Coinbase CEO Predicts Bitcoin Will Eclipse the Dollar as U.S. Debt Spirals

The dollar's reign faces a crypto coup—at least according to Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong. In a stark warning, he argues ballooning U.S. debt will fuel Bitcoin's rise as the go-to hedge against fiscal recklessness.

Debt Doomsday Clock Ticks Faster

Armstrong points to Washington's addiction to deficit spending as the catalyst. When faith in fiat crumbles, hard-capped assets like BTC become the lifeboat. No central bank meddling, no surprise inflation—just code-enforced scarcity.

Wall Street's Worst Nightmare

Traditional finance types scoff, but their 20th-century playbook looks increasingly obsolete. While they chase yield in collapsing debt instruments, Bitcoin quietly eats the monetary system—one halving cycle at a time.

Of course, Armstrong might be biased. Then again, so are the bankers pretending their monopoly on money-printing is sustainable. Place your bets—the great monetary reset won't wait for consensus.

Coinbase CEO Reiterates Fear That Bitcoin Could Begin Replacing the US Dollar on the Global Stage

With the rise of BRICS, the push of the Euro, and Bitcoin, it is clear that the US dollar has never faced as much opposition as it has faced in 2025. The currency is caught in declining value alongside macroeconomic pressures and increased uncertainty from protectionist policies. Altogether they have threatened the position that the asset holds on a global level.

For one of the top executives in the cryptocurrency sector, things will get worse if they don’t make a change soon. Indeed, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong recently said that US debt will eventually cause bitcoin to replace the dollar on the global stage. Specifically, he stated that if the ballooning deficit is not addressed, that shift will come far sooner than anyone expects.

“If the electorate doesn’t hold Congress accountable to reducing the deficit and start paying down the debt, Bitcoin is going to take over as reserve currency,” Armstrong said in a post to X (formerly Twitter). “I love Bitcoin, but a strong America is also super important for the world,” he added.

Armstrong called on the country to get its “finances under control.” In 2025, the US national debt reached a height of $36.9 trillion. That has continually become a point of concern for economics and United States citizens. Even more concerning, US debt is on a path to becoming 100% of the GDP, which will have disastrous results.