Iraq Economic News and Points To Ponder Thursday Morning 7-3-25

Government Media: All Official Institutions Adopt Electronic Payment.

Money and Business  Economy News – Baghdad   The Government Media Team announced on Tuesday that all official institutions are now using electronic means to collect and process payments. It also indicated that executive authorities are monitoring the adoption of electronic systems in government agencies.

Government media spokesman Haider Majeed said, "Numerous Cabinet decisions and Prime Ministerial directives have been issued to all government institutions, in coordination with the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Iraq, to ​​adopt the electronic payment system in all government departments and institutions.

" He explained that "this matter is among the priorities of the government program and ministerial approach, and the government's efforts to enhance transparency and simplify procedures provided to citizens."

He added, "The adoption of this system is based on the government's vision to develop the financial transactions environment and reduce reliance on paper money.

This will contribute to combating corruption and reducing the chances of financial manipulation, as well as facilitating the collection of funds from citizens and other companies and institutions."

He pointed out that "the electronic payment process offers many advantages, most notably simplifying procedures and accelerating transaction completion by reducing the time required to complete payments, enabling payments anytime, anywhere, and enhancing financial transparency and accountability through the presence and organization of an electronic database and record for each payment transaction."

He explained that "this helps limit the manipulation of funds entering the state treasury, reduces the risks of dealing in cash, and reduces the need to carry and circulate paper money, which can lead to damage, loss, or theft."

He emphasized that "electronic payment supports financial inclusion by encouraging citizens to open bank accounts, strengthening their bank accounts, using modern banking tools, enhancing the efficiency of government collection, increasing collection rates, reducing waste or financial leakage, and controlling the tax collection process."

He pointed out that "the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, as the executive body of the government and the executive arm of the Council of Ministers, is closely monitoring the implementation of this approach with all ministries, institutions, and governorates, as well as the implementation of decisions issued by the government, in cooperation with relevant authorities, to ensure the success of the implementation and the achievement of the desired objectives, which will positively impact the level of services provided to citizens."

He continued, "The government directives include all official institutions, all of which are currently working electronically to collect and collect money from citizens.

" He pointed out that "the government directive was also directed to all private sector entities, including public clinics, doctors' clinics, pharmacies, markets, stores, fuel stations, and all other entities that operate in direct contact with citizens through sales operations."

He pointed out that "there has been widespread acceptance by citizens in the final stages, which has encouraged all private sector entities to use electronic points of sale." 757 views   https://economy-news.net/content.php?id=56863

Ashura Closes The Iraqi Stock Exchange On Sunday.

Banks   The Iraq Stock Exchange announced on Wednesday that it would suspend its activities for one day next Sunday, coinciding with the tenth day of Muharram.

The market stated in a statement that, "Based on the Cabinet's decision to declare an official one-day holiday on the occasion of the tenth of Muharram, market activities and trading sessions will be suspended for one day."

He added, "The holiday will start on Sunday, July 6, and trading sessions will resume on Monday."

It's worth noting that the Iraq Stock Exchange holds five trading sessions per week, from Sunday to Thursday, and lists 103 Iraqi joint-stock companies representing the banking, telecommunications, industry, agriculture, insurance, financial investment, tourism, hotels, and services sectors. 309 views   https://economy-news.net/content.php?id=56906

Iraq Is Ranked Fifth Among The Cheapest Arab Countries To Live In.

Economy | 02/07/2025  Mawazine News - Follow-up  Iraq ranked fifth among the cheapest countries to live in for the year 2025 according to the Numbeo website, which is concerned with the standard of living of countries around the world.

The website stated in a statistic reviewed by Mawazine News, that "Iraq came in fifth among the cheapest Arab countries in terms of the standard of living in terms of groceries, restaurants, rent, and local purchasing power."

It continued that "Libya came in first among the cheapest Arab countries to live in, followed by Egypt in second place, Syria in third place, Algeria in fourth place, Iraq in fifth place, Tunisia in sixth place, Morocco in seventh place, and Jordan in eighth place."

It indicated that "the most expensive Arab countries to live in for the year 2025 were the UAE, followed by Yemen, then Qatar and Bahrain."   https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=263363

Oil Stabilizes Ahead Of OPEC+ Meeting To Decide August Production

Economy |  02/07/2025   Mawazine News - Follow-up:   Oil prices stabilized on Wednesday as markets awaited an upcoming OPEC+ meeting this week, which will set production levels for August.

Brent crude rose slightly by one cent to $67.12 a barrel at 01:24 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude fell by five cents to $65.40 a barrel.

The market is already seeing a clear impact from previous increases, with Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, increasing its exports in June by 450,000 barrels per day compared to May, according to data from Kpler, recording the highest level in more than a year.

In the United States, crude oil inventories rose by 680,000 barrels last week, according to sources citing data from the American Petroleum Institute, while official figures from the Energy Information Administration are expected later today.   https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=263352

Three Airports To Open Soon In Iraq

Local  The Ministry of Transport confirmed, on Wednesday, that it is heading to open three main airports during the current year, while indicating that the development process of Baghdad International Airport includes 26 projects.

The spokesman for the Ministry of Transport, Maitham Al-Safi, told the official agency, followed by Al-Eqtisad News, that "the services government has developed important strategic plans to develop the civil aviation sector, and there were many plans that contribute to the development of this sector, including the construction of airports."

He added, "The current year will witness the opening of three main airports: Mosul, which will open soon, as well as Karbala and Nasiriyah international airports."

He continued, "The process of constructing the new airports coincided with the implementation of rehabilitation work at Baghdad International Airport through 26 projects, which achieved significant development in its infrastructure."  143 views   https://economy-news.net/content.php?id=56919

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US and EU Talks Signal Acceleration Toward Global Crypto Policy Alignment

BRUSSELS – July 1, 2025 – In a major signal of growing transatlantic alignment, U.S. and European Union financial regulators have intensified coordination on digital asset policies, including stablecoins, crypto oversight, and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The announcement follows high-level discussions at the EU-U.S. Joint Financial Regulatory Forum, held June 24–25 in Brussels.

The talks, co-chaired by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the European Commission, reflect a shared urgency to harmonize crypto regulation across jurisdictions amid the accelerating global adoption of digital finance.

Regulatory Convergence Gains Momentum

The U.S. Treasury noted that the meeting placed digital finance at the forefront, with regulators exchanging updates on key crypto priorities:

• The EU shared progress on the rollout of its Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Regulation.

• Updates were provided on the development of the Digital Euro.

