Hard Asset Money Show

In this episode, Christian Briggs is a guest speaker on Foundations of Freedom’s ‘Voice of Reason’ podcast. He speaks about the growing national debt, and how there is fear that the U.S. national debt is past the point of paying it back. Speaking with members of congress, he hears whispers that the fallout will be sooner than we think. Mortgage rates have been rising, bonds got crushed. All of the things that are supposed to make gold react in a fundamental manner that is consistent with history is not true today. In fact, gold has been on a continuous rise for the last six months. Why is that? Because central banks around the world are in a coordinated effort to take away the value of paper currency by creating gold backed CBDCs.

In this episode, Christian Briggs, Mandy Gunasekara (former Chief of Staff of the United States EPA), and Tennessee congressman Mark Green are guest speakers on Foundations of Freedom’s ‘Voice of Reason’ podcast. They go into a page by page discussion of Hard Asset Management’s CBDC presentation. They differentiate centralized vs. decentralized digital currency, as well as go into a chronological progression of CBDC development. Then they show all the countries that are currently using or are developing CBDCs, including the United States’ Federal Reserve, which launched FedNow (a precursor to a US CBDC) last July. Finally, they go into a chronological deep dive on all the CBDC white papers from 2017 to today. These include white papers from countries, as well as white papers from companies such as Amazon, Citi, Visa, and Bank of America.

In this episode, Christian Briggs speaks with Tennessee Senator and member of the Senate Banking Committee, Bill Hagerty about the potential rollout and implementation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the United States. They speak about the bill he introduced on February 26, 2024 – the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Anti-Surveillance State Act, legislation to halt efforts by the Biden Administration to issue a central bank digital currency. “From Operation Chokepoint to recent reports of political and religious profiling by FinCEN, it is clear that government bureaucrats have been far too willing to exploit the financial system to advance political agendas and target Americans,” said Senator Hagerty. “This bill blocks the issuance of a central bank digital currency, preventing CBDC from being used as a tool to surveil and violate Americans’ privacy.”

In this episode, Christian Briggs is a guest speaker on Foundations of Freedom ‘Voice of Reason’ podcast. He speaks about the war on cryptocurrency, the war on decentralization, and the implementation of a United States CBDC. We’re moving towards a digital age. Cryptocurrencies tested if people will truly use something that has no material value, that doesn’t even exist when the light switch is off, but yet they will use that as a value proposition to buy something of tangible value. We’re going to a centralized system so the new world government will be able to control the flow of all information. Information can be a purchase, to a smart contract, to health care, to transportation, to any forms of banking whatsoever. As a result of this, governments around the world started buying gold. From small countries like Poland, Malaysia, and Indonesia, to the biggest like China and Russia, these countries started purchasing gold by the 1000s of metric tons. So much gold was purchased, that gold mining operations weren’t able to keep up with the demand. In fact, China’s recent purchase of gold has been highly speculated to their digital yuan (e-CNY) being backed by physical gold.

In this episode, Christian Briggs speaks with Tennessee Congressman and Chairman on Homeland Security Committee Mark Green. They talk about CBDC implementation and rollout in the United States. The discussion includes the difference between centralized verses decentralized cryptocurrencies, and how the US Federal Reserve is looking to implement a centralized CBDC in the United States. That means that the Federal government knows where every single penny goes and every single purchase that happens. Every transaction is tracked and known by the government, and that means zero privacy. That’s exactly what Elizabeth Warren and the hard progressives really want. They want to control what people spend their money on. Later in the show, they talk about how TikTok is data mining and sending that information to our adversaries, and how that information might be used against us when the US implements a CBDC.

In this episode, Christian Briggs is a guest on A Good Fight Show with Jameson Haygood. They discuss how Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell appeared Wednesday, March 6 before the House Financial Services Committee as part of his congressionally mandated semiannual testimony on Capitol Hill. Chairman Powell said that the Federal Reserve will try to match privacy with efficiency, security, and safety as the Central Bank Digital Currency launches. Nowhere during his testimony did he say that the United States will not deploy a CBDC. What Powell did allude to is that as a pretense to knowing that it’s already built and it’s in its transactional infancy, the Fed will be careful to preserve privacy. Later in the show, they discuss the public/private partnership of big government and big corporations that have now built a network of a digital control system around us, and one of the main factors that they’ll use to control us is a Central Bank Digital Currency. The government is having private companies do what they cannot do by employing ESG, which is a social credit score for businesses. These business practices have to conform to an ideology that the government sets for us. They can’t directly push on businesses and the people, so they have the private sector do it on their behalf.

