The Dollar’s Last War: The End of Bretton Woods | SimonDixonHardTalk LIVE

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Hey hey Sovereign Wealth Builders,

We have officially entered the "kill zone" of the global monetary transition. The economic instability you feel isn't a series of unfortunate accidents; it is the managed demolition of the Bretton Woods era. If you want the truth, ignore the political theater and follow the capital flows. The plumbing of the system is leaking, and the elites are using your retirement as a mop.

This post distills the 3-hour and 16-minute SimonDixonHardTalk LIVE session from February 20th, 2026. We are witnessing the dollar’s final three acts. My goal is to give you the "Hard Talk" TLDR on how the Financial Industrial Complex is maneuvering and how you can maintain your sovereignty before the trap snaps shut.

Part 1: The Dollar’s Final Three Acts

Act I: The Programmable Dollar & The Bitcoin Accumulation Trap

We are currently in a high-stakes phase where the Financial Industrial Complex (FIC) is allegedly managing Bitcoin’s price downward. This is a classic "accumulation trap." They are using the derivatives complex and manufactured volatility to margin-call those holding Bitcoin in centralized custody, effectively "buying the dip" with your forfeited assets.

• Proof of Work vs. Proof of Weapons: The fiat system is a "Proof of Weapons" network, backed by debt and crimes against humanity. Bitcoin is "Proof of Work." Because the FIC cannot co-opt Bitcoin’s governance, they are moving to co-opt its liquidity.
• The Surveillance On-Ramp: This is being executed through two key legislative pieces. First, the Genius Act is designed to create a favorable stablecoin regime for banks to use Bitcoin as a new dollar surveillance tool. Second, the Clarity Act is being optimized to usher in a programmable, Orwellian surveillance state.
• The Mar-a-Lago Surrealism: This week, a surreal crypto summit at Mar-a-Lago reportedly featured Goldman Sachs, Franklin Templeton, and even Nicki Minaj. Brian Armstrong has essentially become the "face" for Larry Fink and BlackRock in this inter-FIC battle. While they frame this to the MAGA base as "taking on the Fed," the reality is the removal of Fed independence to usher in total fiscal dominance.
• Social Credit Integration: We are seeing X (formerly Twitter) transition into a financial services platform integrated with the Bank Secrecy Act—a gradual move toward a social credit score system where "freedom of reach" replaces freedom of speech.

"Bitcoin is becoming the de-dollarization mechanism of the FIC. They have co-opted it to the extent that they can manipulate it to set favorable pricing short-term. They believe they can hold out longer than you can. They are wrong, provided you stay in self-custody."

Act II: The Debt Rollover Strategy & Triffin’s Dilemma

The system has reached the point of Triffin’s Dilemma, where it must choose between maintaining the dollar’s status as a world reserve currency or protecting the bondholders. They have chosen the bondholders.

• Stealth QE: This week, the Fed quietly pumped $18.5 billion into the banking system—the 4th largest liquidity injection since COVID. This wasn't broad QE; it was a Reserve Management Purchase (RMP), a "surgical strike" of money printing to fix the drying plumbing.
• The Basis Trade Danger: Currently, a staggering 40% of all new US debt is being bought by hedge funds using "Basis Trade" strategies with 100-to-1 leverage. If the repo market fails, the Basis Trade blows up, and there is no one left to fund the US government other then the Fed.
• Combatting Inflation: The system is purportedly fighting inflation in three ways:
1. Tariffs: Acting as a tax on small businesses to contract the money supply (despite the Supreme Court recently ruling certain Trump-era tariff strategies illegal).
2. AI & Robotics: Increasing productivity to offset debt, which inevitably leads to structural unemployment.
3. Energy Prices: Lowering energy costs to prevent a rinflationary spiral, which inadvertently "vaselines" the path for China’s manufacturing dominance.

Act III: The Board of Peace & The Middle Eastern Endgame

We are witnessing a pivot from the Military Industrial Complex (MIC) profiting from destruction to the Financial Industrial Complex (FIC) profiting from the rebuild.

• The "Rebuild" Business Plan: The "Board of Peace" video reveals a 3-year and 10-year milestone for Gaza. The World Bank is reportedly providing the "bank account" (the plumbing), while the actual capital is being funneled from Gulf sovereign wealth funds into entities like Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners.
• The China Factor: The plan claims Gaza will be rebuilt in three years. In reality, only China has the industrial capacity to achieve such a timeline.
• Geopolitical Vassalization: The reported strategy is to make Israel independent of the US budget, integrating it into the GCC. Meanwhile, Iran is being "vaselised" into the China/BRICS sphere.
• Operation Gladio: The era of "strategic tension" as a business model in the Middle East—utilizing proxy armies and manufactured conflict—is being replaced by a managed transition to regional surveillance states (the Technical Industrial Complex).

"The Military Industrial Complex profits from destruction... the Financial Industrial Complex profits from the rebuild... the Technical Industrial Complex profits from surveillance. All of it is propped up by compromised networks."

Part 2: Sovereignty in a World of Manufactured War

In my recent interview with Ex-IDF Efrat Fenigson, we mapped out the "Three Complexes" that govern our reality: the Financial (FIC), Military (MIC), and Technical (TIC).

The Architecture of Global Power

• Blackmail as a Tool: I have long asserted that there are "thousands of Jeffrey Epsteins." These compromised networks are not anomalies; they are essential mechanisms for controlling those in power. I believe the Epstein files are being released now as a strategic tool by the FIC to "defang" the old guard of the Military Industrial Complex and Zionism.
• Case Study: The Celsius Scam: The $25 billion Celsius Ponzi scheme is a microcosm of this corruption. While Alex Mashinsky was sacrificed to the legal system, co-founder Daniel Leon remains free. Reportedly, Leon’s new AI startup is partnered with the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office—a clear example of how the system protects its "useful elites."

The Solution: True Sovereignty

Sovereignty is a spectrum: Individual, Community, Corporate, and Country.

• Country-Level Sovereignty: I chose to live on a specific island because it is illegal for the government to take on debt. Without bonds, there are no bondholders to subordinate the citizens.
• The Structural Exit: You cannot change this system through the ballot box. Politicians are simply "middle management" for bondholders. The only solution is to boycott the system and exit via Bitcoin or Gold in absolute self-custody. Run your own node. Verify your own transactions.

Conclusion: The Spiritual Battle

This is a test. "Good" cannot be understood without "Evil," and the current economic turmoil is designed to force a choice. You can either remain collateral for a system that has already decided to roll you over, or you can build your own sovereign wealth.

Provocative Question: Are you holding the keys to your future, or are you still trusting the people who are currently using your life savings to bail out 100-to-1 leveraged hedge funds?

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The views expressed in this post are based on the author's analysis of capital flows and geopolitical trends. All mentions of "inside jobs," "compromise," and "scams" regarding specific individuals such as Jared Kushner, Donald Trump, Larry Fink, or Benjamin Netanyahu are allegations or personal interpretations of source materials and do not constitute legal or financial advice. Perform your own due diligence.