• The Financial Stability Board’s work on crypto risks and stablecoin oversight was also discussed.

• U.S. officials gave an update on SEC enforcement, crypto asset policy, and cybersecurity initiatives.

“Participants continued their exchange of views on digital finance matters,” the Treasury stated, highlighting a shared recognition of the need for coordinated oversight of the crypto sector.

Global Push for Secure Cross-Border Payment Systems

The Forum also emphasized the G20 Roadmap for Enhancing Cross-Border Payments, a key international effort to improve speed, cost, transparency, and accessibility of global financial transfers. EU regulators shared updates on the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), while U.S. officials focused on infrastructure security and digital resilience.

The two sides appear to be converging on a cohesive framework that could guide the future of crypto regulation globally.

Balancing Innovation and Systemic Risk

Despite persistent skepticism over crypto volatility and regulatory loopholes, regulators from both continents acknowledged that greater policy coordination could enhance stability while avoiding regulatory arbitrage. Industry advocates continue to call for clear, interoperable rules that support innovation without undermining financial safeguards.

“This is a defining moment,” said a senior digital finance analyst. “We’re watching the foundations of a global crypto framework being laid brick by brick.”

As regulatory talks between the U.S. and EU deepen, the path toward mainstream crypto integration becomes clearer, signaling a potential standardization of global digital asset rules in the years ahead.

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Ripple Boosts RLUSD Adoption With Embedded Finance and Payment Features

LONDON – July 2, 2025 – In a bold push to expand the real-world adoption of its enterprise-grade stablecoin, Ripple has partnered with financial infrastructure provider Openpayd to enable embedded finance and seamless fiat-to-stablecoin transactions through a unified global platform.

The move enhances Ripple USD (RLUSD) as a powerful bridge between blockchain-native payments and traditional fiat banking—paving the way for broader enterprise usage in cross-border payments and treasury management.

Ripple and Openpayd Launch Unified Fiat + Stablecoin Solution

Under the new partnership, Openpayd will embed its fiat infrastructure—including multi-currency accounts, virtual IBANs, and real-time payment rails—directly into Ripple Payments, Ripple’s flagship cross-border payment network spanning over 90 payout markets globally.

"Businesses will be able to seamlessly convert between fiat and RLUSD," Openpayd confirmed, "accessing embedded accounts, trading, and payment features through a single API."

One of the most important additions: direct minting and burning capabilities for RLUSD, allowing enterprises to scale their stablecoin use while remaining compliant and efficient.

Stablecoin Liquidity Meets Enterprise Needs

The integration makes it significantly easier for businesses to:

• Embed stablecoin functionality within their financial operations

• Send and receive EUR and GBP through Ripple’s global payment rails

• Streamline access to U.S. dollar liquidity using RLUSD

This builds on RLUSD’s core positioning as a trusted, compliant, USD-pegged stablecoin designed for high-volume enterprise use cases.

Jack McDonald, Ripple’s SVP of Stablecoins, emphasized the importance of cross-network utility:
“The future of global finance depends on seamless interoperability between traditional infrastructure and digital assets.”

Toward Scalable, Real-World Adoption

The collaboration comes at a time of mounting demand for real-time, stable, and globally interoperable financial infrastructure—especially as enterprises seek to modernize their treasury systems and cut the cost and friction of legacy banking networks.

“This is how we accelerate real-world adoption of stablecoins at scale,” said McDonald, highlighting Ripple’s long-term vision for RLUSD.

As Ripple continues to embed digital assets into traditional payment systems, this partnership offers a compelling blueprint for stablecoin-enabled embedded finance across both crypto and fiat worlds.

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Tishwash:  The Iraq Stock Exchange is closed on Sunday, coinciding with the tenth of Muharram.

The Iraq Stock Exchange announced on Wednesday that it would suspend its activities for one day next Sunday, coinciding with the tenth day of Muharram.

The market stated in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, "Based on the Cabinet's decision to declare an official holiday for one day on the occasion of the tenth of Muharram, market activities and trading sessions will be suspended for one day."

He added, "The holiday will start on Sunday, July 6, and trading sessions will resume on Monday."

It's worth noting that the Iraq Stock Exchange holds five trading sessions per week, from Sunday to Thursday, and lists 103 Iraqi joint-stock companies representing the banking, telecommunications, industry, agriculture, insurance, financial investment, tourism, hotels, and services sectors.

Sunday, July 6, 2025, is an official holiday for all ministries and government institutions, coinciding with the tenth day of Muharram, the anniversary of the killing of Imam Hussein ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and his daughter Fatima al-Zahra, according to the Iraqi official holiday calendar.

The Cabinet Affairs and Committees Department at the General Secretariat of the Cabinet clarified in a statement yesterday, Tuesday, that the holiday came based on the provisions of Article (1/First/C) of the Official Holidays Law (12 of 2024).

Shia Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, his family, and his companions in the Battle of Karbala at the hands of the army of the Umayyad Caliph Yazid ibn Muawiyah in the year 61 AH (680 AD). The commemoration continues until the Arbaeen pilgrimage, forty days after the Day of Ashura.   link

Tishwash:  The Central Bank of Iraq announces a decrease in domestic debt.

 The Central Bank of Iraq announced today, Thursday, a slight decrease in domestic public debt by the end of April 2025.

The bank stated in an official statistic that "Iraq's domestic public debt fell at the end of April of this year to 85 trillion and 503 billion Iraqi dinars, down from 85 trillion and 536 billion dinars in March."

The bank added that "the decline was a result of repayments of loans to financial institutions, which reached $19 trillion and 119 billion, down from $19 trillion and 152 billion."

He pointed out that "the remaining debts are owed by the Ministry of Finance, amounting to 756 billion dinars, and treasury transfer debts at the Central Bank and commercial banks, amounting to 51 trillion and 30 billion dinars, in addition to treasury transfers on behalf of the Ministry of Finance amounting to 2 trillion and 30 billion dinars, and national term debts due to farmers amounting to 12 trillion and 568 billion dollars."  link

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Tishwash:  The financial inclusion rate in Iraq exceeded 46%.

The Iraqi Private Banks Association noted the success of the basic requirements for implementing advanced standards in combating money laundering, based on the principle of knowing the customer and the sources of their funds.

In a press interview, Wadih Al-Handhal, head of the association, said, "The Central Bank of Iraq is moving forward in implementing compliance standards and enhancing financial inclusion in the banking sector. The Association of Banks also supports ongoing awareness-raising efforts on financial inclusion."

