Inside the Bank of England's gold vaults

Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba is a documentary film exploring the varied and often surprising ways in which gold has transformed our world.
In this clip, Idris visits visits the gold vaults in the Bank of England.
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[@MezzelaMagic]

Idris is secretly getting facts for his next heist😂

[@mdhasiburrahman8806]

Exactly man what I was thinking, New quest unlocked

[@davidanalyst671]

when he walked into the bank, he walked right past Sarah, because he knew where the gold was. 1:00

[@blairhoughton7918]

@@MezzelaMagic That isn't what secret means.

[@mathewvanostin7118]

Theres probably some dudes from east europe using this video to plan their next heist 😂

[@revolutionnow5227]

Majority of it was stolen from Africa. Seeing this saddens me .

[@anthonyjames4319]

Longest gold commercial ever.

[@blairhoughton7918]

@@anthonyjames4319 Unless you count the Vatican.

[@shelbynamels7948]

there is another gold video queued up in my feed - runs more than an hour. Hosted by the World Gold Council

[@Marcus.22823]

Looted gold . Asian and African make fun 🤣😝😝

[@InevitableGhost]

Out of those 9 vaults 7 were filled with gold looted from India from 1608 to 1947. There could been 12 vaults in total but the 3 were used in building England.

[@joereedsmith1531]

No the Americans took it all during the War America took the last gold she had and that was in Sth Africa. All she has now has been rebuilt since the War.

[@mr.yagamii705]

no one ask

[@smss4060]

Ahh! Pajeet again😂😂😂😂😂

[@benchisra]

What of Africa?

[@jotansarker3190]

exactly

[@bobbyshabangu]

I'm overwhelmed with emotions remembering how my uncle died in a gold mine during apartheid era digging this very gold I'm seeing here while being paid pittance.

[@mondemdluli5701]

I just googled if the UK mines any gold, their largest mine closed down in 1909 yet they hold so much gold. Majority of this gold was stolen and must be returned.

[@THELONDONCHANNEL]

Womp womp 😢

[@Wanderer628]

I'm overwhelmed by your ignorance. This gold isn't the gold that your father mined, it is gold that belongs to nations from across the world and is stored in the Bank Of England due to it's record of safety.

[@petespanel]

Don't get fooled, most of it is other countries gold.

[@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl]

Thats a good thing!

[@blairhoughton7918]

They said that.

[@extreme646]

😂😂

[@sreid7886]

Don't be fooled, it's not real gold.

[@niklaslund2204]

@@sreid7886 Liar. It's safe to say it is real. Movie and prop gold is smooth. Real gold has dents and you can see its old

[@paulfeldem]

Whoever mixed the soundtrack is either mixing the next Nolan film or getting fired

[@jord-o965]

😂😂😂

[@Honest000w]

He probably mixed. He is a DJ

[@lebogangmabilo79]

😅😅😅😅

[@sradhandas5174]

GOLD from India and Africa😂😂

[@emameyer]

and Australia, Canada, South America, South Africa? not sure why we are listing the countries that produce gold?

[@bald871]

tell that to Germans among others that store their gold there, try to bark, see what happens 🤣🤣🤣

[@gorillachilla]

And ?

[@BRAHMOSPOWER]

Yes indeed actually......100 metric tons of Gold of Indian government is deposited into uk Central Bank as part of safety. India planning to bring back 100 metric tons of gold in July 2024.

[@cheasmoon8213]

And Alaska

[@astarrfitness5565]

All the Egyptians, Sudanese, South Africans, Nigerians, Ghanaians, Kenyans, Ugandans, Tanzanians, Zambians, Zimbabweans, Botswanans, Sierra Leoneans, Gambians, Malawians, Basotho, Swazis, Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Burmese, Malaysians, Singaporeans, Sri Lankans, Maldivians, Hongkongers, Bruneians, Iraqis, Jordanians, Kuwaitis, Emiratis, Qataris, Bahrainis, Yemenis, Omanis, and Palestinians be like this was all in my backyard 🤔

[@cashewnuttel9054]

It's good it's not in their backyard, otherwise they'll just squander it. Also, it's not theirs anymore.

[@n3hp5]

They can try and get it back if they want.

[@QK_Daddy]

The only people who would dare to get it back are the Kenyans.

[@KnowledgIFY-wf3js]

just little bit correction when they stole india,pakistan,bangladesh,burma are one country. they just didn't stole the wealth but also divide the brothers

[@cashewnuttel9054]

@@KnowledgIFY-wf3js There was no unity among these people. They were divided long before the wat men came. They were conquered because they were weak because they were divided. And here's a question: what's stopping them from achieving their hopes and dreams now? What's your original excuse why they can't? The wat men's fault, again?

