Triffin’s Dilemma: Why Economic Power Always Ends in Collapse is a gripping deep dive into the structural flaw at the core of every global currency system. From ancient empires to the modern dollar-based order, this meticulously researched narrative exposes a repeating pattern: monetary dominance leads to overreach, overreach leads to fragility, and collapse follows. It’s not ideology—it’s math.

Named after economist Robert Triffin, the dilemma explains why any nation issuing the world’s reserve currency must eventually undermine its own economic foundation. The book tracks this cycle through history—from Mesopotamian ledgers and Roman debasement, through Britain’s sterling empire, and into the rise and decline of U.S. dollar hegemony. It examines how the dollar’s dominance was secured through war, oil, and finance—and why it is now fraying under debt, inflation, and geopolitical overuse.

The final chapters explore the emergence of Bitcoin as a structurally different monetary asset, one that sidesteps the fatal flaws of fiat by design. Whether as a hedge, a reserve, or a new foundation, Bitcoin is no longer theoretical.

For readers of monetary history, global finance, or cryptocurrency, Triffin’s Dilemma offers a clear, often sardonic look at how power corrupts money—and how money, in turn, brings down power. With dry wit and sharp clarity, this book outlines the inevitable collapse of the current system and the rise of a new, multipolar order.

Whether you're an investor, policymaker, or simply someone who wants to understand the forces behind inflation, financial crises, and the future of money, this is required reading.

The reserve currency always dies. The question is never if—only when, and what comes after.