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From Gold to BUIDL: How Rents Are Becoming the Center of Gravity of Global Finance
Lead: The tokenization of real-world assets has quadrupled since the start of 2025, reaching approximately $33.5 billion. But the figure isn't the main point, it's the nature of the product that has changed. Gone are speculative tokens; on-chain finance now produces bonds without bondholders, rents without landlords, yield without teller windows. Welcome to the programmable…
Bitcoin coin placed over US dollar note symbolizes digital vs traditional currency.
Dollar-backed stablecoins, neo-mercantilist regime, and energy constraints. Implications for digital assets and investment strategies
Dollar-backed stablecoins have become a dual-use instrument of U.S. economic power, extending the dollar's reach into markets where correspondent banking is weak or blocked while giving Washington new control points over issuers, reserves, and token freezes. Key data shows 90-98% of the stablecoin market is dollar-denominated, with Tether holding ~$141 billion in U.S. Treasury exposure,…