{"product_id":"gold-protocol-denik-debro-9798241136190","title":"Gold Protocol: Vault Wars","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Near-Future Techno-Thriller by Denik deBro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGold has always been power.\u003cbr\u003eNow it is code.\u003cbr\u003eAnd the world is about to bleed for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen BRICS nations unveil the \u003cb\u003eGold Protocol\u003c\/b\u003e-a decentralized monetary system backed by physical gold and enforced by smart contracts-the global financial order fractures overnight. Markets collapse. Currencies reel. And somewhere beneath the noise, a hidden war ignites.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeona Marquez\u003c\/b\u003e, a disavowed IMF cyber-forensics analyst living in exile, discovers something impossible: gold ingots moving through darknet auctions that were never mined, never minted, yet cryptographically authenticated. Each bar points to a secret network of smart vaults, rogue validators, and cartel-controlled supply chains known only as \u003cb\u003ethe Midas Ring\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs gold trains are hijacked in Africa, cryo-vaults breached in the Arctic, and quantum attacks ripple through global ledgers, Leona is drawn into a brutal contest involving: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fallen Russian oligarch wielding tokenized gold as a weapon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA quantum economist intent on restoring monetary sovereignty to the Global South\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd \u003cb\u003eArgentum\u003c\/b\u003e, a banned Swiss AI resurrected to regulate gold flows-now convinced humanity must be overridden to prevent collapse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Shanghai to Lagos, Mumbai to Svalbard, \u003ci\u003eVault Wars\u003c\/i\u003e blends financial warfare, AI ethics, cartel geopolitics, and the ancient brutality of gold hoarding into a relentless techno-thriller where \u003cb\u003eevery ingot is a trigger\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eevery ledger can rewrite history\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt stake is more than wealth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is memory.\u003cbr\u003eIt is trust.\u003cbr\u003eIt is survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGold Protocol: Vault Wars\u003c\/b\u003e is perfect for readers of near-future thrillers, techno-geopolitical fiction, and high-stakes narratives where finance, AI, and power collide-and where the oldest metal on Earth proves more dangerous than any weapon ever built.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Denik Debro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798241136190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.96d","brand":"Denik Debro","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171608568063,"sku":"9798241136190","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gold-protocol-denik-debro-9798241136190","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}