JP Cortez
JP Cortez is a graduate of Auburn University and a resident of Charlotte, North Carolina. He is the Assistant Director of the Sound Money Defense League, an organization working to bring back gold and silver as America's constitutional money. Follow him on twitter, @JpCortez27
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An X exchange over the weekend is bringing new light to an issue long shrouded in mystery — the status of America’s purported stockpile of 8,133 tons of gold stored in Fort Knox and other government vaults across the country.
With an overwhelming majority, the Wyoming state senate has voted favorably on legislation that would establish a stockpile of gold for the Cowboy State.
After a multi-year effort backed by Money Metals, the Sound Money Defense League, and other in-state allies, the Kentucky legislature approved a bill that included ending the sales tax on purchases of precious metals in 2024.
Lawmakers in Wyoming have introduced legislation today to create the “Wyoming Gold Reserve.” Introduced by sound money champion Senator Bob Ide (R-Casper), Senate File 96 amends and further implements the Wyoming Legal Tender Act, a ...
In a recent interview with Charlotte McLeod of Investing News Network, JP Cortez, Executive Director of the Sound Money Defense League, shared insights into the organization’s progress, challenges, and goals.
As the United States braces for the aftermath of a decisive Trump victory for the Presidency, the principles of sound money seem destined to take a backseat to what is politically expedient – at least at the federal level.
This year is shaping up to be one of the most legislatively successful in US sound money history. Money Metals Exchange was instrumental in achieving six new sound money victories, as well as one key defensive win. The upshot is that sound...
In a powerful display of grassroots pressure, Nebraska politicians beat a hasty retreat this week after attempting a brazen tax grab that would have reimposed sales taxes on purchases of gold and silver in the Cornhusker State.
For the second time in less than a year, the New Jersey legislature has voted to end the sales tax on purchases of gold and silver coins, bars, and rounds without a single dissenting vote.
Author and historian Yuval Noah Harari recently commented that Bitcoin is a currency of “distrust,” emphasizing that “the preference for Bitcoin is based on distrust of human institutions.” He argues that “the whole purpose of money is to...
