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Trump Could Pull Up To 30% Of US Troops Currently In Europe

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trump-could-pull-30-us-troops-currently-europe

Give the commies a spare minute and they are working on a way to screw you out of your wealth.

Whatever you do … don’t tokenize your PMs.

Wait until barter takes hold and unleashes its full value.

Of course, if they reset prices … which looks quite possible in years to come … use your judgement.

Trading PMs for fiat …  is of course … usually never a good idea if you don’t need the currency … especially with

crazy power-hungry people quick to debase legal tender in charge.

Mornin all

PAN GLOBAL ADVANCES DRILL PROGRAMS AT ESCACENA AND CÁRMENES PROJECTS, SPAIN

https://pro.ceo.ca/@newswire/pan-global-advances-drill-programs-at-escacena-and

ATEX Completes Phase V Program Ending in High-Grade B2B Mineralization – Strategic Objectives Achieved with Resource Update Expected in 2H 2025

https://pro.ceo.ca/@newsfile/atex-completes-phase-v-program-ending-in-high-grade

American Pacific Drills 10.2 g/t Gold over 7.6 Metres Including 44.1 g/t Gold over 1.5 Metres and Demonstrates Link Between Historic Broadway and Madison Mine Areas

https://pro.ceo.ca/@newsfile/american-pacific-drills-102-gt-gold-over-76-metres

Honey Badger Discovers Promising “Sheeted Veins” at Surface in Multiple Zones over 18 km at Plata, Yukon

https://pro.ceo.ca/@newsfile/honey-badger-discovers-promising-sheeted-veins-at

Cassiar Gold Announces Oversubscribed Closing of Brokered LIFE Offering for Gross Proceeds of C$6.0 Million

https://pro.ceo.ca/@newsfile/cassiar-gold-announces-oversubscribed-closing-of-brokered

Stellar AfricaGold Summer Drill Program Begins at High-Grade Gold Target at Tichka Est, Morocco

https://pro.ceo.ca/@thenewswire/stellar-africagold-summer-drill-program-begins-at

Northern Superior Reports 11.99 g/t Au Over 9.1 Metres Including 101 g/t Au Over 1.0 Metre, and 1.75 g/t Au Over 65.0 Metres Including 3.92 g/t Au Over 17.4 Metres at Philibert

https://pro.ceo.ca/@accesswire/northern-superior-reports-1199-gt-au-over-91-metres

Galway Metals Reports Clarence Stream Drilling Returns 11.6 g/t Gold Over 4.0 Meters Including 20.7 g/t Over 2.0 Meters

https://pro.ceo.ca/@accesswire/galway-metals-reports-clarence-stream-drilling-returns

NexGold Intersects 40.09 g/t gold over 17.7 Metres at the Goldboro Open Pit Gold Project

https://pro.ceo.ca/@globenewswire/nexgold-intersects-4009-gt-gold-over-177-metres

Talisker Finalizes Gold Concentrate Sales and Key Logistics Agreements with Ocean Partners

https://pro.ceo.ca/@globenewswire/talisker-finalizes-gold-concentrate-sales-and-key-logistics

G Mining Ventures Publishes 2024 ESG Report Highlighting Progress on Climate Action, Community Engagement, and Responsible Growth; Announces Management Update

https://pro.ceo.ca/@newswire/g-mining-ventures-publishes-2024-esg-report-highlighting

PALISADES ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF $8,251,800 LOAN WITH STRATEGIC INVESTOR

https://pro.ceo.ca/@newswire/palisades-announces-closing-of-8251800-loan-with

Tocvan Secures Permit Approval for All Drilling and Extraction at Gran Pilar Gold-Silver Project, Advancing Pilot Mine Development

https://pro.ceo.ca/@accesswire/tocvan-secures-permit-approval-for-all-drilling-and

Kingsview Minerals Announces Corporate Update

https://pro.ceo.ca/@newsfile/kingsview-minerals-announces-corporate-update-49343

Austral Gold Files Q2 2025 Quarterly Activity Report

https://pro.ceo.ca/@newsfile/austral-gold-files-q2-2025-quarterly-activity-report

Austral Gold Provides Update on Casposo Plant Refurbishment

https://pro.ceo.ca/@newsfile/austral-gold-provides-update-on-casposo-plant-refurbishment-0f2c5

Newlox Gold Closing Of Oversubscribed Private Placement

https://pro.ceo.ca/@thenewswire/newlox-gold-closing-of-oversubscribed-private-placement

