Arizona Challenges the Fed's Money Monopoly

03-07-2017 • ronpaulinstitute.org by Ron Paul

History shows that, if individuals have the freedom to choose what to use as money, they will likely opt for gold or silver.

One in four investors believes euro break-up is looming – report

03-01-2017 • RT

The number of investors predicting the eurozone will lose at least one member this year has increased, according to the Frankfurt-based Sentix research group. The risk of contagion is regarded to be even bigger than during the debt crisis in 2012/13.

Euro Breakup Contagion Risk Is Exploding

03-01-2017 • zerohedge.com by Tyler Durden

With existential elections looming, Sentix Euro Break-up Contagion Index - a market measure of the contagion risk from one or more countries leaving the euro area within the next 12 months period - has hit its post-2012 record recently...

Idaho Bill Would End Taxation of Gold and Silver

02-27-2017 • https://www.libertarianinstitute.org

The Framers of our nation established that gold and silver are money, but federal taxing authorities in recent decades have required taxpayers to pay taxes on this form of money when its exchange for Federal Reserve Notes results in nominal capital.

Instant Tax Collection: As Bitcoin Surges to Record High...

02-24-2017 • https://mishtalk.com, by Mish

Instant Tax Collection: As Bitcoin Surges to Record High, China Prepares its Own Digital Currency; Exploring the Digital Downside

The Coming Bitcoin Clampdown

02-22-2017 • https://www.corbettreport.com

We all know the old dictum: "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em!" Well, governments have their own version: "If you can't beat 'em, use your jackbooted thugs to go out and steal their idea and outlaw all competition."

An AI Hedge Fund Created a New Currency to Make Wall Street Work Like Open Source

02-21-2017 • https://www.wired.com, CADE METZ

WALL STREET IS a competition, a Darwinian battle for the almighty dollar. Gordon Gekko said that greed is good, that it captures "the essence of the evolutionary spirit."

The Globalists Strike Back With A Major Push Toward A Cashless Society

02-17-2017 • By Michael Snyder

Their agenda may be on the rocks in the United States at the moment, but that doesn't mean that the globalists are giving up. In fact, a major push toward a cashless society is being made in the European Union right now.

Vice-Chairman of EuroThinkTank States "Euro May Already Be Lost"

02-14-2017 • mishtalk.com by Mish

In response to Blinded by Hate, I received an email from Tuomas Malinen, Vice-Chairman of EuroThinkTank regarding the fate of the euro.

No Paper, Just Plastic: Europe "Next Offensive in the War on Cash" ...

02-12-2017 • http://www.shtfplan.com, Shaun Bradley

No Paper, Just Plastic: Europe "Next Offensive in the War on Cash" to Force People on the Grid

Cash No Longer King: Europe Accelerates Move To Begin Elimination Of Paper Money

02-10-2017 • http://www.zerohedge.com

In the shadow of Donald Trump's spree of controversial actions, the European commission has quietly launched the next offensive in the war on cash. These unelected bureaucrats have boldly asserted their intention to crack down on paper transactions

Meanwhile, Over In Zimbabwe...

02-04-2017 • zerohedge.com by Simon Black

On April 12, 2009, the government of Zimbabwe officially abandoned its currency.

Why 2017 Could See the Collapse of the Euro

02-03-2017 • https://www.lewrockwell.com

2017 could be the year that the euro collapses according to Joseph Stiglitz writing in Fortune magazine and these concerns were echoed over the weekend by former Bundesbank vice-president and senior European Central Bank official, Jürgen Stark, when

What If Everyone Could Control Their Own Wealth?

02-01-2017 • https://fee.org, Brian Armstrong

A few months ago, the Indian government withdrew 86% of banknotes in circulation. Ostensibly, it was to cut down on the black market economy and tax cheats, but it also wiped out a large percentage of the wealth of the poorest people, who hold their

Bitcoin, Lightning, and Streaming Money

02-01-2017 • https://www.youtube.com, aantonop

This is part of a keynote talk which took place on October 19th 2016 during the Bitcoin Wednesday Meetup at the Eye Film Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Europe Lays Out Roadmap to Restrict Payments in Cash and Cryptocurrencies

01-31-2017 • https://news.bitcoin.com

Cash and cryptocurrencies have been the target of the European Commission's anti-money laundering efforts. Recently, the Commission published a roadmap of its proposal for the 'restrictions on payments in cash' initiative, extending them to cry

Pound, Dollar, Euro And Yen Will Be Worthless Within Five Years

01-30-2017 • LewRockwell.com By Egon von Greyerz

The new US Administration has taken over with the conviction that they will "make America great again".

Europe Proposes "Restrictions On Payments In Cash"

01-27-2017 • zerohedge.com by Tyler Durden

Having discontinued its production of EUR500 banknotes, it appears Europe is charging towards the utopian dream of a cashless society. Just days after Davos' elites discussed why the world needs to "get rid of currency," ...

Monero, the Drug Dealer's Cryptocurrency of Choice, Is on Fire

01-27-2017 • https://www.wired.com, Andy Greenberg

For the cryptocurrency community, 2016 was a very good year.

Cashless Biometrics and India's Demonetization Experiment

01-25-2017 • https://www.corbettreport.com, by James Corbett

Well, that didn't take long.

Joseph Stiglitz: US Should Dump Cash And Move To Digital Currency

01-19-2017 • https://www.technocracy.news, Ross Chainey

India was the 'test case' for gong cashless, and it was so successful that the United States is next in the crosshairs. This isn't about staving off corruption, but rather implementing Technocray. ? TN Editor

This Is What Venezuela's New, Vertical, Banknotes, Now With Added Zeros Look Like

01-17-2017 • http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden

We've all been eagerly waiting to see them: Venezuela's crisp,brand new yet soon to be hyperinflated with many more zeros banknotes, and finally, after various failed attempts to deliver the new bills to Caracas (which according to Maduro were at lea

Pound Slides After Theresa May's Full Speech Leaks, Laying Out Her 12-Point Plan

01-17-2017 • zerohedge.com by Tyler Durden

While hardly coming as much of a a surprise following the weekend's news that Theresa May would call for a "clean and hard Brexit", confirmation received moments ago from both the Telegraph, FT and Bloomberg that on Tuesday May will indeed declare th

The Real Value Of Cash

01-17-2017 • zerohedge.com by Lance Roberts

It's the Fed's fault.

The rise of the cashless city: 'There is this real danger of exclusion'

01-10-2017 • https://www.theguardian.com

Cities from Sweden to India are pushing for a totally cash-free society. But as more shops and transport networks insist on electronic payments, where does this leave the smallest traders and poorest inhabitants?

Why Don't The Dollar And Bitcoin Drop To Their Tangible Value (Zero)?

01-09-2017 • http://www.zerohedge.com

If we refuse to recognize the high utility value of USD and its global ease of flow, then we will continue to misunderstand the demand for the dollar and its appreciation.

Few Chinese Sell Yuan On First Day Of New Year After Barrage Of New Capital Controls

01-03-2017 • http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden

As observed yesterday, one of the main reasons for the post New Year's Day surge in Bitcoin to above $1,000 both in China and the US, is that over the past week, in order to further curb capital outflows, Beijing implemented a new set of capital cont

Bitcoin becomes best-performing currency 2016

01-03-2017 • http://www.dw.com

The virtual currency has continued its breathtaking rise surging past $1,000, after already winning the crown of the best-performing currency in 2016 by more than doubling its value in the course of the year.