Watching Gold and Blockchain as the Empires Rise and Fall
Gold is not nostalgia; it is the only money that has lived through every funeral of every empire. Decentralized finance is not a side show; it is the new mint. Retail crypto adoption leapt 125% in the first nine months of 2025, with stablecoins ferrying billions like silent galleons across stormy fiat seas.
Synopsis of a Jim Rickard's interview with Daniela Cambone on Stablecoins, CBDCs, Treasuries, Bank runs and Gold.
The discussion explores the evolution of media, highlighting the transition from oral to print communication, and its impact on individual thought and societal structure. It emphasizes a current shift towards decentralized thinking, showing how trust in traditional systems is declining, resulting in a rise in gold's value. Future technological advancements aim to establish trustless trade.
They're in a pickle of their own fermenting. The BIS is freaking out over being accused of creating the very thing that is used to overthrow the current system that they, the BIS, rules over. Which they did, but it would have happened anyway. Bureaucracy cannot do vision. It couldn't foresee this.
Elaine Diane Taylor 