05/22/2025 / By Jacob Thomas
In episode 5 of “Breaking the Chains: Decentralize Your Life,” aired May 21, Mike Adams sat down with Jeremy Cordon, founder of the Goldback Company, to dissect the vulnerabilities of modern money — and why gold’s 5,000-year track record might be the ultimate hedge against chaos. As global financial systems teeter on the brink of instability, a fierce debate rages: Will digital currencies like Bitcoin crumble when the grid goes down, or can physical alternatives like Goldbacks outlast them?
Cordon didn’t mince words: “If the government can just unplug you from your wealth, that’s a huge problem.” He pointed to Canada’s 2022 trucker protests, where frozen bank accounts exposed the risks of centralized control. Bitcoin, while decentralized, faces its own pitfalls — volatility, rug pulls and reliance on infrastructure. “Bitcoin’s lost 80 percent of its value six or seven times,” Cordon noted. “Gold doesn’t have that problem because it’s physical.”
Adams echoed the concern, highlighting gold’s immutability: “Nobody can create another gold. It’s on the periodic table. Crypto? Anyone can launch a new coin tomorrow.” Goldbacks, which are ultra-thin, spendable gold notes (as small as 1/2000th of an ounce), are designed for everyday use.
Unlike bulky coins, they’re divisible, durable and counterfeit-resistant. “We’ve built an inflation-proof cash,” Cordon said. During the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Goldbacks sold out nationwide, spiking to $50 per note on eBay. “Demand for usable gold spiked — not coins.”
The appeal? Liquidity. “Goldbacks trade at a premium, but they’re liquid,” Cordon explained. “Try selling fractional gold bars or fake ‘junk silver’ flooding the market from Asia.” Adams added lab-tested purity as a key advantage: “You know exactly what’s in your hand — unlike crypto, where trust hinges on code.”
The conversation turned to storage. Cordon shared wild anecdotes: a family robbed of $2 million in gold by a gambling-addicted son, and a Taiwanese couple whose buried gold vanished in a landslide. His advice? Diversify. “Vault some, hide some, but connect with your community. During Puerto Rico’s blackouts, generators and Goldbacks mattered more than Venmo.”
Adams proposed a James Bond-worthy tip: split GPS coordinates of buried gold between trusted allies. “Otherwise, you’re digging a trench for weeks.” The duo agreed crypto’s biggest flaw is grid reliance. “No power? No Bitcoin,” Adams said. Goldbacks, meanwhile, need no tech. Cordon recalled a neighbor who bartered them for supplies: “He knew 12 out of 100 neighbors had gold preps — because he asked.”
With central banks hoarding gold and BRICS nations ditching the dollar, Cordon sees a “race to what’s real.” Adams predicted a shift “from debt-backed currencies to commodity-backed ones.” As for Bitcoin? “It’s a bet on tech,” Cordon shrugged. “Gold’s a bet on human nature.”
“Goldbacks are the most popular gold product in America by unit,” Cordon revealed. “Why? Because when disaster hits, people want money they can hold.”
Whether you are seeking healing for yourself, your family or your community, “Breaking the Chains” is an urgent invitation to confront what’s been holding you back and gain liberation. This powerful resource is also featured at MY575e.com, where personal transformation meets purpose. It is a part of a growing movement to equip individuals with the courage, clarity and community needed to live free.
If you want to learn more about how you can regain your independence, want to view the presentations at your convenience, or learn at your own pace, you can purchase the “Breaking the Chains: Decentralize Your Life” package here. Upon purchase, you will get instant and unlimited access to 10 “Breaking the Chains: Decentralize Your Life” videos, five bonus videos, four podcasts by Mike Adams and an exclusive liberation toolkit you can use to help regain your independence.
Sources include:
Tagged Under:
Bitcoin risks, breaking the chains, commodity-backed currencies, counterfeit-resistant money, cryptocurrency, Decentralize Your Life, digital currencies, disaster preparedness, financial instability, gold as hedge, gold immutability, gold liquidity, Goldback Company, Goldbacks, inflation-proof cash, Jeremy Cordon, Mike Adams, modern money vulnerabilities, physical gold alternatives
This article may contain statements that reflect the opinion of the author
COPYRIGHT © 2018 PANIC.NEWS
All content posted on this site is protected under Free Speech. Panic.news is not responsible for content written by contributing authors. The information on this site is provided for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional advice of any kind. Panic.news assumes no responsibility for the use or misuse of this material. All trademarks, registered trademarks and service marks mentioned on this site are the property of their respective owners.