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In the below video GoldMoney’s James Turk and Félix Moreno de la Cova discuss gold, Bitcoin and competing currencies.
As always, Mr Turk has some interesting comments. But I think what he is really saying here is: Hey guys, Bitcoin is cool, I get it. …but I still prefer gold. Fair enough.
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Vietnam’s gold ban, ‘ghost inventories’ in China’s steel industry, more community currencies, possibilities for exotic new transaction types with Bitcoin and more.
Earlier in the week this story of a fake 10 Oz gold bar found in Manhattan’s jewelry district hit the web.
If you’re worried about your gold or silver, there is an easier way to spot a fake than drilling into your bars. Ultrasonic gauge thickness testing.
New QE from the Fed, gold up to $1,775, Germany’s constitutional court ruled on ECB bond purchases and more.
Would Hayek have been a fan of Bitcoin? Could ‘key disclosure’ be used to confiscate Bitcoins? Will we some day have gold backed Bitcoins?
A few interesting thoughts and links as a follow up to my last post on Bitcoin.
BitPay passes 1,000 merchants, more Romeny/Bitcoin drama, the poor ‘opting out’ of banking, Spanish gold and hyperinflation.
So much to blog about, so little time.
WebMoney, FBI surveillance, encryption and Thomas Jefferson, GoldMoney, and more.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not suggesting you sell your gold for Bitcoins. What I’m saying is although they may not realize it, Bitcoin is a goldbugs friend. It has a real chance of changing the way the average person thinks about money and that is good news for anyone who is not a fan of fiat.
Yet another Bitcoin business shuts down after a large heist and someone is claiming to be holding Mitt Romney’s unreleased tax returns hostage in return for $1million in Bitcoin.
North Dakota congressional candidate Eric Olson accepts donations to his campaign in Bitcoin http://ericolson2012.com/donate/ And sitting New Hampshire state representative Mark Warden is accepting them for his re-election campaign. http://www.markwarden.com/page/contribute-campaign
Attention digital currency providers, start advertising in Argentina. http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2012/09/04/argentina-begins-tracking-all-credit-cards/
BitInstant’s Charlie Shrem wants Bitcoiners to “get together and get a SuperBowl ad” adding that “I want this commercial to be a statement to the banks and governments of the world and say ‘Look, your people don’t like your fiscal policies, you’ve put us in a recession, you’re screwing us up so much. We’re taking control of our own money, the way we’re doing it is Bitcoin.’ I want to scare them.”
Also, in the next few weeks BitInstant should be open for business in Canada, 3,700 people have already signed up to get the new Bitcoin debit card, and loads more Bitcoin debit card details here http://codinginmysleep.com/bitcoin-mastercard-followup-interview-with-charlie-shrem/
GATA Chairman Bill Murphy is appearing on Russia Today’s “Capital Account” program at 4:30 p.m. ET Wednesday. http://www.gata.org/node/11714
And yet another community currency in Spain http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/04/spain-euro-free-economy?newsfeed=true
