This article was originally published by Mike Adams at Natural News.
The Fiat Mirage and the Physical Foundation of Wealth
The U.S. dollar, once the world’s reserve currency, is rotting from within because the West has lost its productive edge. As I explained in my 2024 interview with Chris Olson, bank profits dropped 44% in late 2023, and the system is straining under the weight of unpayable debt. [1] The simple truth is that paper money is a promise printed on nothing, and promises break when the issuer runs out of strength.
Fiat money is just a claim slip on future energy, and that claim is being debased every day by central banks. That is why I believe physical metals like silver matter more than ever. Silver is not merely a hedge against inflation; it is a store of embodied energy (and elemental scarcity) that cannot be printed or counterfeited. In this article, I will show you how the AI revolution is accelerating our collision with mineral scarcity, why silver sits at the epicenter of that collision, and how we can transition from dying fiat to an energy-backed future of genuine abundance.
AI’s Exponential Leap and the Invisible Resource Wall
The AI singularity is no longer theoretical. Machine cognition is doubling faster than we can reasonably track, and as I have documented, companies like Anthropic are releasing mythos-class models that can write software and analyze vision at near-human levels. [2] But every one of those AI queries burns electricity, and every AI chip requires rare minerals. Behind the magic of large language models lies an invisible wall made of copper, silicon, lithium, and silver.
The European Union is already panicking about data center energy consumption, with capacity expected to double by the end of the decade. [3] Meanwhile, the U.S. power grid is tapped out, and the NRC admits we likely won’t see advanced nuclear reactors before 2030. [4] China, by contrast, is spending $295 billion on a national network of AI data centers. [5] Every single data center requires large amounts of silver and other critical elements (like copper); it cannot function.
You cannot run a GPU on wishful thinking. Every digital revolution is tethered to the table of elements… and more specifically to certain elements with high conductivity, reflectivity, and industrial use… like silver.
Silver: The New Oil of the Technological Age
Silver is the most versatile industrial metal on the planet. It goes into solar panels, electric vehicle battery inverters, medical devices, 5G antennas, and every high-performance circuit board. Over 60 percent of silver demand is now industrial, yet the vast majority of silver is produced as a byproduct of copper and lead-zinc mining. This means the supply cannot quickly respond to rising prices. As David Morgan, the silver guru, has repeatedly pointed out, monetary demand is the wild card — when investors pile in on top of structural industrial deficits, prices explode. [6]
Kevin Hughes, writing about the book “Silver Tsunami,” warns that decades of reckless money printing have eroded trust in the dollar and that a flood of investors will soon seek the safety of physical metal. [7] The COMEX has repeatedly failed to deliver physical metal in a timely manner, and the paper market is a fraud that cannot survive a real supply crunch. At current prices of $64 per ounce, silver remains dramatically undervalued relative to its critical role in the coming technological revolution. As the AI data center build-out continues (because, despite the backlash, it doesn’t seem to be stopping), the electrical conductivity and thermal properties of silver are irreplaceable. The shortage will drive prices far higher, making silver a lifeline for anyone trying to escape the fiat trap.
From Fiat Failure to Energy-Backed Currency
Western fiat currencies are failing because the nations that issue them no longer dominate science, manufacturing, or military power. Currencies rest on national strength, not promises. As James Turk and John Rubino explain in “The Money Bubble,” the framers of the Constitution understood that power corrupts, and they limited government precisely because fiat money inevitably leads to tyranny. [8] Today, the U.S. is running deficits that can never be repaid, and the dollar is in freefall, headed for collapse.
In the near term, gold and silver will bridge us into the next monetary system. Gold sits at over $4,000 per ounce, confirming that serious capital is already fleeing paper. [9] In the long term, as battery technology improves by orders of magnitude, kilowatt-hours will become the ultimate currency. I believe this is the path to genuine abundance: if we can store and transport energy cheaply, we can solve famine, poverty, and water scarcity. We will eventually see an expansion of real money to include kWh stored on small devices, but the technology required to make that happen is still many decades away, most likely.
Nevertheless, the scarcity we see today is artificial — manufactured by a system that profits from control. That is why the fight for silver is also a fight for freedom.
Choosing a Future of Abundance Over Control
The same technology that enables surveillance and weaponization can also empower decentralized energy and open-source knowledge. That is why I built platforms like BrightAnswers.ai — to give people free, uncensored access to the truth about health, energy, and finance. The globalist elite want to hoard energy and monitor every transaction, but we can choose a different path: a future where energy is a human right, not a tool of control.
My optimism comes from the growing number of people who understand that energy abundance is not a fantasy — it is suppressed by a system that profits from scarcity. By stacking silver, learning to produce our own food, and embracing decentralized technologies, we opt out of the dying fiat order. We become the lifeboats.
The collapse of the old system is not something to fear; it is the necessary dismantling of an evil cabal, clearing the way for a renaissance of human liberty. [10] I choose abundance and freedom. How about you?
References
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- Mike Adams interview with Chris Olson. – March 11, 2024.
- Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 is a version of Mythos that the public can access today. – TechCrunch. June 9, 2026.
- EU Moves to Rein In Data Center Energy Consumption as AI Boom Fuels Power Demand Surge. – YourNews. June 3, 2026.
- NRC Chair Says Advanced U.S. Nuclear Reactors Could Begin Operating By 2030. – YourNews. June 9, 2026.
- China bets $295 billion on homegrown AI infrastructure to close the gap with the United States. – NaturalNews.com. June 10, 2026.
- Bright Videos News – Interview with David Morgan. – Mike Adams. BrightVideos.com. February 5, 2026.
- Silver Tsunami: Why Precious Metals Are Your Last Lifeline Before the Crash. – NaturalNews.com. Kevin Hughes. March 20, 2026.
- The Money Bubble. – James Turk and John Rubino.
- Mike Adams interviews John Rubino. – January 21, 2025.
- Do not fear the collapse; for it is necessary to dismantle the evil cabal and give humanity a path to freedom. – NaturalNews.com. Mike Adams. October 10, 2022.
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