In this episode, Christian and former FBI Assistant Director Tom Fuentes discuss how Obama and Clinton organized a secret surveillance in 2016 on then candidate Donald Trump. It’s recently been reported that in 2016, President Obama filed an application for a warrant to surveil 720 5th Avenue in New York, which is Donald Trump’s address. The document shows that the US government requested that the MI6 and secretary of state for foreign affairs of Great Britain on November 7th, 2016 to start to create the Russian dossier hoax.

In this episode, Christian Briggs and Mandy Gunasekera are guests on A Good Fight Show with Jameson Haygood, and discuss a range of significant political topics. Initially, the conversation focuses on the speculation surrounding the Democratic candidate for the 2024 election. Amid concerns about Joe Biden's health, there are whispers in Washington D.C. that Michelle Obama might be the party's nominee. The discussion suggests that, if nominated, she would continue the policies of the Obama era, perceived by some as promoting a socialist agenda.

The episode then shifts to the topic of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), using the 2020 Canadian trucking protest against Covid vaccinations as a starting point. The government's response, including freezing the bank accounts and GoFundMe contributions of the protesting truckers, is presented as a precursor to broader financial control mechanisms. The episode argues that CBDCs could enable governments to control individuals' wealth by linking spending capabilities to a social credit score. It predicts that by the end of 2025, at least 40 countries will have adopted CBDCs, potentially incorporating social credit scores to regulate financial transactions.

Christian speaks with special guest Mandy Gunasekera about how the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of Europe has expanded their handbook on central bank digital currencies. Additionally, they speak about Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and why it is a leveraging tool for the woke communist takeover. The third part of the podcast speaks about the recentralization trap, the global regulation that’s coming in 2024 which will centralize power. That includes monetary, transportation, health care, and more. Decentralization is the fundamental way to operate with liberty and freedom, as opposed to centralization, which is a kiss of death to our way of life.

BRICS+ (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) countries are trying to attack the U.S. dollar, with the addition of five new member states as of January 1, 2024, which include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. The problem is this…what currency are they going to pick, and what country is going to be in charge. The three largest countries will all be fighting to use their own digital currency as the backer. China with its digital yuan. Russia with its digital Ruble. And India with its digital Rupee. In any case, it will be backed by gold.

The Corporate Transparency Act passed the House four years ago, and it became effective Jan 1, 2024. This bill generally addresses the disclosure of corporate ownership and the prevention of money laundering and the financing of terrorism. This division requires certain new and existing small corporations and limited liability companies to disclose information about their beneficial owners. That information is uploaded to FinCEN, which is the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. If you are not compliant with the rules and regulations, the fines are so severe, that it is not conceivable that all small to medium businesses could ever comply with it, because the CTA is so intolerant for any business to adhere to its rules and regulations. This new law seems similar in scope to asset forfeiture laws already in place. If the paperwork is not done in a timely manner, assets can be frozen, seized, or all together confiscated through non-compliance. 

What is the difference between a crypto asset and a central bank digital currency asset? What is the difference between a blockchain distributed digital ledger and a centralized digital ledger? With a central bank digital currency, the Federal Reserve has control over CBDCs. If it is a decentralized crypto asset like Bitcoin, the government doesn’t have control over it, and they don’t like it. By not having control, they can’t impose a social credit system like China has.

Digital currencies are floating around in various countries, and they will be consolidated into a one world central currency through the Bank of International Settlements. Oil is now being paid for and being sold with the Chinese digital yuan. That is some of the precursors for the launch of the United States central bank digital currency, because the U.S. knows that the time the paper dollar has left to maintain its reserve currency status around the world is limited.

