When you think of buying gold, you may envision physical gold bars stacked in a safe just begging for a heist. However, ...

Nixon shared in these beliefs ... the "gold window" of the U.S. Treasury and insist on trading in their dollars for gold, which would precipitate a run. The issue was not theoretical.

Just over 50 years ago, Richard Nixon ended the U.S. dollar’s gold backing. In the 50 years since, it’s been clear that we need Bitcoin. Just over 50 years ago, Richard Nixon ended the U.S. dollar’s ...

"Gold has no official relationship with the U.S. dollar and hasn't since Nixon," says Braverman. "The real question is, will the U.S. return to the gold standard or some version of it? Fiat has ...

However, there is more. In 1971, President Richard Nixon took the dollar off the gold standard, thereby making the dollar fiat money. In the 1980s, Congress instructed the Federal Reserve to seek ...

Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao says governments should conduct all public spending onchain to remain accountable to the ...