This Earth Day, Let’s Call Out Gold for What It Really Is

This Earth Day, Let’s Call Out Gold for What It Really Is

Published April 18, 2025
By Anthony Wile, NatGold Founder

We need to talk about gold.

Not the sparkle. Not the investment. Not the romance.

We need to talk about the destruction.

Gold mining is one of the most environmentally damaging industries on the planet — full stop. It’s responsible for deforestation, mercury and cyanide pollution, massive carbon emissions, poisoned water supplies, and shattered communities. All to dig up a metal that mostly ends up in vaults and luxury goods. It’s madness.

And yet, we continue to normalize it. We continue to invest in it. We continue to turn a blind eye — because that’s how it’s always been done.

This Earth Day, that needs to stop.

We have to start calling out the absurdity of tearing up the planet to extract something that no longer needs to be physically touched to hold financial value. In an age of digital finance and blockchain innovation, it is now entirely possible — even preferable — to separate the idea of gold as an investment from gold as a destructive physical practice.

It’s time to decouple the value of gold from the violence of mining.

Technologies now exist that allow us to represent the value of gold digitally — and to invest in that value without a single ounce being pulled from the ground. At Nat Gold Digital, we’re part of that movement. Our approach is simple: leave the gold where it is. Use blockchain to represent its value. Let the earth rest.

We’re not saying digital innovation is the silver bullet. But it’s a start — a challenge to the old narratives. A refusal to accept that we have to keep poisoning rivers and bulldozing forests just to prop up investment portfolios.

If Earth Day means anything, it should be this: a line in the sand. A declaration that old models of extraction and destruction are no longer acceptable — no matter how profitable they once were.

It’s time to stop digging.

It’s time to stop pretending gold is harmless.

It’s time to use the tools we have to build something better.

Not tomorrow. Now.

NatGold: It Just Makes Sense.

This editorial was written by Anthony Wile, NatGold Founder.

The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are those of Anthony Wile, the founder and visionary behind the NatGold Digital ecosystem. While NatGold Digital Ltd. encourages open dialogue on the future of finance, sustainable investing, and tokenized assets, these views do not necessarily represent the official policies or positions of the company or its affiliates. NatGold Digital publishes these insights to inspire informed discussion within its community of supporters and stakeholders. The information provided by Mr. Wile is intended for general informational purposes only. Readers and potential investors should seek independent advice from a qualified financial professional before making any investment decisions.

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