In an increasingly digital economy, America’s largely analog financial infrastructure is becoming outdated. If the United States wants to retain its competitive and strategic edge, it should be doing everything it can to ensure that the dollar remains the native currency of the global internet.
WASHINGTON, DC – When the Soviet Union launched Sputnik into orbit in 1957, Western policymakers in the United States and elsewhere were shocked into recognizing that they had fallen behind their archrival. Having been caught off guard, they rapidly mobilized a sweeping effort to catch up, in the process laying the foundation for GPS, Starlink broadband services, military communications, and many other technologies that keep today’s modern world humming.
WASHINGTON, DC – When the Soviet Union launched Sputnik into orbit in 1957, Western policymakers in the United States and elsewhere were shocked into recognizing that they had fallen behind their archrival. Having been caught off guard, they rapidly mobilized a sweeping effort to catch up, in the process laying the foundation for GPS, Starlink broadband services, military communications, and many other technologies that keep today’s modern world humming.