The recent bullish momentum for Bitcoin is likely to be sustained because key technical levels have been breached, and the fear from China's tightening regulation has largely dissipated, said Florian Grummes, managing director of Midas Touch Consulting. "We have a good chance to see $100k by the end of the year, maybe even higher. Of course, that would spark an altcoin season again. If Bitcoin really continues to run, I would say that the $60k $65k level is the last resistance of the bears....

Current valuations for the major cryptos, including Bitcoin, are "miraculous" and prices should be much lower, said Clem Chambers of InvestorsHub.com. Chambers told David Lin, anchor for Kitco News, that there are several other tokens to look at, and in particular, the DeFi space overall has more long-term potential.

Chris Voss is the CEO of the Black Swan Group and the author of "Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It." He has previously worked as a hostage negotiator for the FBI. Voss reveals to David Lin, anchor for Kitco News, who he considers to be the best negotiator of all-time and why these life lessons are essential to success in business, politics, and one's personal life.

Markets have “short-term memory” and this correction does not account for the innovation that the leaders of the S&P 500 are producing, said David Barse, CEO of XOUT Capital. Barse told David Lin, anchor for Kitco News, that “This is the same issue that has occurred in the first quarter of this year where a slight uptick in Treasury yields seems to cause a deflation of everything that’s innovative.”

Hong Fang, CEO of Okcoin, maintains her target of $100k Bitcoin by year-end. Speaking to David Lin, anchor for Kitco News, Fang said that the adoption rate of Bitcoin has steadily increased, and the price is bouncing back from its consolidating period.

Several “sound money” assets are undervalued right now, and are long overdue for a major comeback, said Lawrence Lepard, managing general partner of Equity Management Associates.

Gold peaked in 1981 when it reached $850 an ounce in nominal terms, but adjusted for inflation, that would equal $3,000 in real terms today. $3,000 is this cycle’s coming peak, David Garofalo, CEO of Gold Royalty Corp. told David Lin, anchor for Kitco News.

When will the Fed taper? Never, says E.B. Tucker, director of Metalla Royalty and author of "Why Gold, Why Now?" "Now the debate is why will they stop [quantitative easing]? They'll never stop. It's never going to stop," Tucker told David Lin, anchor for Kitco News.

Frank Holmes, CEO, of U.S. Global Investors and executive chairman of HIVE Blockchain discusses with David Lin, anchor for Kitco News, the sectors capital is flowing towards now, and how the mining industry should attract investments, especially from millennials.

Even if the world enters into another gold standard, silver, which has historically been used as money, may not retain that role in the future.

China is going through its third batch of strategic reserves selling, commencing on September 1. This sale will include 150,000 tons of metal, including 70,000 tons of aluminum, 50,000 tons of zinc, and 30,000 tons of copper. Due to this selling, copper has fallen from its highs in May. Gianni Kovacevic, CEO of CopperBank discussed with David Lin, anchor of Kitco News, China’s goals and what the downside target of copper may be, as well as the long-term upside potential.

Former Congressman and host of The Liberty Report, Ron Paul, discusses with David Lin, anchor for Kitco News, the rationale for the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan and the consequences of a military withdrawal.

“There is no top price for Bitcoin because there is no bottom for fiat money(currency)” said Max Keiser, Host of The Keiser Report. Fiat money is currency which does not have intrinsic or use value on its own. It only has value because the government maintains its value. Keiser, who is also the Co-Host of The Orange Pill Podcast spoke to David Lin, anchor for Kitco News. “If you are going to price Bitcoin and fiat money, the price is infinity, because fiat money has no bottom, while Bitcoin...

The U.S. Federal Reserve is "trapped", says Michael Gentile, strategic investor. Gentile told David Lin, anchor for Kitco News, that two scenarios could play out: either the Fed raises rates by 25 basis points next year to regain confidence in the markets, or they let inflation run hot and do nothing. Neither of these scenarios will be enough to contain inflation. In order to really "go to war" against inflation, the Fed will need to raise rates to at least 3%, which would cause stocks to...

Greg King, CEO of Osprey Funds, discusses with David Lin, anchor for Kitco News, why Bitcoin could cap at $100,000 or even $200,000, as well as when a crypto ETF could be launched in the U.S.

The economy is returning to a 1970s era of higher inflation, potentially reaching double digits, said Mark Skousen, editor-in-chief of Forecasts & Strategies. Speaking to David Lin, anchor for Kitco News, Skousen’s comments come as CPI data released Tuesday showed 5.4% annual inflation in June.

John Feneck, founder of Feneck Consulting, discusses with David Lin, anchor for Kitco News, the outlook for the gold sector.

“Ethereum is the backbone to the blockchain network,” said Frank Holmes, CEO of U.S. Global Investors. Speaking with David Lin, anchor for Kitco News, Holmes discusses the growth trajectories for both Bitcoin and Etheruem, and how the latter could one day become the most dominant cryptocurrency.

Graphite-focused NextSource is up over 500% in the past year on recent deal making and growing investor interest in the battery material space. CEO Craig Scherba talked to Kitco on Wednesday. Last month NextSource Materials signed a 10-year agreement with thyssenkrupp Materials Trading to deliver approximately 35,000 tonnes per annum of graphite concentrate from the company's Molo mine in Madagascar.

It's only a matter of time before privacy tokens, like Monero, which conceal the provenance of transactions, become illegal in the U.S., said John Sarson, CEO of Sarson Funds.

Is Bitcoin just essentially another form of fiat, with no intrinsic value? Does the endless creation of altcoins negate the scarcity proposition of Bitcoin, which is capped at only 21 million coins? Saifedean Ammous, independent educator at Saifedean.com and author of “The Bitcoin Standard” discusses with David Lin, anchor for Kitco News, some of these common

Investment demand for silver has risen sharply this year and will continue to remain strong said Jeff Christian, managing partner of CPM Group, who said that investment demand has historically been one of the biggest drivers of the silver price. However, a common misconception is that market deficits for silver drive the price while the opposite is true; a surplus, which is what the silver market is experiencing now, drives price momentum, Christian told David Lin, anchor for Kitco News.

Gold is faced with a double-edged sword of inflationary pressures, said Gary Wagner, editor of TheGoldForecast.com, who expects near-term downward pressures to prevail. Wagner discussed with David Lin, anchor for Kitco News, the Fed’s options after Jerome Powell admitted in a testimony Tuesday that the current economic path is “unsustainable.”

The energy transition will be disinflationary since it ties in with broader trends in digitization and automation which ultimately drives down costs, said Macquarie Capital’s Head of Asian Strategy and Global Strategy Co-ordinator Viktor Shvets. Shvets spoke to Kitco on Friday from Hong Kong.