Scout Drilling Results Extend Polymetallic Mineralization Footprints at Chita; Exploration Identifies Compelling Regional Targets

https://pro.ceo.ca/@newswire/scout-drilling-results-extend-polymetallic-mineralization

Maritime Announces Repayment of Senior Secured Notes Due August 14, 2025

https://pro.ceo.ca/@newsfile/maritime-announces-repayment-of-senior-secured-notes

Rio2 Announces Receipt of US$50 Million from Wheaton Precious Metals

https://pro.ceo.ca/@globenewswire/rio2-announces-receipt-of-us50-million-from-wheaton

Nova Minerals Quarterly Activities and Cashflow Report – 30 June 2025

https://pro.ceo.ca/@globenewswire/nova-minerals-quarterly-activities-and-cashflow-report-e542d

Santacruz Silver Produces 3,547,054 Silver Equivalent Ounces in Q2 2025

https://pro.ceo.ca/@newswire/santacruz-silver-produces-3547054-silver-equivalent

Daura Gold Closes the Acquisition of the Yanamina Epithermal Gold-Silver Project in Ancash Peru

https://pro.ceo.ca/@newsfile/daura-gold-closes-the-acquisition-of-the-yanamina-epithermal

ST. JAMES GOLD CORP. (TSX-V: LORD) ANNOUNCES REINSTATMENT OF TRADING

https://pro.ceo.ca/@globenewswire/st-james-gold-corp-tsx-v-lord-announces-reinstatment

Nord Precious Metals Advances Re-2Ox Pilot Plant Process Equipment Selection with SGS Bench-Scale Metallurgical Test Programme

https://pro.ceo.ca/@thenewswire/nord-precious-metals-advances-re-2ox-pilot-plant-process

Impact Silver Intersects 18.03% ZnEq over 2.60m Including 23.70% ZnEq over 0.73m at the Plomosas Mine

https://pro.ceo.ca/@newsfile/impact-silver-intersects-1803-zneq-over-260m-including

Vizsla Silver Outlines Its 2025 Exploration Program at Panuco, Highlighting Significant Upside Potential

https://pro.ceo.ca/@newsfile/vizsla-silver-outlines-its-2025-exploration-program

Southern Silver Announces Closing of Bought Deal LIFE Private Placement for Gross Proceeds of C$15.0 Million

https://pro.ceo.ca/@newsfile/southern-silver-announces-closing-of-bought-deal-life

Baru Gold Places Reclamation Bond in Expectation of Starting Production Operations

https://pro.ceo.ca/@thenewswire/baru-gold-places-reclamation-bond-in-expectation-of

Opus One Gold Obtains 1.98 g/t Gold Over 11.9 m From Hole NO-25-21, at 400 Vertical Meters on Its Zone 1 Gold Discovery, Noyell Project

https://pro.ceo.ca/@globenewswire/opus-one-gold-obtains-198-gt-gold-over-119-m-from

AJN Resources Inc. Receives Consent to Proceed on the Okote Gold Project in the Adola Gold Belt of the Renowned Arabian-Nubian Shield in Oromia State, southern Ethiopia

https://pro.ceo.ca/@newsfile/ajn-resources-inc-receives-consent-to-proceed-on-the

Silver Mountain Completes Oversubscribed $25 Million Bought Deal Prospectus Offering

https://pro.ceo.ca/@newswire/silver-mountain-completes-oversubscribed-25-million

Phenom Reports First Gold Assays from Bedrock Sampling from the Dobbin Gold Soil Anomaly

https://pro.ceo.ca/@newsfile/phenom-reports-first-gold-assays-from-bedrock-sampling

Cariboo Rose and BRS Resources to Commence Drilling at Cowtrail Copper-Gold Project

https://pro.ceo.ca/@thenewswire/cariboo-rose-and-brs-resources-to-commence-drilling

COMMERCE RESOURCES AND MONT ROYAL RESOURCES ANNOUNCE AMENDMENTS TO ARRANGEMENT AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT

https://pro.ceo.ca/@newswire/commerce-resources-and-mont-royal-resources-announce-05a1b

New Age Metals Genesis PGM-Cu-Ni Project, Alaska — Exploration Update

https://pro.ceo.ca/@thenewswire/new-age-metals-genesis-pgm-cu-ni-project-alaska-41255

Allegiant Announces C$7 Million Private Placement to Accelerate Development of Eastside Project

https://pro.ceo.ca/@thenewswire/allegiant-announces-c7-million-private-placement-to

