* Guest: Bryan Rust – Over the past 50 years, Rust Coins has been working to educate customers about precious metals – RustCoinAndGift.com
* Honest Money Report: Gold: $2001.10 Silver: $25.98.
* Russia disruptions fuel nickel’s 90% spike!
* London Metals Exchange suspends nickel trading as prices skyrocket.
* Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday directing the federal government to come up with a plan to regulate cryptocurrencies, recognizing their popularity and potential to destabilize traditional finance.
* In January, the Federal Reserve announced it would seek public comment on whether to issue a fully digital US dollar.
* Last month, the Justice Department announced its first director of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, Eun Young Choi, who will be charged with prosecuting criminal cases related to the use of cryptocurrency and digital assets.
* Anticipation of a regulatory crackdown, along with rules requiring tougher scrutiny of digital transactions that were tucked into Mr. Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill, has prompted the cryptocurrency industry to beef up its lobbying presence in Washington.
* Colorado County Clerk Accused of Tampering With Voting Machines. The Mesa County clerk, Tina Peters, is charged with 10 counts related to tampering with voting equipment. A Republican running for secretary of state, she has promoted false claims of fraud in the 2020 election.
* Texas Elections Official Isabel Longoria to Resign After Thousands of Uncounted Ballots Found – Jack Phillips.
Hour 2
* New York Court DISMISSES Smartmatic’s $2.7B lawsuit against Sidney Powell.
* The judge dismissed all claims against former Trump attorney Sidney Powell and Fox host Jeanine Pirro. The court held it had no jurisdiction over Ms. Powell.
* Guest: Nan Su, Senior China and Asia Writer for TheEpochTimes.com
* Discussion: China’s goals with regard to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
* Beijing Can’t Wait for Escalation of Ukraine Crisis – Nan Su.
* The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has strategically positioned itself to take advantages from the current tensions between NATO and Russia over Ukraine. Any coming sanctions the West may impose on Russia will likely push Putin further into China’s global expansion plan.
* Beijing is pursuing its China 2049 Initiative—an aggressive plan to secure China’s global dominance by the year 2049, the 100th anniversary of the founding of communist China.