Christian and former FBI Assistant Director Tom Fuentes discuss how the United States government can determine that blockchain technology is a national security, which will then be put under the framework of the federal government, giving them the potential ability to seize your assets at any moment. 

Of similar consequence, the U.S. government has recently been creating rules and regulations for Artificial Intelligence. In the past few weeks, the Biden administration is using the Defense Production Act, a 75-year-old law that gives the White House wide authority to regulate industries related to national security, to compel companies to tell the federal government about potential national security risks related to their AI work.

Christian and former FBI Assistant Director Tom Fuentes discuss the IMF and WEF's plans for a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) rollout, indicating a shift from paper to digital transactions under elite control. They also cover Citibank's move towards digital assets and blockchain, seen as a step towards a one-world government and currency.

Christian Briggs and Mandy Gunasekara guest on A Good Fight radio show with host Jameson Haygood. This is a particularly enlightening show, as Christian and Mandy offer their insights on the intricate dynamics of the Israeli-Hamas conflict, the broader ramifications it has on the Middle East, and the potential economic repercussions that could ensue.

The spillover from the war is a geopolitical disaster for the United States and the potential economic consequences that may follow. The Biden administration continues to give more money to Iran. Iran is the number one provider and sponsor to many terrorist organizations, including Hezbollah, ISIS, Al Qaeda, and Hamas. The ideology of these terrorist organizations is to destroy the United States.

We see the move for central banking digital currencies. We see the integration happening between the Bank for International Settlements, the central banks, and then to the intermediate central bank and the facilitating institutions like the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank out of DC openly talking about this stuff now is no longer conspiracy theory, it's conspiracy fact headed our way.

There is a report that was prepared by the IMF, the International Monetary Fund, presented to the executive board in an informal session on April, April 7th of 2023.  The level of global interest in central bank digital currencies CBDCs is unprecedented. Retail CBDC issuance is being explored in over 100 countries. That's over 50% of the nations on the planet. It is limited, but it won't be much longer because remember, this was in April. And let me just explain to the listeners just how far this has come. Since April of 2023, Ripple (XRP) had in February this year, three countries that had signed on to be able to have Ripple be the transactional platform for central bank digital currencies or a centralized digital token. Two months ago, Ripple announced they had 30 countries. Two weeks ago, they have three and they have another 70 countries waiting to get on their platform sometime between now and middle to the end of next year. 

The IMF wants to monitor and advise on all digital money developments for all of its members. What they're saying is the IMF will be the mother ship all other central banks as well as the Bank of International Settlements. The March of 2018 whitepaper, the BIS document, clearly outlines the globalization of the CBDCs among all the central bank members who all have to clear through BIS. This document clearly has said they will control money transfers in over 100 countries, over 50 to 60% of the nations. But the 100 countries, they're talking about control around 85% of all money transfers. 

Christian Briggs guests on part 1 of A Good Fight Show with Jameson Haygood. When the G20 met this year, one of the hot topics was how to implement CBDCs across the globe, and a white paper shows the ramping up of the Central Bank Digital Currency and cross border payments. It’s a software architecture system that would allow a centralized digital token to be able to convert local government currencies into the digital currency in the initial launch. Currently, 21 countries are utilizing a centralized digital token based around the Ripple platform. The commissioner president of the EU has called for an international regulatory body for artificial intelligence digital ID systems and advocated for global cooperation to address the challenges presented by AI systems. Now, the problem with assigning a digital ID to all 8 billion people across the globe is that governments around the world will be able to surveille you without any effort, because it is all centralized. Surveillance, control, and containment are guaranteed.

On part 2 of A Good Fight Show with Jameson Haygood, they speak about the G20’s plans to impose digital currencies and IDs worldwide. President Putin from Russia and President Xi from China were not present at the G20 summit, as they are working together to create a competing global digital currency based off the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa). There was a white paper authored on July 20 which confirms the plan to roll out a Central Bank Digital Currency which crosses national boundaries and a joint operation between the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) working with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to work out cross jurisdiction payments for a central banking digital currency. Why are central banks buying more gold than they ever were before? It’s because these new digital currencies will need to be backstopped by gold.

