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China said to be preparing to limit bitcoin mining
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2018-01-03 08:50 Section: Daily DispatchesChina Central Bank Can Tell Local Governments to Regulate Bitcoin Miners' Power Use, Source Tells Reuters
From Reuters
Wednesday, January 3, 2017
Bullion Star: The five largest gold nuggets that remain intact
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2018-01-02 19:35 Section: Daily Dispatches7:36p ET Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
By itself gold could solve Sudan's economic problems, mining minister says
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2018-01-02 10:43 Section: Daily DispatchesImagine what gold could do for Sudan and the rest of the developing world if developed nations weren't striving to suppress its price, and if developing nations themselves acknowledged and protested the price suppression.
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From Radio Dabanga, Amsterdam
Monday, January 1, 2018
The criminal underwold is dropping bitcoin for another cryptocurrency
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2018-01-02 09:41 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Olga Kharif
Bloomberg News
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Bitcoin is losing its luster with some of its earliest and most avid fans -- criminals -- giving rise to a new breed of virtual currency.
Mike Kosares: Gold and silver predictions for 2018
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2018-01-01 16:09 Section: Daily Dispatches4:08p ET Monday, January 1, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
How China will shake up the oil futures market
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2018-01-01 09:20 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Sungwoo Park
Bloomberg News
Monday, January 1, 2018
Bitcoin investors complain that Australian banks are freezing their accounts
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2017-12-30 22:11 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Jennifer Duke
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
Saturday, December 30, 2017
Bitcoin investors are claiming that Australia's banks are freezing their accounts and transfers to cryptocurrency exchanges, with a viral tweet slamming the big four and an exchange platform putting a restriction on Australian deposits.
U.S. gold reserves are not good enough to be tradable, expert tells Russia Today
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2017-12-30 10:01 Section: Daily DispatchesU.S. Gold Is of Low Purity and That's Why an Audit of Reserves Will Never Be Allowed, Expert Tells RT
From Russia Today, Moscow
Saturday, December 30, 2017
Bank of England plots its own bitcoin-style digital currency
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2017-12-30 09:36 Section: Daily DispatchesWas the appeal of cryptocurrency really to give governments even more control over money and personal lives?
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Bank of England Plots Its Own Bitcoin-Style Digital Currency
By Robert Mendick
The Telegraph, London
Saturday, December 30, 2017
The Bank of England could green light its own bitcoin-style digital currency as early as 2018, The Telegraph can disclose.
GATA meets the $10,000 challenge but there are still reason and time to help
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2017-12-29 22:05 Section: Daily Dispatches10:13p ET Friday, December 29, 2017
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Late this afternoon credit-card contributions to GATA's year-end fundraising campaign exceeded the $10,000 matching gift offered by Stefan Gleason of Money Metals Exchange, and checks began arriving in the U.S. mail.