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Obama Administration Official Says “Kill the Dollar”

MuslimNonarchist — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:40:18 +0000

Up and coming investment guru, Kyle Bass recently disclosed a conversation he had with a senior Obama administration official. The official admitted the government’s economic strategy was to “kill the dollar” which Bass called “a dead answer.”

Can Bitcoin Survive? Is It Legal?

Mattfree88 — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:11:23 +0000

Can Bitcoin Survive? Is It Legal?

Bitcoin – the online currency used to buy Alpaca wool socks and illegal drugs whose value dropped from $17.50 to “pennies” after a June 19 hack into its currency exchanger, Mt.Gox –has gotten plenty of media attention. But unless consumers and merchants can be persuaded that adopting it will make them better off, it’s likely to go the way of other online currencies.

Coins Rejected as Grocery Payment

snappytype — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:16:44 +0000

Woman denied grocery purchase for trying to pay with coins

FBI raids Chuck E. Cheese over GAME TOKENS

Sam A. Robrin — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:27:08 +0000

FBI raids Chuck E. Cheese over GAME TOKENS, insisting that they constitute counterfeiting.

Open Letter to Ben Bernanke

southernpatriot — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:05:14 +0000

Ben Bernanke,
It has come to my attention that you will be compiling a list of people that post derogatory/negative comments about the Federal Reserve...

I doubt you or anyone on your behalf will respond to this letter, however if you do, your reply will be made public.

In Peace, Freedom, Love and Liberty,
Darryl W. Perry

Banks Introducing Fees For Use Of Debit Cards.

mrtruth — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:52:50 +0000

Paying to use a debit card was unheard of before this year and is still a novel concept for many consumers. But several banks have recently introduced or started testing debit card fees. That's in addition to a spate of other unwelcome changes checking account customers have seen in the past year.

A visualization of US debt stacked in 100 dollar bills

XD45 — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 12:28:57 +0000

A visualization of US debt stacked in 100 dollar bills

Bitcoin 'will recover' from crash

losingfeeling — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:38:45 +0000

"The virtual currency Bitcoin will "bounce back" after a hack attack caused its value to collapse, according to one of its senior developers."

There's a Virus that Will Steal all Your Bitcoins

XD45 — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:23:45 +0000

If you're an enthusiast of both the Bitcoin currency and the Windows platform, you'll want to beware: there's a Bitcoin-specific trojan virus out there that will scan your computer for the unencypted wallet file and acquire your hard-earned digital capital.

Senators seek crackdown on Bitcoin currency

danv — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:50:44 +0000

Senators looking to crack down on Bitcoin purchase and circulations due to the fact that they "may" be being used to purchase "illegal" drugs anonymously.

The Bitcoin Show - Episode 1

GinsingSullivan — Fri, 27 May 2011 02:52:47 +0000

A talk show dedicated only to Bitcoin? And a "Bitcoin roadtrip"? Sounds interesting.

Bitcoin: More Important Than You Realize

Deslock Darkstar — Fri, 20 May 2011 18:21:50 +0000

“All the world’s weapons in all the world’s police hands are useless against the public’s ability to keep their cryptographic economy to themselves..."

Bitcoin P2P Currency: The Most Dangerous Project We've Ever Seen

EternityAblaze — Mon, 16 May 2011 05:08:02 +0000

Bottom line: The world is going to be turned over by bitcoins unless governments step in and ban them by prosecuting individuals.

1. Bitcoin is a technologically sound project.
2. Bitcoin is unstoppable without end-user prosecution.
3. Bitcoin is the most dangerous open-source project ever created.
4. Bitcoin may be the most dangerous technological project since the internet itself.
5. Bitcoin is a political statement by technotarians (technological libertarians).*
6. Bitcoins will change the world unless governments ban them with harsh penalties.

Bernanke: There Is No Inflation (and If There Were, We Could Stop It)

EternityAblaze — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:33:07 +0000

If you want to drive a rational economic-type of person crazy, simply mimic Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's willful refusal to acknowledge seemingly obvious inflationary trends.

You can start by quoting Dr. Bernanke's observations on the ramp in commodity prices, made Monday night:

"I think the increase will be transitory, that it will pass, and we will go back to a level of inflation that is consistent with our price stability mandate."

Google releases open source Bitcoin client

jitgos — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:10:38 +0000

A Google engineer has released an open source Java client for the Bitcoin peer-to-peer currency system, simply called BitcoinJ.

Bitcoin community member with the avatar “mike” made the announcement earlier this month, stating BitcoinJ is not an “official” Google project, but something developed in the 20 per cent of time Google allows its staff to spend on personal projects.

The Ripple Ecosystem Evolves

DanielYeah — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:31:32 +0000

Ripple has grown over recent months, from an interesting concept with dormant projects into an actively developing ecosystem.

The Ripple Project (http://ripple-project.org/) aims to build a new form of money which derives from existing social relationships rather than from rigidly inefficient central banking systems. The project involves technological as well as economic, social, and other aspects.

Ron Paul Confronts Bernanke on Monetary Policy

ktmohney — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:32:59 +0000

Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) confronts Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke on monetary policy, and says that Fed policy has not helped to stabilize the economy over the last 30 years or so. Paul asks how the Fed can manage monetary policy if it doesn't have a definition for a dollar. And, he adds, gold is the true long-term measurement of value.

A bitcoin is now worth more than a US dollar.

davehollis — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 05:45:57 +0000

A peer-to-peer currency exchange done without coercive influence is now worth more than the dollar. Which just goes to show that a currency can exist without governmental intervention.

Government closes online payment company

Aahz — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 04:09:50 +0000

"Clients of EwalletXpress started realizing after days and days of no change in their accounts that the days of EwalletXpress were coming to an end because the “big bad wolf” huffed and puffed and confiscated their money! That’s right, the Federal Government once again seized a payment processor and yes Virginia, kept all the players money!"

Virginia Politics Blog - Delegate proposes Va. mint its own money

Bizurke — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:25:54 +0000

The Commonwealth of Virginia would begin minting its own gold and silver coins as an alternative currency to the U.S. dollar under a bill that Virginia Del. Bob Marshall says he will file in coming days.