The article discusses the increasing influence of connectivity platforms and decentralized blockchain-based assets on the global financial system. These innovations are challenging the longstanding status of the U.S. dollar as the world's primary reserve currency.

Despite these pressures, the U.S. dollar maintains its dominant position. The article also explores how the global financial system does not operate in complete harmony with the U.S. economy and how demand for the dollar aligns with U.S. market activities.