BITCOINDOLLAR THE DAWN OF AMERICAN HEGEMONY IN THE DIGITAL ERA: How Bitcoin and stablecoins replace the Petrodollar to restore American hegemony in the digital era

Andrew B. White Is this the path to a multi-million dollar bitcoin?After a decade of futile opposition, Wall Street giants like BlackRock and Fidelity now support Bitcoin adoption. The U.S. administration and the Czech government advocate for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Abu Dhabi dips its toes in Bitcoin ETFs. Fidelity predicts more financial institutions, governments, and central banks…

Analyzing Bitcoin’s Market Share Decline Over 20 Years: An Agent-Based Model Simulation

Abstract This study employs an agent-based model (ABM) implemented in Python using the Mesa framework to simulate the potential decline of Bitcoin's market share over a 20-year period. The model incorporates key factors influencing cryptocurrency adoption, including Bitcoin's scalability issues (increasing transaction fees and confirmation times), the technological advantages of competing altcoins, and the influence of early adopters through…

A Lament for the Trade War’s Toll

A Lament for the Trade War’s Toll The world today feels heavier, fractured by the sharp edges of trade wars that pit nations against one another. As tariffs rise and supply chains falter, I can’t help but feel a deep sadness for what we’re losing—not just economic stability, but the spirit of cooperation that once promised a more connected…