U.S. Government reopens.

Democrats reject President’s DACA offer.

Dollar falls further on Mnuchin comments.

50,000 Strzok/Page texts go missing.

Twitter warns users on Russian propaganda.

Senator Feinstein and Congressman Schiff:Russian bots behind #ReleaseTheMemo.

British Prime Minister vows to “do something” about Bitcoin.

George Soros trashes Bitcoin and Trump.

Gold and silver rebound.

Largest Nordic bank pulls a Jamie Dimon on Bitcoin.

Indian banks suspend crypto exchange accounts.

South Korea to tax crypto exchanges.

Swedish Central Bank:Bitcoin is not “money”.

$400 million stolen from Japanese exchange Coincheck.

$13 million in gold stolen from Brinks

Perth Mint plans “blockchain backed gold”.

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Gold and silver.

Gold closed last week at $1330.60 an ounce and closed this week at $1349.30 +1.4%

Silver closed last week at $17.00 an ounce and closed this week at $17.38 +2.2%

The gold and silver ratio ended the week at 77.64:1

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Moronica
Twitter Alert! You may have interacted with Russians

Twitter Just Emailed 677,775 Users Who Interacted With "Russian Bots" During The Election | Zero Hedge https://t.co/HzUgOmFu8p

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 22, 2018

https://twitter.com/IQLiquid/status/954708318169239552

NEW: Sen. Feinstein, Rep. Schiff urge Facebook and Twitter to investigate involvement of Russian bots in pushing "Release the Memo" campaign: "If these reports are accurate, we are witnessing an ongoing attack by the Russian government through Kremlin-linked social media actors." pic.twitter.com/SkAci5NefK

— ABC News (@ABC) January 23, 2018

The #ReleasetheMemo tweets were due to flu season- too many people had colds https://t.co/FjAuQPsQlI

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 24, 2018

Russian-linked Twitter bots retweeted Trump 10 times more than they retweeted Clinton in the weeks before the election, Twitter says https://t.co/RjyKAS8om5 pic.twitter.com/2bmP0WmdKn

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) January 27, 2018

Chuck Schumer in 2013: If Dems shut down the government over immigration that would be ‘a politics of idiocy’ https://t.co/uhUw00tCOl

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 21, 2018

Today’s MORONICA: First there was drug testing for all employees now Nordea prohbits employees from OWNING #bitcoin https://t.co/mFTHvY3IuW

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 22, 2018

Nordea Bank pulls a Jamie Dimon- says its employees can’t trade ir own #Bitcoin https://t.co/mFTHvY3IuW

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 22, 2018

Why Never Obama

SERIOUSLY JOE? I am a never-Trumper, but these FBI texts(and missing texts!) are incredibly disturbing. https://t.co/SsmfhBfGpJ

— Mac Smith (@MacSmith17504) January 24, 2018

Lol https://t.co/lz4CzLhcXl

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 26, 2018

UK PM Theresa May is going to “Do Something” about Bitcoin” Will she be as effective as what she is “doing about” Brexit?#Bitcoin

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 26, 2018

“actual investigations”

NYT Propaganda https://t.co/0sEZ2KHdJF

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 27, 2018

The Deleted Texts

First the IRS destroyed emails pivotal to our investigation of their political targeting.

Now the FBI "failed to preserve" texts between Peter Strzok & Lisa Page following the '16 election.

The time for a second special counsel is now.https://t.co/BonrBlsJsB

— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) January 21, 2018

Incredible that 5 months of FBI text messages between Page and Struck no longer exist …. those were important months … https://t.co/OvmdkjBc8M

— Sara A. Carter (@SaraCarterDC) January 21, 2018

Must have had a cold: FBI ‘Failed To Preserve’ Five Months Of Text Messages Between Anti-Trump FBI Agents https://t.co/JuP0AUhF39 via @dailycaller

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 22, 2018

Rep DeSantis Rips FBI Director Wray Over 'Missing' Strzok Text Messages: "Was Evidence of the Anti-Trump 'Insurance Policy' Deleted?" https://t.co/YlhA34TdiH

— Jerome Corsi (@jerome_corsi) January 22, 2018

FBI Director Wray needs to provide an explanation for why the FBI deleted six months’ worth of Strozk-Page text messages sent during the Trump transition and early months of the Trump presidency. Was evidence about the anti-Trump “insurance policy” deleted? https://t.co/XB38xOZCbJ

— Ron DeSantis (@RepDeSantis) January 21, 2018

Which text messages did the FBI magically lose? The ones between anti-Trump agents from December 14, 2016…through the day Mueller was appointed. What a coincidence! https://t.co/6e1o3gUOX3

— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) January 21, 2018

DOJ Begins Probe Of 'Missing' Anti-Trump FBI Texts, "Will Leave No Stone Unturned" | Zero Hedge https://t.co/SIjrBoQICV

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 23, 2018

This is a "my dog ate my homework" level excuse. Americans deserve to know if there was rampant anti-Trump bias at the FBI, and certainly if there was an effort to cover it up.

