Kitco News
Vale CEO says mining must become ‘essential to society’ to unlock full value -
(Kitco News) - The mining sector has seen significant gains in the last 12 months as investors start to recognize its importance in the evolution of the global economy. However, according to one senior mining executive, to unlock its full value, the sector needs to become essential to society.
‘Onchain markets are responsible for virtually 100% of weekend price discovery’ – Theo’s Ioppe -
(Kitco News) – Gold’s price discovery mechanisms move onto blockchain networks after U.S. futures markets close for the weekend, creating arbitrage opportunities for traders who can navigate both markets, according to Iggy Ioppe, chief investment officer (CIO) at Theo and former CIO at Credit Suisse.“In terms of publicly visible price formation, onchain markets are responsible for virtually 100...
Gold loses altitude, silver down sharply as USDX rallies, risk aversion somewhat abates -
(Kitco News) - Gold prices are higher but down around $100 from the overnight highs, while silver prices lost overnight gains and are trading sharply down.
Gold and silver prices have further to fall before reaching the floor, but Iran conflict and tariff uncertainty are supportive – Heraeus -
(Kitco News) – Gold and silver likely have further to fall before they reach their price floor, even as the Iran conflict and tariff uncertainty support gold, while ETF investors continue to bet on silver, according to precious metals analysts at Heraeus.In the latest update, the analysts wrote that history suggests that gold and silver prices both have further to fall.
Tony Makuch named Kitco Mining CEO of the Year after Porcupine turnaround -
(Kitco News) Tony Makuch, president and CEO of Discovery Silver (TSX: DSV; OTCQX: DSVSF), was named Kitco Mining’s CEO of the Year at the 35th BMO Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference in Florida in February 2026, following a year in which the company repositioned the Porcupine complex in Ontario as a cash-generating growth platform.
Spot gold trades near session low after ISM Manufacturing PMI dips to 52.4 -
(Kitco News) - Gold is trading near session highs after the latest data showed the U.S. manufacturing sector beating expectations by holding steady last month, though prices shot higher in February.The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) announced on Monday that its Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index ticked down to 52.4 in February after posting a 52.6 reading in January. The headline nu...
Bitcoin March 2 daily chart alert - Firmer, trapped in trading range -
(Kitco News) - Monday, March 2—March bitcoin futures prices are higher in early U.S. trading Monday. Despite the roiled marketplace, Bitcoin trading action remains in a sideways grind at lower levels.
Gold market analysis for March 2 - key intra-day price entry levels for active traders -
(Kitco News) - This 5-minute bar chart for Comex gold futures can be a valuable analytical and trading tool for the active intra-day gold futures trader/market watcher.
Strong price gains in gold, silver on safe-haven demand -
(Kitco News) - Gold and silver prices are sharply higher and hit four-week highs in early U.S. trading Monday, on strong safe-haven demand as the Middle East is seeing its biggest war in decades.
Investors continue to cling to their gold during the weekend -
(Kitco News) - The threat of a geopolitical flare-up is once again giving investors a reason to sleep with one eye open — and one hand firmly on their bullion.
Zero Hedge
Will Soaring War Risk Send Civilian Ammunition Prices Higher? -
Will Soaring War Risk Send Civilian Ammunition Prices Higher?
President Trump signaled on Sunday that Operation Epic Fury could extend for four weeks, shifting our focus beyond the likely decline of certain air-delivered munition stockpiles to the question of whether a prolonged conflict begins tightening small-arms ammunition supplies and spilling over into civilian markets.
"It'...
Vienna Is Nice This Time Of Year... Right? -
Vienna Is Nice This Time Of Year... Right?
Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
Vienna, once hailed as one of Europe’s safest capitals, is grappling with a wave of violent crimes linked to unchecked migration, alongside a deepening crisis in schools where German is becoming a minority language.
Parents are fleeing public education, random assaults are making headlines,...
