🥫 BRICS vs the USD

January 14, 2026

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Three Minute Prepper - BRICS vs the USD

The dollar system just took a structural hit it cannot recover from. BRICS is not trying to overturn the system anymore. They are building a viable alternative complete with large scale infrastructure financing that bypasses US dollars entirely. The petrodollar recycling machine that channeled nonstop buying of US Treasuries to fund forever wars is wobbling. Central banks everywhere are going for gold and bilateral deals after watching Russia get expelled from SWIFT and have its assets frozen. The straw that broke the camel's back was the freezing, actually stealing, of Russian assets after expelling a nuclear power from the global payment system. Now it is clear that Central Banks are stockpiling gold like crazy while BRICS accelerates tests of alternative payment systems.

The numbers tell the story. US dollar now represents less than 40% of global currency reserves, lowest in at least 20 years. Gold now accounts for more global foreign exchange reserves than euro, yen and pound combined. BRICS Pay is on pilot mode all the way to 2027 before member nations start discussing settlement unit for intra BRICS trade. China International Payment System already used by participants in 124 nations across Global Majority. Venezuela was the test case. Can a major oil producer survive outside US dollar system without being destroyed? Empire of Chaos ruled no. Global South must prove it wrong. Iran is the crucial case because 95% of its oil is sold to China and settled in yuan, not US dollars. When alternative payment systems process trillions while gold replaces dollars in reserves, those systems are not theoretical threats. Those systems are operational replacements for collapsing order.

Metals just confirmed the transition. Gold, silver, copper and tin all hit record highs in blistering rally that sent silver topping $93 per ounce for first time. Gold notched another all time peak. The debasement trade, in which investors avoid government bonds and currencies due to worries over ballooning debt levels, has underpinned rally especially in precious metals. When gold moves first, it usually signals declining trust in fiat currencies. Everything is measured against gold, then most assets look cheap right now. Gold rose 65% last year while silver jumped almost 150%, with each metal seeing best annual performance since 1979. Elevated speculative activity in China helped turbocharge metals rally with traders and deep pocketed funds piling into commodities. When metals post best performance since 1979, when central banks dump dollars for gold at record pace, when China stockpiles physical commodities, those movements are not speculative excess. Those movements are preparation for currency collapse.

Iran just escalated beyond any previous threat. Iranian state run TV broadcast picture of Trump during 2024 Butler rally assassination attempt with words this time it will not miss the target. This marks Tehran's most direct threat yet against Trump following his repeated threats that US will strike country if it continues brutal crackdown on protesters. Iran closed its airspace to all flights except international civil arrivals and departures that receive prior permission. Commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Iran is ready to respond decisively to attack and blamed US and Israel for protests. US Army is turning to AI platforms that stress test battlefield models in real time, testing and comparing tools before deployment. Special Operations Command wants AI that processes biometrics, communications and battlefield data with facial recognition, speaker identification and DNA profiling. When nations threaten to assassinate US president while closing airspace, when revolutionary guards prepare decisive responses, when military deploys AI that sees, hears and reads battlefields, those preparations are not deterrence posturing. Those preparations are final movements before war begins.

Greenland negotiations started today. US will officially begin talks to acquire world's largest island containing second largest deposit of rare earth oxides. Trump stated anything shy of US control is unacceptable. Danish Prime Minister warned military move on Greenland would mean everything stops, signaling effective end of alliance. If United States coerces NATO ally into ceding territory through economic arm twisting or implicit threat of force, it would trigger default on post war security order. When empires start seizing allied territories while alternative payment systems go operational, when metals hit records while assassination threats get broadcast, when AI gets deployed while airspace closes, preppers who stacked metals before rally, who understood dollar collapse before masses noticed, who recognized that overstretched empires make desperate moves see pattern completing. Dollar dying. Metals confirming. Wars expanding. Alliances breaking. Prepare accordingly.

Alex Simm

Head Editor, WeLovePrepping

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