Mines d’Or Orbec Mobilizes 2025 Surface Exploration on Second Target While Awaiting Drill Results from Lac Bernard

https://pro.ceo.ca/@newsfile/mines-dor-orbec-mobilizes-2025-surface-exploration

Elemental Altus Notes Regulatory Approval for Expansion at Cornerstone Karlawinda Royalty

https://pro.ceo.ca/@newsfile/elemental-altus-notes-regulatory-approval-for-expansion

Kobrea Receives Approval to Drill and Construct Access Road at El Perdido Western Malargue Mining District – Mendoza Province, Argentina

https://pro.ceo.ca/@newsfile/kobrea-receives-approval-to-drill-and-construct-access

Trifecta Gold Provides Exploration Update from the Tombstone Gold Belt, Yukon

https://pro.ceo.ca/@accesswire/trifecta-gold-provides-exploration-update-from-the

Mandalay Discovers New High-Grade Gold Trend at Brunswick South, Adjacent to Existing Costerfield Infrastructure

https://pro.ceo.ca/@globenewswire/mandalay-discovers-new-high-grade-gold-trend-at-brunswick

Loncor Gold Reports Multiple Gold Intersections at Its Drill Program at Adumbi

https://pro.ceo.ca/@newsfile/loncor-gold-reports-multiple-gold-intersections-at

AbraSilver Substantially Increases Total Diablillos Mineral Resources to 199 Million Ounces Contained Silver and 1.7 Million Ounces Contained Gold (350 Moz AgEq) in M&I

https://pro.ceo.ca/@newsfile/abrasilver-substantially-increases-total-diablillos

Mithril Silver And Gold Continues to Deliver High-Grade Silver-Gold Results from Underground and Surface Channel Sampling

https://pro.ceo.ca/@thenewswire/mithril-silver-and-gold-continues-to-deliver-high-grade

They’ve got the dollar up slightly with rates, crypto and gold flat. Oil is down near 1%. They are trying to give the illusion that silver is headed lower, as it has broken below $38 this am. I say illusion because the silver shares don’t seem to be believing it in the premarket, as they are flat.

Whatever, the set-up is good for a rally IMHO. Whether they cut rates or not.

Some eco data today. ADP jobs report. GDP numbers with PCE’s. Probably will matter some to the SM.

Tech is up again to start the day, Dow flat. Tech is always up. Craziness.

 

 

 

Glad to see that you’ve managed to dodge a bullet. That’s a big quake.

Okay, so check this out—if you own bitcoin, you need a home for the keys that feels like a vault. Wow! Many people think a phone app is enough. Really? No. A hardware wallet gives you a physical boundary between your private keys and the internet, and that boundary is everything.

Cold storage isn’t mystical. It’s simple in concept. But messy in practice. Short of keeping a paper seed under your mattress (please don’t), there are practical choices that balance convenience, security, and long-term durability. My instinct says: treat your seed like a house key. Guard it. Make backups. Test recovery. Repeat. Something felt off about the casual “I’ll just screenshot it” crowd—so here’s a clearer, more usable view.

Hardware wallets store private keys offline. They sign transactions without exposing keys to your computer. That’s the core defense. On one hand, you reduce attack surface massively. On the other hand, you introduce a new set of problems: device tampering, supply-chain attacks, user mistakes. I’m biased, but those risks are manageable if you follow a few rules and use good tools.

How to think about cold storage like a pro

Short list first. Seriously?

– Use a reputable hardware wallet from a known vendor.

– Generate the seed on-device in an air-gapped state when possible.

– Protect the seed with a metal backup and a passphrase if you want a higher-security posture.

There are nuances. For example, a single-device seed on a single piece of paper is fine for small amounts. For long-term holdings or larger values, consider multisig across multiple devices and locations. Multisig forces an attacker to compromise several independent components before funds can move—very effective, though more complex to set up and manage. Initially I thought multisig was overkill, but after seeing a few real theft attempts it earned its place in my playbook.

Another important piece: supply-chain tampering. Buy hardware directly from reputable sellers or the manufacturer’s official channels—never a random third-party reseller on a marketplace. If in doubt, check the vendor’s verification procedures and firmware signing. If you want to learn about an official source for setup and downloads, check this link—it’s the resource I used for initial setup: https://sites.google.com/trezorsuite.cfd/trezor-official/. (Yes, always verify URLs carefully. Somethin’ like that can save you a headache.)