[@bigsmerdo]

they gotta chill with the music in this documentary lol

[@Skafiskafnjak51]

its too loud

[@horseheadproductions7038]

fr lol

[@frelin244]

first thing i noticed. It is horrible mixed. Sounds like it was made on garage band. Its also horribly shot.

[@ngemuyu3222]

What is the intro called?

[@Nick-co8qm]

Interesting fact, none of the paper "money" we use these days is actually backed by gold...

[@1997CARDSxx]

Are you 7 yrs old? Bc everyone over 16 knows that little homie😂

[@simonmiddleton4487]

That woman is not telling the whole truth

[@amr8457]

Get ready for a change.

[@maneco64]

The Bank of England note though still keeps the old promise to pay the bearer in gold coins even though it doesn't. If we did that it would be a fraud but when the Bank of England does it, it is overlooked. Idris Elba should have asked the chief cashier Sarah John what it is that she actually promises to pay the bearer with.

[@Ibn_Abdulaziz]

And narrated to me from (Imaam) Maalik (رحمه الله) that he had heard that Sukuk (claim cheques, receipts, IOU's) were given to people in the time of (the Umayyad Caliph) Marwan Ibn al-Hakam (رحمه الله) for the produce of the market at al-Jar. People bought and sold the Sukuk among themselves before they took delivery of the goods. Zayd bin Thabit and (Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنهما) one of the Companion's of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went to Marwan Ibn al-Hakam and said: "Marwan! Do you make Riba' (Usury) Halal (lawful)?" He said: "I seek refuge with Allah! What is that?" He said: "These Suku which people buy and sell before they take delivery of the goods." Marwan therefore sent a guard to follow them and to take them from people's hands and return them to their owners. [Muwatta Malik » Business Transactions - كتاب البيوع » Hadith # 1336]

[@Softload3r]

Whoever mixed the audio in this video needs to go over the books again. holy shit.

[@vishvapradhan8476]

India recently moved 100 tons of gold from UK to India. now we get to see where it was all the while.

[@PoloPirate]

Gold is money. Everything else is credit

[@turokforever007]

Shame the UK doesn't have any left.

[@eekmeout]

silver is good money too. obviously gold is king.

[@ommanomnom]

Bitcoin/monero is digital gold. Yes it's not real but name any other digital payment method that is not credit ledgers

[@PoloPirate]

@eekmeout silver is no longer money its too important as an industrial metal. Silver stackers fail to come to this conclusion

[@PoloPirate]

@ommanomnom bitcoin is a CURRENCY that can be used for transactions including cross boarder to bypass swift not a store of wealth its too volitile. Gold is a store of wealth. I have both gold and bitcoin so I'm not going down that rabbit hole but it's important to understand what it is and what it's function is. Gold is not a currency, bitcoin is. They are not the similar and never will be

[@turokforever007]

The UK government sold all its gold years ago, so most of this is not the UKs It is from private people also the gold the UK still holds for other countries.

[@Lotrhome154]

All hail Gordon brown for the error

[@stratcaptain66]

The Bank of England and the city of London have nothing to do with the UK, the central bankers own all that. They’ve been robbing the people for generations.

[@pl3317]

Also each ounce of real gold belongs to multiple owners - it's called gold leasing.

[@jwright4222]

It's around 10X it's value now as to when he sold it. Smart Politicians hey

[@amr8457]

They are starting to repatriate that gold back due to the sanctions and the inevitable failing US dollar.

[@DJ_Sharpee]

the way that gold is stacked sends my OCD crazy.

[@vaibhavgupta7584]

how much of it is Indian?

[@saturdaysbomber7502]

Who knows? Why you holding a grudge?

[@angayejay1067]

Or African? Alot of that is stolen Gold

[@eoinmccormick7342]

Probably zero..

[@harshpashte4871]

​@@eoinmccormick7342 yes like your father's contribution in making you 😂

[@user-xs5nm9fe7v]

9 vaults in total. 400,000 bars in that 1 vault. 250bn value in 1 vault. UPTO 2.25 trn across 9 vaults

[@skyhound4373]

Crazy America could spend it all in a few years or less. Really puts it into perspective.

[@smh1245]

​@@skyhound4373 the US annual budget is about 6 trillion so this will last about 4 months lol

[@Livefree432Livewhole]

@@smh1245its mind boggling

[@Robert-cu9bm]

​@@smh1245 Chump change for the US military.

