Data shows the purchasing power of the US dollar has fallen 28% over the past decade, dropping from 43.10 to 30.9 on the Consumer Price Index.
His comments came through a post on X, where he laid out his case for why global tensions are strengthening the long-term argument for crypto assets — not weakening it.
Reports indicate he also cited Japan’s interest rate changes and the unwinding of so-called carry trades as added stress points for the global system.
These are moves by investors who borrow in low-interest currencies to buy higher-yielding assets elsewhere. When those trades unwind, markets can move fast and hard.
He described two possible roads ahead: one where central banks keep printing money and hold interest rates low, extending current imbalances, and another where stock and credit markets suffer a sharp correction. Neither path, in his view, favors holding cash.
Crypto Still Struggles As A Near-Term HedgeMarkets have shown relative stability but not gains. That sits awkwardly against the argument that geopolitical risk drives money into decentralized assets.
Still, Vasquez says the strategy is to accumulate during downturns, not react to them. His long-term positioning includes XRP, Bitcoin, silver, and income-generating assets.
His core message is preparation — financial and psychological — for an economic environment that looks increasingly unstable.
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