A perfectly predictable thing happened when the Great Oil Price Plunge of 2014 pulled the rug out from Venezuela’s oilconomy: Foreign creditors stopped lending to Venezuela, the debt-saddled government devalued the currency to cover budget deficits, inflation spiraled out of control (entering a death spiral last November), and, perhaps inevitably, the government defaulted on some of its $US bonds. (And all this amidst devastating Read More…
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The American Psyop: Provocations Sold As Peace
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Big Money: Billionaires Piling Crypto
The only billionaires who are opposing Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are those who didn’t see it coming. It makes perfect sense for an influential billionaire to publicly condemn it in order to create a buying opportunity for himself. Some, though, have been on top of their game and nailed the rise of cryptocurrencies. The Winklevoss twins Read More…
Top 3 Marijuana Cryptocurrencies – Most Potential Coins
As the cannabis industry continues to grow more popular, so do cryptocurrencies that support the marijuana space overall. Because most cannabis dispensaries aren’t allowed access to banking services and because of the penalties that occur when dispensaries pay off their taxes with cash, the industry has turned to digital currencies as a means to work Read More…
2008 Trauma: The Birth of Bitcoin
For the last century, the purchasing power of all national currencies has dwindled and diminished. In fact, the USD, which is considered the most stable form of fiat cash, is down 96% in 104 years. Rick, my research partner, and I are both hoarding precious metals in vault storage. We don’t expect to become wealthier Read More…
While The Politicians Play Out Their Made-For-TV-Drama, Real News Is Ignored
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