The Golden Renaissance: How Wall Street Scrambles to Match Me
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I'm not trying to brag . . . but let's be candid: I warned you this was imminent.

For years, while Wall Street dismissed my concerns, I've been emphatically advocating for gold. I highlighted how central banks were amassing reserves with purpose. I predicted the deteriorating confidence in paper currencies would gain momentum. I forecasted that political influence on the Federal Reserve would spark the catalyst.

And I emphasized that gold would be the singular asset that would not merely endure, but flourish, when the MoneyQuake began rattling the foundations of international finance.

Today? Goldman Sachs is finally recognizing what we knew. So are UBS, JPMorgan, deVere, and countless analysts who dismissed my "alarmist" insights just a few seasons ago. They're all hastily adjusting their projections upward — publishing gold valuations they previously lacked the boldness to suggest.

It's confirmed: Wall Street has belatedly joined the movement you and I initiated.

The Belated Rush: Goldman Sachs and the $5,000 Projection

Gold has surged past $3,500/oz this year, yielding a 33% return in merely nine months. And suddenly Goldman Sachs — previously gold's most vocal skeptic — is now declaring gold as its "highest-conviction long recommendation" for the remainder of the year.

Why? Because even they can no longer resist the current.

Goldman experts now concede that if merely 1% of the $57 trillion U.S. Treasury market shifts into gold, prices could escalate to $5,000/oz. Their standard scenario? $3,700–$4,000 by 2026. Their ambitious scenario? $5,000 by 2026 if political tensions undermine trust in the Federal Reserve.

Consider this momentarily: I've been articulating this exact perspective for months. The systematic migration from Treasuries into gold isn't speculative — it's a transition already in progress.

When the industry's dominant financial institution eventually echoes your strategy, you recognize the movement has gained traction.

Federal Independence: The Political Tinderbox

And here's the crucial element — this transcends supply, demand, or inflation metrics.

The Federal Reserve itself faces mounting scrutiny. President Trump has openly challenged Fed Chair Jerome Powell, undermining confidence in the Fed's sovereignty. The Investopedia analysis was unambiguous: If markets lose faith in the Fed's independence, the U.S. dollar weakens, Treasuries falter, and gold emerges as the lone sanctuary beyond governmental manipulation.

This represents what I've termed the political catalyst. A bull market in gold driven not solely by macroeconomic trends, but also by fundamental distrust in the very institutions designed to stabilize markets.

This mirrors 1971 — but with exponentially greater implications.

Central Banks: The Silent Powerhouse

But the predominant narrative — and one I illuminated long before it became mainstream financial news — concerns central banks.

Collectively, they now possess 36,700 metric tons of gold — an impressive 27% of their total reserves. That's the highest proportion since 1996, and for the first time in nearly three decades, central banks hold more gold than U.S. Treasuries.

That's not symbolic. That's an assertive challenge to dollar supremacy.

And it extends beyond China, Russia, and Turkey. Emerging economies throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America are rushing to secure their monetary systems with something concrete, something physical, something protected from Washington's influence.

When the guardians of global monetary structures themselves are abandoning Treasuries and stockpiling bullion, the message couldn't be clearer.

The Surge of 'Smart Money'

And governments aren't alone. The so-called "smart money" — hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds, even cryptocurrency enterprises — is flowing into gold.

• Tether, the world's predominant stablecoin issuer, has recently committed hundreds of millions into gold mining ventures.
• Sovereign wealth funds across the Middle East are acquiring physical bullion as if anticipating imminent dollar collapse.
• Individual investors from Miami to Mumbai are depleting ETFs and accumulating physical gold at rates unseen since the 1970s.

The irony? The same "smart money" that ridiculed gold advocates like myself has been acquiring aggressively — initially discreetly, but now openly, because a movement of this magnitude cannot remain hidden.

The Cascade of Forecasts

Here's a glimpse of the bandwagon effect:

• Goldman Sachs: $5,000/oz potential
• deVere Group: $5,000/oz by Q1 2026
• UBS: Updated projections exceeding $4,000
• World Gold Council: Over 1,000 metric tons purchased annually, three consecutive years

Sounds familiar? Naturally it does. I warned you this was approaching when gold remained under $2,000.

This isn't coincidence. This is confirmation — again.

Introducing NatBridge: The Next Breakthrough in the Gold Bull Market

Now let's pivot focus. Because while the world catches up to my analysis, I've been identifying the next wave of opportunities in this bull market.

Central banks have secured their gold. Wall Street has established its price targets. But retail investors? They remain excluded from the most significant, ambitious opportunity in this market cycle.

That's where NatBridge Resources Ltd. (NATB:CSE; NATBF:OTC; GI80:FSE) enters the picture.

NatBridge transcends conventional mining operations or ETFs. It represents the digital mining hub — the connection between trillions in certified, unexploited reserves and the blockchain infrastructure that can unlock their value.

Consider: There exist tens of trillions in stranded gold reserves underground today. Mining authorizations are delayed. Environmental protests block developments. Extraction expenses are prohibitive. Yet those reserves are legitimate, verifiable, and waiting like dormant treasures.

NatBridge is creating the infrastructure to digitize those reserves, integrate them with the NatGold ecosystem, and render them tradable as digital-first, environmentally neutral assets.

If central banks are accumulating bullion and Wall Street is embracing mining stocks, then NatBridge completes the strategic triangle. The opportunity that unifies everything.

The Forthcoming White Paper: A Revelation

And this brings me to my next major announcement.

My previous white paper (#2) documented my gold target of $13,820/oz. We're already ahead of schedule, with gold surpassing my 2025 prediction in Q3. Wall Street now races to publish figures remarkably similar to mine.

But I'm about to elevate expectations further.

In White Paper #4, I will reveal the most daring, unprecedented prediction of my career. A gold target so extraordinary that even my critics will need to pause, compose themselves, and acknowledge: The Market Visionary has delivered again.

Because if the 1970s scenario delivered a 2,400% increase in gold . . .  and if the 2020s incorporates every factor from that era with even greater leverage, more debt, heightened geopolitical instability, and accelerated monetary deterioration . . . then the target isn't merely $5,000.

It's something that currently seems inconceivable.

But tomorrow, it will become undeniable.

Conclusion: The Masses Are Approaching — but You're Already Positioned

Survey the landscape.

The crowd is mobilizing. Goldman Sachs, UBS, deVere — they're all rushing into territory I identified years ago. They're tardy, they're sluggish, and they're desperate to avoid being left behind.

But you? You're already established. You've been here. You've demonstrated the foresight, the conviction, and the strategic advantage.

Now, the next move involves capturing the asymmetric opportunities before they become headline news. NatBridge represents one such prospect. NatGold embodies another. And White Paper #4 will present the definitive roadmap — a treasure map toward a gold valuation the world isn't prepared to accept.

But eventually, they will.

Because history consistently proves it.

Because we always reach the fertile pastures first. . .