Italy really went big this time.

Prime Minister Meloni issued an ultimatum to the European Central Bank: immediately return the $300 billion gold reserves stored in Frankfurt. As soon as this was said, the entire EU leadership was in an uproar. Officials from Germany and France were furious, and Frankfurt even urgently recalled traders on vacation—it's clear that this is not just talk; it's a real financial confrontation.

Meloni's reasoning is quite firm: "These gold reserves belong to the Italian people, why should they be used as bargaining chips by Brussels?" Even more forceful, Trump immediately jumped in to support her, saying, "This should have been done long ago, and the United States fully supports countries reclaiming their asset sovereignty." No sooner had he finished speaking than the euro's exchange rate plummeted, with safe-haven funds rushing into gold and Bitcoin.

There are three layers of crisis hidden behind this matter.

First of all, the EU may really be on the verge of splitting. If Italy successfully retrieves its gold, countries like the Netherlands and Austria will definitely follow suit. At that point, the capital foundation of the Eurozone will collapse directly.

Secondly, the dollar hegemony is secretly rejoicing behind the scenes. Trump is eager for the EU to be in chaos, tweeting overnight that "bringing gold home is a great patriotic act"—this is clearly adding fuel to the fire.

The third point is the most critical: the cryptocurrency market has sensed an opportunity. The more intense the competition for sovereign assets, the more appealing decentralized assets become. $BTC surged 8% overnight, and institutional funds are accelerating their investment in on-chain assets.

Speaking of this, we must mention GAIB.

While traditional financial giants are struggling, GAIB has quietly completed several key layouts. They recently launched the RWA gold tokenization protocol, directly bringing physical gold onto the blockchain for circulation. Even more exciting is that GAIB is reportedly testing a blockchain gold settlement system with the Bank of Italy, specifically designed to bypass the European Central Bank's regulations.

The data speaks for itself. The staking volume of $GAIB surged by 270% in three days, with large addresses frantically accumulating. Trump's team.