Christian Briggs guests on a very special podcast of Operation Truth. Also on the show are Former Assistant Director of the FBI, Tom Fuentes, and special guest, Mandy Gunasekara, the former Chief of Staff for the Environmental Protection Agency under the Trump Administration and a legal expert in her own right. Today, the topic of conversation is The Corporate Transparency Act and how it gives the federal government powers to confiscate private citizens assets potentially on a technicality due to a document misfiling. This will affect all LLCs big and small in the United States and will affect how you submit your yearly taxes. You will want to pay attention. Not paying attention could result in $10,000 to $250,000 in fines, all your assets being ceased, and up to 10 years in jail.

Christian Briggs, CEO of Hard Asset Management, speaks with Lou from the podcast Operation Truth about Americans getting microchip implants in their hands for commerce, how this could tie in with the coming CBDC system, and what other implications it could have for us in the near future. Tom Fuentes, Former Assistant Director of the FBI also weighs in. They also discuss the Alaskan coast incident that saw China and Russia seemingly working together in a potential threat to the United States.

Christian Briggs, the CEO of Hard Asset Management, speaks on the Operation Truth podcast to get a global update on what is happening with the BRICS countries and how it affects the U. S. Dollar and how what is happening globally could affect the average American in the coming months. Then, Lou and Tom (former assistant director of the F. B. I.) discuss the tangled history of the United States and the Ukraine and what it means for our country going forward.

Christian Briggs joins the podcast Operation Truth, as he discusses further about all things FEDNOW and CBDC and how it rolling out under the radar as a commercial undertaking.  He tells us exactly how it's happening.  You won't want to miss it.

Lou with Christian Briggs speaks on Operation Truth podcast to talk more about the FEDNOW and how they are sneakily using a backdoor way into your already existing bank accounts and could already be shifting your "dollars" to serialized credits of CBDC without you even realizing it.  It's some very Orwellian and dystopian things that are going on as we speak.

Christian is guest speaker on A Good Fight with Jameson Haygood’s radio show, and they speak about the National Defense Authorization Act, which will go into effect on January 1st, 2024. Buried inside this is the Corporate Transparancy Act, which states that it prevents the exploitation of U.S. corporations and LLCs for criminal gain and assists law enforcement in detecting criminal activity. The Act falls under the disguise of an anti-money laundering bill. However, it appears that the bill is another justification for a centralization of power in order to grab information on LLCs and corporations. In essence, if you own an LLC or a corporation, you will have to disclose all ownership and disclose all information on each owner, all their assets, and where the assets are kept. If the government deems that your business in not complying properly to all records, they will fine you up to $250,000 and up to 10 years in jail. Additionally, they will seize all your assets. Thirdly, it pierces attorney/client privilege. Needless to say, this bill is a terrible assault on personal freedom. 

The government has created another tool whereby it will be easier for them to seize personal wealth. They have weaponized money internationally, but now it will be domestically against it’s own citizens. With the new Corporate Transparency Act, which was passed as a part of the National Defense Authorization Act in 2021, anyone who has a U.S. domiciled LLC will be required to report personally identifiable information to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Task Force. Not only is this is an extreme violation of personal property, but it shows the government’s intent to seize your property if there is the slightest infraction to these new rules and regulations. The CTA bill will go into effect January 1, 2024

Christian Briggs special guests on the On A Good Fight radio show with Jameson Haygood. He outlines all the factors that go into a digital currency and how they are rolling it out. Christian shows the contrast of a decentralized digital currency (Bitcoin) versus the Federal CBDC, which is a centralized digital currency. He then speaks about the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), which is the bank that runs all banks, out of Switzerland. The BIS coordinated a strategic white paper which laid out the architecture of how CBDCs will be laid out in various countries and how they’ll interconnect. This underlying payment system will be supported by Ripple (XRP), as close to 50 countries have already signed up to use their platform. According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), in June of 2018 there were zero countries involved in CBDC research and development programs. As of today, there are over 100 countries actively engaged in CBDC initiatives.

