But lately, it’s like the “safety” label is peeling off. The U.S. has run up debt to levels that would have made any emerging country get punished by markets a decade ago. Now, all three big ratings agencies have downgraded the U.S. That’s never happened before. Interest payments are exploding. Media everywhere (not just US) are finally starting to say, “wait, maybe this isn’t temporary”
This has started when US showed that they are the most superior country but what they did backfired to them. They didn't expect some countries will not allow to be dependent to them. Even the tariff war ongoing is not helping them but just makes their country worse.
You see traders and fund managers from Japan to Germany to Brazil quietly reducing their exposure to U.S. bonds. At the same time, we’re seeing capital leaving the U.S. and moving into gold, Bitcoin, European stocks, even Indian markets. They are signs of a gradual search for new places to park value. And it’s international: look at central banks buying gold, or global companies considering Bitcoin, not because of the “hype” but because it’s not directly controlled by any single government
Countries acknowledging bitcoin as a strategic reserve is continuously growing while big institutions keeps accumulating. This means they don't only see gold and fiat to be the safest asset to have. Gold has been making all-time high many times recently.
If you are reading this from Nigeria, South East Asia, or Italy, you’ve probably already felt how quickly currencies and “safe” investments can disappoint. The US losing its “safe haven” status isn’t just about Wall Street. It changes how global trade, savings, and everyday life might work in the next decade. When traditional safe assets start losing trust, alternatives like Bitcoin and gold start looking less like “speculation” and more like insurance against government mistakes, currency wars, or runaway debt
Can you share the issue happening on Italy? I have a friend there and my sister plans to go there to work.