We need a second special counsel. https://t.co/tccWLffyuP

— Mark Meadows (@RepMarkMeadows) January 23, 2018

The FBI claims they're "missing" 5 months of text messages between anti-Trump agents, Peter Strzok and Lisa Page.

The 5 month period where texts are "missing"? It ends May 17, 2017–the exact day the Mueller investigation began.

I mean, come on. #ReleaseTheTexts #ReleaseTheMemo

— Mark Meadows (@RepMarkMeadows) January 23, 2018

Gowdy: The day after the election, Strzok and Page discussed a meeting of a "secret society" to address Trump's election. https://t.co/beCXGpALF6

— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) January 23, 2018

Gowdy on FBI text messages: "Today we saw a text about not keeping texts." https://t.co/beCXGpALF6

— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) January 23, 2018

In one of the biggest stories in a long time, the FBI now says it is missing five months worth of lovers Strzok-Page texts, perhaps 50,000, and all in prime time. Wow!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 23, 2018

Strzok-Page FBI Texts: GOP Lawmakers Concerned Over Anti-Trump ‘Secret Society’ https://t.co/u8D0cwKLLM

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 23, 2018

Attorney General Jeff Sessions says he ‘will leave no stone unturned’ in probing missing text messageshttps://t.co/3E21mzlCgh

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) January 23, 2018

FBI Official: FBI Agents Threatened Physical Harm to President In Missing FBI Texts/Other Frightening Communications https://t.co/AokCGZTgoj

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 23, 2018

Where are the 50,000 important text messages between FBI lovers Lisa Page and Peter Strzok? Blaming Samsung!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 24, 2018

I see "Secret Society" is trending must be "Russian Bots" not Americans seriously concerned

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 23, 2018

FBI+Agents+Spoke+Of+‘Pressure’+To+Wrap+Up+Clinton+Probe+As+Trump+Surged+To+GOP+Nomination https://t.co/EAnVY6fzH8

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 22, 2018

FBI Mulled Special Counsel For Hillary Email Probe But Feared Her Wrath, New Texts Reveal | Zero Hedge https://t.co/LrECRpgWs2

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 26, 2018

Which collusion happened in 2016?

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 24, 2018

Anti-Trump FBI Official Identified As Leaker To WSJ, WaPo Reporter | Zero Hedge https://t.co/OwomiOHJJQ

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 27, 2018

Trump reportedly complains about why he can't just have 'my guys' at the 'Trump Justice Department' do his bidding https://t.co/26MZ5s2lpJ via @PoliticsInsider

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 28, 2018

This is all timed for Trump to read from the memo at his SOTU after he he gives his economic SOTU and version of the DACA/budget negotiations https://t.co/mGv05sET8M

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 28, 2018

Justice Department won't show Congress all agents' texts https://t.co/BhkglH2m5v via @MailOnline

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 28, 2018

Trump in Davos

Macron and Merkel lay out anti-'America First' strategy in Davos, @OnehitGit reports. More #WEF18 coverage: https://t.co/zMEElySgvs pic.twitter.com/VirOq8NIyy

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 24, 2018

https://twitter.com/Cernovich/status/956635134702141440

George Soros: Trump is "a danger to the world" https://t.co/HMpiBiEGgS pic.twitter.com/RSjryuQXJz

— The Hill (@thehill) January 26, 2018

Dollar Collapse!

With the U.S. expected to surpass Saudi Arabia in 2018 oil production, Frackers could make more money than ever in 2018 #OOTT https://t.co/nR9Xiut8XV via @WSJ

— Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) January 21, 2018

.@chigrl expect US to pass Iran by Q4 2018 in oil exports

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 22, 2018

The US dollar is not only the most traded currency in the world but its use has increased since 2013 from 87% to 87.6% of global transactions.

