Why Gold Is Quietly Re-Entering the Global Monetary System | Congressman Stutzman
Why Gold Is Quietly Re-Entering the Global Monetary System | Congressman Stutzman
Miles Franklin Media: 12-21-2025
Michelle Makori, President & Editor-in-Chief, Miles Franklin Media, sits down with Republican Congressman Marlin Stutzman from Indiana of the House Financial Services Committee to examine the accelerating global push toward central bank digital currencies and why the United States is emerging as the key holdout.
As 137 countries and currency unions representing 98% of global GDP explore CBDCs, the debate is no longer theoretical.
From programmable money and real-time financial surveillance to asset freezes and behavioral control, critics warn CBDCs could fundamentally reshape the relationship between citizens and the state.
Congressman Stutzman explains why he helped block a U.S. retail CBDC, why “money is power,” and why giving the government a financial on/off switch crosses a dangerous line.
Finally, Stutzman weighs in on the push to audit U.S. gold reserves for the first time since the 1950s and argues the United States should be accumulating more gold, as central banks around the world increasingly treat it as a neutral monetary asset.
This conversation also dives into:
The Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act
Whether stablecoins could become a stealth on-ramp to CBDCs
Canada’s bank freezes and real-world precedents for financial control
De-dollarization, BRICS, and the global monetary realignment
Record central-bank gold buying and calls to audit Fort Knox
Why America’s debt crisis may be the greatest national security threat of all
00:00 Coming Up
01:20 Introduction
02:30 Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) Explained
03:51 Risks & Concerns of CBDCs 14:47 Global Perspective on Digital Currencies
17:53 The US Stance on CBDCs & Stablecoins
27:12 Foreign Demand for US Treasuries
27:40 Concerns Over Waning Dollar Demand
28:22 Fiscal Condition & National Debt
31:43 Impact of Government Spending & Regulation
34:29 Global De-dollarization & Alternative Currencies
39:54 Gold & Cryptocurrency in the Global Economy
43:56 Trust & Transparency in Government
48:52 Final Thoughts & Future Outlook