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They sold it as innovation. Faster payments, fewer fees, borderless finance. But behind the slick marketing, stablecoins are becoming the scaffolding of a collapsing empire. The United States just found its next debt buyer—not China, not the Fed, but millions of unsuspecting users holding digital dollars across the globe. Every token issued props up Treasury demand. Every transaction feeds the machine. And the same corporations pushing these stablecoins are quietly buying gold. Tether predicts that all fiat will be replaced within five years. The dollar, the euro, the yen—gone. In their place, digital assets run by private companies. Not central banks. Not elected governments. When trust breaks, it will not be a crash. It will be a revaluation. And most people will never see it coming. Follow Taylor Kenney on X. About ITM Trading: ITM Trading has spent nearly 30 years helping clients prepare for monetary resets, inflation, and systemic risk using physical gold and silver. We focus on education, historical context, and strategies designed to protect wealth when trust in the system breaks down.