This past Fourth of July, as I sat under the humid glow of fireworks in Sarasota, Florida, surrounded by sunburnt tourists and proud flag-wavers, a question kept ringing in my ears louder than any explosion in the sky…
What exactly are we celebrating anymore?
Independence? Liberty? Freedom?
Because if we’re being honest — with ourselves and each other — we need to recognize a hard, inconvenient truth:
There is no freedom without financial freedom.
And that, my friends, is what’s being stolen from us — again.
I read a piece this weekend that I believe every single American should stop and read. It lays it out plain. No spin. No fluff. Just facts, history, and clarity.
The editorial was by Anthony Wile, founder and CEO of NatGold Digital.
You can read it in its entirety here.
But hear me out first.
His commentary opens with a reminder few want to acknowledge during a national holiday:
Freedom is never guaranteed — especially not financial freedom.
And it doesn’t stop there.
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1933: The Year Liberty Was Confiscated
It takes us back to the dark heart of American monetary betrayal — April 5, 1933.
That’s when FDR signed Executive Order 6102, banning private ownership of gold. You were forced — at threat of jail time — to surrender your wealth to the government.
Weeks later, the government revalued gold to $35 per ounce, effectively stealing 69% of Americans’ stored wealth.
Let that sink in.
This wasn’t a rogue nation or some banana republic.
This was the United States of America.
And it confiscated the people’s gold — in broad daylight.
Why? To prop up the dollar.
To keep the debt machine humming.
To extend the life of a system built on paper promises.
And here’s where the article nails it:
What Roosevelt did in 1933 wasn’t just a historical anomaly. It was a blueprint.
Yes. A playbook. And it’s being dusted off again.
2025: The Dollar’s Mask Is Slipping
Fast-forward to today.
The U.S. Dollar Is on Track for Its Worst Year in Modern History.
That’s the headline from Semafor. And it’s not hyperbole. The dollar is down over 7% this year, with Morgan Stanley warning it could plunge another 10%.
Trump Is Accelerating the End of Dollar Dominance.
That’s Foreign Policy Magazine — not some fringe blog.
Elon Musk put it even more bluntly, calling it "the beginning of the end for the dollar."
And yet Washington just passed what they’re calling the “Big Beautiful Bill” — a $4 trillion economic package that’s little more than sugar for a diabetic system already on life support.
Debt. Inflation. Devaluation.
This isn’t about Republicans or Democrats. It’s not about red or blue. Anthony writes:
Fiat is the empire. The dollar is its sword. Democracy is its religious wrapper.
Boom.
There is no leadership in Washington right now — on either side of the aisle — that isn’t driving this bus straight into a ditch of financial ruin.
The $35 trillion national debt isn’t a mistake. It’s not mismanagement.
It’s baked into the architecture of the system.
And when that system begins to crack — when belief in the almighty dollar begins to fade — the gloves come off.
Just like in 1933, says Anthony, the system will reach for its favorite tools: Confiscation. Control. Coercion.
But this time… this time something’s different.
This Time, We Hold the Keys
In 1933, the government could walk right into your bank and take your gold. Because it was physical. Traceable. Stored in vaults and safety deposit boxes.
Today? That playbook is obsolete, Anthony says:
Bitcoin, NatGold Tokens, and other decentralized digital assets… are self-custodied, cryptographically secured, globally accessible yet individually controlled.
You don’t need permission from a bank.
You don’t need to hide it under your mattress.
If it’s stored properly — cold wallet, multi-sig, hardware key — it’s yours and yours alone.
There’s no vault to raid. No banker to subpoena. No list to check.
"Without the keys," says Anthony, "there’s no way in."
It’s not theory. It’s architecture.
This is not just a change in technology — it’s a revolution in ownership. And with that, a reformation has begun.
The Internet Sparked the Awakening. NatGold Powers the Reformation.
We’ve already seen the media monopoly fall. The internet shattered the legacy narrative. That was the Information Reformation.
Now comes the Monetary Reformation.
Bitcoin led the way. Ethereum expanded it. And now, with NatGold, we take the final step — anchoring real-world, time-tested value (gold) to decentralized, self-sovereign digital architecture.
We are building a bridge between gold’s permanence and blockchain’s freedom.
Not just digitizing gold. Democratizing it.
This is why Anthony launched NatGold.
Because the exits are closing again.
And this time, he's not watching from the bleachers — he's leading the charge:
NatGold isn’t just gold. And it’s not just another crypto asset. It’s the natural evolution of both — a superior fiat money alternative born from gold’s timeless value and blockchain’s decentralized power.
When the old system starts clawing back control…
When they try to restrict your money, your movement, your financial independence…
NatGold is your shield.
It’s freedom minted.
It’s sovereignty stored.
A Final Word — and a Warning
Anthony’s commentary closes with the words of philosopher George Santayana:
Quien no conoce su historia está condenado a repetirla.
Those who do not know their history are condemned to repeat it.
Well, I do know history. I’ve studied it, written about it, and hung it up on the walls of my house and office.
I’ve seen what happens when systems break and elites panic.
But I’ve also seen what happens when individuals take action.
So don’t just celebrate freedom.
Defend it.
Don’t just wave the flag — own the future.
Because this time…
We’re not just aware.
We’re prepared.
We hold the keys.
And with NatGold — we’re never surrendering them again.
The Prophet of Profit,
Brian Hicks
Check us out on YouTube!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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