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 | Egon von Greyerz - Matterhorn AM |
| THE DOLLAR – FROM BOHEMIA TO BUST |
| Virtually no investor studies history and the few who do always think it is different today. The most important lesson is that people never learn. If they did, they wouldn’t be invested in a stock market that on any criteria is now at a bubble extreme. And they wouldn’t be invested in a global debt market which has grown exponentially in recent decades and which will become worthless in the next few years as debtors default. Nor would anyone hold paper money which is down 97-99% in the last 100Friday, February 9, 2018 |
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| SRSrocco - SRSRocco Report |
| RIPPLE’S TULIP BUBBLE: May It Rest In Peace…. |
| Unfortunately for crypto investors “HODLING” onto Ripple, their huge gains have been wiped out in just the past few weeks. While Ripple’s price surged to massive percentage gains in a short period, it came down just as fast. Unbelievably, Ripple’s price surged from less than a penny in March 2017 to a peak of $2.81 on Jan 1st, 2018.Ripple’s stunning price increase would have made investors during Holland’s 17th Century Tulip Bubble, quite envious. Ripple’s price increased a staggering 46,700%Wednesday, February 7, 2018 |
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 | Clive Maund |
| Sell Bitcoin - Buy Tulip Bulbs! |
| As you may recall we nailed the Bitcoin top within 2 days. Here is the chart from the update of 18th December… And here is the latest chart showing what has happened since… As Bitcoin is still at a very high level historically, it is considered worthwhile for those hapless individuals (not us) who bought Bitcoin in the recent past to make a tactical switch on opportunity cost grounds into Tulip Bulbs. After all, there has not been a major Tulip Bulb speculative mania since the 17th Century, anFriday, January 19, 2018 |
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| SRSrocco - SRSRocco Report |
| The Leveraged Economy BLOWS UP In 2018 |
| Enjoy the good times while you can because when the economy BLOWS UP this next time, there is no plan B. Sure, we could see massive monetary printing by Central Banks to continue the madness a bit longer after the market crashes, but this won’t be a long-term solution. Rather, the U.S. and global economies will contract to a level we have never experienced before. We are most certainly in unchartered territory.Before I get into my analysis and the reasons we are heading towards the Seneca CliFriday, January 5, 2018 |
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 | Andy Hoffman - Miles Franklin |
| My Opinion on Bitcoin |
| Miles Franklin Now Accepts Bitcoin!
Question: Why would Miles Franklin, a conservative and prudent gold and silver business, accept Bitcoin?
Because Miles Franklin wants to serve their EXISTING CLIENTS who wish to “cash out” of Bitcoin into something real, such as gold and silver, which have a reassuring 5,000 year history.
Call Andy or John at Miles Franklin (1-800-822-8080), sell your Bitcoin, and buy tangible gold or silver. Miles Franklin clients know that gold and silver will preserve weaFriday, December 29, 2017 |
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 | Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| Goldnomics Podcast – Gold, Stocks, Bitcoin in 2018. Everything Bubble Bursts |
| Press play to listen to podcast
In this our first GoldNomics podcast we take a look at the major financial market themes of 2017 and delve into the outlook in 2018. GoldCore CEO Stephen Flood and GoldCore’s Research Director and world renowned precious metals commentator Mark O’Byrne are interviewed by Dave Russell.
Macro-economic and geo-political developments are considered in an attempt to assess the risks of a global financial shock in the coming year and the outlook for bitcoin, stocks and Thursday, December 28, 2017 |
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| Egon von Greyerz - Matterhorn AM |
| STRONG GOLD IN 2018 vs NEW WORLD CURRENCY |
| In 1988, the UK magazine, The Economist forecast that 2018 would be the year of a new currency which they named the Phoenix. Quite a mind boggling prediction 30 years ago really, especially since 2018 in fact looks like a year when a major currency upheaval could take place.