He added, "The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) has transformed Iraq from a grey zone to a monitoring zone, which is true evidence that Iraq has made significant progress in enhancing financial inclusion and combating money laundering and terrorist financing."

He explained, "The need for legal legislation still exists, and we must move forward in the field of human cadres training to keep pace with the rapid digital and technological transformation in the world."

Regarding the financial inclusion rates achieved by Iraq, Al-Handhal pointed out that, “according to international standards, the current financial inclusion rate in Iraq has exceeded 46% compared to previous years, which is a very significant progress with which we seek to achieve a rate of 90-95% in cooperation with the Central Bank in the near future.

The Arab Monetary Fund is also very satisfied with this rate and is monitoring the growth of the banking sector. It considers that Iraq is implementing financial inclusion through a sound mechanism that has contributed to Iraq’s progress in ranking ahead of other countries.”  link

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Tishwash:  A phone call to refresh pockets: Al-Sudani calls Barzani, and an agreement is reached to release May salaries tomorrow.

 An informed source revealed, on Tuesday evening (July 1, 2025), that Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani will hold a phone call with the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, within the next few hours, with the aim of putting the final touches on a financial agreement concerning the region's employees.

According to the source who told Baghdad Today, "The anticipated contact will culminate in an official understanding stipulating the release of May salaries for the region's employees, with the payments to be made tomorrow, after the Sudanese Prime Minister signs the decision directly."

He expected that "the financing will be done in the form of advances and financial transfers," based on Article (77) of the budget tables for the years 2023-2025.

This agreement is expected to help calm the tensions between Baghdad and Erbil and restore some confidence to the region's employees, who have long been awaiting payment.  link

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Iraq Economic News and Points To Ponder Wednesday Afternoon 7-2-25

Iraqis Await The US Federal Reserve's Interest Rate Decision.

2025/07/02 Reading: 90 times  {Economic: Al Furat News} Iraq is closely monitoring the US Federal Reserve's upcoming interest rate decision amid expectations it will have a direct impact on the currency market and local investments.

In this context, economic expert Salah Nouri told Furat News, "The dollar's decline as a result of inflation or interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve usually prompts investors and central banks to seek safe havens such as gold."

He added, "The Central Bank of Iraq is in a good position in terms of its investments in gold," noting that "the bank's balanced policy is to diversify investments between gold and the dollar."

Nouri explained that "this investment diversification aims to protect the Iraqi economy from global market fluctuations," adding that "Iraq is carefully awaiting the Federal Reserve's decision, given its repercussions for its financial stability."   LINK

Al-Nusairi: The Central Bank Is Making Fruitful Efforts In The First Half Of 2025 To Achieve The Comprehensive Banking Reform Project.

Banks   Economy News – Baghdad   Economic and banking advisor Samir Al-Nusairi affirmed on Wednesday that the Central Bank's measures and efforts during the first half of 2025 were fruitful in implementing the objectives of the comprehensive banking reform project, in cooperation with the government and international consulting and auditing firms, particularly Oliver & Wyman, and the goals and initiatives of its third strategy for 2024-2026.

Al-Nusairi spoke about the challenges facing the Iraqi economy and the opportunities for reforming the banking sector within the government's framework, as well as the prospects of the Central Bank's future vision for the role of the banking sector in sustainable development.

 He also spoke about the efforts currently being made to activate and revolutionize productive economic sectors other than oil, to diversify sources of national income and achieve financial sustainability, and the role of the Central Bank in regulating foreign trade financing.

Completing infrastructure projects to achieve comprehensive digital transformation and expanding the use of electronic payment tools to achieve financial inclusion.

Al-Nusairi explained that opportunities for reforming and developing the banking sector in 2025 are based on the following objectives:
First: Developing the Iraqi banking system and its compliance with international banking and accounting standards.

Second: Enhancing citizens' confidence in the banking sector locally, and internationally recognizing its transparency, progress, and strict commitment to international standards, and gaining the trust of reputable correspondent banks to deal with it.

Third: Transforming banks to their primary function, which is financing and bank lending for development. Strengthening financial inclusion and increasing its current rate as planned.
Fourth: Banks that do not provide loans and banking facilities that contribute to development, as they are the lever of sustainable development, lose their meaning as banks, which requires a specific position from the Central Bank in 2025.

Fifth: Strengthening procedures and decisions to transition from a cash economy to a digital economy and withdrawing funds outside the banking cycle and bringing them into the banking system.

He pointed out that all the above objectives, although the period specified for their implementation according to the banking reform project and the Central Bank strategy ranges between (1-4 years), what was achieved in 2023 and 2024 until 6/30/2025 constitutes ambitious percentages as announced, which led to the evaluation and classification of banks based on their achievement of the planned objectives.

There are banks moving towards the required development and banks that still need an additional period of time to achieve the objectives, and there are troubled banks that are now making exceptional efforts from the Central Bank and the administrations of these banks to rehabilitate them. 881 views    https://economy-news.net/content.php?id=56859

The Association Of Private Banks To Nina: Iraq Has Made Significant Progress In Promoting Financial Inclusion...And These Are The Requirements For The Success Of International Standards.

Wednesday, July 2, 2025, | Economic Number of reads: 109  Baghdad / NINA / The Iraqi Private Banks Association confirmed: "Iraq has achieved significant progress in financial inclusion thanks to the Central Bank's commitment to implementing international standards."

The head of the association, Wadih Al-Handhal, said in a statement to the National Iraqi News Agency ( NINA ), that "the Central Bank of Iraq is moving forward in implementing compliance standards and enhancing financial inclusion in the banking sector, and the Banks Association also supports raising awareness of financial inclusion."

He explained that "the success of the basic requirements for implementing these standards and achieving advanced levels in combating money laundering depend on training specialized and qualified staff to use information and databases, based on the principle of knowing the customer and the sources of his funds."

He added: "The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) has transformed Iraq from a gray zone to a monitoring area, and this is true evidence that Iraq has achieved significant progress in enhancing financial inclusion and combating money laundering and terrorist financing," noting that "the need for legal legislation still exists, and we must move forward in training human cadres to keep pace with the rapid digital and technological transformation in the world."

Regarding the financial inclusion rates achieved by Iraq, Al-Handhal explained that, “according to international standards, the current financial inclusion rate in Iraq has exceeded 46% compared to previous years, which is a very significant progress with which we seek to achieve a rate of 90-95% in cooperation with the Central Bank in the near future.

The Arab Monetary Fund is also very satisfied with this rate and is following the growth of the banking sector. It considers Iraq to be implementing financial inclusion through a sound mechanism that has contributed to Iraq’s progress in ranking ahead of other countries.”/End   https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=1238746

Net Foreign Investment In Iraq Declines In 2024 And The First Quarter Of 2025.

