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March 27The Next Phase of the New World Order — Simon Dixon on BTC Sessions w/ Dave Collum
I join Dave Collum—who was recently featured on Tucker Carlson—for a deeper discussion on what is really driving the escalating Iran conflict and the broader tensions in the Middle East. Hosted by Nathan at BTC Sessions, we dive into the rapidly shifting geopolitical and financial landscape to see where Dave and I align, and where we differ.
While Dave leans toward chaos theory and believes markets are inherently unpredictable, I personally believe there is much more structure and systemic design driving these global events. In this episode, we explore a more controversial idea: This is not just a war between nations like the US, Israel, and Iran. It is a negotiation between systems of power. We cover:
The Financial Industrial Complex vs the Military Industrial Complex: How transnational capital is actively outmaneuvering the old, nationalistic US military-industrial complex
Why the Strait of Hormuz was the “economic trigger” for global repricing: How its closure directly led to the renegotiation of 50 of the world's most critical energy, mineral, and food components
How transnational capital is reshaping global energy, trade, and finance: The rotation of Gulf sovereign wealth funds away from US Treasuries and into gold, US equities, and AI infrastructure to protect themselves
Why inflation is the mechanism for wealth transfer: How the current system extracts wealth, and why distress in places like Dubai is leading investors to rotate out of gold and into Bitcoin so they can securely self-custody their wealth
How “Build Back Better” becomes the next phase of control: The transition phase we are entering as the legacy debt-based fiat system resets
The shift toward surveillance systems, programmable money, and resource tracking: How the technical industrial complex is weaponizing AI, social credit scores, and programmable money to build a massive surveillance state.
And ultimately: Why this may be the final transition from the post-WW2 order into a multipolar world. I hope you enjoy the interview.
2 hr 10 min
March 27Ep.X - Part 1: Iran War Week 4 – The Build Back Better Phase
Welcome back, sovereign wealth builders.
This video is Part 1 of our main episode titled "🇮🇷🇺🇸🇮🇱Iran War Week 4: Build Back Better | The Next Phase of the Global Reset," which originally went live on 27th March 2026.
Please remember that I am sharing my own opinions and personal analysis on how I believe this situation is unfolding.
🎙️ Part One: Iran War Week 4 — The Build Back Better Phase
In part one, I walk through the fourth week of the conflict and share my analysis on why I believe:
The outcome appears to have been largely predetermined with disruption.
The settlement terms seem to already be on the table.
And the real beneficiaries might not be who you think.
We’ll cover my thoughts on:
The US 15-point proposal and Iran’s counter-conditions.
Why I think sanctions relief has already been conceded.
Why this looks like Iran integrating into the region, rather than folding.
How I see the Middle East being restructured into what I call “West Asia”.
Why it seems proxies are being absorbed into state structures, rather than eliminated.
What I believe is the real reason LNG infrastructure was targeted.
How US private sector energy firms, Russia, and Iran could all potentially benefit simultaneously.
Why it appears old infrastructure is being strategically destroyed while post-war assets remain untouched.
How the Iraq-China trade corridor was delayed before becoming operational.
We’ll also break down what I think the markets are signaling to us:
Oil seemingly being managed in the 105–115 range.
How bond yields appear to be dictating political decisions and timelines.
Inflation now forecast at 4.2% in the US.
Why rate hikes look to be back on the table globally.
The estimated $3.5 trillion wiped from equities since the war began.
And why my analysis points to one primary conclusion: 👉 This appears to be a managed, controlled transition—not a chaotic forever war.
1 hr 37 min
March 27Iran War Week 4: Build Back Better | The Next Phase of the Global Reset (Ep. X)
Hey-Hey Sovereign Wealth Builders, Simon Dixon here.
If you want to understand what is really happening in the world right now, you need to look past the headlines. What we are witnessing is not a traditional total war— I believe it is a theatrical, coordinated restructuring of the global order.
The Military Industrial Complex and its "forever war" model are being dismantled. In its place, a "Financial Industrial Complex"—led by transnational capital and interests in China and the US—is orchestrating a massive Global Reset to force a transition into a multipolar world.
The strategic closure of the Strait of Hormuz is the economic "nuclear bomb" triggering this shift, forcing the renegotiation of 50 of the world's most critical supply chains. The ensuing economic volatility is being weaponised to roll out the "Build Back Better" control grid, complete with digital IDs, carbon tracking, and programmable money.
You cannot out-trade this transition, but you can achieve true sovereign power through hard assets like Bitcoin in self-custody and gold.
The full live show aired on 27th March 2026, and it consists of 2 parts:
Part 1: Iran War Week 4: The Build Back Better Phase
Part 2: The Next Phase of the New World Order: My Interview by BTC Sessions & Dave Collum 👉
Watch or listen to the full episode now to understand the architecture of this Global Reset and learn how to protect your wealth.

