4) Gold-backed (or gold-anchored) settlement on the horizon…

4) Gold-backed (or gold-anchored) settlement on the horizon
- De-dollarization trend: BRICS+ focus on bilateral trade in local currencies, commodity settlement, and reducing USD exposure.
- Central bank behavior: Record/high central-bank gold purchases in recent years signal official-sector remonetization of gold as a reserve anchor.
- Architecture, not slogans: Even without a retail “gold currency,” a gold-linked regional settlement unit or ledger for netting trade balances is plausible and strategically attractive.
- Strategic optics: Keeping Western retail focus on BTC-as-number-go-up buys time while Eurasian blocs solidify commodity- and gold-anchored settlement plumbing.