Money and Business  Economy News – Baghdad  Data released by the Central Bank of Iraq showed that net foreign investment in Iraq recorded a deficit of $8 billion in 2024, due to net foreign investment outflows of $7.6 billion, in addition to Iraqi investments abroad amounting to $400 million.

For the first quarter of 2025, data indicates a continued negative trend, with net outward foreign investment from Iraq exceeding $1.1 billion. This figure is broken down into:

- Net outward foreign investment of $1 billion.
- Iraqi outward investments of $133 million, registering a 21% increase compared to the last quarter of 2024.

Despite a 36% decline in net outward foreign investment, the index remains in negative territory, according to Al-Abidi. This means that investments continue to leave Iraq rather than flow into it, reflecting the ongoing challenges facing the local investment environment.

Foreign direct investment—both inward and outward—plays a vital role in Iraq's balance of payments. Along with oil sales, it represents one of the primary sources of foreign currency. The higher the investment flows, the less pressure there will be on the local market's demand for dollars and other foreign currencies.

It's worth noting that the Iraqi government had previously announced attracting $63 billion in foreign investment over the past two years, but these figures were not actually reflected in the balance of payments data.

This is likely because these projects have not yet been completed or have not entered into actual financial implementation, meaning their monetary impact on the banking and financial system has been absent.  441 views  https://economy-news.net/content.php?id=56899

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There's 1 Reason Rich Athletes Go Broke

There's 1 Reason Rich Athletes Go Broke

Cam Newton says there's 1 reason rich athletes go broke and he no longer makes $20M/year in 2025 — here's why

Moneywise   Tue, July 1, 2025

At the height of his career, Cam Newton, former NFL MVP and Carolina Panthers quarterback, says he earned roughly $20 million a year. However, in a recent video on his YouTube channel, Newton confessed he was making online content “to keep the lights on.”

Newton’s candid admission pulls back the curtain on a common struggle retired athletes face: managing money once the big paychecks stop.

He points to his own situation as “the No. 1 reason” why so many wealthy players end up broke, failing to scale back spending when their income takes a hit.

Here’s how untamed expenses can gobble up even eight-figure salaries.

Lifestyle creep

Newton insists he did a better job managing his money than the average athlete.

“I never really had a financial advisor, but I never really was a splurger either — still to this day,” the 36-year-old says.

Federal and state income taxes ultimately reduced his take-home pay to roughly $12 million a year. Newton estimates his annual expenses were between $5 and $6 million, leaving some room for savings and investments.

Although he no longer makes eight figures a year, he says his expenses have stayed more or less the same. Some of the big-ticket items draining his savings include private schools, home maintenance, alimony and luxury purchases.

“Those things never leave,” Newton says. “Your overhead never really changes.”

The problem Newton — and many other celebrity athletes — can struggle with is that when your income changes, your expenses have to change with it.

This rapid lifestyle inflation during prime earning years is one of the key reasons why even high-income families can struggle financially. Roughly 36% of consumers who earned $200,000 or more a year were living paycheck to paycheck, according to a PYMNTS survey.

The only way to avoid falling into that trap is to keep a tight lid on expenses, according to Newton. Cutting down on your monthly expenses is a good place to start, with insurance payments being one of the biggest cost culprits.

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Historical Crashes and Resets by Miles Harris

The Crash that Crafted Modern Finance

Miles Harris:  6-18-2025

Of course, the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, also known as Florence Cathedral or the Duomo, was constructed between 1296 and 1436.

Completed after the setting of this video and during Medici financed "renaissance." The imagery was important in setting the subject location in the thumbnail!

Regarding the loans to Edward III: Bell et al. in “Credit Finance in the Middle Ages: Loans to the English Crown 1272–1345” found that: “[Edward] did owe them [Bardi and Peruzzi] huge sums of money. But the true picture is more nuanced. First, when Edward issued a ‘stop’ on assigned payments from the Exchequer in May 1339, he specifically excluded those to the Bardi and Peruzzi.

Second, Edward never formally repudiated his debts and, even after the Bardi and Peruzzi had ceased to make significant advances to him, he continued to assign them sizeable repayments.

Between 1345 and 1348, after the Bardi had been dissolved, Edward paid over £23,000 to their representatives and he and his grandson Richard II continued to make occasional payments until the remaining debt was forgiven in 1391.

Third, the Bardi and Peruzzi had raised large sums of money from depositors in England, and both Edward and Richard protected them from legal proceedings brought by their English creditors.

The English kings seemed to have tried in good faith to repay the Florentine merchants, even at the expense of their own subjects.”

00:00 Intro

00:36 Florence's Financial Empire

 01:27 Sovereign Lending

02:19 Collapse

03:14 Fallout

04:00 Modern Parallels

04:30 Florence Rebuilds

 05:44 Key to Survival

06:04 Tangible Assets

07:04 A Crash that Crafted the Future

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFhsw6GzBCA

The Great Taking of 1350 & The Black Death

Miles Harris:  June 25, 2025

The Black Death (1347–1351) was a demographic catastrophe—but for Europe’s elites, it was also a windfall.

As half the population perished, immense wealth was left behind—unclaimed, contested, or vulnerable.

Rather than disappearing, this wealth was redirected upward. Across cities like Florence and Venice, mass death became elite opportunity. Merchant families, religious institutions, and even medical authorities seized the chance to rewrite rules, bypass wills, and capture estates.

What followed wasn’t just tragedy—it was consolidation. The plague triggered a great taking.

 00:00 Intro

00:54 Legalized Looting

 02:15 The Cloaked Hand

 03:20 Medicine or Mechanism?

05:13 Echoes Across Europe

 06:16 The Peasantry that Thrived

08:10 From Death to Dynasty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWxDlh8rTPo

The Great Reset of 1351: Plague, Profit & the Rise of Oligarchic Capitalism

Miles Harris:  7-2-2024

The Black Death of the mid-14th century was not only a demographic catastrophe but a socio-economic turning point.

While some historians argue it led to better living conditions and a more mobile workforce, a closer examination reveals a darker trajectory: one that laid the groundwork for oligarchic capitalism through land consolidation, coercive labor laws, and expanding bureaucratic power.

This is the third video in a miniseries which chronicles the years from the financial crisis in the 1340s, to the Great Taking, to the Great Reset of 1351.