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3 hr 46 min
March 20The New World Order Has Already Begun (Simon Dixon on Peter McCormack)
The New World Order Has Already Begun | Peter McCormack interviews Simon Dixon.
My second Interview by Peter McCormack In part two I’ll be airing my second interview with Peter McCormack, where we go deeper into the bigger architecture behind the war. This discussion is about more than Iran. It’s about how the current conflict fits into a broader transition of power from a Western-dominated order to a multipolar system run through transnational capital, surveillance infrastructure, and asset concentration.
We cover:
Why modern war looks more like scripted transition theater than traditional conflict
The three factions shaping the current world: the Military Industrial Complex the Financial Industrial Complex the Technical Industrial Complex
Why the real pandemic may be the psychological trauma of engineered instability
How warfare, debt, and crisis are used to shift wealth away from nation-states and toward corporate and technocratic control
We also discuss:
Why the middle class is being hollowed out
Why the real divide is now between those who own assets and those who are the asset through debt
Why the shift from financialization to securitization to tokenization matters
Why the long-term response may be personal sovereignty, real community, and self-custody of hard assets
Watch on YouTube
1 hr 57 min
March 20Episode 141 - Iran War Week 3: The Financial Industrial Complex Settlement Phase
Part One (SimonDixonHardTalk LIVE | 20th March 2026): Iran War Week 3 — The Financial Industrial Complex Settlement Phase
In part one I’ll walk through the third week of the conflict and explain why the visible war and the real war are operating on two different layers.
We’ll cover:
Why the key question is no longer “who is winning?” but whether anyone has a rational reason to continue the war
Why oil returning to the $115 ceiling may be proving that every player has now hit the pain threshold
Why markets are pricing containment and resolution, even while the headlines look more chaotic
The leadership disruption inside Iran and Israel and why that may be clearing the path to a deal
Why the Strait of Hormuz may still be controlled more by insurance markets than military force
Why this is no longer just an oil story, but a repricing of LNG, fertilizer, aluminium, petrochemicals, helium, AI supply chains and food systems
We’ll also break down the most important signal of the week:
Iran’s strike on Qatar’s Ras Laffan and Mesaieed
QatarEnergy declaring force majeure
European gas surging 52%
And why the entity that “lost” supply may actually own the replacement supply through Golden Pass LNG in Texas
We’ll also cover:
Why Russia is still emerging as one of the biggest beneficiaries of the war
How the conflict is splitting the energy map into US LNG for Europe / Russian oil for Asia / Iranian oil for China
Why private credit, Treasury yields, and stagflation pressure are turning the war into a financial stress event
Why the old Western-dominated order may be burning up in the Middle East so it can be renegotiated into a multipolar world
And we’ll close with what comes next:
resource control
demand reduction
behavior change
energy-saving “lockdowns”
tokenized consumption
and the road to individual carbon tracking
Watch on YouTube
1 hr 48 min
March 20Iran War Week 3: The Settlement Phase Begins — “You Will Own Nothing & Be Happy” (Ep. X)
Hey-Hey Sovereign Wealth Builders,
Last week we covered Week Two of the Iran war and why I argued that the conflict was already moving toward an endgame. This week we move into Week Three. And now the pattern is becoming harder to ignore. The war looks worse on the surface. But structurally, every major player now appears to have more to gain from ending it than continuing it. That is why I believe the settlement phase has begun. Tonight on Simon Dixon Hard Talk I’ll break down Week Three of the Iran war and explain why this crisis may be transitioning from the military phase into the financial settlement phase. And why the next phase may bring us one step closer to the agenda: “You will own nothing and be happy.”
Part One: Iran War Week 3 — The Financial Industrial Complex Settlement Phase
In part one I’ll walk through the third week of the conflict and explain why the visible war and the real war are operating on two different layers.
We’ll cover:
Why the key question is no longer “who is winning?” but whether anyone has a rational reason to continue the war
Why oil returning to the $115 ceiling may be proving that every player has now hit the pain threshold
Why markets are pricing containment and resolution, even while the headlines look more chaotic
The leadership disruption inside Iran and Israel and why that may be clearing the path to a deal
Why the Strait of Hormuz may still be controlled more by insurance markets than military force
Why this is no longer just an oil story, but a repricing of LNG, fertilizer, aluminium, petrochemicals, helium, AI supply chains and food systems
We’ll also break down the most important signal of the week:
Iran’s strike on Qatar’s Ras Laffan and Mesaieed
QatarEnergy declaring force majeure
European gas surging 52%
And why the entity that “lost” supply may actually own the replacement supply through Golden Pass LNG in Texas
We’ll also cover:
Why Russia is still emerging as one of the biggest beneficiaries of the war
How the conflict is splitting the energy map into US LNG for Europe / Russian oil for Asia / Iranian oil for China
Why private credit, Treasury yields, and stagflation pressure are turning the war into a financial stress event
Why the old Western-dominated order may be burning up in the Middle East so it can be renegotiated into a multipolar world
And we’ll close with what comes next:
resource control
demand reduction
behavior change
energy-saving “lockdowns”
tokenized consumption
and the road to individual carbon tracking
Part Two: Weaponizing the Iran War: “You Will Own Nothing & Be Happy”
My Second Interview by Peter McCormack
In part two I’ll be airing my second interview with Peter McCormack, where we go deeper into the bigger architecture behind the war.
This discussion is about more than Iran.
It’s about how the current conflict fits into a broader transition of power from a Western-dominated order to a multipolar system run through transnational capital, surveillance infrastructure, and asset concentration.
We cover:
Why modern war looks more like scripted transition theater than traditional conflict
The three factions shaping the current world:
the Military Industrial Complex

