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Gold centerpiece of Henry VIII's lost crown recovered by treasure hunter under a tree

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By Paul Sims
The Sun, London
Friday, January 29, 2021

The centrepiece of Henry VIII's lost crown has been found under a tree by an amateur treasure hunter.

Kevin Duckett ended a 400-year-old mystery when he dug up the solid gold figurine in a Northamptonshire field.

India proposes law to ban cryptocurrencies, create official digital currency

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By Rajendra Jadhav
Reuters
Saturday, January 30, 2021

MUMBAI -- India plans to introduce a law to ban private cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and put in place a framework for an official digital currency to be issued by the central bank, according to a legislative agenda listed by the government.

Alasdair Macleod: Gold price framework update -- the new cycle accelerates

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By Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Thursday, January 28, 2021

Gold prices rallied 25% in 2020 after having gained 19% the year before. We believe this marks still only the beginning of the current gold price cycle, as all main drivers for gold prices are strongly skewed to the upside.

Irish central banker warns bitcoin investors they could lose it all

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He says central banks want to protect them.

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By Peter Flanagan and Francine Lacqua
Bloomberg News
Friday, January 29, 2021

Bitcoin investors need to be prepared to "lose all their money," European Central Bank governing council member Gabriel Makhlouf said today, the latest warning from a central banker on the cryptocurrency.

JPMorgan helpfully lists 45 other shares vulnerable to Shortbusters

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'GameStop Effect' Could Ripple Further as Wall Street Eyes Short Squeeze Candidates

By April Joyner and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed
Reuters
Thursday, January 28, 2021

Yellen faces 'currency war' redux as she ditches a strong dollar

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By Saleha Mohsin and Liz McCormick
Bloomberg News
Thursday, January 28, 2021

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen faces one more headache on an agenda packed with everything from Covid-19 relief to addressing inequality and overhauling tax policy: tensions over foreign-exchange intervention.

Eric King: If only the Reddit crowd would buy real silver, not paper

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4:32p ET Thursday, January 28, 2021

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

In an interview today with Chris Ritchie, CEO of SilverCrest Metals, Eric King of King World News notes that if the Reddit boys and girls who see opportunity in silver bought the metal itself instead of the silver exchange-traded fund SLV, they might make a big difference.

Pam and Russ Martens: Big banks' 'dark pools' are preparing to liquidate small investors

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GameStop Shares: Dark Pools Owned by Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, UBS, et al. Have Made Tens of Thousands of Trades

By Pam and Russ Martens
Wall Street on Parade
Thursday, January 28, 2021

Brokers start to restrict trading where shorts are under attack

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By Bailey Lipschultz and Divya Balji
Bloomberg News
Thursday, January 28, 2021

GameStop Corp. plunged today, triggering more than a dozen volatility halts amid trading restrictions on platforms such as Robinhood Markets and Interactive Brokers Group Inc.

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