A Stablecoin Issuer Bought More Gold Last Year Than Any Central Bank

The Fed’s flagship conference is about payment rails this year, not the level of rates. ECB data explains why that is a gold story, and why the most striking buyer of 2025 was not a central bank at all.

Gold’s Speculative Crowd Hit a 60-Week High. Almost Nobody Bought.

Two metals rallied this week on the same headline. Underneath, the last CFTC positioning data, as of August 11, shows opposite structures. Gold’s short book has thinned to 64% of normal. Silver’s is still at 87%. Only one of these prices has a cushion under it.

What Is Sound Money? Why the Dollar Lost 87% of Its Value Since 1971

Sound money is money whose supply cannot be expanded by decree, so it holds its purchasing power over time. The principle shaped the 19th-century gold standard. Since that constraint ended in 1971, the dollar has lost roughly 87% of its purchasing power.

China Bought the Most Gold Since 2023 in July. Here’s Why.

China’s central bank just recorded its largest single-month gold purchase since October 2023. The number is notable. The structural reason behind it — a 19-percentage-point reserve allocation gap that no short-term price move will close — is what every gold owner needs to understand.

Why Gold Is Holding Near $4,067 Ahead of a Jobs Week That Could Trigger a Rate Hike

Everyone’s watching Friday’s jobs report expecting it to unlock rate cuts. This cycle it could do the opposite, with markets pricing roughly a 68% chance of a September rate hike, and gold is holding near $4,067 anyway. Here’s the stagflation bind behind gold’s resilience, and what to watch this week.

Gold Is Down 26%. Silver Is Down 51%. What Does the Stacker Do Now?

Gold and silver have pulled back sharply from their January 2026 peaks. The structural case — six consecutive silver deficits, 863 tonnes of central bank gold buying, and a gold-silver ratio above its long-run average — has not changed. This guide covers the floor thesis, how to read the GSR as a strategic compass, and how dollar-cost averaging turns volatility into an advantage.

Who Wrote the Federal Reserve Act? Wall Street Did.

In 1913, Congress passed a law to control the banks. The men who drafted it were bankers. The dollar has lost more than 96% of its purchasing power since. That outcome wasn’t accidental — it was architectural.

What Is Financial Repression? The Four-Move Government Debt Playbook, Explained.

What is financial repression? It is one of four moves governments make when debt becomes unmanageable. As of mid-2026, it is the one already running. GoldSilver’s Maggie Lake and David Morgan of The Morgan Report explain the full playbook, the gold revaluation math, and why physical metal sits outside all four.

Mining Margins Beat Google’s. Here’s What That Tells You About Gold.

At $4,000 gold and $60 silver, the companies pulling this metal out of the ground are generating margins that rival the most profitable technology businesses on earth. Precious metals investor Tavi Costa explains the mechanism — and what it means for long-term owners of physical gold and silver.

Gold Has a 0% Risk Weight and an 85% Funding Penalty. Banks Are Finally Asking Why.

Gold has a 0% bank risk weight — the same as cash — but an 85% liquidity funding penalty under Basel III. Here’s the regulatory gap, why it exists, and what closing it means for gold demand.