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The "Pac-Man" Phase: Frank Holmes on Mining M&A and the Capital Flight to the U.S.
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As the global debt load hits a record $350 trillion, the financial system is facing a massive structural shift. In this deep dive, Jeremy Szafron, Senior Anchor at Kitco News, sits down with Frank Holmes, Executive Chairman of U.S. Global Investors and HIVE Digital, to map out the capital rotation into hard physical assets and the industrialization of the AI revolution.
Holmes reveals why Bitcoin miners are now the "cheapest available data center capacity" for AI and how China’s $1.3 trillion "One Belt, One Road" initiative has become a geopolitical Trojan Horse. We also explore why silver has been reclassified as a strategic military mineral and the "Pac-Man" effect currently driving mining M&A.
Recorded: February 24, 2024
Interview Chapters:
00:00 Debt Wall Meets Crypto
00:58 Frank Holmes Joins
02:40 China Challenges Dollar
05:50 MMT and Security Spending
08:12 Gold Target Explained
11:28 Scarcity and Real Assets
13:20 Why Miners Lag
16:48 Where Upside Lies
19:04 Gold Math and Fort Knox
20:58 Bitcoin Geopolitical Risk
24:42 Silver Turns Strategic
27:14 AI Data Centers Opportunity
31:40 Cooling Bottlenecks and Canada
35:18 Macro Mispricing Housing
37:50 Gold ETFs Catch Up
39:16 Wrap Up and Subscribe
#Gold #Silver #AI #Bitcoin #FrankHolmes #KitcoNews #MacroEconomy #DebtWall #Finance #Investing #USDollar #Mining
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The videos are not intended to provide trading advice, and the views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Kitco Metals Inc. Kitco News, its anchors, producers, and reporters are not responsible in any way for the performance or actions of any sponsor, advertiser or affiliate of Kitco News. In no event will Kitco and its employees be held liable for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use of the content in this video.