"Breaking the Chains" on BrightU: Gold's 5,000-year track record is the ultimate hedge against chaos
By jacobthomas // 2025-05-22
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  • In episode 5 of "Breaking the Chains: Decentralize Your Life," Mike Adams and Jeremy Cordon critiqued centralized financial systems, citing Canada's 2022 bank account freezes as evidence of government overreach. Digital currencies like Bitcoin face risks like volatility and infrastructure dependence, while gold's physical nature offers stability.
  • This episode talked about how Goldbacks — thin, spendable gold notes — are designed for everyday use, combining divisibility, durability and counterfeit resistance. Demand surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting their practicality over traditional coins or bars.
  • This episode explained that unlike fractional gold bars or counterfeit "junk silver," Goldbacks trade at a premium but remain liquid. Their lab-tested purity ensures transparency, unlike cryptocurrencies reliant on code and trust.
  • Cordon shared that diversifying storage (vaults, hidden caches) and fostering community ties are key. Examples include Puerto Rico's blackouts, where Goldbacks and generators proved more useful than digital payments.
  • Goldbacks require no technology, making them reliable during grid failures. While Bitcoin depends on infrastructure, gold's 5,000-year track record aligns with human nature — central banks and BRICS nations are already shifting toward tangible assets.
In episode 5 of "Breaking the Chains: Decentralize Your Life," aired May 21, Mike Adams sat down with Jeremy Cordon, founder of the Goldback Company, to dissect the vulnerabilities of modern money — and why gold's 5,000-year track record might be the ultimate hedge against chaos. As global financial systems teeter on the brink of instability, a fierce debate rages: Will digital currencies like Bitcoin crumble when the grid goes down, or can physical alternatives like Goldbacks outlast them? Cordon didn't mince words: "If the government can just unplug you from your wealth, that's a huge problem." He pointed to Canada's 2022 trucker protests, where frozen bank accounts exposed the risks of centralized control. Bitcoin, while decentralized, faces its own pitfalls — volatility, rug pulls and reliance on infrastructure. "Bitcoin's lost 80 percent of its value six or seven times," Cordon noted. "Gold doesn't have that problem because it's physical." Adams echoed the concern, highlighting gold's immutability: "Nobody can create another gold. It's on the periodic table. Crypto? Anyone can launch a new coin tomorrow." Goldbacks, which are ultra-thin, spendable gold notes (as small as 1/2000th of an ounce), are designed for everyday use.  Unlike bulky coins, they're divisible, durable and counterfeit-resistant. "We've built an inflation-proof cash," Cordon said. During the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Goldbacks sold out nationwide, spiking to $50 per note on eBay. "Demand for usable gold spiked — not coins." The appeal? Liquidity. "Goldbacks trade at a premium, but they're liquid," Cordon explained. "Try selling fractional gold bars or fake 'junk silver' flooding the market from Asia." Adams added lab-tested purity as a key advantage: "You know exactly what's in your hand — unlike crypto, where trust hinges on code."

When disaster hits, people want money they can hold

The conversation turned to storage. Cordon shared wild anecdotes: a family robbed of $2 million in gold by a gambling-addicted son, and a Taiwanese couple whose buried gold vanished in a landslide. His advice? Diversify. "Vault some, hide some, but connect with your community. During Puerto Rico's blackouts, generators and Goldbacks mattered more than Venmo." Adams proposed a James Bond-worthy tip: split GPS coordinates of buried gold between trusted allies. "Otherwise, you're digging a trench for weeks." The duo agreed crypto's biggest flaw is grid reliance. "No power? No Bitcoin," Adams said. Goldbacks, meanwhile, need no tech. Cordon recalled a neighbor who bartered them for supplies: "He knew 12 out of 100 neighbors had gold preps — because he asked." With central banks hoarding gold and BRICS nations ditching the dollar, Cordon sees a "race to what's real." Adams predicted a shift "from debt-backed currencies to commodity-backed ones." As for Bitcoin? "It's a bet on tech," Cordon shrugged. "Gold's a bet on human nature." "Goldbacks are the most popular gold product in America by unit," Cordon revealed. "Why? Because when disaster hits, people want money they can hold."

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