Niko Jilch is a renowned finance journalist, podcaster, and fierce advocate for Bitcoin and sound money principles.› https://x.com/NikoJilch› https://www.youtube.com/@WasBitcoinbringtPARTNERS🌳 Gain peace of mind with Onramp’s Multi-Institution Custody solution. Sign up with code BRAM to receive $150 in Bitcoin after your first deposit: https://onrampbitcoin.com/bram🟧 Buy Bitcoin in the EU 🇪🇺 via https://relai.me/bram - Sign up with code BRAM to get 10% off your feesPRODUCTS I ENDORSE› Get 10% off a Bitaxe open-source Bitcoin home miner using code BRAM at https://shop.powermining.io/?ref=BRAM› Blockstream Jade Plus: The simplest and most secure hardware wallet on the planet - Get 10% off with code BRAM at https://store.blockstream.com› Stamp Seed: The safest way to backup your hardware wallet - Get 15% off with code BRAM at https://stampseed.com🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED› https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠› https://x.com/bramk🕑 TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Europe Under Pressure: Gold vs. Bitcoin05:07 - The Euro Explained: Gold Backing and Structure07:24 - 13,000 Tonnes of Gold on European Balance Sheets09:44 - Euro Credibility: Draghi, Lagarde, and Central Banking12:22 - Europe Reacts to Trump: De-Dollarization Dynamics16:42 - Trump as a Gorbachev Moment20:04 - How the Dollar Timeline Was Extended23:22 - Why Gold Is Outperforming Bitcoin (For Now)28:31 - The Welfare State Is Bankrupt: Printing as Policy31:00 - Gold as the Alarm, Bitcoin as the Confirmation32:12 - Self-Custody as an Individual Survival Strategy36:12 - The 2010 Crisis: Panic, Gold, and Hard Lessons38:13 - Accepting Fiat Failure and Protecting Yourself46:19 - Stablecoins, Eurodollars, and Treasury Demand56:04 - CBDCs vs. Neutral Money: Why Bitcoin Matters01:00:00 - If the US Embraces Bitcoin, Can Others Ignore It?ℹ️ EPISODE SUMMARYBram Kanstein and Niko Jilch discuss why gold is ripping while Bitcoin looks stuck. Europe’s euro project, CBDCs, and political centralization get put under a harsh light. Niko reveals the euro’s hidden gold backing, 13,000 tonnes, and why that matters for monetary geopolitics. They confront stablecoins as a stealth extension of dollar power, and Europe’s fear of them. The thread that holds it together is sovereignty, self-custody, and conviction in a fiat system that keeps printing.RELAI DISCLAIMERRelai sponsors this show/podcast and is authorized to provide crypto-asset services in Switzerland and across the European Union under the MiCA regulatory framework with its license issued by the French regulator, AMF (License No: A2025-006). The company is actively expanding its services to EU member states following the completion of passporting notifications.