Can China really kill the US Dollar supremacy? https://t.co/PVRTGjAWxQ#USD #Dollar #economy

— Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) January 24, 2018

White House says Trump believes in a 'free-floating' currency https://t.co/KdvG2VL0x1

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 25, 2018

The dollar index -the $ declining against the Euro and Yen mostly- has NOTHING to do with a “dollar collapse”

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 25, 2018

ECB Keeps Rates Unchanged, Reaffirms Taper But May Increase QE In "Size And/Or Duration" | Zero Hedge https://t.co/oWyDQKerJy

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 25, 2018

Dollar Surges After Trump Says "Mnuchin Was Misinterpreted, Dollar Will Get Stronger" https://t.co/ftOlqVEvd6

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 25, 2018

The Trump Bump in the Dollar is over- Dollar Index now negative on the day

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 25, 2018

Litecoin is Life

Zebpay, India’s Top Crypto Exchange, Adds Trading Support for #Litecoin https://t.co/2nlXX67CDx via @axymak

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 28, 2018

Bitcoin

Japan's Largest #Bitcoin Exchange Launches In Europe | Zero Hedge https://t.co/NNahyngDFv #Litecoin

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 23, 2018

Stock trading app Robinhood to launch #bitcoin, #ethereum trading in five states https://t.co/8sjBPW0BJ7

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 26, 2018

Crypto Regulation

All this “regulation” talk scaring crytpo investors is nonsense- countries just want their tax cut of the gains #bitcoin #Litecoin

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 24, 2018

.@realJohnHampson otherwise everything seems to be about know thy customer andcollecting taxes-no different than stocks or #gold and #silver

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 24, 2018

.@baijorge @Bitso por supuesto -regulation is PRO CRYPTO #bitcoin #litecoin #ethereum

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 24, 2018

Top banks suspend accounts of major #Bitcoin exchanges in India https://t.co/ptmAF7IGgZ

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 21, 2018

#Bitcoin exchange bank accounts are under fire in India, as regulations on #cryptocurrencies increase https://t.co/W5BAQ3Mp13

— Cointelegraph — Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News (@Cointelegraph) January 21, 2018

One in every 10 bitcoin transactions in the world happens in India https://t.co/MvGrzOCwI0

— Quartz (@qz) January 19, 2018

*NORDEA SAYS BITCOIN BAN GOES INTO FORCE FEB. 28

— fiatcurrency ♦️ (@fiatcurrency) January 22, 2018

LOL: Nordea Imposes #Bitcoin Ban Across All Bank's Departments-Employees NOT ALLOWED to trade BTC but csn keep what they have! Blommberg

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 22, 2018

S. Korea To Tax Crypto Exchanges 24.2 Percent, In Line With Existing Tax Policy https://t.co/ptrrPT4Qys via @Cointelegraph

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 22, 2018

KOREA TO BEGIN REAL-NAME CRYPTOCURRENCY TRADING JAN 30:YONHAP, TRADING USING EXISTING VIRTUAL
ACCT: YONHAP

Outright ban of all crypto trading is no longer on the table

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 23, 2018

#Bitcoin fraud triples as criminals target cryptocurrency boom (Just as tulip heists were probably in the rise during the tulip bubble) https://t.co/T8GUDzCZUp via @telegraphtech

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 26, 2018

Theresa May: We're "Very Seriously" Considering Action On #Bitcoin | Zero Hedge https://t.co/2H3neOLZ7l

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 26, 2018

Central Banks and Bitcoin

#Bitcoin can be called an asset, just don’t call it money, Swedish central banker says https://t.co/a4lhwQVexC

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 26, 2018

"Biggest Theft In Crypto History": Over $400MM Stolen From Japanese Crypto Exchange | Zero Hedge https://t.co/9Lpvoc11UJ

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 26, 2018

Soros and Bitcoin

#Bitcoin price THREAT: 'It's not a currency!' Billionaire George Soros SHOCK crypto warning https://t.co/SaRkKPYpTm

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 28, 2018

Lost/Stolen Bitcoin

Coincheck says it lost crypto coins valued at about $400 million https://t.co/e2a2eWJoID pic.twitter.com/AtqRpLxFi4

— Bloomberg Markets (@markets) January 26, 2018

Gold

#Gold mine collapse in Uzbekistan kills one, about 20 trapped https://t.co/P6rJMlfIhI via @astopf

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 22, 2018

.@KaeElmer biggest flaw in thinking is b/c gold has been “money” for 5000 years it always will be. Horses were transportation for 5k years

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 28, 2018

no motive- just an observation. I like gold precisely as monetary insurance. HOWEVER, gold has lost its value as a transactional currency- so gold is valued now as an asset and insurance not as a currency or "money". Horses are also still valuable but not as transportation

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 28, 2018

The insatiable appetite for gold-backed ETFs lures in the Australian government https://t.co/PvVuHv3oxG pic.twitter.com/kdhbGGms86

— Bloomberg Markets (@markets) January 23, 2018

Russia’s Gold

RUSSIA’S U.S. TREASURY HOLDINGS EXCEED THEIR GOLD HOLDINGS — Steemit https://t.co/AknUMDAy9P

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 21, 2018

Central Bank Of Russia Adds A Record 223 Tons Of #Gold In 2017 | Zero Hedge https://t.co/FxnEAmWTqt

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 22, 2018

Bitcoin and Gold

Blockchain and Gold

Blockchain-backed #gold planned by PerthMint https://t.co/9xzID9wEud

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 22, 2018

Silver

Lanna's #silver temple | Bangkok Post: news https://t.co/vEPHOdZQxv

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 22, 2018

Coeur 2017 #silver production sets company record https://t.co/7chzlHJh2S via @elkodaily

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 28, 2018

Goldpumper.com
Flashback: Comex default predictions in 2013, 2015 and 2016.