On part two of the CBDC show where Christian Briggs special guests on the On A Good Fight radio show with Jameson Haygood, Christian talks about how the government, through the use of CBDCs, unprecedented levels of information and control over all individual financial activity, which raises tremendous civil liberty concerns. In March 2023, Federal Chairman Jerome Powell stated that “it is absolutely the case that congress will need to be authorizing the Federal Reserve to issue a CBDC.” However, Chairman Powell went on to say that a wholesale central bank digital currency might bypass congress and be issued without approval. By July 20th, the Federal Reserve launched FedNow, the precursor to a United States central bank digital currency, and over 120 banks and payment providers are part of this pilot program.

The BRICS summit (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) met in Johannesburg, South Africa from August 22 through August 24. They signed a host of new deals, which includes inviting new members Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and United Arab Emirates to join on January 1st, 2024. The BRICS entire initiative is to destroy the United States' economic supremacy. In fact, Vladimir Putin spent his time during the summit to give a speech about how the United States de-dollarization of world financial structure is objective and irreversible.

In 1995, the G7 countries (United States, Canada, Germany, U.K., France, Japan, and Italy) had a global GDP share of 44.9% as opposed to the BRICS countries, which had a 16.9% share of the global GDP. In 2010, BRICS share of the global GDP was 26.6% compared to 34.3% from the G7 countries. Fast forward to 2023...the G7 countries share of global GDP is 29.9%. The BRICS share is 32.1%, and that's BEFORE the addition of the six new countries, three of which are the world's biggest oil producers.

Christian speaks with special guest, former director of the FBI, Thomas Fuentes, about what the BRICS+ is all about, what they're going to launch, when they're going to launch, and what the ramifications will be regarding this new digital currency that will be backed by gold. BRICS, which stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and Saudi Arabia, is now backed by close to 50 countries around the world. According to some economists, if the BRICS continues to establish itself as the dominant player and give the US dollar a severe run for the money as a reserve status currency, then the US stands to lose very quickly, as early as 2024. That's going to hammer the US dollar and increase the gold market demand.

This episode pulls back the curtains on the current state of CBDCs. FedNow has launched on July 20th, phase one of the United States CBDC rollout. A CBDC is simply a digital fiat that’s issued by that country’s centralized banking system. It is NOT a decentralized cryptocurrency. The issuing authorities like central banks will set the rules for CBDCs, as opposed to crypto networks, where the users will control the networks by making conscientious decisions. Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are trying to get rid of CBDCs because they don’t want citizens to have the freedom and autonomy to transact anywhere at any time with anyone with zero surveillance. Recently, the FCC has charged Coinbase for operating as an unregistered securities exchange. Additionally, the FCC filed 13 charges against Binance for similar issues. The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that the global body is working hard on the concept of a global CBDC platform. What that means is that there is one global currency that is monitored by a group of unelected officials from a small location that controls the entire world.

In the FreedomWorks panel on the Central Bank Digital Currency, speakers Christian Briggs, Mark Green, and Mandy Gutasakera talk about the war on the decentralized digital currency system. A war against cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. The U.S. government does not want cryptocurrencies to be used if their ultimate goal is to contain and surveil people. Cryptocurrencies (or a decentralized system) allow and afford individuals the freedom to transact anywhere, any time with anyone anonymously. But now, the SEC is putting all their efforts to take away from the decentralized system and convert it to a centralized banking system. China began their central bank digital currency, backed by gold, and they initiated an assault on the US dollar by forming the BRICS coalition, which is trying to create a new global reserve monetary system. 

The U.S. government is on a mission to ban certain technologies, entire industries, including a commitment to cancel all fossil fuels, which is from our current president. And it's innately global. All of these bad ideas come from the United Nations. Another area where they are looking to control is our food system. The United Nations have created an existing organization called the International Panel for Food System Science, which is a scientific body designed to generate science to support the policy goals of climate change. And to expedite these changes, the Federal Reserve will issue CBDCs, which will allow the government to track and monitor anything you do. The FedNow is competition to the commercial banking. The FedNow will be competition to commercial banks, because they're going to provide essentially the same services. 

