Money For the Rest of Us · Wednesday, August 26, 2026
In recent weeks, the U.S. dollar has weakened by about 3% since late July, while alternative monetary assets have performed strongly. Bitcoin has increased by 26% and gold by 16% during the same period.
“The U.S. dollar has weakened and there's talk about the debasement trade is back.”
“Well, that means the dollar weakens down about 3% since late July, whereas other sort of monetary substitutes are doing very, very well. Bitcoin's up 26% since late July. Gold's up 16% since late July.”