The Rush to Digital: Genius Act, CBDCs, and the Collapse of Cash?

On The Bill Meyer Show, economist and Hard Asset Management CEO Christian Briggs joins to unpack the skyrocketing interest in gold, the collapse of silver recycling, and the deeper implications of Trump-backed legislation like the Genius Act. With real-time analysis of the U.S. dollar’s decline, central banks stockpiling gold, and a global shift toward central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), Briggs warns we may be sleepwalking into a programmable money system—where privacy disappears and your wallet could be frozen with a keystroke. He explains how Trump’s efforts to stabilize the dollar and boost GDP via digital transformation could hand future administrations the ultimate power switch. From hard assets to hybrid stablecoins, this episode is a wake-up call about the future of money—and the accelerating race to digitize everything.