CompaniesFinancial ServicesThe decade aheadPrint articleWill this decade see the end of the US dollar's reign?Karen MaleyColumnistDec 27, 2019 – 12.00amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginSome saw it as a last, desperate throw of the dice by Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg as he tried to rescue the social media giant's plans for a global digital currency.For others, his comments simply highlighted the obvious risk that Beijing could take the lead in global financial innovation as it gears up for the imminent launch of a state-run Chinese digital currency.Loading...Jill Margo was a senior writer at The Australian Financial Review.SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreThe decade aheadCurrency warsChinaFacebookMark CarneyBlockchainLatest In Financial servicesFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In CompaniesThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe year that changed everything for Australian wineMax AllenThe old-school hacks that will make travel easier – and betterWhat’s next in watches, according to 4 leading brandsBOSS Financial ReviewOnly 3 women are on the Rich Bosses list. There might be a reasonSally PattenProfit talks louder than scandals for White and EllisonAustralia’s 50 Richest Bosses revealedLife & LeisureBentley throws out the rule book as it enters a new electric eraTony DavisDazzle with a lacy Zimmermann frock and a cherry evening bagBrisbane scores coup with trilogy from a contemporary master of danceRich ListThree decades of PMs, fashion icons and the odd person headed for jail1 hr agoBrook TurnerFortescue near settlement with US tycoon after energy deal bust-upAustralia’s 50 Richest Bosses revealed