[Watch it in one sitting] "A Brief History of the World of Gold, Power and Wealth" After watching the video, you will know more about gold investment than people in their 90s

Original author：睡前故事讀書會

Original source：https://www.youtube.com/embed/FSyozvvXUq4

Welcome to an in-depth exploration of how gold, this shining metal, has evolved from a legacy in ancient tombs five thousand years ago to the core of today's global financial markets. This video will take you through history and reveal how gold, as a symbol of [power], [wealth] and [faith], [abnormally] directs the process of human civilization. Essence of core content: We start from the [earliest gold] products from the ancient tombs of Varna, Bulgaria, and explore how the rare and eternal qualities of gold are endowed with [divinity] and [identity labels], becoming a symbol of [ancient Egyptian] pharaohs and [medieval] kings demonstrating [power]. You will find that the [value] of gold is not innate, but the product of human [collective beliefs]. Next, we will follow the [flow] of [gold] and witness how it promoted [cross-continental trade] and [colonial plunder] after the [gold mines depleted] in medieval Europe. From the ancient exchanges on the Silk Road, to the [violent] conquest of the [Aztec] and [Inca Empire] after [Columbus] discovered the [New World], to the [abnormal] paradox of [Spain] sitting on huge [wealth] but going bankrupt three times, the history of gold is always full of blood and [crisis]. The video will analyze in detail how [gold] became the [monetary anchor] of [the first globalization] and stabilized [international trade] under the [gold standard]. However, [World War] and [The Great Depression] completely destroyed this system, and even allowed the [Nazis] to turn it into a tool for [war plunder], resulting in countless [deaths] and tragedies. Finally, we will focus on the rise and fall of the Bretton Woods System, revealing the Triffin Dilemma in which the US dollar and gold are linked, and how gold changed from a government-controlled currency to a free market investment after the Nixon Shock. From the [1980 Gold Price Carnival] to the [2008 Financial Crisis] and the [Revival] of the [Safe Hedging] attribute in the [Euro Crisis], to the huge [Gold Demand] in [ETF], [China] and [India], the story of gold has never stopped. This video will subvert your understanding of gold and provide an in-depth explanation of its true meaning as [hard currency], [safe haven asset] and human beings' [ultimate belief]. Like and subscribe, and join us in uncovering the epic of [money], [power] and [civilization] behind this piece of metal!