[@tilidie5272]

@@Robert-cu9bm you say that like its something to be proud of.

[@AHMED1DN]

Seeing Stringer Bell walk into the bank of England gets me man loool we back up

[@taylorasbury4980]

maybe he was lookin for Wallace

[@teardrop720]

The fact that Idris Elba is hosting this, is GOLD ❤

[@ZenSensei-nd3xn]

What's the address to the bank again?

[@nathanielgrant3909]

all the sound engineer had to do was play Shostakovich's Jazz Waltz number 2 (quietly) in the background to the commentary and we might have been able to get a *feel* for the place

[@KendoOCE]

Agreed. Great video but the sound design during the tsunami section was definitely questionable.

[@user-lh5kn8tv4f]

Gold is for kings Silver for gentlemen Debt is for slaves

[@twiggdogg8563]

cringe

[@creative_cooper]

@@twiggdogg8563 True nonetheless.

[@MK-mq6vy]

debt is issued by kings who hold gold as collateral*

[@meg33333]

Gold is for government Silver is for show For big business Debt is for rich

[@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl]

Lego is the only real Thing!

[@HopeForPeave]

i like how they casually have art on the walls of the gold vault... like someone was like you know what we need here... art.

[@sentseric1409]

its heart breaking that most of that gold was from Africa, the most struggling continent and still its leaders sell off its resources for selfish desires and petty promises from the European countries ,living there people in poverty and suffering 😔

[@umargiade976]

True. They leaders will conspire with their European/American lords, steal the resources & ship it abroad. Then they will still use IMF & World Bank to give them high interest loans that comes with all sorts of strings to make the Africans more impoverished

[@d1fr186]

its always someones else fault ennit

[@spiritcrunch]

With Europeans they wouldn't even know where to mine.

[@Honest000w]

I think it’s just the facts….the people that dominated took the gold.

[@therealist9178]

"The bank hath the benefit of Interest on all monies which it creates from nothing". William Patterson founder of the Bank of England

[@AL95621]

The world’s stolen goods in one room. 😢

[@Hashterix]

I find it amazing that so many people can't fathom the concept that not everything is stolen. For everything bad that happens, several good things also happen. This amount of money is a drop in the ocean, it's not even 1 month's worth of the UK's entire GDP and it's been 80 years of rebuilding everything that got completely destroyed during WW2. Can you not comprehend that people putting in work actually generates wealth? You know, there have been millions of Brits all toiling away for decades and centuries building what we have today. How dare you diminish the truth.

[@SamDVgun]

Looted not stolen

[@brazed420]

won in battle

[@ShivaKailashShambho]

Indian

[@AliCan-ni3uy]

@@brazed420what battle?

[@mohamedkentour5983]

The transition from gold to tsunami wave gives sense of satisfaction

[@KnightofSnowdonia]

I wish i could visit some gold mines in the UK.

[@myaclist]

I see what you did there.

[@samslaughter6613]

Who did the sound editing, music louder than commentary

[@peteclarkcopy]

Sadly, par for the course. (Unless someone has something interesting to say.)

[@TBrl8]

Your mom did it.

[@paulweiler8967]

On May 7, 1999, the UK Treasury announced it would be selling over half of the nation's gold reserves. The move, made by then chancellor Gordon Brown, was done in a bid to diversify and strengthen Britain's reserves by reducing the proportion held in gold

[@philippayne4951]

Dead right, and after massive inflation.

[@redherring1154]

And was sold at a very low price.

[@aaroncymbalisty6094]

@@redherring1154 When they sell it what do they get in return? Numbers in a computer.... Paper money? It doesnt make sense if they can type the numbers in or simply print more bills.

[@richardforshaw-smith7111]

... in order to pay off national debt and reinvest in currencies.

[@GuzzarAwan]

LOL how wud it "strengthen" British Reserves

[@The_Ctzn]

1:39 Notice the soundtrack, clearly like a heist scene 😂

[@taku6157]

Thought so as well😂😂😂🤣

[@leonbrown99]

what really gets on my nerve is the bars are not all stacked the same!

[@maneco64]

Gold sovereigns are not heavy and you can flip it. Even the 1 troy-ounce Britannia can be flipped.

[@philippayne4951]

In the 1960s you could buy them for under a fiver, now they cost around today's price 400 to 500 pounds. That's inflation.

