Global Finance and Gold by Willem Middelkoop
Willem Middelkoop is a Dutch investor, publicist, and founder of the Commodity Discovery Fund, which manages millions of euros in resource investments. He has become an active commentator on Bitcoin and digital assets, positioning them alongside gold as hedges against systemic financial risk. In interviews in 2024, Middelkoop disclosed that around 5 percent of his personal investment portfolio is allocated to Bitcoin, reflecting confidence in its long-term role in financial markets. His fund has invested in over 60 global resource projects, and his books on financial markets, including The Big Reset, have sold more than 150,000 copies in multiple languages.
Middelkoop frequently participates in conferences and media interviews, where his insights on monetary policy, gold, and crypto markets attract significant attention. His perspectives are often cited in Dutch crypto media, making him one of the country’s most visible voices at the intersection of traditional commodities and digital assets.
Willem Middelkoop: Fund positioned for next market rally
Willem Middelkoop, founder, investor, and commodity fund manager at Commodity Discovery Fund, states that the fund is well-positioned for the next leg up in the market. He suggests that the ...
Possible cease fire may lead to declining oil and rising gold, Willem Middelkoop discusses
Willem Middelkoop, founder, investor, commodity fund manager at Commodity Discovery Fund, discussed with Dubai business TV channel Asharq the potential market impact of a possible cease fire deal. ...
Willem Middelkoop: San Lorenzo market value surges from $7 million in 2023 to over $570 million
Willem Middelkoop, founder, investor, commodity fund manager at Commodity Discovery Fund, reports that the fund bought its first shares in San Lorenzo in 2023 when the explorer had a valuation of ...
American media starting to notice CFTC trading scandals, Willem Middelkoop notes
Willem Middelkoop, founder and investor at Commodity Discovery Fund, draws attention to what he sees as the U.S. mainstream media's delayed response to long-standing trading scandals involving the ...
Willem Middelkoop: U.S. consumer sentiment drops to record low
Willem Middelkoop, founder, investor, commodity fund manager at Commodity Discovery Fund, highlights a significant decline in U.S. consumer sentiment to its lowest level on record. The ...
Turkey sold almost all U.S. Treasuries to defend lira, Willem Middelkoop reveals
Willem Middelkoop, founder, investor, commodity fund manager at Commodity Discovery Fund, reports that Turkey liquidated nearly all of its holdings of U.S. Treasuries in March. This action is ...
Willem Middelkoop: Filo Mining acquired by BHP and Lundin Mining for over $4 billion in 2024
Willem Middelkoop, founder, investor, commodity fund manager at Commodity Discovery Fund, reports that Mr. Wodzicki was responsible for a significant copper-gold discovery near Filo Mining, which ...
Research activities and award event scheduled in Nevada, Willem Middelkoop notes
Willem Middelkoop provides an update from Henderson, Nevada, where a packed agenda awaits his research team of five. The schedule includes a CNBC interview, 18 meetings with junior mining ...
Willem Middelkoop: Last 30-year U.S. Treasury with 5 percent interest issued in 2007
Willem Middelkoop highlights that the last 30-year U.S. Treasury to carry a 5 percent interest rate was sold in 2007, just before the global financial crisis and U.S. economic recession. This ...
Russia central bank continues silver purchases, Willem Middelkoop notes
Willem Middelkoop points out that Russia's central bank has been purchasing silver over several years. According to Middelkoop, it is currently the only central bank engaging in sustained silver ...
Willem Middelkoop: Base metals reach new highs as inflation expected to rise
Willem Middelkoop, industry influencer, highlights that base metals such as copper, nickel, and zinc are reaching new highs. He suggests inflation may accelerate in the near future as these ...
Investors not fleeing to dollar based on long-term chart, Willem Middelkoop notes
Willem Middelkoop, industry influencer, observes that despite some claims that investors are returning to the dollar, long-term charts do not reflect this trend. Middelkoop points out that the ...
Willem Middelkoop: Majority of young Americans rate U.S. economy as poor
Willem Middelkoop, industry influencer, draws attention to widespread pessimism about the state of the U.S. economy among young Americans. According to Middelkoop, 81 percent of young Americans ...
Gold could surge to $14000 if emerging markets turn to gold, Willem Middelkoop notes
Willem Middelkoop, industry influencer, highlights that Deutsche Bank is the first major bank to agree that gold could reach $14000 per ounce in a scenario where emerging market countries, ...
Fortune: Americans are more pessimistic about U.S. economy ahead of midterms
Fortune, industry influencer, highlights growing pessimism among Americans regarding the U.S. economy in the months leading up to the midterm elections. The tweet points to heightened concerns ...
Agnico acquires Rupert and Aurion, Willem Middelkoop confirms
Agnico is set to acquire both Rupert and Aurion, according to Willem Middelkoop. Middelkoop, whose fund holds positions in both companies, expressed support for this transaction. No further ...
Willem Middelkoop: Ontario regulator files enforcement application against Emerita Resources
Ontario Securities Commission has filed an enforcement application against Emerita Resources Corp. and certain individuals, according to Willem Middelkoop. The allegations include fraud, breaches ...
Bitcoin rally marks beginning of new crypto cycle, Willem Middelkoop notes
Willem Middelkoop commented that March 13 marked the beginning of a new crypto bull market. According to Middelkoop, a recent Bitcoin chart confirmed this perspective. His remarks reflect ...
Willem Middelkoop: Fund takes partial profit on GTWO, marks 93rd buyout since 2008
Willem Middelkoop announced that his fund, which held a long position in GTWO, has now taken partial profit on the investment. This transaction represents the fund's 93rd portfolio buyout since it ...
Multiple world orders are breaking down, Willem Middelkoop flags
Willem Middelkoop shared insights from Dalio, highlighting that several of Dalio's preferred indicators are signaling a breakdown in the current monetary order, domestic political structures, and ...
Willem Middelkoop: Dollar-based monetary system unsustainable since 1971
Willem Middelkoop reflects on his 2013 book The Big Reset where he argued that the dollar-based monetary system established after 1971 was unsustainable due to its foundation on mounting debt and ...
