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July 5, 2025 Key Gold Headlines

Texas Greenlights Gold and Silver as Legal Tender

Austin, TX keeps rewriting the monetary rulebook.  House Bill 1056, cleared by both chambers in late May, designates properly marked gold and silver “specie” as legal tender in the Lone Star State starting September 1, 2026.  A second phase—launching no later than May 1, 2027—authorizes an electronic payment rail fully backed by bullion stored in […]

June 12, 2024 Original Analysis

Three States Start Summer with Sound Money Policies

Earlier this year, four states took steps toward strengthening sound money by lifting or reducing taxes faced by holders of physical gold and silver. Only a few months later, three other states have actually implemented new sound money policies, and by doing so, they have improved their citizens’ economic standing.

Secret Service Agent US Currency
January 11, 2024 Guest Commentaries

How the Secret Service Abandoned the Gold Standard

A US government operation led by the Secret Service from 1865 covertly dismantled the gold and silver currency system. This strategic move, propelled by two acts of Congress, was a cunning ploy that centralized economic power. A commentator from the Mises Institute explores the little-known involvement of the Secret Service in this historical development, and […]

August 2, 2023 Key Gold Headlines

Gold and Silver No Longer Subject to State Capital Gains Taxes in Arkansas

On August 1, a law making gold and silver legal tender in Arkansas went into effect. The new law also effectively repeals the state capital gains tax on gold and silver. Enactment of this legislation will relieve some of the tax burden on investors, and take a step toward treating precious metal bullion as money instead of a […]

April 21, 2023 Friday Gold Wrap

A Silver Lining: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap April 21, 2023

Most attention in the precious metals markets has focused on inflation and the Federal Reserve’s response. The perception that the Fed will continue to tighten monetary policy to fight inflation has created headwinds for gold and silver. But as Friday Gold Wrap host Mike Maharrey explains, there is a silver lining in all this – […]

April 19, 2023 Key Gold Headlines

Arkansas Law Makes Gold and Silver Legal Tender in the State

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a bill into law making gold and silver legal tender in the state. The new law also effectively repeals the state capital gains tax on gold and silver. Enactment of this legislation will relieve some of the tax burden on investors, and take a step toward treating precious […]