Hard Asset Management CEO Christian Briggs speaks about the transformation of the how we pay for things in the United States. Christian speaks about the downward spiral of the U.S. dollar. A number of countries are getting rid of their dependency of the U.S. dollar and relying instead on the Chinese yuan or their own country’s monetary system. The Chinese government is leading the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) coalition. These are fast-growing economies that will collectively dominate the global economy by 2050. Former assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Monica Crowley recently said “It’s really hard to overstate exactly how catastrophic the abandonment of the U.S. dollar would be as the world’s global reserve currency. If that were to end, that would mean the end of the U.S. dollar.”

Christian Briggs speaks with special guest Tom Fuentes, former assistant director of the FBI. On today’s show, they speak about the problem with our judicial system. Tom Fuentes enlightens the listeners on exactly what just happened with Hunter Biden, and his plea deal. Additionally, Christian and Tom speak about the never ending Joe Biden drama concerning the corruption between China and Ukraine, as well as the rumors that are flying around about a central bank digital currency phase one, which launches July 1st and is called FedNow.

Christian Briggs speaks with special guest, former Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of InvestigationThomas Fuentes, about the current state of the criminal investigation on Hunter Biden and Joe Biden, and if that investigation is a distraction from the FedNow launch on July 1st, phase one of the U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency rollout. Is this a position in the administration to deflect and distract the CBDC deployment in the United States? Additionally, Christian and Thomas speak about the World Health Organization with its new treaty, which will have a dictatorship-like policy implemented for any future pandemics and/or health scares. This is a treaty that will be global, with potentially over 100 countries singing it. The WHO will have the authority to declare what constitutes a pandemic, and every country that signs the treaty will have to follow their laws that they mandate.

In part one of this two part show, Christian Briggs talks about CBDCs and the FedNow. The digital dollar conversion is upon us. How fast will it actually come out and what can we do about it? What are the downside consequences? FRBServices.org clearly spells out how to sign up to do all of your transactions with the Federal Reserve Bank and it will be efficient and fantastic. Unfortunately, you will have to give up a little bit of your freedom, liberties, rights, and a whole lot of privacy to participate. In the second half of the show, special guest General Michael Flynn speaks to Christian about his time within the Trump administration as well as a host of topics, including how the Clinton/Obama administration had it out for General Flynn to remove him from his position.

Christian Briggs speaks with special guest Tom Fuentes (former assistant deputy director of the CIA) about why politicians and family members have different standards in which they can live and do business. There have been some serious allegations leveled at the Biden family’s corruption. What will happen and when?

Today’s show talks about the elimination of the privatization within the farm industry. The current administration is pushing forward to eliminate private farmland and turn them into government co-ops either run directly by the government or in conjunction with private corporations. Additionally, the government is talking about the elimination of poultry, pork, and beef by creating synthetic meats created in laboratories. This is a war not just on the small to medium farms and the livelihood that they've been able to have for hundreds of years, but it's also a war on the nutrition that those farmers provide for us.

Today, we’re going to be talking about inflation, deflation, stagflation, and what it all means. Inflation has been the topic of everyone’s conversation recently. In simple terms, inflation is caused by the overstimulation of the economy through the government printing of money.

What is going on in the marketplace? The Dow Jones keeps dropping, bonds are getting crucified, the real estate market is coming down fast… We are seeing similarities to the 2008 overstimulated housing market, but this time it’s in multiple asset classes – housing, bonds, equities, crypto, these areas have doubled, tripled, or even quadrupled in the last 5 years or so. That is an over-appreciating, overstimulated asset with too much cash being thrown at a limited supply. 

Christian Briggs is a guest on A Good Fight radio show hosted by Jameson Haygood. Originally aired on May 1st, 2023. The topics they speak about include JP Morgan Chase’s purchase of First Republic Bank, the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, led by Klaus Schwab, the consequences of a globalist Biden regime, and the worldwide rollout of a CBDC, or Central Bank Digital Currency.

Christian Briggs is a guest on A Good Fight radio show hosted by Jameson Haygood. Originally aired on April 26, 2023. The topics they speak about include JP Morgan Chase’s purchase of First Republic Bank, geopolitical issues concerning Taiwan, hedge funds placing their biggest ever short on benchmark treasuries, and issues concerning George Soros.

