That's China's vision, objective and immediate goal. They have the leverage to make it happen.

Summary of Xi's January 2026 announcement:

"It's a sweeping vision for building a global financial power organized around socialist principles, without the greed and without a financialization of the economy (what Xi calls 脱实向虚, “drifting from the real economy into the virtual”).

-- Arnaud Bertrand

The Florida legislature has begun to move legislation to enact their prior approval for gold and silver coins to be legal tender in Florida.

This legislation will exempt gold and silver coins from sales tax in Florida. It also means that within Florida, there will be a means of payment independent of digital money created by governments for the purpose of controlling the population, it’s behavior, and it’s expressed views, in order that governments can rule via official narratives.

As other states follow suit, interstate transactions can be executed in gold.