For conspiracy theorists, the Economist’s owners consist of a number of elite families and bankers including the Rothschilds. Was this a plan which has been in the making for a very long time? Or is it sheer fluke that a maTuesday, December 26, 2017 |
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 | Jason Hamlin - Gold Stock Bull |
| Gold vs. Crypto: A False Dichotomy |
| [image credit: Getrends.com]Gold vs crypto. With some exceptions, most people who hold gold and other precious metals just cannot tolerate the idea of something that only exists in the digital realm being just as valuable, if not more valuable, than something physical.
Many crypto enthusiasts hate gold. With some exceptions, those who support cryptocurrency see gold as an outdated shiny pet rock, a “barbarous relic” if you will.
All you have to do to get the details on these differences is reaThursday, December 21, 2017 |
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 | Perth Mint Blog - Perth Mint Blog. |
| Gold versus cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin Experts have their say |
| The explosive spike in the price of bitcoin has put the leading cryptocurrency front and centre in the minds of alternative asset investors. It’s led to some commentators concluding that the digital asset is replacing gold as a hedge against inflation and as insurance in the event of disaster. While opinions expressed about the future of bitcoin and rival cryptocurrencies remain mixed, some key leaders in the finance industry believe cryptocurrencies are expanding the market rather than pinchThursday, December 14, 2017 |
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 | Mac Slavo - ShtfPlan |
| Trend Forecaster Predicts: “Bitcoin Will Soar Over $100,000… It’s The Gold Standard Of Digital Currency” |
| Recent reports that Bitcoin and blockchain technologies are in a bubble may be inspired by the fact that crypto currencies stand to completely upend the global financial systems that have been in place for hundreds of years. And while it’s easy to draw parallels to Tulip Mania and suggest Bitcoin prices may be reaching a top because of the rapid and meteoric rise of cryptocurrencies in recent months, what tulips didn’t have that Bitcoin and other blockchain technologies do, is access to, quite lThursday, December 14, 2017 |
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| Graham Summer - Gains Pains & Capital |
| Federal Reserve Created Bitcoin and Other Percolating Bubbles - Michael Carino, Greenwich Endeavors |
| The Federal Reserve’s tools for achieving its dual mandate
of low inflation and full employment manipulate interest rates and therefore
markets. This manipulation of rates reverberates
globally. Their manipulation historically had been more light handed and
invisible to most of the public. However, over the last decade, their impact on
interest rates and yield levels have been the most dramatic in the history of
the Federal Reserve.
Whenever you have policies that are extreme, it is best to
Monday, December 11, 2017 |
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| Graham Summer - Gains Pains & Capital |
| People Are Plowing Millions Into ‘CryptoKitties’ And Breeding Them |
| Content originally published at iBankCoin.com
It was bound to happen... Cat people have hopped on the digital currency bandwagon and collectively plowed over $6.7 million into 'CryptoKitties' - an Ethereum-based virtual cat described as "breedable Beanie Babies," which have sold for upwards of $114,000. Each. The median price of CryptoKitties is $25.04.
DIGITAL CAT BREEDING SCHEME
"CryptoKitties players buy and sell unique digital kittens using ethereum. With two kittens, players can then breed Sunday, December 10, 2017 |
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| Rick Ackerman |
| Bitcoin Mania’s ‘Secret Sauce’ |
| For better or worse, bitcoin has everyone’s attention. Anyone even remotely aware of the cryptocurrency’s increasingly wild price swings would recognize a full-blown mania, just as those on the periphery of the Dutch tulip bulb craze of 1636-37 must have known that it would end badly. For now, however, bitcoin has been a big winner for virtually everyone who bought before Monday and held onto it. But it is attracting a growing number of speculators who think they can do even better by trading thThursday, December 7, 2017 |
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| Egon von Greyerz - Matterhorn AM |
| SELL CRYPTOS – BUY GOLD |
| During the 2006-9 financial crisis, a collapse of the global financial system was avoided by massive money printing, guarantees and allowing banks to value assets at cost rather than market, as well as a panic lowering of interest rates from as high as 6% in the US to zero or negative. Bonds issued by eight major countries currently have negative interest rates from 1 & 2 year debt for Italy up to 15 & 30 year debt for Japan, Germany and Switzerland.
