In this video, Nik Bhatia explores the Eurodollar system through an unexpected lens—a conversation with Grok. Drawing from his own research in Layered Money and Bitcoin Age, Nik traces the origins of offshore dollar finance, explains how Regulation Q and Cold War politics fueled the rise of the Eurodollar market, and examines China’s role in expanding this shadow system through the Belt and Road Initiative. As global capital flows collide with U.S. trade policy and economic reordering, this episode uncovers how the Eurodollar system fits into the broader financial war unfolding today.

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Chapters:

00:00:00 Understanding the Euro Dollar System  

00:03:41 Understanding the Eurodollar System: A Historical Overview

00:07:15 Understanding the Eurodollar System  

00:11:09 The Impact of Regulation Q on U.S. Banking and the Eurodollar System

00:14:57 The Rise of Eurodollar Banking  

00:18:58 Exploring the Eurodollar System  

00:22:25 Understanding Euro Dollars and China's Role in Global Trade

00:25:45 The Role of Euro Dollars in China's Belt and Road Initiative

00:29:03 The Role of Hong Kong in the Eurodollar Market  

00:32:18 Bitcoin's Role in the Reordering of Global Trade

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