Air-gapped setups reduce risk further. Use a device that supports offline transaction signing and PSBT workflows. Move the signed transaction to an internet-connected machine using a USB stick or QR code. It adds steps. But those steps drastically cut down on malware threats. I’m not 100% sure every user needs this, though—so choose based on threat model.

Backups: metal beats paper

Paper rots. Fires happen. Coffee spills. Pets chew stuff. Long sentence incoming: invest in a stamped stainless-steel backup or a dedicated metal seed storage product that resists corrosion, fire, and physical wear, because losing your seed is worse than a slow crypto market drop, and there’s no password reset for private keys.

For redundancy, store backups in geographically separated secure locations—home safe plus a safety deposit box, for instance. On one hand, you want easy access when needed. Though actually, on the other hand, you don’t want the backup so accessible that a casual visitor can take it. Balance is key.

Consider splitting the seed using Shamir Backup or manual sharding. That way, no single backup reveals the full secret. It raises complexity and the chance of human error, so document the recovery process for trusted heirs or an executor if you want inheritance to actually work when you’re gone. This part bugs me—most people overlook succession planning until it’s too late.

Passphrases, PINs, and human weakness

PINs protect devices, but they can be brute-forced if the attacker has the device and nothing else. A passphrase adds a second-factor-like layer: it creates a new wallet derived from the same seed, but only someone who knows the passphrase can access those funds. If you use passphrases, record how they’re formatted—capitalization, spaces, punctuation—because a small typo during recovery is fatal.

However, passphrases introduce recovery headaches. If you forget a passphrase, the coins are gone. So weigh convenience versus paranoia. I’ll be honest: I use a strong passphrase for a portion of my holdings and leave other funds without one for recoverability. It’s a compromise; your mileage may vary.

Final thought—no single setup fits everyone. If you’re hodling a small amount for convenience, keep it simple but sensible. If you’re securing enough bitcoin to change your life, invest in education, redundancy, and practice recoveries. Test your recovery process on a dummy small wallet. Seriously: do a dry run. It saves tears later.

There’s more to say—always more—but start with these basics. Protect the keys. Backup the seed on metal. Consider multisig for serious amounts. And double-check every URL before you click. Stay careful out there…

I’m glad it wasn’t as bad as it could of been. My Japanese nurse friend who calls me every week  never told me what tsunami meant. She was born and raised in Japan but is American now so only speaks English here in the states. She told me Japan was mad at Trump about the tarriffs. Lol I told her he probably mentioned everyone so he couldn’t be accused of playing favorites. I hope they got resolved.

We were just talking about earthquakes this last week. She’s worried about her brother who lives next to the ocean. She said a meteorologist has forecast a mega quake that could be a 10 or so but there are many like that all over. I told her we have two big ones that could go anytime here in Calif. On land  and sea but the one at sea the Cascade fault could cause a tsunami that can reach ten miles in all along the Pacific coast. Were safe from that but the San Andreas inland, that could rearrange the map of the state. It’s got no warning system like the ones in the ocean.

 

 

 

A remarkable achievement. Perhaps the sun will give us a major EMF event and zap Starlink out of the skies.

Now an hour and a half into our Tsunami arrival and several small waves… 1 to 2 feet… have been observed around Hawaii shores & harbors.  Largest was at Haleiwa harbor on Oahu north shore, recorded a 3 ft. rise.  When the ocean receded it emptied the harbor and left the moored fishing boats sitting on the bottom for awhile.  That was logged at 8 feet, crest to trough.  We are not in the clear yet, as more waves will be following.  But so far no reports of major damage. In Hilo, the parking lot at Coconut Island was seen on camera to be flooding.

I CAN say, without a doubt, “I am a Tsunami survivor!”  (again)

That was a strong quake, updated to 8.8. I’m glad everyone is safe for now.  Malama pono

The Silver Streak
https://www.railpictures.net/photo/884467/

 

I am safe at home.  300 ft. elevation, 2.2miles inland.  Traffic was gridlocked everywhere earlier, but now shorelines are empty.  No traffic in Waikiki.  Vertical evacuation above 4th floor on concrete hi rise buildings.   Downtown flood zone in Hilo is empty, hams report.

Earlier I gassed up cans and both vehicles at first EQ notice, so avoided the rush.  Civil defense sirens going off every half hour.  Emergency alerts coming in to phones every few minutes.   We await the first wave just minutes from now.  I expect there will be some shoreline damage.  Will report later as can.  Aloha from Hawaii.

Their leaders are so arrogant and incompetent and can’t differ from priority and reliability  vs ideology they’re driving businesses away, particularly energy where mid east may be looking for other customers.