Dollar Decline Is the Plan: Gold & Bitcoin to Compete as Neutral Reserve Asset | Luke Gromen
Dollar Decline Is the Plan: Gold & Bitcoin to Compete as Neutral Reserve Asset | Luke Gromen
Miles Frankin Metals: 8-17-2025
Michelle Makori, President & Editor-in-Chief of Miles Franklin Media, speaks with Luke Gromen, Founder & President of Forest for the Trees (FFTT), about why a seismic monetary shift is already underway and why the outcome has effectively been decided.
Gromen explains how the Trump administration is deliberately engineering a weaker U.S. dollar to reshore manufacturing, why central banks around the world have replaced Treasuries with gold for over a decade, and how a “gold pivot” could reset the global system.
He also reveals why Bitcoin may be America’s chosen asset to compete with gold as the next neutral reserve asset. In this interview:
The Triffin Dilemma and the deliberate reversal of 50 years of dollar flows
Why the U.S. can’t make the goods to support the current reserve system
The Fed’s quiet gold revaluation research note & hints from top U.S. officials
The chess game between two neutral reserve assets: gold vs. Bitcoin
Luke’s gold & Bitcoin forecast – the next 6-12 months
00:00 Coming Up
01:41 Introduction: The US Dollar's Global Dominance & Its Consequences
06:24 The Dollar’s Managed Decline & Global Implications
12:46 China’s Strategic Moves & the Role of Gold
15:25 U.S. National Security & Industrial Base Concerns
25:41 Potential Gold Revaluation & Its Impact
41:02 Fiscal Challenges & Future Economic Strategies
47:07 Gold as a Primary Reserve Asset
49:09 U.S. Gold Imports & Shadow Programs
52:18 China’s Gold Strategy & U.S. Response
55:58 Bitcoin vs. Gold: The New Neutral Reserve Asset
01:03:45 Bitcoin’s Role in U.S. Economic Strategy
01:18:35 AI’s Impact on the Economy & Gold/Bitcoin
01:27:25 Final Thoughts & Predictions