"Both have identified the United States’s sway over the current generation of payment systems as a risk, given that Washington has grown increasingly unpredictable and protectionist under President Donald Trump."

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"The U.S.’s power over international payments was demonstrated in 2025 when Mr. Trump imposed sanctions on Winnipeg-born International Criminal Court judge Kimberly Prost over her work on a case involving American troops in Afghanistan. The U.S. sanctions left Ms. Prost unable to use most credit cards or multinational services such as Amazon or airlines."

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The writing was on the wall as soon as an ICC judge was reduced to a cash-only existence for doing her job. I wouldn't be surprised if this new system spreads beyond Canada and the EU as well. Trust arrives on foot, but leaves on horseback.

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