Keith Weiner: Poof! Gold-backed Ruble Went Away As Fast As It Came

By Herman James / April 20, 2022 / marketsanity.com / Article Link

Silver Bullion TV, Released on 4/20/22

SBTV spoke with Keith Weiner, founder and CEO of Monetary Metals, about what it takes for any fiat currency to become gold-backed and its implications on the world should there be a first.

Discussed in this interview:00:00 Introduction01:23 Precious metals becoming legal tender at state-level05:48 What is money?12:41 How superpowers are stacked up on the global chessboard16:31 Gold-backed ruble implications20:08 Expiry date for gold futures market?22:29 Gold as a neutral reserve asset26:04 Commodity producers versus dollar producer32:38 Gold-backed central bank digital currencies

Keith Weiner earned his Ph.D. from the (non-accredited) New Austrian School of Economics. He speaks worldwide about the failing dollar system and the need to rediscover the gold standard. To this end, He founded the Gold Standard Institute USA and Monetary Metals. The former is a nonprofit focused on education and outreach. The latter makes it profitable to invest in the gold standard by paying gold interest on gold. Previously, Keith founded DiamondWare, a voice technology company that he sold to Nortel Networks in 2008.

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