Interview focused on David Garofalo’s thesis that chronic debt, fiat debasement, and growing monetary stress will push the system toward a gold-backed reset. He argues gold is the true monetary asset, supply growth is constrained, and royalty companies offer cleaner leverage than miners.
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This is an interview between host Dingella Cambon and David Garofalo, CEO of Gold Royalty. The conversation centers on Garofalo’s view that the global fiat system is approaching a monetary reset driven by debt accumulation, rising debt-service burdens, and long-run loss of confidence in paper currencies. He argues that every fiat currency has ultimately failed historically, that the U.S. dollar and other Western currencies are on the same path, and that gold remains the only true currency because it is not a government liability and cannot be printed. Garofalo frames gold as a monetary asset rather than a conventional commodity. He says gold has benefited from the post-1971 breakdown of the gold standard, points to the decline in purchasing power of the U.S. …
Tactically constructive on gold and royalty equities, with the near-term setup still driven by macro anxiety, analyst lag, and capital rotation into the sector. The main immediate risk is policy or headline volatility, including any move that changes the market’s perception of gold ownership or liquidity.
Over the next few months, the base case is that gold stays bid and mining equities gradually reprice as cost guidance, reserve scarcity, and analyst price decks catch up. A meaningful change in the setup would require a sharp reversal in the debasement narrative or a failure of capital to keep rotating into the space.
Structurally, the interview argues that gold remains the durable monetary asset in a world of persistent fiat dilution and rising sovereign debt. If that regime persists, royalty companies are positioned as a long-duration way to capture gold upside without the full operating burden of miners.
Every fiat currency eventually fails, and Western currencies are on the same path because governments can debase them by printing.
He argues historical fiat systems all ended badly and says the U.S. dollar and other Western currencies are not exempt.
Gold is the true currency because it is not a government liability and cannot be printed or debased.
He frames gold as the only monetary asset with lasting intrinsic value and no issuer risk.
Debt-service burdens are rising enough that governments will eventually be forced into a currency reset.
He says long-end yields and risk premia will overwhelm government finances and leave no choice but to reset.
Why do you hold the view that we're heading toward a global monetary reset?
David explains that every fiat currency in history has ultimately failed because the temptation to debase by printing is too great. The massive debt at government, corporate, and individual levels is unsustainable and cannot be responsibly repaid, so the only way to deal with it is to debase the underlying fiat currency. Gold is the one true currency because it cannot be printed or debased, supply grows at only about 2% per year, and production is actually declining despite rising gold prices.
Is servicing the debt enough, given that critics say the US is still able to service its debt?
David says absolutely not. Increasing portions of government budgets are being consumed by debt service, and while low interest rates have sustained this, governments can only control the short end of the yield curve. The market sets the long end, and risk premiums are building, which will push debt service higher. Even if taxes were raised to 100%, it still would not repay the debt. Record deficits and debt-to-GDP levels are unsustainable, leading inevitably toward a currency reset.
Do Kevin Worsh and Scott Bessent's appointments point to gold playing a part in a monetary reset?
David says it is not a stretch. He notes that individuals are starting to demand a gold standard and points to Tether creating an alternative reserve currency backed by physical gold. Central banks are increasingly buying gold, recognizing an inevitable currency reset backed by gold. He traces from the 1971 abandonment of the gold standard, noting gold went from $35/oz to about $5,500/oz and a 1971 dollar now buys a penny's worth of value, a 99% debasement.
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