Adam Dubove, cofounder and director of financial consulting firm Ichimoku Fibonacci, contends that the FTX failure does not represent a cryptocurrencies failure. However, he believes the US government will use the company’s failure as an excuse to add new regulations to allegedly protect the victims and create a false sense of security. Dubove, who has written for the PanAm Post, Cointelegraph, and others, explains that there is an ongoing debate in US Congress regarding crypto regulation. He claims that US congressmen can take a proregulation or procryptocurrencies approach, but in the meanti ..read more

Peter Hartley, Rice University professor and scholar of energy economics at the Baker Institute, contends that the main reason for rising retail energy prices is an emphasis on so-called green or renewable energy and its political popularity. He explains that Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine exacerbated a preexisting trend. Hartley, who has worked on energy economics issues for 35 years, makes the case for nuclear energy by arguing that countries with more nuclear energy have lower energy prices. In contrast, he explains how wind and solar energy correlate with higher prices. Despite this ..read more

When it comes to sound money, trader and financial educator Tone Vays argues bitcoin is the most robust among cryptocurrencies. Its unrivaled decentralization and security properties make bitcoin resistant to censorship, confiscation, and manipulation. Tone, who worked on Wall Street for 10 years prior to discovering bitcoin, sees gold and other precious metals as wealth protection and potential trades, rather than long-term investments because they resist inflation but pay no dividend. In contrast, he believes bitcoin will gain value over time and be the one asset that people can use across b ..read more

Brien Lundin, editor of Gold Newsletter, discusses the end-of-year issue, which includes a review of financial events, transcripts from the 2022 New Orleans Investment Conference (NOIC), and other high-value exclusive content. In this episode, Lundin also shares his insights regarding the implications of future Federal Reserve policies, the influence Wall Street traders have in financial markets, and the future of the gold and silver markets. For Lundin, in 2023, the US economic scenario will consist of relatively high inflation—between 4 and 6 percent—and easy-money policies issued by the Fed ..read more

The US federal government is no longer within the boundaries that the Founding Fathers set up to limit the power of Washington. Dan Mitchell, a leading fiscal-policy economist, argues consecutive presidential administrations have increased federal spending, and they have made higher taxes a near certainty. A former senior fellow with the Cato Institute and the Heritage Foundation, Mitchell warns that US politicians consider tax competition a threat and that they have been promoting a tax cartel as a response. While the United States remains competitive regarding income taxes in contrast to som ..read more

While government policies around the world have markedly stimulated the electric-vehicle industry, Andrew Miller, head of price assessments at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, argues the transition runs deeper and is already subject to inertia. Even the largest automobile companies have jumped on the bandwagon of electric vehicles. A central component is lithium-based batteries, and raw materials play a key role in prices. This year, for example, a spike in lithium prices has pushed up battery manufacturing costs. Miller is optimistic that in about five to 10 years, manufacturing of these batte ..read more

JP Cortez, policy director of the Sound Money Defense League, argues money is a communicative tool for communities and a safeguard for individuals against totalitarian regimes. Sound money is crucial for a reliable marketplace, one in which people can engage, save, and invest. Cortez is also the lead author of the Sound Money Index, an annual report that determines which US states offer the most favorable environment for sound money. Regarding the 2022 edition, Cortez says Wyoming continues to lead the ranking, with legislators doing what they can to facilitate saving in gold, bitcoin, and oth ..read more

The US dollar’s strength is not good news for everybody. According to John Hathaway, a portfolio manager of Sprott Hathaway Special Situations Strategy and co-portfolio manager of the Sprott Gold Equity Fund, the dollar wrecking ball represents the last stand for paper currencies. For Hathaway, as the US dollar weakens and Fed officials resort to more quantitative easing, gold will appreciate. Regarding the recent event in which the gold price increased by over $50 three times in four days, Hathaway argues it is a response to negative news for financial markets, such as interest rate rises. In ..read more

The world needs energy, and nuclear energy appears to be one of the best alternatives for the foreseeable future. Fabi Lara, creator of The Next Big Rush—the media channel with the highest engagement rates in the junior mining industry—explains that nuclear energy's reputation has risen over time as green and secure. Lara points out that developing nations are now the ones promoting the use of nuclear energy because it is cost-effective and works regardless of adverse climate conditions. Uranium is a key ingredient for nuclear energy, and its long production process allows investors to spot op ..read more

The rising energy crisis is a political problem. For John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke, an energy policy specialist, innovation has been more effective than non-fossil fuel policies in ensuring a cleaner environment. Given many attempts to skew perceptions and push ideological agendas, Cooke argues there should be free speech and open debate regarding energy policy in the United States. This would allow citizens to understand the tradeoffs of non-fossil fuel energy. In late October, Gold Bull Resources (TSX.V: GBRC) (OTCQB: GBRCF) filed a preliminary economic assessment for the Sandman Proje ..read more