The 'Compute Dollar' Will Replace the Petrodollar and Define the Next 50 Years
NinaDSchick · x · 2026-08-14
Author Nina Schick presents a macro-trend perspective: for the past 50 years, the petrodollar defined the global order, with those controlling oil production and pricing setting the rules for everyone else.
Over the next 50 years, the compute dollar will take its place. Whoever controls the currency of intelligence—chips, energy, models, and the supply chain—will set the terms of the new world order.
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