bond holdings are shifting from the U.S. to China
Why proposed wealth taxes are likely just the beginning of a more aggressive period of financial regulation
Why we could see the government try to ban gold and bitcoin as their grip on reserve currency status weakens

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Nathaniel Whittemore

NLW is an independent strategy and communications consultant for leading crypto companies as well as host of The Breakdown – the fastest-growing podcast in crypto. Whittemore has been a VC with Learn Capital, was on the founding team of Change.org, and founded a program design center at his alma mater Northwestern University that helped inspire the largest donation in the school’s history.