00:00 Intro

 00:43 Labour Scarcity meets Legal Constraint

 01:54 Land, Credit & Consolidation

02:59 Enclosure & Monetization of Survival

05:52 The Rise of Bureaucratic Power

06:50 Cultural Alignments

07:42 Conclusion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE9byqrAuZM&t=30s

Ariel: The Big Beautiful Bill and the Gold and Silver Monetary Shift

Ariel: The Big Beautiful Bill and the Gold and Silver Monetary Shift

7-2-2025

The Big Beautiful Bill and the Gold/Silver Monetary Shift

Executive Summary

The “Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB), a sweeping tax and spending package championed by President Donald Trump, has been falsely portrayed as a debt-exploding fiscal disaster. This narrative, propagated by financial elites and their media proxies, obscures a seismic shift in monetary policy: the strategic pivot to gold and silver as legal tender, rendering fiat USD debt irrelevant.

States like Idaho and Texas, alongside over 45 others, have legalized gold and silver transactions, signaling mass adoption of “real money.”

This report exposes the deliberate concealment of this transition, the irrelevance of fiat debt in a gold-backed system, and the orchestrated exit of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell as a marker of systemic change.

The banking industry, not the American people, bears the liability for decades of reckless money printing.1. The Big Beautiful Bill: A Misrepresented Catalyst The OBBB, passed by the House on May 22, 2025, extends the 2017 Trump tax cuts, introduces tax exemptions for tips and overtime, and implements spending cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and green energy subsidies.

Mainstream analyses, including those from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, claim the bill will add $2.4–$5.3 trillion to the national debt over a decade. These projections assume the perpetuation of the fiat USD system, ignoring the bill’s alignment with a gold/silver-based transactional framework.

The establishment’s debt hysteria is a psychological operation (psyop) designed to maintain public dependence on central bank-controlled currency. By framing the OBBB as fiscally reckless, elites deflect attention from its role in dismantling their monopoly over money creation.

Hidden truth: The bill’s tax cuts and spending reductions are calibrated to incentivize economic activity in gold and silver, reducing reliance on USD and exposing the Federal Reserve’s unsustainable debt model.

2. Gold and Silver as Legal Tender: State-Level Revolution Over 45 states, including Idaho and Texas, have passed laws recognizing gold and silver as legal tender, with Texas Governor Greg Abbott signing a landmark bill in June 2025 to establish a gold- and silver-backed transactional currency system via the Texas Bullion Depository.

Article 1, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution permits states to use gold and silver to pay debts, providing a legal foundation for bypassing federal USD dominance. Transactions in precious metals are converted to USD equivalents at the point of sale, ensuring compliance with federal law while eroding central bank control.

These state policies are not symbolic; they are a coordinated effort to restore “real money” as a hedge against USD collapse. Idaho’s adoption, for instance, allows merchants to accept gold and silver without sales tax, incentivizing local economies to shift away from fiat currency.

Critical insight: The mass adoption of gold and silver by states undermines the Federal Reserve’s ability to enforce debt obligations, as precious metal transactions operate outside the central bank’s balance sheet.

3. Fiat Debt Irrelevance in a Gold-Backed System: The U.S. national debt, currently at $36.8 trillion, is denominated in fiat USD, a currency unbacked by tangible assets since the Nixon administration ended the gold standard in 1971.

In a gold- and silver-backed system, fiat debt becomes irrelevant because transactions in precious metals do not accrue liabilities to the Federal Reserve or IRS. Homes purchased with gold or silver, for example, are exempt from federal taxation, as the IRS lacks jurisdiction over non-fiat transactions.

The banking industry, which has printed trillions in unbacked USD, holds the liability for this debt, not American citizens. The OBBB’s critics deliberately omit this, framing the public as responsible for elite malfeasance.

Uncovered reality: The transition to gold and silver nullifies the debt-to-GDP ratio (currently 120%) as a metric of economic health, as “real money” economies operate independently of central bank debt instruments.

4. Jerome Powell’s Exit: A Signal of Monetary Overhaul Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s anticipated resignation, expected before his term ends in May 2026, is not a mere personnel change but a deliberate marker of the Federal Reserve’s declining relevance.

Powell’s resistance to lowering interest rates, despite Trump’s demands, reflects his allegiance to the fiat system’s status quo. His exit, potentially accelerated by Trump’s nomination of a replacement like Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent or Kevin Warsh, signals the Fed’s capitulation to a gold-backed monetary framework.

The Fed’s current benchmark rate (4.25–4.50%) sustains high borrowing costs, propping up fiat debt obligations. A gold/silver system, requiring no central bank intermediation, renders such rates obsolete.

Exclusive revelation: Powell’s departure is a scripted concession to dismantle the Fed’s monopoly, orchestrated by Trump’s administration to align with state-level gold adoption.

5. The USD Collapse: Engineered or Inevitable? The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) has plummeted 10% in 2025, its worst performance since 1973, driven by Trump’s tariff policies, debt concerns, and Fed uncertainty. This collapse is not accidental but a controlled demolition to justify transitioning to a gold-backed system.

Global investors, spooked by the OBBB’s projected deficits, are divesting from U.S. bonds, pushing yields above 5% and signaling distrust in fiat USD. Gold prices, conversely, have surged 30% to $3,440 per ounce, reflecting a flight to safe-haven assets.

The Bretton Woods system’s collapse in 1971, which unpegged the USD from gold, set the stage for today’s fiat crisis. The current trajectory mirrors historical precedents where overleveraged currencies (e.g., Weimar Germany, Zimbabwe) imploded, necessitating asset-backed alternatives.

Suppressed truth: The USD’s decline is a feature, not a flaw, of a broader plan to restore gold and silver as global standards, with the OBBB as a catalyst for domestic adoption.

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Bruce’s Big Call Dinar Intel Tuesday Night 7-1-25

Bruce’s Big Call Dinar Intel Tuesday Night 7-1-25  

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Welcome everybody to the big call tonight. it's Tuesday July 1st  and you're listening to the big call. Thanks for tuning in, everybody, and we're looking forward to having a very good call again tonight. i hope everybody's ready and tuned in and ready to go.

Okay, let us delve into the Intel portion of the call. Now I've got some things I'm going to share with you, as I always try to do, I'm trying to keep it in some form of an order, so I'll tell you where we are and what's happening.

There are bonds that are very large, multi billion dollar bonds, and those are known as Super Pacelli, obviously an Italian name super Pacelli. These super pacelles are paying out today and tomorrow. I think that's going to be it for those super pacelles to pay out.

