Billionaire Ricardo Salinas says fiat money is collapsing and Bitcoin is the only path to monetary freedom. In this exclusive Kitco News interview, Salinas explains why central banks are running a global Ponzi scheme, how CBDCs will institutionalize financial surveillance, and why the peso is already in trouble under Mexico’s new leadership. He also breaks down gold’s strategic role, mining risks in Mexico, and why he’s preparing for what he calls “the fiat endgame.”
Salinas, chairman of Grupo Salinas and founder of Banco Azteca, is one of Latin America’s largest private Bitcoin holders. He shares his personal experience with hyperinflation, how it shaped his investment philosophy, and why he believes we’re entering a new monetary era where Bitcoin, gold, and miners will replace trust in governments and paper money.
Key topics:
– Why Salinas calls fiat “a lie” and Bitcoin “monetary truth”
– CBDCs, surveillance, and the end of financial privacy
– Mexico’s peso risk and political instability
– Gold vs Bitcoin: why he holds both
– Are miners undervalued in this monetary reset?
– Capital controls, confiscation risk, and hard asset strategy
– How to build generational wealth through Bitcoin and gold
– Insights from Salinas’ new book The Bitcoin Enlightenment
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00:00 Introduction
01:19 Ricardo Salinas
02:01 Fiat Currency Critique and Bitcoin Advocacy
03:49 Global Liquidity and Bitcoin’s Behavior
06:20 Government Control and Bitcoin’s Future
12:41 Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)
15:35 Bitcoin as a Global Monetary Base
18:04 Bitcoin and the Banking System
19:33 Latin America’s Role in Bitcoin Adoption
20:16 Bitcoin vs. Gold: A Comparative Analysis
21:31 Challenges in the Mexican Mining Sector
23:46 Investment Strategies: Bitcoin, Gold, and Miners
27:34 Tokenization and the Future of Gold
29:07 The Core Message of Bitcoin: Freedom
31:47 Preparing the Next Generation for a Broken Financial System
33:36 Final Thoughts
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#CentralBanks #GoldMining #MexicoEconomy #BitcoinAdoption #HardAssets #WealthProtection #Inflation #MonetaryPolicy
#BTC #MacroInvesting #BitcoinVsGold #CurrencyDebasement #BitcoinMaximalist #FreedomMoney #FinancialSovereignty
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50 Comments
Hard to believe, just other spectator who’s selling bitcoin because he owns a bunch of them. Just because he wants his shares to go up. I’ll keep my money in gold and whole life insurance with paying mutual funds.
Bitcoin is NOTHING! plus it's associated with criminal type's.
He speaks inconsistently at times.
Absolutely Excellent Interview.. Love how he wasn't afraid to admit banking is basically a sin.. its criminal.. but touched on so many valuable points that everyone should consider
He is full sh-t. The FBI came to Peter Thiel to investigate his 50 million dollar purchase
of gold. They asked him about cyrpto. He owns very little. The FBI told him crypto is easy to track. They hate gold. Because it is so hard to track down.
GovernMind alredy grabedd that honey pot called BTC. Enter XMR a privacy coin tackling that issue. Or ARRR coin fixing it for ones and for all. Why do you think privacy coins are being attacked in all fronts lately?
It will take decades for fiat to disappear if ever. Bitcoin is garbage owned mostly by about 50 families playing games and only useful for trading like tech stocks, Gold and Silver are worth owning.
Lost all credibility with thia racist guest. Illegals are criminals. Are they all Mexicans? No way! But when your narrative is kicking Illegals is racist towards Mexicans show you are an ignorant buffoon!
Tio Richie!
Mr. Salinas is correct about so much! Great interview!
Este noticiero es fake 😮
"Possession of crypto with intent to distribute = ten years in prison. "
They can shut it down at the bank level.
Bitcoin is in a double-top formation, looks very bearish.
Este men para presidente
A cabron jajjaa
The murder rate south of the border is over double that of Caucasian countries so we have tge right to protect our familes from illegal imigrants. Google Laken Riley.
I bougth in banco azteca many silver ounces last year. Ricardo is the best businessman we have in Mexico.
It's ashaming that you interview such a cr4p guy. His whole country hates him because his wealth is equally proportional to his lack of human values, cero honesty, arrogant and classist. HE HAS A GIGANTIC TAX DEBT which he refuses to pay, corrupting the judges.
💩💩💩💩💩💩
Carlos Salinas Pliego is an evasor of taxes who's going to believe that guy come on.
Salinas understand! Gold bug transferred to Bitcoin Hodler!
I really liked his no B.S. candor!
Bitcoin is backed by hotair even worse than Fiat. No onevto blame or investigate. Don't know why people are being taken in en masse
Excellent. Very informative, sage advice.
Tío Richi es el mejor
This guy eh….have lots but will buy more btc
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He's right about crypto. But he's lying about Trump and his supporters. No one is talking about kicking out all Mexicans. Not once did Trump even state such a thing. This statement is asinine. Like I said. Correct about crypto. But lying about this new administration. No one believes all Mexicans are of the cartel or any other group that not only terrorizes Mexico. But the US as well. Stop with the TDS
Finally. Some real got damn news.
We don't have the control over bitcoin that they want you to believe and will push it constantly.
Ricardo Salinas is a inspiration, he's one of my favorite billionaire, when he talks i listen
We are sadly still extremely dependent on cash and that is a fact
don't lie don't steal ummm bitcoin? I have a coin with PT Barnum on it "he was famous for saying there's a sucker born every minute.
soon I will get my virtual beach house and my virtual Ferrari and go live in my virtual world with my virtual gold and won't you be jealous having all the virtual hot tub babes to myself
Gold has historical value, Bitcoin depends on faith someone more stupid than you will buy this vapor ware.
Politicians are promoting bitcoin just to loot people's money through taxes, FYI you can't tax on tax with Gold, There's no interest on Gold with time, Really they can't Fake Gold like Bitcoin!! Kitco promoting bitcoin just proves they got paid Lol😅
I like this guy, but his assumption about Bitcoin market cap going beyond Gold is for me going to far 😅
Salinas is one of the most corrupt oligarchs in Latin America. And he's far right.
20 mins:35 seconds in….
10x in 5 years 2030 btc, CBDC by 2030, its in the Deep state Agenda playbook
Ricardo Salinas chtpm
When did trump accuse all mex of being criminals ?
Ha ha ha to you, señor Political Idiot.
How r 30:49 u free w sovereign government that can tax or nationalize at will ?
Why does nobody ever talk about potential to tax BTC or its transaction
Reading the comments on this video amazes me how little people understand about cryptography and Intellectual property. So many low IQ takes and opinions on Bitcoin. Just a sharp reminder how early we are to discovering an honest ledger and real property rights.
BITCOIN BITCOIN BITCOIN. Save Humanity, Stop the Wars! Muchas Gracias por todo lo que haces Ricardo! Much Love!
If bitcoin goes up as much as suggested above then isn’t there going to be more inequality between the haves and the have nots?
Can anyone get me a copy of the book please?
Wow so many comments on here show how ignorant and uneducated persons are when it comes to bitcoin….Bitcoin is freedom Gold is not freedom
I have great respect for Ricardo, fantastic guest. Well done!
I don’t share his view about Bitcoin, but I liked the interview and agree with his thesis about fiat money