[@JT-ov2yr]

Quote from Sara John "the problem with gold coins is they're actually quite heavy to carry around people would take their gold coins to a Goldsmith and the Goldsmith would issue them with a IOU, and people realized that actually easier to use those IOU's to pay for goods and services"🤣😂🤣😂🤣 Sorry Sara, it was not from the peasants 'bottom up' as you suggested, but from the elite paper currency printers 'Top down' to remove Gold & Silver money from the masses.... Hi Mario, ❤ your channel.

[@maneco64]

@@JT-ov2yr There will be a video about this coming out on Monday.

[@JT-ov2yr]

@@maneco64 Awesome, I will watch it. Thanks for all the work you do for the community.

[@Noallegiance]

​@@maneco64 I watch you, Mario. Why have they released now, I wonder?

[@ouaoua11]

Gordon Brown's ill-fated decision to sell off Britain's gold reserves in 1999 has cost the country £21 billion. The then-chancellor oversaw the sale of 401 tons of gold - more than half of the country's holding - 25 years ago this week in an attempt to diversify and strengthen Britain's reserves.

[@manhoosnick]

The Tories gave away double that money in government contracts to their mates by Whatsapp so I guess they are all into it.

[@imconfused1237]

Meh - that’s pocket change. The economic consequences of Brexit is costing Britain ≈ £100 billion every year.

[@richardforshaw-smith7111]

Given that some of the funds were used to pay off national debt, and some were reinvested in currencies, your analysis is half complete.

[@coderider3022]

Yeah, tories attacked him for it but it’s nothing. Gold is linked to usd which was weakening at the time.

[@davestevenson9080]

@@imconfused1237 mass immigration is far worse for this country than brexit. brexit doesn't r*** children and drive up property prices for natives

[@UnPlug1]

Professor: Where's the nearest Storm water tank?

[@PraetorAirsoft]

She mentions there's around 5000 tonnes of gold in total within the Bank of England vaults, which means that only 6% of the gold in that vault is actually the UK's, lol.

[@TheModernEra]

As gold is about test all time highs, perfect video to get retail in. I'm currently long so this is great!!

[@blairhoughton7918]

It's always good when somebody else creates a market for you.

[@deseffege]

the sound is very bad

[@user-wc6pe5zc9b]

It's not all the UK's gold. The UK’s gold reserves stand at 310.29 tonnes as of 2024, representing a substantial portion of its monetary assets. This quantity of gold serves as a cornerstone of the UK’s economic stability, providing a tangible asset that bolsters confidence in its financial system. The quantity of gold held by the United Kingdom underscores its position in the global economic landscape. With a sizeable reserve, the UK demonstrates its ability to weather economic uncertainties and maintain confidence in its currency. The value of the UK’s own gold reserves equates to around $20.734billion at the beginning of 2024, which constitutes around 11% of the value of it’s total reserves, with the remainder consisting of foreign currency reserves. Despite its status as the sixth-largest global economy by GDP, the UK’s gold reserves rank it 17th among nations worldwide. However, the UK’s total reserves (gold + currencies) of $178billion only ranks it 19th globally, despite its prominent economic position. While the UK holds only 11% of its reserves in gold, the top 4 countries by gold reserve, namely the US, Germany, Italy, and France, all allocate near to 70% of their total reserves in gold. The notable contrast to this weighting bias is China, who despite holding by far the largest total reserves by value, chooses to only retain 4% in gold.

[@MahammadAli]

Gold is the only currency that has never failed.

[@ReynoldsJer]

what's mind blowing is that Uk doesn't have a single Gold mine. but they have one of the largest holding as a country

[@juventus23]

Brought to you by it's past colonies

[@bordersw1239]

Wrong on both counts, impressive.

[@hereandthere6001]

other countries gold, Uk has none

[@ReynoldsJer]

@@hereandthere6001 okay but read again

[@PhoeniX199777]

we do have gold mines.., also our holdings are tiny compared to many nations such as france, germany and especially the US (who basically stole many nations gold in the world wars)

[@wfrancke]

Looks like it's more of India's gold 😂😂😂😂

[@flavorsofthecontinent7195]

And africa.

[@pkk2009]

Well said 👍🏻

[@TBrl8]

Finders keepers.

[@user-vc9dj6hj8e]

not africa, africa had negligence contribution. india was the main source of income.

[@crashcrush-beamng2295]

Actually all around the world , They looted a lot from Latin Americans as well , But yes large chunk is from Indian Sub continent since there were trillions of worth of treasures left by Mughals and different empires, Also south Indian temples were filled with gold at that time.

