This isn’t really about oil — it’s about currency power.
Venezuela holds the largest proven oil reserves on the planet, north of 300 billion barrels. But the real shift unfolding now has little to do with supply and everything to do with how that oil is being sold.
Quietly, exports are moving outside the U.S. dollar system. Yuan-based settlements, barter structures, and sanctions workarounds are no longer fringe tactics — they’re accelerating, especially toward China. That’s where the signal is.
Oil priced in dollars isn’t just trade. It’s liquidity, monetary reach, and control over global flows. When barrels start clearing in alternative currencies, the threat to the petrodollar stops being academic and starts demanding a response.
Markets don’t wait for headlines to catch up. Narratives move first. Crypto tends to feel it early. Traditional markets react later, once the shift is obvious.
This is a macro story loading beneath the surface. Volatility usually follows. Stay alert.
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