the Financial Industrial Complex

the Technical Industrial Complex

• Why the real pandemic may be the psychological trauma of engineered instability

• How warfare, debt, and crisis are used to shift wealth away from nation-states and toward corporate and technocratic control

We also discuss:
Why the middle class is being hollowed out
Why the real divide is now between those who own assets and those who are the asset through debt
Why the shift from financialization to securitization to tokenization matters
Why the long-term response may be personal sovereignty, real community, and self-custody of hard assets
This episode isn’t just about geopolitics.
It’s about how war, finance, and technology are being used to redesign the world order in real time.

Peace,
Simon Dixon 🚀

Watch on YouTube
3 hr 47 min
March 14“This War Is Not What You Think” — The World Will Completely Change in 21 Days (Simon Dixon on BTC Sessions) [Clip]
This War Is Not What You Think: The Battle Between the Military and Financial Industrial Complexes In this 26-minute excerpt from my recent sit-down with BTC Sessions, we dive deep into the real geopolitical and macroeconomic mechanics driving global conflicts today.
If you think the current tensions involving Iran, Israel, and America are simply about religion or ideology, think again. We are actually witnessing a massive, hidden battle between the Military-Industrial Complex (MIC)—which profits from forever wars—and the Financial Industrial Complex (FIC), which is now seeking regional stability to build a new multipolar world order.
In this video, I break down:
The Shift in Global Power: How transnational capital and Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds are partnering with Western financial giants like BlackRock to buy up American equities and exert massive influence over the US private sector.
China's Economic Leverage: Why the entire world—including the US military—has become completely dependent on China's manufacturing base and rare earth minerals .
The "West Asia" Reset: How the Middle East is being restructured for regional stability, moving away from US debt dependency to co-investing in AI and infrastructure.
The April China Summit: Why the upcoming meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping is going to completely change the world order .
The Technocratic End Game: How this global reset is paving the way for an AI-powered police and surveillance state, which I call the "proof of weapons network".
The Ultimate Solution: I explain why your most important job over the next 10 years is to accumulate as much Bitcoin as possible .
In a world moving toward central bank digital currencies and surveillance, Bitcoin's Proof of Work is the ultimate resistance and your only true self-custody escape hatch .
🚨 WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW 🚨 This was just a 26-minute glimpse into a massive 1 hour and 19-minute deep dive. To get the complete picture of how to protect your wealth during this global transition, watch the full episode here: The Financial War Behind the Iran Conflict | BTC Sessions interviews Simon Dixon 👉 Full Video Link: (Duration: 1 hour 19 mins)
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27 min
March 13 The Financial War Behind the Iran Conflict (Simon Dixon on BTC Sessions)
BTC Sessions Interviews Simon Dixon In part two I’ll be airing my recent interview on BTC Sessions, where we go deeper into the forces shaping this conflict. The argument I make is controversial: This may not be a traditional war between nation states. It may be a struggle between three competing power structures shaping the next global system. We cover: • The Financial Industrial Complex vs the Military Industrial Complex • The “Proof of Weapons Network” behind the current monetary system • Why nation-states may be less powerful than transnational capital networks • How Gulf sovereign wealth funds, China, and Wall Street influence global power • Why stabilizing West Asia may unlock trillions in AI and infrastructure investment We also discuss: • China’s 1.2 billion barrel strategic oil reserve • Why a multipolar financial order may emerge from this conflict • Why Bitcoin may ultimately be the only neutral settlement layer outside the system This episode isn’t just about missiles and headlines. It’s about the architecture of power behind the war.
Watch on YouTube

