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March 5, 2024 Key Gold Headlines Peter's Podcast Videos

Gold Hits New All-Time Record High

Gold hit a new all-time nominal high, surpassing the previous record set in December of the previous year. The precious metal’s price reached approximately $2,140, indicating a robust and continuing interest in gold as a safe-haven asset, despite a rather peculiar lack of fanfare from the media and retail investors. This latest peak in gold […]

March 3, 2024 Peter's Podcast

Peter Schiff: Bitcoin Lives and Dies by ETFs

On this year’s Leap Day, Peter analyzed another round of inflation data and the economic factors at play in the quickly approaching 2024 general election. Bitcoin also surged back above $60,000 after the SEC approved bitcoin ETFs. Inflation came in worse than expected for personal consumption, and gold finished the week at nearly $2090/oz.

February 17, 2024 Peter's Podcast Videos

New Peter Schiff Video: Inflation Rises, Bitcoin ETFs, and the Final Gold Shakeout

Peter released a brief video addressing the looming resurgence of inflation. Ironically, on the back of disappointing inflation numbers, gold witnessed a dip below $2000 on Tuesday due to higher-than-expected CPI data.

SEC announce bitcoin ETF
January 12, 2024 Key Gold Headlines

SEC Greenlights Bitcoin ETFs Amidst Social Media Whoopsie

On Wednesday, January 10th, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made an interesting decision, voting to allow everyday folks to participate in spot bitcoin ETFs. This move marks an opening for a broader audience to delve into Bitcoin speculation. The approved ETFs are set to be listed on various exchanges, including Nasdaq, the New York […]

January 4, 2023 Exploring Finance

A Bet on Bitcoin is Gambling on the Whales

Key Takeaways The price of Bitcoin has been suspiciously stable following the epic collapse of FTX less than 2 months ago The whales are defending the Bitcoin price at $16,000 waiting for interest to flood back into Bitcoin It’s hard to imagine a bigger hype train than 2021 which means Bitcoin may not make a […]

December 7, 2022 Interviews

Peter Schiff: The FTX Debacle Was Ultimately the Federal Reserve’s Fault

Beyond allegations of mismanagement and outright fraud, the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange reveals a more fundamental problem — the power of speculative manias fueled by central-bank easy money. Peter Schiff recently appeared on NTD Capital Report to talk about the collapse of FTX, saying ultimately it was the Federal Reserve’s fault. And it […]

November 21, 2022 Guest Commentaries

How Fed Easy Money Helped Fuel the FTX Crypto Collapse

The collapse of the FTX crypto exchange has been in the news. As SchiffGold analyst Tony wrote, “FTX isn’t the canary in the coal mine (that was Celsius, or one of the other firms that crashed this year). FTX is the coal mine, and it just collapsed.”

November 13, 2022 Exploring Finance

Bitcoin Hodlers: Time is Running Out to Convert Nothing into Something

Three key takeaways: For weeks, the Bitcoin market has looked propped up by the whales, especially after the recent FTX disaster. Bitcoin hodlers should strongly consider moving into gold, silver, or at least Ether. Full disclosure, I have a complicated relationship with Crypto.

February 28, 2022 Interviews

Peter Schiff Crypto Debate: Speculation Is the Only Reason to Own Bitcoin

Peter Schiff appeared on Fox Business Live with Charlie Payne to debate bitcoin with Layah Heilpern. Peter argued that the only reason to own bitcoin is speculation and that gold is a much better hedge.

January 31, 2022 Interviews

Peter Schiff: Consumers Are Concerned; Investors Are Clueless

Is bitcoin an inflation hedge? Peter Schiff recently appeared on RT Boom Bust with Natalie Brunell of Coin Stories to discuss inflation and whether bitcoin is a hedge. Peter said bitcoin is not an inflation hedge. He called it a “speculative token” with its price driven by supply and demand. But what about gold? It […]