Special Guest Tom Fuentes served more than 30 years as a special agent of the FBI, working his way up to executive level in his last position. For five years, he ran the FBI's international panel program, which was 76 offices outside the U.S. He was also on the executive board of Interpol and traveled around the world on both FBI matters, as well as helping on Interpol matters with 190 member countries that belong to that. 

Special Guest Mandy Gunesekara – Former Chief of Staff - US Environmental Protection Agency talks about President Trump's vision of an EPA, one that helps the country run more efficiently, and doesn't shut down industries solely for a political purpose. During Mandy’s tenure, the EPA cut a significant amount of regulations. They had over 80 regulations that delivered billions of dollars of savings back to the economy. 

Mandy and Christian speak about what is happening currently with the United States’ three different sectors. The banking sector, the energy sector and the healthcare sector.

We have a precious metals problem. There are governments around the world that are pushing the green energy revolution that is putting a tremendous strain on the mining industry. We actually should be increasing production of precious metals which directly relate to the green revolution. 

But it’s not going to happen. Not only are they trying to revolutionize the world in the way we produce and consume energy, they're actually destroying the environment and in limiting the ability to increase commodities that are directly responsible for making the green revolution possible. You're going to find out how many fundamental reasons we need precious metals for sustainability of our human race and our way of life.

China and other countries like Iran, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Brazil, and India have been forming partnerships to challenge the United States' dominance in the world. Since the end of World War II, the US has been the preeminent global leader, but this position has weakened in recent years due to various factors like energy dependence, a shift in economic and cultural standing, and a perceived bully attitude. The Biden administration is seen as either oblivious or dishonest about this decline, as countries in the BRICS coalition and beyond consider forming a powerhouse against the US and its Western allies.

These countries are seeking an alternative to relying on the United States' economy and military, and one way they could challenge the US is by undermining the US dollar as the world's reserve currency. China has been expanding its influence through infrastructure deals, and its digital yuan could help decouple the dollar from its reserve status. However, China's ultimate goal may not be to completely eliminate the US but to coexist with it, feeding off its research and technological advances.

Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chairman, mentioned that there is room for two reserve currencies, suggesting the US may have lost its dominant position in this arena. The weakening of the dollar could lead to governments withdrawing cash from American banks and a decline in the value of US Treasuries, which could hurt banks' assets. China's influence on OPEC's recent oil production cuts has increased inflation and put pressure on the US economy. Strategically, it seems that China has played its cards well, even with past administrations and the current one, as it seeks to challenge the US's global dominance.

China and Russia have been developing a long-term economic partnership aimed at diminishing the power of the US dollar. They have gained momentum with other countries and have created a plan to destroy the US dollar by decoupling it from petro and commodity sales. As the dollar loses its value against foreign currencies, inflationary pressures increase. In addition, China's digital yuan is becoming widely accepted as a centralized form of payment, which contrasts with decentralized cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Centralized digital currencies allow for greater government control and monitoring of transactions, potentially leading to social credit scores and the ability to control citizens' access to resources.

The BRICS coalition, consisting of countries like Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, has formed a strong and unified front to challenge the United States' economic and military supremacy. This coalition has signed long-term partnership agreements for both economic and military cooperation. Their goal is to weaken the United States economically, which would indirectly affect its military power due to a reduced defense budget. The consequences of their success could be severe for the US, both economically and militarily.

The United States has historically been a champion of capitalism and minimal government intervention. However, as other nations such as China and Russia rise in power, the US faces challenges to its military and economic dominance. The adoption of centralized digital currencies and the increasing influence of the BRICS coalition could potentially weaken the United States' position on the world stage. In response, the US must adapt and find ways to navigate these challenges in order to maintain its economic and military supremacy.

The evolution of digital payments is leading us from a cash-based society to a cashless society where the Federal Reserve and other central banks around the world are putting together a platform that will interconnect itself globally. China has already been doing this for a number of years, limiting products and services deemed not within the scope of proper products, and services. The government can also tax additional monies based on the social credit score. Additionally, the government can make people spend all their money per month to maintain the economy's growth. In this new system, people are starting to buy hard assets such as real estate, gold, silver, rare coins, and art. The success record of these hard assets has grown significantly over the past 10 to 15 years, leading many people to invest in these types of assets.