[@adv2666]

That may be a lot of Gold , but all eyes only on you Mr.Elba 🌟💖👌

[@bulufish8208]

It's amazing not all the gold in all the vaults can't come close to what King Solomon had.

[@Rygoat]

Oh no, I'd spend so long trying to fix the orientation of all those bars. Some are nearly stacked, then others are facing wrong way up etc

[@creativemindplay]

You have OCD we get it

[@umargiade976]

Me too... My OCD ticked violently watching them all stacked up wrongly

[@kimlanger4324]

considering there is only 3 olympic swimming pools worth of gold that has been mined, that is a shitload of gold.

[@omnipotentiq]

Source 🤔

[@Shasa.t]

@@omnipotentiq tomato source

Think of the destruction that digging all of that gold out of the ground created.

[@heemlo649]

What destruction is there from moving dirt around?

[@SoundsInstinctive]

Around 2.5%

[@lukasm09]

1:22 interesting pattern on the ground :)))

[@TheEcoClimber]

Nicely pointed out. Thx

[@paultyga4153]

Is professor sergio watching this? He should take notes. All the best.

[@bennoble2049]

Where did his jacket 🧥 go? And Raiders of the Lost Ark never had any gold in it. ✅

[@bennoble2049]

@@GabrielDiggs your mom is a Lost Ark.

[@ELYYY99]

Gold is the world's first form of modern currency.

[@moneymove-514]

No way are you serious????

[@richardfife8192]

You want a gold medal?

[@Duncan94]

That's not remotely true but ok.

[@blairhoughton7918]

Gold isn't modern currency.

[@fidodido6992]

Silver also, and the salt

[@ZhouZhicheng-mo8by]

Where can I get the shelf?😊

[@CowekGopel-dz1fp]

Do you know where the gold comes from?

[@SilverHeist]

It’s too bad the UK sold 395 Tonnes of gold for about $275 an ounce in the period 1999-2002 . But the Bank of England is happy to hold other Countries’ gold.

[@haydnmclennan4739]

I dont know, but I'm guessing they make some money of holding it. Probably wasn't their best financial decision

[@briansymmes7917]

It’s called the Brown Bottom, the gold price has done nothing but rise since Gordon Brown made that sale, possibly one of the worst financial decisions in our history, including putting Liz Truss in charge of the country.

[@user-rs1qr6cb5u]

Never mind. Everything is stolen goods from other countries 😼

[@Ibn_Abdulaziz]

And narrated to me from (Imaam) Maalik (رحمه الله) that he had heard that Sukuk (claim cheques, receipts, IOU's) were given to people in the time of (the Umayyad Caliph) Marwan Ibn al-Hakam (رحمه الله) for the produce of the market at al-Jar. People bought and sold the Sukuk among themselves before they took delivery of the goods. Zayd bin Thabit and (Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنهما) one of the Companion's of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went to Marwan Ibn al-Hakam and said: "Marwan! Do you make Riba' (Usury) Halal (lawful)?" He said: "I seek refuge with Allah! What is that?" He said: "These Suku which people buy and sell before they take delivery of the goods." Marwan therefore sent a guard to follow them and to take them from people's hands and return them to their owners. [Muwatta Malik » Business Transactions - كتاب البيوع » Hadith # 1336]

[@sidv4615]

@@briansymmes7917 it was a positive decision at the time in that gold had been historically under-performing and was paying no dividends to the Exchequer and the sale enabled the UK Government to pay off a substantial part of the national debt and keep repayment interest rates down on the remainder.

[@saml2879]

All I see is just a good conductor for the electronics

[@gunturfernandoffernando9455]

l am from Indonesia,l like your video end gold 🇮🇩

[@rickpiff1787]

hi from england, i hope you are well

[@abcd-pm2br]

Correction* its not bank of england's gold vault. Its looted by england gold vault. Gosh i would have died of shame had my ancestors been thiefs of epic proportions let alone celebrating it. Sinners!!!

[@lanticocean]

England is so nice and helpful, storing it’s past colonies’ gold with it 😇

[@alvaroga1n]

All that gold holds so much pain 😢

[@ps-gh3hu]

I am from India, and I have come here to claim our share.