Russian Guidance Chip With Western Parts Found In Iranian Drone That Hit UK Air Base In Cyprus -
Russian Guidance Chip With Western Parts Found In Iranian Drone That Hit UK Air Base In Cyprus
The wreckage of an Iranian drone that targeted the British Royal Air Force base at Akrotiri, Cyprus, on Sunday reportedly contained a Russian-made "Kometa" satellite navigation chip using Western-made components, according to OSINT accounts on X.
The British military air base Akrotiri i...
Britain Reconsiders 78% North Sea Oil Tax As Investment Slows -
Britain Reconsiders 78% North Sea Oil Tax As Investment Slows
Authored by Julianne Geiger via OilPrice.com,
The UK may be quietly inching toward an awkward admission: the windfall tax experiment on oil and gas has been a flop.
The Treasury is holding talks with North Sea oil and gas producers about potentially scrapping the Energy Profits Levy before its scheduled 2030 expiry, ...
Macron Throws Out French Nuclear Policy Over Russia And China Threats -
Macron Throws Out French Nuclear Policy Over Russia And China Threats
President Emmanuel Macron on Monday broke several decades of French nuclear taboos, promising to increase the country's arsenal and positioning France for a lead role in European security. Macron also called for the deployment of French nuclear capable aircraft to allied nations (which could potentially include...
Trump Says He's 'Disappointed' by Starmer For Blocking Use Of Diego Garcia For Iran Strikes -
Trump Says He's 'Disappointed' by Starmer For Blocking Use Of Diego Garcia For Iran Strikes
Authored by Evgenia Filimianova via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
U.S. President Donald Trump said he was disappointed by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s refusal to use the joint UK–U.S. military base on Diego Garcia island to strike Iran.
A US Air Force weapons loader delivers a 2...
Telegram Has Reportedly Become A Pressing National Security Threat For Russia -
Telegram Has Reportedly Become A Pressing National Security Threat For Russia
Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack,
Authorities in Russia believe that Ukraine has quick access to Russian servicemen’s messages and exploits this for military purposes, which wouldn’t be possible without some degree of complicity on Telegram’s part, thus impugning its founder’s character after he d...
Box-Cutter Thug Gets 16.5 Years In Prison After Framing Immigrant With Fake Trump Death Threats -
Box-Cutter Thug Gets 16.5 Years In Prison After Framing Immigrant With Fake Trump Death Threats
A Milwaukee man who slashed a bicyclist with a box cutter and then tried to frame his own victim with fake death threats against President Trump - hoping immigration authorities would deport him before trial - was sentenced Friday to 16½ years in prison.
Demetric DeShawn Scott, 52, wa...
CIA: Khamenei Replacement Will Likely Be More Hardline -
CIA: Khamenei Replacement Will Likely Be More Hardline
Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com,
Before the US and Israel launched a war against Iran on Saturday morning and killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the CIA assessed that if the Iranian leader were killed, his rule would likely be replaced by "hardline" figures from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Reuters has reporte...
Bernie Sanders Goes Nuclear On Billionaires With Craziest Tax Proposal Yet -
Bernie Sanders Goes Nuclear On Billionaires With Craziest Tax Proposal Yet
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT.) is rolling out yet another exercise in class-warfare fantasy legislation on Monday, this time a proposal to extract a staggering $4.4 trillion from the nation's roughly 1,000 billionaires through an annual 5 percent annual wealth tax, according to The Washington Post.
The bill ...
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GATA
Investors turn to gold, not bonds, as haven from war in Iran -
By Ian Smith, Emily Herbert, Rachel Rees, Leslie Hook, and Costas MourselasFinancial Times, LondonMonday, March 2, 2026
Big investors have turned to gold and the U.S. dollar rather than the traditional safety of government bonds, as anxiety grows over an inflation shock threatened by the war in Iran.
Gold raced close to a record high on Monday, jumping 2.5% to more than $5,400 a troy ounce, as ...