COMEX Default Is Coming Soon-Bill Holter | Greg Hunter's USAWatchdog https://t.co/aM3N6rjoeL via @usawatchdog

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 22, 2018

Comex #Gold Vault Almost Empty. Default Possible in December says Bill Holter. https://t.co/mGuCD63nkT via @YouTube

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 22, 2018

Bullion Dealer "We're Going to Run Out of #Silver in 2016" – Andy Hoffman… https://t.co/neSciT1npz

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 24, 2018

ALERT! Andrew+Maguire+–+Major+Event+To+Create+Massive+Gold+Price+Surge+In+26+Days!+ https://t.co/bfq5jk2yws

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 21, 2018

$1500 silver!? https://t.co/oTqNXXS2Ge https://t.co/WduIJh5lVE

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 28, 2018

Where is the one that predicts the #gold backed Yuan GAME CHANGER!? https://t.co/GKGTa0WjaG

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 28, 2018

Andrew Maguire "This Is The FINAL RINSE!” (REALLY- This is it- LOSING CONTROL! GAME OVER! LOL) https://t.co/7uo0q154Af via @SilverDoctors

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) March 13, 2017

26 days No REALLY! just before the GOLD BACKED YUAN! https://t.co/qblEXgXzRP

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 28, 2018

September 1 2017: China is expected shortly… CONVERTIBLE INTO #GOLD
TICK TOCK LOLhttps://t.co/6rLWksgZkR #GameChanger

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 28, 2018

China sees new world order with oil benchmark backed by gold- Nikkei Asian Review https://t.co/ZN4goeOkiS GAME CHANGER!!!! COMEX DEFAULT! SILVER SHORTAGE! ELITE ARE LOSING CONTROL!

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 28, 2018

The GAME CHANGER for Gold! #Gold Backed Yuan! – Mike Maloney https://t.co/HyL2JIAXuP via @YouTube You want a SOURCE??? – Asian Nikkei Review! https://t.co/6rLWksgZkR

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 28, 2018

Too Big to Fail banks

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. CFTC to fine UBS, Deutsche Bank, HSBC for futures market spoofing, manipulation – sources pic.twitter.com/tVw28AcQf3

— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) January 26, 2018

Found Gold!

Divers find a stash of rare #gold coins at the site of 1800s shipwreck off NC coast https://t.co/sAKICCKnU8

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 28, 2018

Gold Stolen

#Gold worth $13 mln stolen from security firm Brink's – source https://t.co/t7RAFpmqh3

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 11, 2018

Transporting Gold

Porsche Panameras Carry $14M in #Gold Across London
https://t.co/t4t39dj47b

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 28, 2018

Smuggled and Seized Gold

Customs seizes #gold from mobile phones https://t.co/AHFxxzgQwZ

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 28, 2018

China’s Vision of Peace and Harmony Through Trade and Sound Money and GOLD!

Say it aint so: Fresh Doubts Raised on China's Bad-Loan Data https://t.co/plaUIuU4Rc

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 22, 2018

Free markets https://t.co/e4sRua6IfL

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 22, 2018

In preparation of the introduction of the #Gold Backed Yusn https://t.co/VnUzfCPsb5

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 22, 2018

China’s Housing Market Is Like a Casino. Can a Property Tax Tame It? https://t.co/PAkLyi1I1C

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 23, 2018

China Bans Hip-Hop Culture & Tattoos From Television as “Tasteless, Vulgar and Obscene.” https://t.co/wWKNTKHRqJ Gold bugs say #GameChanger

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 24, 2018

US Mint Sales
US Mint sales ended the week at
35,000 one ounce American Gold Eagles
3,095,000 American Silver Eagles
23,500 American Gold Buffaloes

US Economy

IMF says tax overhaul will help boost US and global growth … for now https://t.co/kPpJ1Pk3Y2

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 22, 2018

Tremendous investment by companies from all over the world being made in America. There has never been anything like it. Now Disney, J.P. Morgan Chase and many others. Massive Regulation Reduction and Tax Cuts are making us a powerhouse again. Long way to go! Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 24, 2018

Trump+Boom+Grows+to+250+Companies+That+Are+Giving+Tax+Cut+Bonuses+to+Workers https://t.co/3mzM6RGIEv

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) January 26, 2018

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