[@CPTSwoopty]

Boy, I sure wish I could hear the commentary over the LOUD FUCKING MUSIC

[@Maird79]

they want to hold the gold and all the important assets whilst you get a digits on a screen in a cashless society

[@manager4409]

Yep. Rug pull coming soon

[@direct2397]

Gold > crypto

[@MomentsInTrading]

If I was in a vault like that, I’d bring my own gold coin, and film myself pretending to pick it up off the floor and putting it into my pocket 😂

[@creativemindplay]

You have an extraordinarily low threshold of entertainment

[@georgecruise6907]

How is that funny? I'm pretty sure you're the only one laughing at your own joke

[@Robert-cu9bm]

No Sarah it was definitely a good bar and not a coin I brought in.

[@blairhoughton7918]

You know the funniest part of that would be when you get out of jail in 20 years.

[@JasonOwensYT]

When it comes to your money, they could care less. But when it comes to their money, it's the thickest steel door in the history of Steel doors. Let that be a lesson to you.

[@deepspirit7550]

Very nice of them to bring all that gold for the video

[@steventrojanowski3595]

That’s a lot of yellow lead

[@kayllenstarships9009]

😂😂😂 I can't breathe

[@philippayne4951]

And it all comes from China.

[@blairhoughton7918]

Tungsten. Nearly identical density. You can't tell it's not gold without destructive testing. Never buy gold unless you're willing to cut it open, or you're okay with being defrauded.

[@steventrojanowski3595]

@blairhoughton7918 specific gravity test. Yeah I forgot tungsten, yeah a mass spectrometer used at a reputable gold shop is what I do I’m not gunna cut everything open, but yeah tungsten not lead lol

[@tristandrew5903]

Isnt one a better conductor

[@guldenaydin9918]

Çok teşekkür ederim.. İlgiyle izliyorum.. “Anatomy of gold.”

[@kranson8514]

Mind blowing in person

[@nitespot1365]

Idris first impressions in the vault was like the Prophessor of Money heist finally got hold of the vaults; he's on a mission to melt them down.😂

[@Asad-zeetwo5241]

Hello from India 👋

[@LetsLaugh2gether]

They looted u 😂😂

[@blairhoughton7918]

​@@LetsLaugh2getherHardly. India has one of the biggest gold hoards in the world. 2X what the UK holds.

[@LetsLaugh2gether]

@@blairhoughton7918 hardly? They stole 33.3% of what you had. If your calculations are correct.

[@blairhoughton7918]

@@LetsLaugh2gether Who stole the other 2/3rds, or do you have it in your pocket?

[@LetsLaugh2gether]

@@blairhoughton7918 you didn't understand what I said.

[@E23140]

Stolen gold from south africa

[@apaitom]

All over the world in the last 400 years

[@Michael-yz4mc]

🥱

[@chrismonnelly8145]

Oh shut up

[@user-oc6wv4gj1j]

The spot gold price is simply the current market price of gold at which traders can perform over-the-counter trades with each other. It is the cost of one troy ounce of gold, and the greater the price, the higher the demand. Gold futures prices.

[@UncalBertExcretes]

Thats the real money in there and theres not enough of it to back up the fake paper pounds.

[@GR19611]

There is if they revalue it up.

[@maneco64]

@UncalBertExcretes, You are right about that but Sarah John, the Chief Cashier, still promises to "pay the bearer on demand" which is very misleading. I was disappointed Idris Elba didn't ask her what she pays her promises with.

[@liban2]

We don't have nowhere near enough gold reserves for the money printing. The real money is gold. Notes is a representation of a promise however they cannot fulfil that promise to everyone at the same time, so yes it's misleading. As money printing goes up, it will be misleading everyone more.

[@Robert-cu9bm]

Wait until you see the bank of England bank notes she writes. The largest Bank note isn't £50 They have bank notes that are millions just so they don't have to have massive vaults.

[@blairhoughton7918]

Gold hasn't been money in decades. Gold is just another commodity now. Like beans or car tires.

[@geggs1]

Everyone should keep some 1oz solid gold coins.

[@philippayne4951]

And you can sell them anywhere in the world.

[@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl]

How about woodcoins?

[@geggs1]

@@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl unfortunately woodcoins won’t transition you from 1 currency into the next.

[@blairhoughton7918]

You do that. I'm going to keep a tank of fresh water and let you pay me two gold coins for a gallon of it.

[@FERNANDOAMENDIVIL]

FIRE uP SOUND EDITOR.

[@andrewmogg591]

There's a great visitor centre at the BofE.

[@soloist7880]

So how much of it is looted?

[@TBrl8]

97.7 %

[@soloist7880]

@@TBrl8 😂😂😂🤣🤣wha,,,,what about 2.3%?