And these are being used to back up our transactions, to back up the monies that will be coming to pay us, as well as other other let's call them sovereign bonds and monies that are coming from so called Sovereign accounts. And there are a number of these trusts, as you guys know, the Rodriguez Trust, the Saint Germain Trust. Those have already kicked out lots and lots of money in terms of one with a zero after it, they go 1520, 30, zero. Sometimes they're a lot. They're huge numbers that most of us couldn't even pronounce but those accounts are being used to help fund what it is we're going for

Now the thing that we're looking at now is, where do we stand on the Iraqi dinar?

They were supposed to have revalued the currency again, I believe they did, and it's at a decent rate on the screens, but it's currently on the back screen of the Forex

Now, if all goes according to again tomorrow, that back screen IQD rate on the dinar will go and show itself on the front screen of the Forex.

If that happens that currency, the IQ D, or some call it NID new Iraqi dinar, is how it's known sometimes the NID or IQD, Iraqi dinar will reflect on the front screens of the banks and redemption centers.

Now, today, we had approximately 17 currencies on the front screens of the redemption centers, and those were fluctuating in value as trading is continuing between various currency trading pairs. That's happening, and that fluctuates.

And where, last week, we had nine currencies, and they were solid on the screen, today, we had about 17 currencies, and we think there could be as many as 24 that are actually going to appear when we go in for our exchanges.

So today, we heard 17 currencies, and we heard that they were on the screens, legible, but they were also using placeholder rates, in some cases, placeholders, not maybe the official rate that would be used for the time of exchange.

I explained earlier that the difference between the Zim, which does not have a contract rate, it has a simple one to one relationship with the USN, our new United States dollar is called USN for new I'm saying US and means US note, either way and USTN, United States Treasury note is what we're calling the actual physical money, currency that will be in the bank drawers and in shrink wrapped packets at the redemption center for us to see and take home those new bills.

Those packets are in $500 increments, and we'll take home a multiple of those probably not to exceed 5000 I think they want to keep this in the 3000 to 5000 range per person on the actual new USTN’s - if you're somebody who doesn't use cash and you're like, what is that I don't even use that?  I only use a debit card, or I only use a crypto whatever, then you don't have to worry about it.

It's only there for those that like to use cash and that want the new notes to take, and that'll come off your balance  payments at the bank with Wells Fargo, if that's your bank, okay? And that's at the redemption center, those USTN our new currency of the dollar, is also in the bank, and they've had at least three or four deliveries of those new currencies in both redemption centers and banks, so they're going to be ready whenever the time is right to let it go.

All right, so let's see what else do we want to talk about? We talk about the contract rate on dinar. The contract rate on dinar is like on a back screen of the redemption center. They know about it, and we know about it. If you know about it, first of all, if you have dinar, see if they offer you the contract rate, it'll be much, much higher than the screen rate of the dinar at the redemption center, and way above the screen rate at a bank  -- it could be 10 times what the bank rate is.

So you go in there, you're ponying up your currency. They know who you are. They're going through and calculating, let's say you've got dinar do that, and then if they don't offer you the contract rate, you ask politely for the contract rate that's designed  - President Trump designed that for us to get the maximum benefit from the exchange of The Iraqi dinar --  boom.

All right, so get that, take that, even if you have Zim, and most of us do, not everybody. But even if you do, you still have access to the contract rate on the dinar, the latest version of what that's all about

Now, let's talk about what else is happening. We know the Fourth of July is Friday - right. We know the big, as I call it, the big, bad, beautiful Bill has been passed in the Senate  and tossed back to the House – for ? not sure what to call it - we're going to call it adjustments, passage of the bill,  and if they need to they will reconcile the House version and the Senate version of the Bill - , a normal process that happens, it might compare certain things when the House bill do the Senate bill and then come up with a compromise or change in the final bill that gets voted on in the House, that gets sent over, signed by President Trump.

President Trump wants this on Friday, July 4, and I think they the House received that bill today. They should be working on it certainly by tomorrow.  It may show up at the President’s Desk and even early. Maybe it shows up Thursday instead of Friday. We'll see what they do.

Okay, why is that important to us?

Because everything that we have been speaking about is in that bill, that BBB, that big, bad, beautiful bill. Oh, that's four B's. That's right, so I do that. So what's in it? The R&R / GCR is in there.

Okay, what else NESARA? Yes, certain aspects at least of NESARA are in the bill. Maybe not all of it, but the basics of it are in there.

The DOGE payments, oh yeah, that's budget that's in the bill. What about restitution and reconciliation allowance, the R&R we talked about? Yes, that's in there too. Increase in Social Security?  should be in that bill. Everything is there that we've been talking about.

So this bill, it's not perfect. We know it's not perfect. There's some things pulled out of it, it just stayed in there. But thanks to the parliamentarian, she pulls certain things out of the bill, and unfortunately, they may or may not get reinserted by the by the house. So we'll see what happens in the final

But either way, it's a positive move forward for us, for our country, it's a huge tax bill that reduces our taxes substantially, and it does give certain breaks to people working overtime or servers on their tips. And there are provisions in there which benefit everyone, not the rich.

Forget that stupid  argument of benefiting only the rich, you've got to be kidding. Are the rich the ones waiting tables and serving us, are the rich the ones that are working 40 hours and getting overtime after that? No, they're not. So forget that argument. That's not true at all.  And so you guys will see what is included in this

Now, July 4 is a huge day. Obviously, it's our Independence Day. It's a national holiday, and we do believe that President Trump will make certain announcements relative to the big, bad, beautiful bill, as well as NESARA, I believe he'll discuss the fact that all currencies around the globe are asset backed-  

Now, some are backed by gold, some are backed by other assets. Ours are backed by gold, silver, platinum, palladium, oil, nat. gas. Don't even forget patents. We've got a lot of patents worth a lot of money. That's part of the asset class.

So we have physical assets that are backing our USN currency, which is up on the screens trading now already, and that's true of every other currency around the globe is asset backed and being traded as such.

So that's what I wanted to say about what President Trump should speak to us about on Friday

Now what about the timing for this?

I have information that suggests that if the Super pachelis  (spelling?) paid out today and tomorrow, and the dinar does move from the back screen of the 4x to the front screen at the Forex that it could show up on the front screens at the redemption center and banks, and that we would be able to be notified shortly thereafter  

There could be as early as Thursday, Friday, I'd say notification period would take us all the way to next Tuesday, and there are other reasons for that.

Now, the majority of the information says that we get started with this by or on the weekend, but there's other information that says that it might not be until early next week, Tuesday, Tuesday, Wednesday, time frame.

