News, Rumors and Opinions Tuesday 8-18-2026
Rob Cunningham: All in or No Level Playing Field
8-17-2026
ALL IN or NO Level Playing Field
Q: Could a globally interoperable DLT (distributed ledger technology) monetary system meeting ISO20022 and GENUIS ACT standards function as designed with fiat issued currencies lacking verifiable, sound, 1:1 collateral and be fair to all parties involved?
A: No.
A globally interoperable DLT monetary system cannot be fair to all parties if fiat lacking verified collateral is exchanged through atomic settlement.
Atomic settlement can guarantee that both sides exchange simultaneously. It cannot guarantee that the assets exchanged are honestly represented, equivalently sound, or fairly valued.
Unverified collateral breaks the fairness condition.
For the system to be fair, the value backing each monetary instrument must be transparent and verifiable so every participant knows what they are receiving and can freely price and accept – or reject – the exchange.
Atomic settlement guarantees execution.
Verified collateral enables truthful valuation.
Both are required for a fair monetary system.
Source(s):
• https://x.com/KuwlShow/status/2089151868446421317
https://dinarchronicles.com/2026/08/17/rob-cunningham-all-in-or-no-level-playing-field/
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Courtesy of Dinar Guru: https://www.dinarguru.com/
Militia Man They're talking about strengthening the position of the Iraqi dinar. If you're going to remove zeros, you're not strengthening anything - it's a redenomination. It's like a reverse split in stock. But when you add a Real Effective Exchange Rate to it, now we're talking about strengthening the position of the Iraqi dinar.
Reset Intelligence Saturday night in Baghdad, Iraq's Minister of Communications, Mustafa Sanad, went on the iNews channel and told the country that the decision has been issued. The currency is changing, and the zeros are coming off...Iraqi ministers do not freelance monetary policy on live television and keep their jobs. A statement like that only survives if the thing behind it is real, and nobody in Baghdad has walked it back. The economists on Iraqi airwaves spent Sunday arguing about how and when to do it, not about whether it exists. The formal announcement, when it comes, belongs to the Central Bank, and that is the piece we wait for...
Omar The decision has been made. The currency will change and the zeros removed...The new currency began arriving in Baghdad 10 days ago after it had been contracted for printing long ago. The surprise isn't in the removal of the zeros, but in the speed, suddenness and mechanism of the switch so that no time is left to convert trillions of hoarded dinar into real estate, gold or smuggling them out of our banking system...When they come to our banks we are trained to ask them where did you get this 3 zero notes from? And to prove to us the source of those 3-zero notes, then we will turn them into colored papers.
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Washington Quietly Puts Gold Back on Table , its Secret Plan
Daniela Cambone: 8-17-2026
“Gold is back in the conversation in ways it hasn’t been for decades.” With Washington openly talking about gold again, could a gold-backed currency be on the table?
Graham Summers breaks down the signals, and what they could mean for your money.
Chapters:
00:00 Wall Street becomes wary of gold
04:32 Link currency with gold?
06:29 Why hesitate to say gold is critical mineral
08:03 Can we catch up to China?
11:34 Why AI is critical
13:57 Thoughts on gold / silver movement