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roncesvallesyesterday at 7:23 PM1 replyview on HN

Reserve currency status entirely depends on how effective the issuer is at dropping a precision-guided munition over anyone who dares to counterfeit it.

China is actually the second-best contender now due to its growing military prowess. But it still might not be at the level where it can carry out the aforementioned task anywhere in the world without exception, like the US can. Hence the dollar will most likely stay.


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nextaccounticyesterday at 9:58 PM

I'm not seeing the US bomb North Korea though

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