 Now I know why, and I'm not going to go into the why that is. It's complicated, and I understand it, but I'm not sure it benefits the real now I'm going to say this, whichever it is, it's happening soon, and it's happening in July, and all of these things should benefit us by the second week of July.

Now the general public is not going to start this until the third or fourth week of July, but we will have it, and I believe we'll have it as for A and B for the first week to two weeks do after this is achieved, after we get actual  revaluation  Known,

okay, and the Global Currency Reset of all currencies around the globe being used backed by assets. Asset backed currencies. Name of the game for all connected all countries interconnected on the quantum financial system, through the Starlink system and the FinTech system and blockchain technology cost.

Crypto coins are actually also by the assets backing the USN and are being used digitally. As you guys know, it's a digital coin, and there are five coins we've talked about over the past. And XRP, I think, is one of the main ones, along with Bitcoin and Ethereum and some of the other two that I can think of right now.

All right now, one other thing that's interesting, I found out yesterday through the United Bank of Switzerland, UPS did a test yesterday to wire every country around the world, which is 209 countries, every country got a One penny, a one cent transmission we used to call it a bank wire, a transition of one cent in value, a bank in each country, all around the globe, 209,

Every one of those countries there - Let's call it their treasury bank, instead of central bank, every one of their treasury banks received the one penny transfer in seven seconds. So new system, QFS through Star Link works very quickly to get money wired, if you will, around the globe, seven seconds. And what we're going to be able to experience when we send money to various people, various entities that we send it to, obviously, through the quantum financial system.

And realize this system through StarLink  tracks, all transactions, every one, regardless of the amount, regardless of the location. So there's not going to be any funny business. All of this will occur, I believe, because of the quantum system, the quantum computers.

Certainly, everything's wired and designed so that it's totally encrypted and everything is safe, and that's why our exchanges and our redemption of Zim is very large amounts, as you guys know, very large balances, and those will be held in quantum financial system In our quantum accounts,

We'll have a quantum access card about three times the thickness of a normal credit card which has three chips in it, three computer chips in it, and we will access the funds in our quantum account, as you guys know, with a biometric fingerprint or thumb print, with a brand new username and a brand new password for the account and a five digit  pin code and a new email and a new password for the email.

So all of those features are built in as part of our quantum access card, so we will access the huge funds that could be in the trillions – whatever --  the first move we make the day we do our exchanges and our Zim redemption, remove money from our quantum account into our primary Wells Fargo account, and then we'll move that other sub counts, or bank accounts as we add one or two other banks to our quantum access card.

We could do that later – not on day one, day one, you're getting your master account, primary account, hydrated,  from your quantum account.

And  we will see how that works with the R and R money. It should be there. We'll see how, how much we take in from our currency exchange and Zim redemption, and we'll move a reasonable balance -  It could be large -  a reasonable balance into our primary Wells account.

Now I understand you can negotiate your interest rate on money that you have in your bank account. Let's call it primary or master account, and if you have secondary accounts with Wells, you would also be able to earn interest on those secondary accounts as well.

You could have a very sizeable balance in one or more accounts. Now that rate I'm not going to discuss , it’s going to  fluctuate up and down. It's very reasonable, though, and I think that will do very well, just with interest that's earned on the principal in our primary account, primary and secondary accounts.

Okay, and in my case, for the interest to be paid up quarterly, so that I have a goal of trying to invest, giveaway, spend, wherever you want to say it into my projects, into people's lives, humanity around the globe. I have a goal every month, to get rid of that much money,  every quarter – which is 3 months - and then the next quarter -  we got this much coming in, okay? And then the next quarter, and so on and so forth.

 So the challenge is going to be Just  to make sure your projects are scaled enough to where you can use the money that has been in your quantum account and moved to your primary or secondary accounts.

I told you guys I was going to have a primary account and then I was going to put my four LLCs for the four project names underneath that master account, all of which is under a master trust.  A Master trust is over like an umbrella over the primary account and the four secondary accounts that have are based on the LLCs, and that's how I'm doing it.  That's based on discussions over a couple of years with my trust attorney.

So we'll see how that comes together. Let's see, is there anything else in the way of Intel? I think you guys get the idea. We are very close.

Could we get notifications on or about the Fourth of July? It's possible. I've heard that – The  fifth is on a Saturday. Could be that we start exchanges even over the weekend, or, based on other information, could we get notified very early next week and start exchanges like Tuesday?

 I'm going to hold out and say I'm not sure - we all want it yesterday, so it doesn't really matter. We're there. We're getting very close to the end. So I want everybody to stay positive and remember what hope means. Hope is a is a positive expectation that something beneficial is going to happen for you.

And I'm going to speak that to all of you in big call universe around the globe. And I speak that for myself, for Sue and for Bob, that this is going to be a really, very, very strong July, and Fourth of July,

I'm looking forward to what President Trump's going to tell us. I'm looking forward to this big, bad, beautiful bill as big, beautiful official to go and to be on Trump's desk by Friday before, maybe beforehand.

Wouldn't it be amazing if Congress actually did something early and actually got something in prior to the fourth?  There's a lot of reason why it's possible, and I hope that it does happen that way.

And I want to say thank you for tuning in, Thank you big call universe, the listeners all over the globe and beyond that have listened to the big call for these 14 years, and I appreciate in there and moving forward one step at a time.

 I think, I really think we're going to move very quickly into the Golden Age, as President Trump called it. So let's do this. Let's pray the call out, and then we'll look forward to talking with you all on Thursday night, the third of July. -Goodnight everybody. We'll see you.

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Seeds of Wisdom RV and Economic Updates Wednesday Afternoon 7-2-25

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China Increases Quota for Foreign Investments Ahead of BRICS 2025 Summit

BEIJING – July 2025 – In a strategic economic maneuver ahead of the 17th BRICS Summit in Brazil, China has raised its foreign investment quota by $3.1 billion, signaling confidence in its domestic markets and leveraging global economic shifts to strengthen its position within the BRICS alliance.

According to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), the quota for Qualified Domestic Institutional Investors (QDII) has been increased from $167.8 billion to $170.9 billion, effective July 1, 2025. This move comes amid a surge of institutional capital inflows and a significant drop in the U.S. dollar’s strength.

USD Weakness Drives Global Capital Toward China

China’s quota expansion is seen as a response to growing foreign interest in Chinese assets, fueled by the U.S. dollar index (DXY) falling to its lowest level in three years. The dollar has depreciated by 10.5% year-to-date, weakening demand for traditional U.S.-based financial instruments like Treasuries and bonds.

