Gold Just Beat the Euro — and It's Just Getting Started

Brian Hicks

Posted June 21, 2025

Let me ask you something…

What do you think is the most powerful financial headline of 2025 so far?

Was it Bitcoin hitting over $111K?

The Fed cutting rates again?

A multibillion-dollar AI IPO?

All interesting. But none of them, not even close, carry the long-term impact of this single statement — released just days ago:

Gold has overtaken the euro as the second-most held reserve asset in the world.

Let that sink in for a second.

Gold. The so-called “barbarous relic” that mainstream economists declared obsolete decades ago… is now officially more trusted by central banks than the euro.

That’s a tectonic shift. And if you know how to read the economic tea leaves — it’s the kind of event that precedes massive wealth transitions.

And the biggest one I’ve seen in 30 years is already underway…

It’s not gold mining.

It’s not fiat crypto.

It’s not even physical bullion.

It’s NatGold — a first-of-its-kind token backed by certified, unmined U.S. gold reserves. It’s the only asset I know of that combines blockchain’s efficiency with real-world, rock-solid value in the form of America’s most secure resource.

The Great Flight From Fiat: Central Banks Rush to Gold

Let’s be clear about what it means that gold is now the second-largest global reserve asset.

It means central banks no longer trust other central banks.

The euro is the currency of the European Union — an economic bloc with 450 million people and a $17 trillion GDP. For gold to surpass it as a store of value means the global elite are preparing for long-term financial stress.

Over the past two years, central banks — particularly those in Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America — have quietly bought over 1,100 metric tons of gold annually. That’s the highest pace on record since 1950.

Why? Because they don’t want to get caught holding paper if — and when — another sanctions wave freezes dollar-based reserves like it did with Russia.

Gold doesn’t need a bank to clear.

It doesn’t need permission to move.

It doesn’t get inflated away.

It just sits there. Holding its value. Silently growing in strategic importance.

And now, central banks are proving with their actions what gold bugs have argued for years…

Gold is money. Everything else is credit.

Geopolitics Are Pouring Gasoline on the Fire

You know what else central banks and investors do during a crisis?

They pile into safe-haven assets.

That’s why, in the wake of escalating conflict between Israel and Iran this spring, we saw something fascinating happen…

Not just gold spiking (again) above $3,400 an ounce…

But also gold-backed cryptos like Tether Gold (XAUT) and PAXG absolutely surging.

Year to date, these tokens are up as much as 30% — even outperforming Bitcoin in many cases.

Why?

Because investors want two things:

  1. Security
  2. Liquidity

And gold-backed cryptos give them both. In fact, they’re the only crypto assets that actually represent something tangible and time-tested.

That’s exactly where NatGold comes in.

Because unlike Tether or PAXG, which are pegged to vaults in Europe or the Middle East, NatGold is 100% tied to certified U.S. gold reserves—the safest, most transparent, most geopolitically secure asset base on Earth.

So when panic strikes? NatGold stands strong.

When markets collapse? NatGold shines.

When fiat currencies fail — and some will — NatGold becomes a lifeboat in a storm of volatility.

The 2030 Gold Boom Has Already Begun

Gold isn’t in a flash-in-the-pan rally. It’s in the opening stages of a multi-year bull market, possibly the biggest we’ve seen since the 1970s.

In fact, a growing number of analysts — from UBS to Fat Tail Research — are saying the gold market could run until 2030 and beyond.

Why?

Let’s count the reasons:

  • Sovereign debt crises are spreading like wildfire. The U.S. alone is adding $1 trillion in debt every 100 days.
  • Real interest rates are going negative again as the Fed cuts while inflation persists.
  • BRICS nations are openly calling for a post-dollar system — possibly backed by commodities or gold.
  • Physical gold supply is getting harder to find, as new major deposits are rare and permitting has become a nightmare.

That last point is crucial… because NatGold offers a solution that no other gold asset can.

Rather than dig up the earth, destroy habitats, and beg regulators for a permit, NatGold unlocks the value of gold that’s already been proven, certified, and geologically de-risked — but not mined.

In other words, it’s vaulted value still sitting in the ground.

And the beauty? That unmined gold is still legally owned, still audited, and still valued based on the spot price of gold — just like physical bars in a Brinks vault.

NatGold Is America’s Answer to the Coming Currency Crisis

You know who else sees the writing on the wall?

Donald Trump.

He’s already issued executive orders to unleash America’s untapped mining wealth.

And insiders say he’s actively pursuing the creation of a sovereign wealth fund — a nationalized vehicle that would hold gold, oil, copper, and other critical assets as a hard-money anchor for the U.S. dollar.

That’s where NatGold becomes much more than an investment.

It becomes a patriotic play.

Because when you buy NatGold, you’re not just buying into gold’s next bull run…

You’re owning a piece of America’s most precious untapped wealth.

You’re helping to tokenize our natural resources.

You’re joining a movement to backstop digital money with real value — not just code or promises, but something physical and finite.

Why This Could Be the Most Important Investment You Make This Decade

Let me bring this all home.

NatGold is launching its token pre-sale right now.

And just like early buyers of Bitcoin, Ethereum, or gold mining juniors before a breakout — this is the moment when fortunes can be made.

Here’s what you get when you reserve your pre-order tokens:

  • Direct exposure to U.S.-certified gold reserves (held in audited claims)
  • Blockchain-powered ownership, tradable and secure
  • Backed by a real asset, not just a centralized institution
  • Access to early-buyer pricing before the public token listing
  • A free digital copy of my NatGold book, explaining the full thesis, tokenomics, and gold resource map

Whether you want to hedge your wealth… bet on the new monetary system… or get in front of what could be the next $10 billion asset class — this is your window.

Because when the BRICS launch their gold-backed currency…

When central banks double down on bullion…

When the mining industry finally admits it can’t scale fast enough…

NatGold will already be there.

Liquid. Trusted. Valuable.

Final Thought: In a World of Broken Promises, Gold Always Keeps Its Word

When banks fail, gold doesn’t.

When currencies devalue, gold doesn’t.

When the system breaks down, gold just keeps its promise.

And NatGold takes that promise one step further — by delivering gold’s value in the most accessible, secure, and forward-thinking format the market has ever seen.

You can sit on the sidelines and watch history unfold…

Or you can own a piece of it.

👉 [Click here to reserve your NatGold tokens today.]

Your future self will thank you.

Get to the good, green grass first…

The Prophet of Profit,

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Brian is a founding member and President of Angel Publishing. He writes about general investment strategies for Wealth Daily and Energy and Capital. Brian is the managing editor and investment director of R.I.C.H Report  (Retired Independent Carefree Healthy), New World Assets and Extreme Opportunities. For more on Brian, take a look at his editor’s page.

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