[@TBrl8]

@@soloist7880 2.3% was purchased fair and square 🤣

[@Mahesh-vk5zj]

All Looted from India

[@user-og1gg9qs8i]

Keep crying

[@richardashworth400]

was it bollocks....

[@user-og1gg9qs8i]

@@richardashworth400 yes its bullocks

[@S4IF15]

​@@richardashworth400didn't exactly come from this island called UK lol

[@epictimebreaker]

And the netherlands

[@pchilds80]

Whoever did the editing on this needs to be saved. The music keeps drowning out idris

[@the77th]

Having the son of a Man from Sierra Leon and a Mom from Ghana the literal GOLD COAST tour this facility is …. Kinda….. Beautiful & Ugly at the same time! The history of those bricks have his entire bloodline’s blood on em! Wild!

[@niqqaa]

Exactly!!! It’s from the Gold Coast. Modern day Ghana. They stole it

[@BushMann731]

If that was real gold it was truly breathtaking! 😊

[@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl]

There is nothing breathtaking about gold!

[@blairhoughton7918]

Why? Are you really that greedy?

[@StefanyCorral]

*If you are not in the financial market space right now, you are making a huge mistake. I understand that it could be due to ignorance, but if you want to make your money work for you...prevent inflation*

[@MartinesGuziczek]

Interesting, This is superb! Information, as a noob it gets quite difficult to handle all of this and staying informed is a major cause, how do you go about this are you a pro Investor?

[@MartinesGuziczek]

I feel Investors should exercise caution with their exposure and.exercise caution when considering new investments, particularly during periods of inflation. It is advisable to seek guidance from a professional or a licensed expert in order to navigate this recession and achieve potential high yields

[@StefanyCorral]

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[@StefanyCorral]

Brian Humphery Services was my hope during the 'bear summer' last year. I made so many mistakes but also learned so much from it, and of course from Brian.

[@StefanyCorral]

He is really a good investment advisor. Was privileged to attend some of his seminars.that's how I started my own crypto investment

[@LayaTetai]

See the unhappiness in his face.

[@thelammas8283]

We spend a fortune getting that stuff out of the ground. Then we spend another fortune burying it underground again.

[@kquat7899]

And nearly all of it all belongs to other countries e.g. Venezuela.

[@Nozthedon1]

All of that belongs to country’s from around the world

[@spiritcrunch]

No, it belongs to the UK. In the real world, possession is ownership.

[@bienvenu99]

Good morning! Welcome to the "LOOT Of England!"

[@user-oc6wv4gj1j]

Spot Gold is a tried and trusted asset class that is highly preferred by investors for diversification. The spot market for gold is an avenue that is frequently used by investors, both individual and institutional so as to profit from the volatility in prices.

[@e.d.c6700]

How much of it was stolen from Africa?

[@mehediimran8256]

90% of it

[@Study-nh8ej]

India was gold mine of world...india share of total gold in world before 1400 was 80 percent ..@@mehediimran8256

[@daidavies6210]

OK here’s the thing … That door is over 70 years old. It’s out dated. It’s also Manual and is a Make that doesn’t have a very good reputation. I didn’t see any improvements either. So there must be a reason for that. Probably a vault within a vault. But again didn’t see any signs of that either. So the only other reason must be that the Vault is extremely deep underground. You cant tunnel , There is no quick in and out smash and Grab kind of robbery. But i did notice one very obvious thing that they haven’t thought of . There are Two ways of getting in . The 1st one is so overwhelmingly obvious that i have gone through this video for over a hour and yep they definitely haven’t seen it. 2nd One is to do with the Ceilings im sure there’s room above to crawl around and if thats true they need to alter it. There is a third but i think this mistake is just a one off due to his fame. Where is the guard escorts. And why is she not wearing a Tag and motion camera ?. That tracks where you are within the building. If this is not a one off and is the norm then the Bank of England need urgent action to update to modern technology and surveillance and Tracking . Just saying. For the 1st way in well here’s a hint .. If you cant get through the Door go around it.

[@doric_historic]

Finally after 330 years someone has found a way into the BoE. Please record your adventure of a lifetime as it would make a great movie...

[@daidavies6210]

@@doric_historic 1983 4 people were arrested on the roof of the Bank of England. 1958 Two Men got away with an Undisclosed Offence that to this Day has not been made public. 1944 Two Air raid Wardens were found roaming around inside of the Bank , It was later found out that they had been looking around on numerous occasions. Reason unknown. You’re way off with the 330 years …

[@doric_historic]

I stand corrected in all my musings...

