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They’re Lying: The Conventional Gold Thesis is Dead

VRIC Media Apr 18, 2026

Summary

Institutional capital is quietly rotating into physical gold and silver, driven by a systemic loss of trust in paper-based financial assets and sovereign debt.

Geopolitical fragmentation, including the rise of BRICS and the erosion of the petrodollar, is structurally reshaping global trade away from U.S. dollar dependency.

Misleading short-term price volatility masks underlying market stress, as smart money aggressively accumulates hard assets during retail panic selling.