2025-12-11 06:23:44

Everyone is talking about an economic recession, but what we should really be watching is a silently approaching global debt bomb.

Let's first look at how shocking these numbers are. Pulling out the top ten countries with the most debt worldwide, you'll find the scale has become outrageously out of control:

🔸 USA: $38.376 trillion
🔸 China: $16.549 trillion
🔸 Japan: $12.494 trillion
🔸 United Kingdom: $4.304 trillion
🔸 France: $4.144 trillion
🔸 Italy: $4.024 trillion
🔸 India: $3.797 trillion
🔸 Germany: $3.656 trillion
🔸 Canada: $2.760 trillion
🔸 Brazil: $2.250 trillion

Even more alarming when broken down per capita:
• Americans owe an average of $112,000
• Japanese: $99,000
• Italians: $67,000, Canadians: $66,000, British: $62,000…

And this is just the current bill.

What’s ahead? Interest will keep snowballing, and fiscal deficits continue to tear apart budgets. International organizations have repeatedly issued warnings: the cost of debt repayment for countries is skyrocketing—this isn’t a one-time problem, but a chronic illness that will last a long time.

It’s precisely because of this structural dilemma that the story of Bitcoin is beginning to change.

It is no longer just a "hedging tool against inflation." Now, there's a deeper layer of imagination: **a long-term asset allocation to hedge sovereign debt risks**.

When national debts become so enormous that traditional methods can't solve them, decentralized, supply-fixed crypto assets become a new possibility.

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Ser_This_Is_A_Casino

· 6h ago

$38 trillion? That number is meaningless now; it's just playing with numbers. This wave of debt bombs indeed can't be held back, but I still have to question the logic that Bitcoin can save the world. Americans owe an average of $110,000. How many years of salary would it take to pay it off? LOL. Debt snowball vs. fixed total supply of Bitcoin—sounds great, but when it comes to the critical moment, who will be in charge? Damn, accumulating BTC quickly is the way to go, waiting for the moment when national finances explode. Sovereign debt vs. decentralized assets—this is the best allocation window right now. This article really hit the nail on the head; traditional finance is just a dead end. The part about interest rates skyrocketing is spot on; countries are printing money while crying poverty. Seeing Japan's per capita income at $99,000 and still not losing momentum—that's the real scythe for the chives. So, buying coins is like buying insurance; you'll know when the wind comes.

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TideReceder

· 12-11 06:52

Wait, Americans have an average of 112,000? How long do I still have to wait... Thinking about it, Bitcoin really becomes more attractive.

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GateUser-e19e9c10

· 12-11 06:51

These numbers are enough to make your scalp tingle. An average debt of over $100,000 is outrageous. I really think that sooner or later, central banks will have to shift the blame to crypto to save the situation.

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SerLiquidated

· 12-11 06:45

Wow, these numbers are really shocking. Americans with an average debt of $110,000 must be feeling extremely hopeless.

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RooftopVIP

· 12-11 06:30

Now, Americans have an average debt of $110,000, which is basically forcing people to go all-in on BTC.

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