&gt;I really hope they have thought about the implications of putting this sort of knowledge out there for the world to see.<p>I don&#x27;t think they had a choice in the matter. Form 10-Q[0] are mandatory for public companies, and apparently precious metal holdings have to be listed. (The article links to  Overstock&#x27;s form 10-Q)<p>Sure, it&#x27;s dumb for them to reveal that the precious metal is physically held in Utah, but then again they&#x27;re a Utah-based company and gasoline is probably a scarce commodity in whatever apocalypse fantasy they&#x27;re imagining, so it&#x27;s not hard to put it together.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Form_10-Q" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Form_10-Q</a>