tim caban
Founder and President of Copper Beech Advisors, LLC.
Susan Luschas
As the ringleader for what she has modestly nicknamed “Team Cash” in her adopted state of South Dakota, Susan’s practical, roll-up-her-sleeves efforts on behalf of cash—including helping get legislation passed that requires South Dakota’s schools to accept cash at school events—have not only borne fruit at the local and state levels but have served as a profound source of inspiration for cash warriors everywhere.
catherine austin fitts
President of Solari, Inc., publisher of the Solari Report,
and managing member of Solari Investment Screens, LLC.
The briefing on July 10, 2025, examined a fast-moving development in state-level policy: the push to create digital transaction systems for gold holdings. State legislators are actively being lobbied to adopt these systems, which are often presented as a way to enhance financial resilience.
Over the course of this briefing, Catherine, Tim Caban, and Susan Luschas considered:
- The growing momentum behind state-level digital gold initiatives
- Key questions and concerns, such as how the systems work and who controls and benefits from them
- The potential relationship between gold transaction systems, stablecoins, and asset tokenization
- How to avoid unintentionally reinforcing the digital control grid
- What a sovereignty-supporting approach to gold and gold transaction systems might look like instead
This briefing is essential viewing for state leaders and citizens who want to ensure that their efforts to promote monetary reform do not backfire. The goal is not to centralize control but to restore control to individuals and communities.