Brien Lundin: War isn't bullish for gold -
By Brien LundinGold Newsletter / Golden OpportunitiesMetairie, LouisianaMonday, March 2, 2026
As I walked the packed halls of the massive PDAC mining conference yesterday, many attendees asked, with eyes gleaming with excitement, how high gold would jump today in the wake of America's massive onslaught against Iran.
I threw rhetorical cold water in their faces.
This wasn't good for gold, I told...
Top gold miner Uzbekistan extends halt on exports amid record prices -
By Yuliya FedorinovaBloomberg NewsMonday, March 2, 2026
Uzbekistan, one of the world's largest gold producers, has taken to hoarding its output of the yellow metal as prices hit records amid global geopolitical turmoil.
The country, which mines about 130 tons per year, exported no non-monetary gold in January, extending a halt in sales that began late last year, according to data from the Natio...
Chris Powell: Canada, you're a rich country, so stop insisting on being poor -
Remarks by Chris PowellSecretary/Treasurer, Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc.Stein-GATA Dinner, TorontoSunday, March 1, 2026Please forgive the lack of a French translation for my remarks. I took four years of French in high school and still don't know merde.But since we met here a year ago things have changed dramatically for the monetary metals. For much of the last year gold and silver ha...
Thai gold-trading curbs take effect as authorities try to restrain baht -
By Suttinee (Ying) Yuvejwattana and Matthew BurgessBloomberg Newsvia The Business Times, SingaporeSaturday, February 28, 2026
Thailand will implement tough new rules governing retail gold-trading from Sunday, March 1, hoping to curb speculative activity that has fueled gains in the baht and weakened the nation's competitiveness.
Individuals' online, baht-denominated gold transactions will be su...
Wolf Street
10-Year US Treasury Yield Flipflops, Spikes by 14 Basis Points to 4.07%, after Plunging to 3.93%, amid Massive Volatility -
It undid more than the entire haven trade that had started on Thursday and blew through the hot PPI inflation on Friday.
Drill Baby Drill for 20+ Years: US Natural Gas Production Jumps to Record, Exports via LNG & Pipeline Spike to Record in 2025 -
And the price of US natural gas fell back to where it had been 30 years ago.
Construction Spending on Data Centers, Factories, Powerplants, and Office Buildings: Boom, Bust, and in Between -
Despite the hoopla about data centers, spending on factory construction was five times larger.
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CoinDesk
Canaan’s Turnaround Gains Steam as Benchmark Doubles Price Target to $4 -
With Nasdaq compliance restored and momentum building in its Avalon mining rigs and self-mining operations, the broker sees renewed upside for Canaan’s shares.
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Solana (SOL) Gains 4.5% as Index Trades Higher -
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) was also a top performer, rising 2% from Wednesday.
Digital Asset Treasuries: Bitcoin’s Institutional Test Case -
Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs) are the first laboratories testing how a decentralised asset can operate as productive capital within the architecture of corporate finance, argues Sygnum Bank CIO Fabian Dori.
Plasma Obtains VASP License, Opens Amsterdam Office to Expand Stablecoin Payments in EU -
The firm behind the fast-growing stablecoin blockchain also plans to obtain MiCA and EMI licenses as part of its expansion in Europe.
Gold Token Market Swells to $3.9B as CZ Calls It a 'Trust Me Bro' Asset -
The tokens raise similar concerns to stablecoins, with potential risks around delivery, long-term reliability and the ability to redeem for physical gold.
Ledger Unveils $179 Nano Gen5, Built for Identity in an AI-Driven World -
Alongside, there's the Ledger Wallet, a reimagined version of the company's Ledger Live app, and Ledger Enterprise Multisig, a new platform for institutional asset management.
Crypto Market Maker B2C2 Launches PENNY to Enable Instant, Zero-Fee Stablecoin Swaps -
The institutional liquidity provider’s new platform says it will let users exchange stablecoins like USDT and USDC across multiple blockchains without fees.
Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin, Ether Edge Higher; HyperLiquid Surges on $1B Purchase Plan -
After weeks of turbulence, the crypto market found support Thursday, with Bitcoin and Ether posting modest gains and HyperLiquid’s token HYPE soaring.