1 hr 20 min
March 13 Episode 138 - Iran War Week 2: The Hormuz Oil Shock
In part one I’ll walk through the second week of the conflict and explain why markets may already be pricing the limits of escalation. We’ll cover: • Why oil spiked to $115 before collapsing to $89 in three days • Why the $110–$120 oil ceiling may be the pain threshold for all sides • The pipelines and bypass infrastructure quietly moving millions of barrels around Hormuz • Why the Strait may have been closed by insurance markets rather than missiles • The next escalation ladder: what happens if the Red Sea closes • Why the disruption impacts LNG, fertilizers, semiconductors, tourism and global supply chains • How the crisis could lock Europe into long-term LNG dependence on the United States • Why Russia may be the economic winner of Week Two We’ll also look at what the financial markets are signalling: • Stress emerging in private credit markets funding AI data centers • Treasury yields rising as the cost of US debt increases • Why financial institutions may be using the crisis to reset balance sheets And why the oil market may already be telling us: this war has an expiration date.
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1 hr 41 min
March 13🇮🇷 🇺🇸 🇷🇺 Iran War Week 2: The Global Reset Continues—And Russia Is Quietly Winning (Full LIVE Replay)
Last week we covered Week One of the Iran war and why I believe it may represent the beginning of a global reset. This week we move into Week Two. And something unexpected has happened. While the world is focused on Iran, Israel and the United States, one country appears to be quietly benefiting the most from the economic fallout. Russia. Oil markets, energy flows, financial stress in private credit markets, and rising Treasury yields are revealing something deeper about what is really happening behind the headlines. Tonight on Simon Dixon Hard Talk I’ll break down Week Two of the Iran war and why the conflict may already be transitioning toward an endgame.
Part One: Iran War Week 2 — The Hormuz Oil Shock
In part one I’ll walk through the second week of the conflict and explain why markets may already be pricing the limits of escalation.
We’ll cover:
Why oil spiked to $115 before collapsing to $89 in three days
Why the $110–$120 oil ceiling may be the pain threshold for all sides
The pipelines and bypass infrastructure quietly moving millions of barrels around Hormuz
Why the Strait may have been closed by insurance markets rather than missiles
The next escalation ladder: what happens if the Red Sea closes
Why the disruption impacts LNG, fertilizers, semiconductors, tourism and global supply chains
How the crisis could lock Europe into long-term LNG dependence on the United States
Why Russia may be the economic winner of Week Two
We’ll also look at what the financial markets are signalling:
Stress emerging in private credit markets funding AI data centers
Treasury yields rising as the cost of US debt increases
Why financial institutions may be using the crisis to reset balance sheets
And why the oil market may already be telling us:
this war has an expiration date.
Part Two: The Financial War Behind the Iran Conflict
BTC Sessions Interviews Simon Dixon
In part two I’ll be airing my recent interview on BTC Sessions, where we go deeper into the forces shaping this conflict.
The argument I make is controversial:
This may not be a traditional war between nation states.
It may be a struggle between three competing power structures shaping the next global system.
We cover:
The Financial Industrial Complex vs the Military Industrial Complex
The “Proof of Weapons Network” behind the current monetary system
Why nation-states may be less powerful than transnational capital networks
How Gulf sovereign wealth funds, China, and Wall Street influence global power
Why stabilizing West Asia may unlock trillions in AI and infrastructure investment
We also discuss:
China’s 1.2 billion barrel strategic oil reserve
Why a multipolar financial order may emerge from this conflict
Why Bitcoin may ultimately be the only neutral settlement layer outside the system
This episode isn’t just about missiles and headlines.
It’s about the architecture of power behind the war.

Watch on YouTube
3 hr

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Simon Dixon Hard Talk is a weekly deep-dive into Bitcoin, macroeconomics, and global geopolitics. Hosted by Bitcoin OG, investor, and BnkToTheFuture co-founder Simon Dixon, the show applies a “follow the money” approach to understand the forces shaping the global economy.