“China is capitalizing on a historic drop in the dollar’s dominance by opening the gates to more global capital,” noted a market analyst. “This quota hike sends a signal that Beijing is prepared to lead economically within BRICS.”

Even Chinese retail investors have pivoted away from U.S. stocks in 2025, favoring regional investments instead. Capital inflows from mainland China into the Hong Kong stock exchange have reached $93 billion so far this year.

Hang Seng Index Sees 23% Surge in 2025

China's increased openness to foreign capital is bolstering the Hang Seng Index, which has already jumped 23% year-to-date. Bullish investor sentiment continues to mount, positioning China’s stock market as one of the most attractive destinations for global investors in 2025.

The quota increase is widely seen as a calculated move to secure leverage at the BRICS 2025 Summit, scheduled for July 6–7 in Rio de Janeiro. As the bloc increasingly explores de-dollarization strategies and alternative trade alliances, China’s robust financial posture could prove pivotal in shaping the summit’s economic agenda.

Strategic Timing for Global Economic Influence

By expanding the QDII quota just a week before the BRICS summit, China is strengthening its influence within the alliance and paving the way for new trade deals and partnerships. The move also enhances China’s image as a resilient, investment-friendly economy, especially amid shifting global monetary dynamics.

“China’s calculated adjustment to foreign investment policy could help it emerge as the key economic force within BRICS,” said an international finance observer.

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SEC Approves First Spot ETF with XRP Exposure

WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 2, 2025 – In a landmark regulatory move, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially approved the first spot Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) with direct exposure to XRP, the native digital asset of the Ripple network.

This decision marks a historic moment for both XRP and the broader crypto industry, opening the doors for institutional and retail investors to gain regulated exposure to XRP through traditional financial markets.

XRP Enters the ETF Era

The ETF approval is the first of its kind to offer direct access to XRP’s market performance via a spot trading product—rather than futures contracts or synthetic exposure. This regulatory greenlight signals growing confidence among U.S. regulators in digital assets as viable components of diversified investment portfolios.

“This is a pivotal step for the institutional adoption of XRP,” noted a digital asset strategist. “It brings credibility and accessibility to an asset that has long battled regulatory uncertainty.”

Mainstream Finance Embraces XRP

The move follows a wave of crypto-related ETF approvals earlier this year for Bitcoin and Ethereum. However, XRP’s inclusion in this regulatory trend is especially significant, given its history of legal battles with the SEC—a lawsuit that was partially resolved in Ripple’s favor in 2023.

Now, with a spot ETF on the table, XRP is positioned to gain broader exposure among wealth managers, hedge funds, and pension portfolios seeking compliant crypto investments.

The market implications could be substantial, as ETF inflows often act as a tailwind for underlying assets by increasing demand and liquidity.

Momentum Toward Crypto Market Maturity

The XRP ETF approval highlights the SEC’s evolving stance on digital assets, suggesting further regulatory clarity and market maturity are on the horizon. As traditional finance increasingly converges with blockchain-based assets, products like the XRP spot ETF help bridge the gap between legacy finance and Web3 innovation.

“We’re witnessing the normalization of crypto within the financial system,” said a fintech policy analyst. “XRP’s ETF listing is not just a win for Ripple—it’s a milestone for the entire asset class.”

The ETF is expected to begin trading in the coming weeks, with more details forthcoming regarding its issuer, custodial arrangements, and ticker symbol.

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Monetary Reset is 'Already Here' as GOLD Reserves EXPLODE Globally

Monetary Reset is 'Already Here' as GOLD Reserves EXPLODE Globally

VRIC Media:  7-1-2025

Mario Innecco and Taylor Kenney are seeing signs that a global monetary reset involving gold isn't some distant event on the horizon, but rather is already unfolding, as central banks continue to accumulate the metal at a breakneck speed, and the US dollar plunges into oblivion.

The duo discuss why we might need to see massive pain as the fiat experiment collapses, before we can come out on the other side with renewed hope in the form of a sound money economy.

A significant shift is underway in the global monetary landscape, with central banks around the world accumulating gold reserves at an unprecedented rate.

According to Mario Innecco and Taylor Kenney, who recently joined VRIC Media for a discussion, this trend is not just a sign of a potential future event, but rather a indication that a global monetary reset is already in progress.

The accumulation of gold reserves by central banks is a notable development, as it suggests a growing loss of confidence in fiat currencies, particularly the US dollar. As the value of the dollar continues to decline, central banks are seeking to diversify their reserves and hedge against potential economic instability.

Gold, with its historical reputation as a store of value and a safe-haven asset, is becoming an increasingly attractive option.

Innecco and Kenney argue that the current fiat currency system is unsustainable and that a collapse is inevitable. They believe that the massive accumulation of debt and the unchecked printing of money have created a fragile economic environment that is ripe for a reset.

The question is not if, but when, the system will collapse, and what will replace it.

The duo suggests that the transition to a new monetary system, one that is based on sound money and backed by gold, will not be without pain.

The collapse of the fiat experiment will likely be accompanied by significant economic disruption, including potential hyperinflation, currency devaluation, and widespread financial instability. However, they also believe that this pain is necessary for the global economy to reset and rebuild on a more stable foundation.

The rise of gold reserves is just one sign of the shifting monetary landscape.

Other indicators, such as the growth of alternative currencies and the increasing popularity of gold-backed assets, also point to a growing desire for sound money and a move away from fiat currencies.

As the global economy navigates this transition, it is essential for investors and individuals to be aware of the potential risks and opportunities. Innecco and Kenney’s discussion with VRIC Media provides valuable insights into the current state of the global monetary system and the potential implications of a reset.

By watching the full video discussion, viewers can gain a deeper understanding of the factors driving this shift and how to position themselves for the future.

In conclusion, the explosion of gold reserves globally is a significant sign that a global monetary reset is already underway.

As the fiat currency system continues to show signs of strain, central banks and investors are turning to gold as a safe-haven asset and a store of value. While the transition to a new monetary system will likely be painful, it also presents an opportunity for the global economy to reset and rebuild on a more stable foundation.

By staying informed and adapting to the changing monetary landscape, individuals and investors can navigate this transition and emerge stronger on the other side.

00:00 Introduction

00:42 War in Middle East and Precious Metals

05:49 Weakness in US Dollar

 09:01 Gold and a Monetary Reset

14:19 Increased Central Bank Gold Buying

18:26 When is it Time to Sell Gold?

23:04 Collapse of the Fiat Experiment

27:45 Recent Price Action in Silver

31:11 Silver Buying in the West

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