De-Dollarization Goes Nuclear: $100 Billion Trade Bloc Dumps USD

The dollar’s dominance takes a direct hit as a major economic alliance flips the script—opting out of greenback settlements for cross-border trade worth nine figures.

Why it matters: When $100 billion in annual transactions bypass the world’s reserve currency, it’s not a trend—it’s a tectonic shift. The move signals a growing appetite for alternatives (crypto, anyone?) as trust in the dollar system erodes.

Behind the curtain: Central banks aren’t just diversifying reserves—they’re building infrastructure to sidestep USD rails entirely. SWIFT? More like slow.

The kicker: Watch for ’accidental’ crypto adoption as these new trade networks inevitably collide with decentralized finance. After all, nothing says ’financial sovereignty’ like code that ignores geopolitics.

*Cynical finance jab*: Don’t worry, Wall Street—I’m sure your 17-layer dollar derivative pyramid will remain ’too big to fail’ forever.

De-Dollarization Growing Rapidly Within Members of the EAEU Alliance

The Eurasian Economic Union consists of five neighboring countries such as Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. The EAEU bloc kick-started the de-dollarization agenda 10 years ago and gained steam in 2025. In 2015, the bloc had settled 71% of trade in local currencies. In 2025, they settled trade payments in local currencies touching 93%.

said Russian Deputy Minister of Economic Development Dmitry Volvach. De-dollarization was silently growing and it took a decade to reach the financial mainstream.

The US stands to lose the most if many more alliances like the EAEU indulge in de-dollarization. The WHITE House must take concrete measures to stop de-dollarization or risk losing its global financial dominance. If not, developing countries could start controlling the world’s economy while the US is pushed to the back seat.