China Is Driving Gold Prices Soaring... Why Is Trump Smiling Without Stopping It? / The U.S. Treasury Crisis Finally Has a Solution | CEO Kim Chang-ik of Don Says Don

중국이 금값 폭등 시키는데… 트럼프는 왜 ‘막지 않고’ 웃고 있을까? / 미국 국채 위기, 드디어 ‘해결책’이 나왔다 ㅣ 돈세이돈 김창익 대표
Watch on YouTube ↗  |  February 05, 2026 at 10:01  |  22:35  |  815 Money Talk (815머니톡)
Speakers
Kim Chang-ik — CEO, Don Says Don

Summary

Kim Chang-ik, CEO of Don Says Don, explains that the U.S. Treasury market is under stress because long-term yields near 5% would sharply raise interest costs, but Trump has used legal, regulatory, and timing tools to deter Wall Street bond vigilantes. He argues that stablecoin issuance, SLR relief, and possible Treasury QE via gold revaluation can create enough demand to cover roughly two years of Treasury issuance and interest. He also says China's gold buying has broken U.S. futures-market suppression of gold, and Trump tolerates higher gold because it helps fund Bitcoin reserves, Treasuries, and other strategic purchases. Bitcoin is presented as a major beneficiary of the revived strategic reserve and crypto legislation.

  • U.S. long-term Treasury yields near 5% are treated as a fiscal danger line.
  • Wall Street bond vigilantes are described as deterred by Trump's legal and regulatory pressure.
  • Stablecoin growth, SLR relief, and gold-funded Treasury QE are cited as Treasury demand sources.
  • China's physical gold buying has weakened U.S. control over gold prices.
  • Trump is seen as tolerating or benefiting from higher gold prices.
  • Trump is reviving the strategic Bitcoin reserve and related crypto bills.
  • Gold revaluation is discussed as a possible funding source for Treasuries and Bitcoin.
  • The speaker expects enough demand to cover about two years of Treasury issuance.
Ideas
Kim Chang-ik CEO, Don Says Don 5:51
Trump reserve plan supports Bitcoin demand.
Trump is reviving the strategic Bitcoin reserve and related crypto bills in 2026 after delaying them in 2025 to avoid bond-market pressure. If the Bitcoin Act stalls, the Gold Reserve Act can revalue gold reserves and create up to $5 trillion for Bitcoin accumulation and Treasury purchases, making sovereign demand a major Bitcoin catalyst.
Kim Chang-ik CEO, Don Says Don 18:18
Stablecoins, SLR, Treasury QE support bonds.
The U.S. Treasury crisis is being addressed by coordinated demand: stablecoin issuance may exceed $2 trillion and create short-term bill demand, SLR deregulation can allow Wall Street to add roughly $3 trillion of Treasury leverage, and Treasury QE via gold revaluation can add roughly $2 trillion. This roughly $7 trillion rollover capacity can cover about two years of issuance and interest, eventually helping lower long-term yields.
Kim Chang-ik CEO, Don Says Don 20:13
China buying and Trump tolerance support gold.
China's large-scale physical gold buying in Shanghai has overwhelmed U.S. futures-market suppression, causing the U.S. to lose control of gold prices. The Trump administration appears to tolerate or even welcome this because higher gold supports its plan to sell or revalue reserves to fund Bitcoin, Treasuries, Greenland, and defense, so gold remains structurally supported.
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