# The South Sea Bubble: When Dreams of Gold Ended in Ruin

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Published: 2026-06-01T16:37:58+00:00
Episode link: https://interactive-brokers-podcast.podbean.com/e/the-south-sea-bubble-when-dreams-of-gold-ended-in-ruin/
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## Resource

This is a special IBKR Podcast, the second installment in our series following The Tulip Bubble: When Flowers Cost More Than Houses. The South Sea Bubble explores how a wave of speculation, corruption and mass delusion turned a debt-restructuring scheme into one of history’s most infamous financial manias, leaving fortunes destroyed and lessons that still resonate today.

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