Monthly Archives: March 2014

Who Is Most Excited For Athletes To Win Olympic Gold? The IRS.

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“The IRS wants to collect a large percentage of the prize money awarded by the USOC for medal winners based on the US’s horrible tax policy on wages earned overseas. The US is one of the few nations in the world to tax foreign earnings, a move that has driven businesses away from our shores even more than our insanely high corporate tax rate. And now this terrible policy is taking money out of the thin and worn pockets of Olympic athletes who are representing our nation in the games.  Despite the waving of the flag, the benefit of US exposure from the games and the chants of ‘USA! USA!’ that will echo through the mountains of Sochi, the State has but one goal.”

http://lionsofliberty.com/2014/02/07/who-is-most-excited-for-athletes-to-win-olympic-gold-the-irs/

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Bill Bonner: The Coming Bull Market in Gold Stocks Is Going to Be BIG

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“Most empires were financed on the loot captured from their conquered opponents. But the US Empire depends not on generals, but on bankers. Bernanke – the ‘Hero of ’08’ – kept the credit flowing at a crucial moment…  He kept the empire on schedule… and on target… for its rendezvous with disaster.  [..]  Debt has its lifecycle.So do empires. Both expand. Then both… without exception… contract.  An empire funded by debt is an especially ungainly, grotesque thing. It lurches from one disaster to another – going deeper and deeper into debt each time.  But it is not the debt that kills empires. Debt is just a razor conveniently left on the side of the tub.”

http://www.bonnerandpartners.com/the-coming-bull-market-in-gold-stocks-is-going-to-be-big/

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Bill Bonner: Are We on the Cusp of a New Bull Market in Gold?

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“A major reason why gold so often looks good is that the alternatives so often look so bad. They are nicely summarized for us by Vivek Kaul, who we met recently on a trip to Mumbai, India.  Kaul’s new book, Easy Money: Evolution of Money from Robinson Crusoe to the First World War, tells the sorry story of the competition – the substitutes, the ersatz currencies, the monetary impostors that the world has seen come and, inevitably, go.  History doesn’t always give you a clear view of the future. But sometimes, the story of the past has the same cast of characters, themes and plot twists. In the American colonies, Mr. EZ Money was one of the first immigrants to step off the boat.”

http://www.bonnerandpartners.com/are-we-on-the-cusp-of-a-new-bull-market-in-gold/

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Bank of Greece Breaks Silence on Bitcoin

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“The Bank of Greece issued a brief statement on 11th February warning citizens of the potential risks associated with virtual currencies, such as bitcoin.  Citing past statements from the European Banking Authority, the release included introductory information meant to guide consumer decision-making, as well as material that further informed readers of the potential tax implications and legal consequences associated with the use of virtual currency.  The announcement comes after a string of similar remarks from other European central banks, such as the Central Bank of Lithuania and the Central Bank of Cyprus, which both issued statements to raise awareness of the potential risks.”

http://www.coindesk.com/bank-of-greece-breaks-silence-bitcoin/

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Bullion Bitcoin to Launch Professional Gold-Bitcoin Exchange

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“A new exchange for trading gold bullion and bitcoin is set to open on 21st February.  The Bullion Bitcoin exchange, based in London, will allow sophisticated investors, as defined by the UK financial regulator, to trade gold bullion and bitcoin. The exchange will not be open to retail investors.  Access to the exchange will be restricted to sophisticated investors, high net-worth individuals and professional clients, as defined by the Financial Conduct Authority, the financial services regulator in the United Kingdom. Traders on the exchange will also have to put up a minimum subscription of 1kg of gold (about $41,000).”

http://www.coindesk.com/bullion-bitcoin-launch-gold-bitcoin-exchange/

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Bitcoins gain acceptance even at some thrift stores

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“Goodwill, a collective of nonprofits that operate several thousand stores selling secondhand items, will have the option to accept Bitcoins in some locations via payment terminals from Revel Systems Inc., a San Francisco startup. Revel is adding a Bitcoin button to its point-of-sale system, which is currently used in 23 Goodwill stores.  Revel has deployed 7,000 terminals at supermarkets, pizza places and yogurt shops. The company’s point-of-sale systems, which are built around Apple’s iPad, already let shoppers pay with cash and credit cards. Bitcoin was a logical next step, said co-founder Chris Ciabarra in an interview.”

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/02/13/3025686/bitcoins-gain-acceptance-even.html

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Marc Andreessen sings Bitcoin’s praises

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“The ‘Fast Money’ crew reacts to tech investor Marc Andreessen’s comments on Bitcoin. And trader Brian Kelly sees promise in the digital currency.”

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000245380

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PayPal boss to discuss Bitcoin in keynote address at 2014 trade show

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“Digital currency and the end of carrying a wallet will be the theme of the latest top speaker secured for a business trade show in Belfast later this year.  Last month sources inside eBay told CNBC that it is considering allowing customers to use Bitcoin for payment for both eBay and PayPal.  The company hasn’t yet made a decision, and is waiting for the regulatory framework to become clearer before it makes a final call, sources told CNBC.  Paypal handles £180bn a year in transactions and manages 143m active customers.”

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/news/paypal-boss-to-discuss-bitcoin-in-keynote-address-at-belfasts-odyssey-arena-30008908.html

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FreeSpeechMe: Anti-Censorship and Secure Domain Resolving Plug-in

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“Namecoin is a Bitcoin derivative that allows you to register names and data into a public blockchain. It bypasses going through central agencies that can take down your websites by removing the DNS entry.  Namecoin isn’t one of these dozens of ‘me too!’ cryptocurrencies popping up each day. In fact, Namecoin is barely even used as a currency, althought have very high value for a non-bitcoin cryptocurrency. That’s not its reason for existence. It exists to register domain names that can be used around the world without relying on government-controlled entities who can delete anything at a whim.”

http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10190/freespeechme-new-anti-censorship-secure-domain-resolving-namecoin-based-plug/

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First U.S. Bitcoin Vending Machine Installed in New Mexico Cigar Shop

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“Albuquerque, N.M. — not tech-obsessed San Francisco or New York — has claimed the title of first city to install an operational Bitcoin vending machine in the U.S.  The machine is up and running, as of Tuesday, at a cigar shop called Imbibe near the University of New Mexico, according to an announcement by Lamassu, the machine’s manufacturer. The vending machine allows people to insert cash — in exchange, it gives a digital stash of the increasingly popular cryptocurrency.  Though the machines have been hailed as Bitcoin ‘ATMs,’ Lamassu eschewed the term in favor of ‘vending machine’ since the device does not function like a true ATM in that it doesn’t dispense cash.”

http://mashable.com/2014/02/18/bitcoin-vending-machine-albuquerque/

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