Yesterday, we exposed the IMF’s war on gold. Today, we’re turning the spotlight inward—because as BRICS builds gold-backed trade systems and nations hoard reserves, there’s a question few dare to ask: Where is America’s gold… really?

The U.S. government claims to hold over 8,100 tons of gold in Fort Knox, Denver, and West Point. But here’s the kicker: there hasn’t been a full audit of those holdings in over 70 years. Not a public inventory. Not independent third-party confirmation. Just occasional press photos of guards and bars—like a propaganda reel from the 1950s. In a financial world where trust is everything, that lack of transparency should raise every red flag imaginable.

Even more alarming? Much of the world’s gold was historically stored in New York, under the Federal Reserve. But after the 2008 crash and subsequent bailouts, countries like Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands began demanding their gold back—and getting resistance. It took Germany seven years to get its own gold out of New York. Why the delay? Some analysts believe the gold had already been leased out, swapped, or sold without physical movement. If it’s all there, why the runaround?

And yet, U.S. officials continue to brush off questions. When asked recently about the current state of reserves, one Treasury official scoffed, calling gold “a legacy asset.” Really? Because Russia and China don’t seem to think so. They’re buying it by the ton—and they’re not storing it in someone else’s vault.

This raises a bigger question for everyday Americans: if the government is hiding the truth about its own reserves, what else aren’t they telling us? And what happens when trust in the dollar evaporates, and the only real asset left is privately held gold?

It’s a scenario more investors are preparing for—buying physical gold, storing it themselves, and demanding receipts with serial numbers and chain-of-custody records. In a digital world where everything can be manipulated, metal in hand is becoming the ultimate proof of wealth.

And here’s the kicker: the last time the government played shell games with gold, they confiscated it from citizens (see 1933). They might not repeat that exact tactic today—but if you think they’ll let you hold private gold while the public balance sheet is in freefall, you haven’t been paying attention.

Tomorrow, we’ll break down how gold leasing works—and how Wall Street’s paper tricks are artificially keeping prices low.