Beijing To Sell Billions In Seized Bitcoin Through Hong Kong Exchanges
Beijing police announced Thursday they will sell bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies seized in criminal cases through licensed exchanges in Hong Kong, creating China’s first official framework for disposing of confiscated digital assets. The Beijing Public Security Bureau said it partnered with the China Beijing Equity Exchange to sell seized cryptocurrency via Hong Kong’s regulated markets. […]
Trump Sends 700 Marines to LA as National Guard Swells to 4,000
US Northern Command has ordered about 700 active-duty Marines to Los Angeles, a move Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says is needed “to restore order” while the National Guard surges to the city. The first leathernecks could be on the streets as early as Tuesday, bolstering roughly 4,000 Guard troops already mobilized since the weekend. Military officials insist the Marines will […]
Carney Injects $9B In Sprint To NATO’s 2% of GDP Goal On Defence Spending
Prime Minister Mark Carney has formally committed Canada to lifting defence outlays to 2% of GDP before 31 March, injecting $9 billion in new cash for fiscal 2025-26 and pushing annual military spending to roughly $50 billion—up from $34.6 billion, or 1.4% of GDP, in the current year. This also aligns as fulfilling a long-standing […]
ESGold Sees Installation Of Humphrey Spirals Completed At Montauban
ESGold Corp (CSE: ESAU) has continued to see construction proceed at their Montauban Project in Quebec. The firm this morning issued a brief update on the status of construction as the gold junior works to obtain the status of producer.
Aura Minerals Outlines $485 Million NPV For Recently Acquired Gold Project
Aura Minerals (TSX: ORA) has completed a preliminary economic assessment for the Guatemala-based Era Dorado project. The project, acquired by Aura in January as part of their purchase of Bluestone Resources, is said to have an after-tax net present value of US$485 million and an IRR of 24%. That figure is based on an underground […]
Japan Gold Launches Second Drill Program As Part Of Barrick Alliance
Japan Gold (TSXV: JG) has seen a second drill program get underway as part of their alliance with Barrick Mining. The latest program targets the Ebino Project, which is found on the Japanese island of Kyushu. The drill program is set to see a total of 1,300 metres of drilling in aggregate conducted across a […]
House Republicans Introduce Bill for Fort Knox Audit
House Republicans have proposed what would be the first thorough examination of US gold holdings in over seven decades, introducing a bill Thursday that would mandate federal auditors review America’s bullion reserves amid questions about transparency at Fort Knox. Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky spearheaded the Gold Reserve Transparency Act of 2025, which directs the […]
Five OPEC+ Nations Fall Short on May Output Increase Pledge—Survey
OPEC+ members Algeria, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates increased oil output by just 180,000 barrels per day in May—far short of the output they had pledged—according to a Reuters survey. While Saudi Arabia led with a “130,000 bpd” rise, compensation cuts by Iraq and restrained boosts from the UAE left the […]
How Over 200% Tariffs Prove That Supply Management Must End
Canada’s supply management regime—originally conceived to stabilize volatile agricultural markets—has calcified into an anti-competitive fortress. In a piece by Dr. Stuart Smyth, a professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Saskatchewan, he described how this system “harms all Canadians thanks to the artificially inflated prices we pay for these […]
What You Don’t Know About Early Gold Bull Markets | Rick Rule
In this interview, Rick Rule examines the disconnect between gold price performance and gold equity valuations, analyzing why precious metals stocks have not kept pace with the underlying commodity’s gains. The discussion covers political and fiscal policy factors, including his perspective on government budget cuts and why they always flop, as well as the fundamental […]