A Global Shift: 40+ Countries Break from Dollar-Dominated Trade In a quiet but deliberate financial revolution, over 40 countries are preparing to adopt a new gold-backed digital currency developed by the BRICS bloc—Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, and newly joined members like Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt, and the UAE. What began as a loosely coordinated alliance is now a formidable monetary counterweight to the U.S.-controlled dollar system. The new BRICS Unit, structured with 40% physical gold backing and 60% BRICS national currencies, is positioned as an alternative settlement system that bypasses the SWIFT network and insulates participants from the long arm of U.S. financial sanctions. BRICS Digital Currency: A Direct Threat to Dollar Hegemony The pilot phase of this…
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