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Chapter 331: The Backlash of Dollar Weaponization

A major country, caught in a geopolitical conflict, faced unprecedented comprehensive financial sanctions—its central bank's foreign exchange reserves were frozen, and it was expelled from the SWIFT system. The global community was shaken, highlighting the dual-edged nature of the 'dollar privilege.' Many neutral nations and non-core U.S. allies began secretly seeking alternatives to the dollar, creating a deep rift in the global financial system.

Chapter 332: Digital Reserve Currency Alliance

I swiftly seized this historic opportunity. I joined forces with several resource-rich nations, manufacturing powerhouses, and key neutral financial centers to secretly establish the Digital Reserve Currency Alliance (DRCA). Rather than issuing a new single currency, we created a synthetic digital reserve currency unit (SDRC), backed by a basket of commodities (oil, rare earths, food) and the domestic currencies of participating countries. It operates on a consortium blockchain I specially designed—resistant to quantum computing attacks and supporting offline transactions—for trade settlement and reserve asset management among alliance members.