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If buying bitcoin was 'gambling,' its profits are tax-free in UK
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2018-01-20 12:46 Section: Daily DispatchesThe Tax-Free Bitcoin Loophole that Could Cost UK Treasury Millions
By Katie Morley
The Telegraph, London
Saturday, January 20, 2018
A tax loophole that reduces bitcoin investors' gains to zero will be exploited by people filling in their returns for this tax year, potentially creating millions in lost revenue for the government, experts have warned.
China orders banks to stop financing cryptocurrencies as noose tightens around disrupter
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2018-01-20 12:12 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Xie Yu
South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
Friday, January 19, 2018
The People's Bank of China has ordered financial institutions to stop providing banking or funding to any activity related to cryptocurrencies, further tightening the noose since its shutdown of crypto exchanges last September sent digital currency enthusiasts fleeing overseas.
GATA secretary discusses worldwide struggle for control of gold
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2018-01-20 10:56 Section: Daily Dispatches10:57a ET Saturday, January 20, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Pakistan is the closest the NY Times will get to gold-rigging story
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2018-01-20 10:30 Section: Daily Dispatches10:34a ET Saturday, January 20, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Cast your bread upon the waters, the Bible says somewhere, and pray that something comes back besides overweight seagulls.
Ronan Manly: U.S. gold reserves of immense interest to China and Russia
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2018-01-19 21:22 Section: Daily Dispatches9:24p ET Friday, January 19, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
You're invited to GATA's reception following the Vancouver conference Monday
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2018-01-18 19:46 Section: Daily Dispatches7:47p ET Thursday, January 18, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
If you're attending the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference this coming Sunday and Monday, please consider greeting GATA Chairman Bill Murphy and board member Ed Steer at GATA's reception from 5-7 p.m. Monday at the Lions Pub at 888 West Cordova St., just around the corner from the conference hall.
HSBC agrees to pay $100 million to settle U.S. probe into currency rigging
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2018-01-18 18:29 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Jonathan Stempel and Sangameswaran S
Reuters
Thursday, January 18, 2018
HSBC Holdings today agreed to pay $101.5 million to settle a U.S. criminal probe into the rigging of currency transactions, which has already led the conviction of one of its former bankers.
Hackers have stolen about 14% of digital currencies
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2018-01-18 13:34 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Olga Kharif
Bloomberg News
January 18, 2018
Digital currencies and the software developed to track them have become attractive targets for cybercriminals while creating a lucrative new market for computer-security firms.
'Disastrous' deals sideline gold-mining M&A as metal rises
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2018-01-18 13:18 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Luzi-Ann Javier
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Stung by some lousy investments that led to billions of dollars in losses a few years ago, the world's major gold producers have cut way back on mining deals -- even as metal prices posted their biggest rally since 2010.
Craig Hemke: Comex positioning indicates gold smash imminent
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2018-01-18 12:53 Section: Daily Dispatches12:54p ET Thursday, January 18, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
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