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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says bitcoin is a 'fraud' that will blow up

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... And as JPMorganChase CEO, he knows all about fraud. Indeed, his company wrote the book.

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By Fred Imbert
CNBC, New York
Tuesday, September 12, 2017

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon took a shot at bitcoin, saying the cryptocurrency "is a fraud."

China gold firms pursue $1.5 billion Indonesia mine

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By Vinicy Chan, Brett Foley, and David Stringer
Bloomberg News
Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Shandong Gold Group, one of the biggest Chinese miners of the metal, is among firms considering bids for EMR Capital's Indonesian gold and silver mine, people with knowledge of the matter said.

TF Metals Report: On guard against the banks

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12:45p ET Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

In KWN interview, Maguire notes Goldman's warning against 'paper' gold

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10:15a ET Saturday, September 9, 2017

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

London metals trader Andrew Maguire, interviewed today by King World News, calls attention to the assertion by a Goldman Sachs trader that anyone buying gold should buy metal in a vault rather than "paper" gold. Maguire's comments are excerpted at KWN here:

Bullion Star describes the infrastructure of the Shanghai Gold Exchange

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8a ET Saturday, September 9, 2017

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Bullion Star's "Gold University" today describes the infrastructure of the Shanghai Gold Exchange, which provides not only for gold sales but also leasing and swapping. The entry is headlined "Infrastructure of the Shanghai Gold Exchange" and it's posted at Bullion Star here:

Fed can't sell unless some other huge entity buys, Embry says

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12:10a ET Saturday, September 8, 2017

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

But isn't bitcoin supposed to be beyond government control?

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Bitcoin Tumbles on Report China to Shutter Digital Currency Exchanges

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Angela Moon
Reuters
Friday, September 8, 2017

NEW YORK -- Bitcoin fell sharply today after a report from a Chinese news outlet said China was planning to shut down local crypto-currency exchanges, although analysts said this was just a temporary setback.

Ted Butler: Eight crooks against the world

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1:09p ET Friday, September 8, 2017

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Venezuela's Maduro says he will shun U.S. dollar in favor of yuan, others

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From Reuters
Thursday, September 7, 2017

CARACAS -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday his cash-strapped country would seek to "free" itself from the U.S. dollar next week, using the weakest of two official foreign exchange regimes and a basket of currencies.

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