At its core, "LODE is an initiative to return silver and gold to the momentary system with blockchain technologies," claims Nicholas Prouten, chief operating officer of global payments platform LODE Payments International. "People need an asset they can trust, something that is inherently valuable, to act as a bedrock in times of crisis so that your wealth isn't devaluating," he tells our Daniela Cambone. Nicholas believes that in the near future, "almost every [asset] will be tokenized or entirely digitized so people will have a lot more flexibility on how they store their capital." He concludes by discussing dips in the market for gold and silver, saying that, "investor sentiment lies elsewhere right now, but it will return. It always does."