Gold Standard

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has enacted a new law, opening the doors for transactions using gold and silver in the state. This move is seen as a nod to the original “gold standard.” What Happened: DeSantis signed the bill, HB 999, into law, allowing Floridians to use gold and silver...

A recently released HBO documentary used a series of interviews and clues to narrow down the identity of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) creator Satoshi Nakamoto to one man, someone who happens to deny the claim. Another person who wasn't Satoshi Nakamoto was entrepreneur and industrialist Henry Ford, who...

Conservative think-tank The Heritage Foundation‘s Project 2025, a controversial collection of policy proposals, has received widespread attention in recent weeks. The policies are meant to influence a Republican president if the GOP takes the White House in 2025. One chapter of the policy...

Edward Snowden recently expressed his views on the perceived decline of the ‘American Century’ via Twitter. What Happened: On Monday, Snowden took to Twitter to share his thoughts on the factors contributing to the collapse of the so-called ‘American Century’. He highlighted...

The gold standard as it existed under the Bretton Woods system until 1971 is likely never coming back. There are a myriad of reasons for this but the most important lie with the US government’s ability to control the economy. Under the gold standard, the government no longer has the tools it...

When cryptocurrencies first started gaining the attention of mainstream investors in early 2017, a number of crypto pundits were quick to claim that they could act as an effective hedge against inflation. Citing the limited token supply of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) as the chief...

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels This post contains sponsored advertising content. This content is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be investing advice. America and other countries around the globe are seeing higher inflation. The economic phenomenon has caused a...

Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash This post contains sponsored advertising content. This content is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be investing advice.  GoldMining Inc. (NASDAQ: GLDG) might provide investors with an interesting opportunity as fundamental and...

Photo by Jingming Ping on Unsplash  This post contains sponsored advertising content. This content is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be investing advice. After a relatively poor performance in 2021, some investors have dismissed gold in 2022.  After all, with so-...

Image provided by Pexels The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. The plant-based food market is projected to reach $163 billion by 2030, but today, it’s still a relatively...

Image provided by Pexels The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. Younger generations, with their commitment to making healthier and more ethical choices about what they eat, have...

A new CNBC poll seems to suggest that while Washington bureaucrats might find a return to the gold standard anathema to their narrow interests, the citizens of the United States think it is a pretty good idea. Out of a little more than 19,000 votes that had been recorded at CNBC.com on Friday...