King Dollar: The Past and Future of the World's Dominant Currency

by Paul Blustein

An award-winning economic journalist on why the US dollar is positioned to maintain global primacy--and what that means for America and the world

Prophecies that the dollar will lose its status as the world's dominant currency have echoed for decades--and are increasing in volume. Cryptocurrency enthusiasts claim that Bitcoin or other blockchain-based monetary units will replace the dollar. Foreign policy hawks warn that China's renminbi...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300270968
• ISBN13: 9780300270969
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 320 Pages