The evolution of digital payments is leading us from a cash-based society to a cashless society where the Federal Reserve and other central banks around the world are putting together a platform that will interconnect itself globally. There will be different types of central bank digital currencies that will intersect on the platform, allowing transactions to take place. The new payment form will be centralized, and people will have instant tokens in their wallets, representing digital payments. People will also have a social credit score tied to their everyday life that will determine how many tokens they have, when they can use them, where they can use them, and what products and services they can buy. This will give the government full control over all payment options. 23 banks in the US are now in a pilot program to launch a digital pilot program, and the consumer retail program is set to launch in October of this year, allowing people to get used to the new system before holiday shopping. However, people need to be aware of the limitations and restrictions that the government will have over their payment options and how this new system will affect their lives.

Several countries are implementing Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) through commercial beta testing, which could replace physical cash in the future. Japan released their beta version a few weeks ago. The move towards digital currencies has caused concerns about the increased control that governments and banks may have over people's financial activities, including the ability to track and limit transactions. The digital yuan, China's CBDC, is becoming increasingly popular, threatening the US dollar's status as the world's reserve currency.

The transition to digital currency is likely to be imposed, rather than chosen by the public, and could enable the US government to implement a social credit system similar to China's, where compliance with government policies and behavior are monitored and enforced through financial limitations. Despite concerns, compliance with COVID-19 regulations may indicate that the public is willing to comply with government control over their lives.

Fed Now is a new system that allows individuals and businesses to make real-time payments directly to the Federal Reserve, bypassing intermediaries like banks. The system is set to launch on July 1st and is part of a larger effort to create a centralized, closed-loop system of digital payments. The goal is to increase efficiency, safety and convenience for users. However, some are concerned about the implications of a centralized system that is controlled by the government and the Federal Reserve. Some worry that this will lead to more surveillance and control, and that smaller community banks will suffer as a result. Nevertheless, the system is set to launch in July and will likely change the way people make payments in the United States.

The development of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) is happening quickly, with several governors pushing back against their use in their states. Each year, the federal government sends a list of understandings to each state that they must adhere to in order to receive federal funds. This includes adhering to new tax laws and environmental regulations.

The sanctions placed on various countries over the years, particularly Russia, have led to a drop in demand for the dollar and a corresponding drop in its value. As a result, countries such as China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and Saudi Arabia are forming alliances and looking to limit the use of the dollar in favor of their own currencies or a standardized currency they can all agree on. This move is being driven by the desire to have bankable value and reduce the dominance of the dollar as the world's reserve currency. 

The US dollar has always been in demand due to its status as the reserve currency of the world and its use in the petro trade. However, recent estimates suggest that only 15-17% of petro sales are done in foreign currencies, causing a drop in the demand for the dollar. China has made a multi-year cooperation agreement with 36 countries to challenge the US in economic and military supremacy, and has stated its desire to debase the dollar as the reserve currency and promote the use of the yuan. As a result, banks are experiencing runs, and gold is being used as a hedge against devaluation of currencies.

China and Iran are building a strategic partnership. A cooperation agreement has been signed where China and Iran will work together to expand their collective interests while diminishing the United States global interest. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi spoke to a crowd in Beijing, stating “a new world order is forming, and taking the place of the old one, and the epicenter of the new world order is Asia.” The partnership includes China’s New Silk Road, which is called the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It involves billions of dollars  worth of projects in more than 100 countries, and it is the revival of an ancient trading route between Asia and Europe.

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What is the CBDC? When will it come out? And what does it mean to us here in the United States and the rest of the world? In the very near future, we are going to a cashless global society. A global digital payment platform. The Chinese government has already rolled out the digital yuan, or the e-CNY, and it has been accepted by many countries around the world, including India, North Korea, Venezuela, Cuba, and Russia. This will be extremely detrimental to the US dollar’s overall value, perhaps up to 50, 60, even 70 percent. This will make the dollar lose its exclusive strength as the global reserve currency.

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