[@blairhoughton7918]

Do you really imagine that you got any useful security info out of this video where they obviously kept all of the genuine security features off camera? That door is symbolic. They probably don't even lock it any more.

[@MANGO-md8yy]

Now do Fort Knox

[@zardoz2006]

Uk gold reserves 310 tonnes = 25,000 standard 12.4kg bars out of the 400,000 stored there. Nearly all the gold you see belongs to other countries.

[@younube2]

Where the bitcoin fans at?

[@younube2]

@@GabrielDiggs most popular ETF in history says otherwise

[@words007]

Nah bitcoin is valuable for other reason. But it will never be EQUALLY VALUABLE AS GOLD ever. Atleast till human beings are human beings and not cyborgs 😅 Gold has tangible value and even the richest man like jeff Elon musk etc understand clearly it's value as equally and uneducated fisherman in Vietnam. Without uttering a single word. So I buy gold then bitcoin I have invested 23k$ in gold savings as of now 😊and if I feel world is heading towards turbulent times I'll invest more in gold and probably invest everything in gold and real estate. Not BITCOIN

[@younube2]

@@words007 why wouldn’t it overtake a yellow rock with no fixed supply, no known scarcity, not easily transferable nor ability to self custody 😆 it’s so obvious

[@imconfused1237]

It is strange to form Gold v Bitcoin tribalism, when those who gravitate towards them fundamentally share the exact same principles. It is for the very same reason that someone buys gold, that another will buy Bitcoin. This suggestion that you have to be able to touch something in order to have value IS nonsense. You cannot ’touch’ the most valuable thing in the entire world. And do you know what that is? It’s called the Internet. The Internet introduced the revolution in how we exchange information. It is now ubiquitous in our daily lives. Bitcoin is what introduces the revolution in how we store and share our wealth. You can touch and feel and pen, a piece of paper and a stamp. All tangible. But as it’ll take 2 weeks to send it across the world instead, you send an email. It delivers in seconds. Replace email with wealth and welcome to Bitcoin.

[@Ourdirtytwo]

Trying to restart their computer to know how much they’re worth 😂

[@sid7404]

This should be In the hands of people. This is actual money

[@Robert-cu9bm]

You can buy it.

[@blairhoughton7918]

The soil they excavated to make the vault has more real value.

[@DanteLovesPizza]

We all know the value of gold, we all know it holds value, but donkey Brown decided to sell more than half of the UK's gold reserves when he was the Exchequer. If you're wondering what that means for the UK, the difference in the value sold then and what it's worth now is enough to solve every financial trouble in the UK right now. How someone who understands less about gold value than the common man became the Exchequer is beyond me.

[@The_Ctzn]

I'm still in shock that how didn't he jumped up, truly shows his mastery over mind 💯 😂

[@daidavies6210]

And by the way the UK only has 22 tonne Gold reserve we did have a few hundred but most was sold in 2006 for £256 a oz. In today’s value that would be £2000 a oz. That was a Labour government. Labour has just regained power so expect them to sell it.

[@imconfused1237]

As opposed to the fiscal brilliance of a Conservative government printing £400bn of paper fiat? Stay in your lane

[@daidavies6210]

@@imconfused1237 Stay in my lane ? What do you think you are a Car ? … What’s printing money got to do with Gold ? Governments print money on Tax incentives profit made by Businesses that Pay a Tax . When other countries pay a Business that Dollar , Euro , BHT , etc Gets turned into a £, Pound. Hence the need to print more money. DUH 🙄 They don’t just print it when they feel like it hence why on our Notes we have a Promise to pay the Bearer on Demand the sum of the value of that note. Hope you learned some economics today..

[@emiibbb]

IS usleess, is paper money , not value, nada, puta, nothing, 0. The only value is that gold right there

[@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl]

Wrong!

[@ayanikhlaq720]

After watching this video I thought that If I have only one gold brick my life is gonna change for good

[@Visionery1]

Yes, initially money was backed by gold, but these days more money is in circulation than the available gold. It's effectively worth less than the paper it's printed on.

[@1997CARDSxx]

First time a black man ever stepped foot in that vault

[@user-lh5kn8tv4f]

Agree. First time he didn't rob it too

[@blairhoughton7918]

I highly doubt that. They have a lot more people than just her guarding it and moving gold around.

[@Shadow-gd4zl]

@@user-lh5kn8tv4f ironic since britain "robbed" most of its gold reserves too ,

[@user-lh5kn8tv4f]

@@Shadow-gd4zl yeh thas true bro, I was just being a bit of a dilkhead tbh