On the prediction platform Polymarket, users are betting on the mystery: One contract currently assigns a 21% likelihood that the gold doesn’t exist, highlighting broader curiosity—and unease—about what lies within the U.S. Bullion Depository. While U.S. officials have long asserted the gold remains secure, the absence of fresh verification keeps theories alive. For instance, the last complete audit of Fort Knox’s gold reserves took place in 1953, and that exercise was reportedly a spot check of only about 6% of the gold.
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