⇒ MEL MATTISON: A SCENARIO expert I follow [Investopedia bio below] who is active on PalisadesGoldRadio. His Lummis-Gillibrand risk scenario in the video.

⇒ PEOPLE DO NOT UNDERSTAND the ecosystem of DTCC/NSCC and what might need to happen in order to resolve the derivatives powder keg which is a far greater threat than debt service for nation states, even the USA.

⇒ PART ONE OF THIS INTERVIEW is about entitlements and the USA 2028 election (not 2024) and it squares with work I have done for clients. People are fretting about the wrong risks these days.

⇒ CO-OPTING STABLECOINS is at hand: Lummis-Gillibrand legislation in the pipeline to co-opt crypto features (real time/ cross border settlement) forCBDC purposes. Stroke of a pen forces Tether collateral back into the old system.