Risk Proxies Challenge Bitcoin's Bounce; HYPE, XMR Shine: Crypto Daybook Americas -
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 23, 2025
Revolut Secures MiCA License in Cyprus, Expanding Regulated Crypto Services Across EU -
Fintech giant gains CySEC approval to offer compliant crypto trading across 30 EEA markets under MiCA
bitcoin.com
Proposal to Regulate Prediction Markets Gains Steam After Insider Trading Allegations Involving Iran War -
Senator Chris Murphy has proposed regulating prediction markets after allegations of insider trading by people close to the Trump Administration. According to Bubblemaps, six insiders profited close to $1.2 million betting on the U.S. strike on Iran just hours before it happened. Senator Chris Murphy Vows to Regulate Prediction Markets After Insider Trading Allegations The […]
Citrea Foundation Forms to Advance Bitcoin Programmable Infrastructure and Decentralization -
The newly established Citrea Foundation will oversee the growth and decentralized governance of Bitcoin’s application layer through research and grants. On March 2, 2026, the Citrea Foundation was introduced as an independent organization dedicated to supporting the evolution of programmable Bitcoin. Based in the Cayman Islands, the Foundation is led by a Board of Directors […]
Iran’s Conflict and Internet Disruptions Hit Local Crypto Industry -
On March 1, Chainalysis observed that Iran’s largest crypto exchanges were offline, a report consistent with the complete disruption of the internet connection coming from the regime. TRM Labs found that Iran’s crypto transaction volumes fell by 80% since February 28, when the first strike happened. Iran’s Crypto Industry in Containment Mode After Airstrikes Iran, […]
OKX Integrates Katana Infrastructure to Launch Native Onchain DeFi Yield -
OKX to embed Katana’s native decentralized finance ( DeFi) yield infrastructure, allowing users to access onchain returns without manual bridging. On March 3, 2026, global crypto platform OKX announced an integration with Katana, a DeFi-focused blockchain incubated by Polygon Labs and GSR. This partnership embeds Katana’s onchain infrastructure directly into the exchange, enabling users to […]
Hyperliquid’s 24/7 Onchain Markets Prove Price Discovery Never Closes -
While Wall Street slept through a Saturday night of airstrikes, onchain traders were already repricing the world in real time. Hyperliquid Shows Global Repricing Happens Before Wall Street Wakes Up When U.S. and Israeli forces launched coordinated strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, 2026, legacy markets were closed for the weekend. The New York Stock […]
Reason
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Tenth Amendment Center
One Step is a Step Too Far -
Thomas Jefferson warned that just one single step beyond the limits of the Constitution is one too many. That’s because when the government crosses that line, it unlocks a virtually unlimited reservoir of power.
The post One Step is a Step Too Far appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.
This Isn’t a Presidency. It’s a Throne. -
The executive, James Madison warned, is the branch of power most interested in and prone to war. Empowering it to both declare and wage war, not only guarantees endless war, it’s a ROYAL power the founders fought to free themselves from. That’s why a free people must disarm the president from this potential.
The post This Isn’t a Presidency. It’s a Throne. appeared first on Tenth Amendment Cent...
Freedom Isn’t Granted: It’s Exercised and Defended -
You can’t build a true “land of the free” on hope, wishing for the “right people” to gain power and resist the temptation to abuse it.
The post Freedom Isn’t Granted: It’s Exercised and Defended appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
EFF to Court: Don’t Make Embedding Illegal -
Who should be directly liable for online infringement – the entity that serves it up or a user who embeds a link to it? For almost two decades, most U.S. courts have held that the former is responsible, applying a rule called the server test. Under the server test, whomever controls the server that hosts a copyrighted work—and therefore determines who has access to what and how—can be directly ...
National Book Tour for Cindy Cohn’s Memoir, ‘Privacy’s Defender’ -
MIT Press Publishes EFF Executive Director’s Book As She Prepares to Depart Organization After 25 Years SAN FRANCISCO – Electronic Frontier Foundation Executive Director Cindy Cohn will launch her memoir,
Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance (MIT Press, March 10), with events in San Francisco and Berkeley before embarking on a national book tour.