GLOBAL LIABILITIES OF $2 QUADRILLION
WhateveThursday, December 7, 2017 |
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| Bullion Vault |
| Gold Prices Down, Bitcoin 'Bubble' Up with Stocks + Dollar on Trump's Tax Plan |
| GOLD PRICES dipped Monday morning as the US Dollar gained following the Senate's approval of Donald Trump's tax cuts and Western stock markets rose,
writes Steffen Grosshauser at BullionVault.
The US Dollar briefly touched a 2-week high after the Senate narrowly approved the Republican Party's tax overhaul on Saturday, including plans to slash the corporate tax rate from 35% to 20%.
Monday, December 4, 2017 |
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 | Chris Martenson |
You're Just Not Prepared For What’s Coming  |
| I hate to break it to you, but chances are you're just not prepared for what’s coming. Not even close.
Don't take it personally. I'm simply playing the odds.
After spending more than a decade warning people all over the world about the futility of pursuing infinite exponential economic growth on a finite planet, I can tell you this: very few are even aware of the nature of our predicament.
An even smaller subset is either physically or financially ready for the sort of future barreling down on Monday, December 4, 2017 |
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 | Dave Kranzler - Sprott Money |
 Bitcoin’s Inconvenient Truths: The Silence Is Deafening - Dave Kranzler  |
| Gold is instantly and optically recognizable as money. You don’t have
to explain it. Bitcoin and Special Drawing Rights (SDR), like a bad
joke, have to be explained. Many “cryptologists” from the start gave up
trying to explain Bitcoin and just sell it as virtual gold, which is de
facto fake gold. – Dan Popescu, investment consultant
Numerous inconvenient truths are conveniently ignored by
Bitcoin/cryptocurrency promoters. Not the least of which is that the
fact that the original conceptThursday, November 30, 2017 |
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| Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| Bitcoin $10,000 – Huge Volatility of Cryptocurrencies and Risky Fiat Making Gold Attractive |
| – Bitcoin tops $10,000, soaring more than 850% since beginning of 2017
– Irrational exuberance arguably main driver of price performance
– Google Trends shows search for ‘Bitcoin Bubble’ hit highest level this morning
– Buyers need to be aware of hacking and security risks
– Other primary risks to widespread adoption is volatility and liquidity risk
– World’s largest online trading platform IG Markets suspends BTC trading
– Volatility of cryptocurrencies and risky world of fiat make gold attractTuesday, November 28, 2017 |
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 | James Howard Kunstler |
| Exit Sign |
| Shoeshine boys in airports ‘round the world must be whispering about Bitcoin as the crypto-currency coils upward to tickle the $10,000 line. Ethereum’s roaring up, too, along with most other cryptos, from Byteball Bytes to Tattoocoin (Limited Edition). Whatever else you think about it, this action is sending a message, perhaps several.
One would be Get Rich Quick, of course. Eight months ago, you could have copped Bitcoin for a mere $1000, and around Labor Day it touched $5000, which seemed, welTuesday, November 28, 2017 |
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| Graham Summer - Gains Pains & Capital |
| Bitcoin Fiat Paper Dollars |
| This past week on Bloomberg Television, I referred to bitcoin as "a fraud decorated with technology." The fraud comes about because the exchange of a fiat legal dollar for a token, to use the kind description adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, seems unfair and frankly incomplete. But since the dollar itself is a product of government fiat, the subject seems open to debate.
The fact that a growing crowd of people have decided to speculate in this modern day version of tulip bulbSaturday, November 25, 2017 |
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