😲 A Prominent Voice Just Said 'People Will Flee To Bitcoin'

Inflation, sanctions, banking instabilities could drive BTC as world currency

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Khyathi Dalal
June 13, 2025

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Brian Armstrong believes Bitcoin will emerge as the world’s new reserve currency, which could lead to the end of the fiat era — here’s why.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse projects XRP could handle 14% of SWIFT’s cross-border payment volume within five years — here’s how the blockchain will enable the movement of those funds.

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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong observed that Bitcoin is gaining traction in countries facing inflation, sanctions or banking instability. This could cause Bitcoin to evolve into the world’s reserve currency, offering a store of value for governments.

"If it gets out of control too much, people will flee to it in times of uncertainty. And it could actually end up that Bitcoin is the new reserve currency of the world," said Armstrong.

Armstrong's remarks follow President Donald Trump's recent announcement of a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, which will consist of Bitcoin and other digital assets seized by the government through criminal and civil cases.

Is the world ready for this change in the global monetary system?

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Ripple plans to disrupt the liquidity layer of global finance by offering faster, more direct routes for cross-border capital movement, and could end up facilitating 14% of the volume currently routed through SWIFT within the next five years.

"SWIFT today is made up of two functions: messaging and liquidity," Garlinghouse explained, "Liquidity is managed by banks. I'm less concerned about messaging and more focused on the liquidity side. If you're facilitating liquidity, it benefits XRP."

Could Ripple change the SWIFT dominant infrastructure for interbank cross-border messaging?

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