In
Privacy’s D...
Victory! Tenth Circuit Finds Fourth Amendment Doesn’t Support Broad Search of Protesters’ Devices and Digital Data -
In a big win for protesters’ rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit overturned a lower court’s dismissal of a challenge to sweeping warrants to search a protester’s devices and digital data and a nonprofit’s social media data.
The case, Armendariz v. City of Colorado Springs, arose after a housing protest in 2021, during which Colorado Springs police arrested protesters for obs...
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Second Amendment Foundation
TAURUS RENEWS PLATINUM-LEVEL CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP -
BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 24, 2025 — The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is pleased to announce that Taurus Holdings Inc. has renewed their commitment to the organization as a Platinum-level corporate partner. “At Taurus, we believe that the right to keep and bear arms is fundamental to the American way of life,” said Taurus USA
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CA NON-RESIDENTS CAN APPLY FOR CARRY PERMIT STARTING APRIL 22 -
BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 22, 2025 — Thanks to a preliminary injunction in the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) case CRPA v. LASD, starting Tuesday, April 22, non-resident SAF members can apply for a California carry permit. The injunction requires that California accept permit applications from any United States resident outside the state who is a
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SCOTUS DENIES CERT IN WORTH, SAF WIN IN EIGHTH CIRCUIT STANDS -
BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 21, 2025 — In a case that could potentially have far-reaching implications for similar lawsuits across the nation, the U.S. Supreme Court has denied Minnesota’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari in Jacobson v. Worth, the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) challenge to the 18-20-year-old carry ban in the state. Minnesota asked the
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Gun Owners of America
TX: Primary Election Voting Starts Tomorrow in Texas! -
Tomorrow is an exciting day – it’s the Texas March 3 Primary Election! Make sure to cast your vote between 7 AM and 7 PM and stand up for the leadership you believe in for our great state! To find your local polling locations and hours, check out these helpful links: https://www.votetexas.gov/voting/where.html https://www.vote.org/polling-place-locator/ We are proud to announce our endorsed...
WY: Historic Wyoming Gun Bills on the Move – Please Contact Your Senators! -
Historic Gun Bills on the Move in Wyoming. Please Contact Your Senator Now! Over the prior four Wyoming Legislative Sessions, GOA has worked to pass some of America’s best Second Amendment legislation including a Repeal of Gun Free Zones in schools and most government buildings, a Second Amendment Protection Act (which includes criminal penalties) to reduce local cooperation with federal gun … ...
TX: GOA Proudly Supports 13 Federal Candidates in Texas! -
We’re excited to announce that Gun Owners of America proudly endorses thirteen dynamic, 2A candidates to represent the great state of Texas in Washington, D.C.! ✅ Ken Paxton — U.S. Senate ✅ Nathaniel Moran — U.S. House, TX-01 ✅ Steve Toth — U.S. House, TX-02 ✅ Keith Self – U.S. House, TX-03 ✅ Pat Fallon – U.S. House, TX-04 ✅ … Read more
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Bank of International Settlements
From cash to crypto: towards a consistent regulatory approach to illicit payments -
The rapid evolution of cryptoassets, including stablecoins, and retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) has led to changes in regulatory frameworks to incorporate them. The expansion of options beyond bank deposits and cash calls for a holistic analysis of the effectiveness of anti-money laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism (CFT) regimes across different payment instrum...
Christopher J Waller: Operationalizing AI at the Federal Reserve -
Speech (via webcast) by Mr Christopher J Waller, Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 2026 Technology-Enabled Disruption Conference "Shaping the future of finance and payments", Boston, Massachusetts, 24 February 2026.
P Nandalal Weerasinghe: Central Bank of Sri Lanka's policy agenda for 2026 and beyond -
Speech by Dr P Nandalal Weerasinghe, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Colombo, 8 January 2026.
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