Hey hey sovereign wealth builders,
I will not be hosting my usual live stream today. Instead, I am releasing the premiere of my recent interview with Peter McCormack on my YouTube channel today at 6pm BST.
This marks my 4th interview with Peter McCormack. We recorded the conversation on 27th August 2026, and since its release on 9th September 2026, it has already garnered over 286,000 views.
In this episode, titled “They’re Building a Control Grid to Control You,” we sat down to dissect the expanding $40 trillion US national debt milestone, US Treasury refinancing bottlenecks, corporate bond issuances driving AI infrastructure, and how the FIC (Financial-Industrial Complex), MIC (Military-Industrial Complex), and TIC (Technology-Industrial Complex) are forming a centralized control grid. We also discussed key management, self-custody, and why holding digital assets outside traditional financial infrastructure is essential.
Make sure to tune in to the premiere on YouTube today at 6pm BST and join the live chat!
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Weekly Macro Updates
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Bonds & Yields: In my opinion, the global bond market faces escalating pressure as the US 10-Year Treasury Note yield pushes past 4.90% towards 5.00%, up nearly 1 full percentage point since the Iran War began.
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Trade & Fed Policy: Markets currently project a 25 basis point rate hike by the Federal Reserve under newly appointed Fed Chair Warsh at the upcoming September 16 decision. Meanwhile, President Trump has threatened to stop trade with countries running trade deficits with the US if interest rates are not cut, placing over $300 billion in monthly US trade volume at potential risk.
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US vs. China Yield Gap: The spread between the US 10-Year Treasury yield and China’s 10-Year Government Bond yield reached a record 324 basis points, demonstrating, in my opinion, that the US government's relative borrowing costs have reached unprecedented levels.
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Geopolitics & Military Privatisation: In my view, sovereign military capabilities are being reorganized into private FIC ownership and transnational MIC structures. Allegedly, Israel's state defense firms Rafael and IAI are being prepared for partial privatisation alongside Greece's €3 billion Achilles Shield agreement, while defense startups like Covenant are locating missile production across the US, Germany, and Israel.
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Strategic Chokepoints & Energy: Local Yemeni government reports allegedly confirm Houthis have seized Perim Island, establishing total control over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Meanwhile, Brent crude remains above $100 per barrel and US diesel prices reached a record $5.94 per gallon.
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Gold & Central Bank Reserves: China’s central bank officially acquired 20 tonnes of gold in August—its 22nd consecutive monthly purchase—lifting official reserves to a record 2,387 tonnes. Furthermore, Russia has allegedly moved nearly 100 tonnes of gold ($35 billion) through Hong Kong over seven months to bypass Western sanctions.
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Bitcoin & Hard Assets: The 90-day correlation between Bitcoin and Gold rose to +0.50 while Bitcoin's correlation with the Nasdaq 100 dropped to a 1-year low of ~0.30, confirming, in my opinion, that investors are increasingly turning to both Gold and Bitcoin as primary hedges against currency debasement.
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Crypto Security & Key Management: Allegedly, an Elements software bug on the Liquid network allowed hackers to withdraw 4,000 BTC, with 3,400 BTC returned and 598.5 BTC ($47 million) retained. In my opinion, this event underscores why mastering key management, self-custody, and running independent nodes remain the ultimate foundation for digital asset sovereignty.
Final Thought: Navigating the Choice Ahead
In my opinion, as we observe the convergence of skyrocketing debt, AI infrastructure buildouts, and technocratic centralisation, society is effectively being divided into two primary camps: those who own assets and those who own debt with no assets.
For those trapped on the debt side, the policy response will allegedly arrive in the form of Universal Basic Income (UBI), central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and programmable money linked to data surveillance and social credit scores. If you want to avoid that outcome, in my view, you must take active steps to become an asset owner and build digital resistance.
That starts with mastering key management. Whether it is securing your Bitcoin, protecting your digital identity, or controlling your private AI environments, learning how to generate, hold, and defend your own cryptographic keys is the single most critical skill of the 21st century. On a practical level, focus on your balance sheet: spend less than you earn, invest the difference in real assets, run your own node, and don't forget to step away from the screens to connect with your local community.
Stay sovereign,
Simon Dixon
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