What Might Pop the Crypto Bubble?

The Great Crypto Crash and Recovery.

U.S. Tax reform signed into law – supported only by Republicans.

Russia to set up physical gold exchange and to buy more U.S. Dollars.

Belarus legalizes Bitcoin, ICOs makes them tax free for five years

Russian investigation ensnares Jill Stein.

DOJ orders fresh look at Clinton/Obama Uranium One Russian deal.

Coinbase unexpectedly launches Bitcoin Cash (BCASH).

Litecoin creator sells all his Litecoin

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#Gold to change name to Gold Blockchain in marketing push

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 21, 2017

https://t.co/D8DN8UKz9y

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 24, 2017

Cryptocurrencies wild week

#BCASH down 30%#Bitcoin down 18%#Ethereum down 16%#Litecoin down 18%

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 22, 2017

#BCASH down 40%#Bitcoin down 22%#Ethereum down 21%#Litecoin down 25%

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 22, 2017

#BCASH down 29%#Bitcoin down 14%#Ethereum down 15%#Litecoin down 14%

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 22, 2017

Hard to believe but as of now, in one month:#Bitcoin $12,737 +53%#LItecoin $222 +210%#Ethereum $588 +68%

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 22, 2017

Crypto-Carnage: CME Bitcoin Futures Halted Limit-Down https://t.co/H4OH67psX7

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 22, 2017

BTW, this shake out is a classic example of how Goldman prop loads up on inventory.

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 22, 2017

Over the last 24 hours #Bitcoin “stored its value” at $18,000 and $14,000 and $10,400 and $12,500
Next we talk about #BTC as a “safe haven”

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 22, 2017

Crypto-Carnage: Bitcoin 'Stabilizes' Around $13,000 As Exchanges 'Break' https://t.co/H4OH67psX7

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 22, 2017

Where were you during the great #crypto bear market of the morning and afternoon of December 22?#Ethereum at $714#Bitcoin $14,900#Litecoin $290

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 22, 2017

After being down nearly 40% earlier today, #Litecoin is down a scant 4%

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 22, 2017

#Bitcoin down just 2% on the day

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 22, 2017

Cryptos red across the board Is this end of year profit taking in cryptocurrencies or beginning of a collapse?

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 21, 2017

How many times has the bitcoin bubble burst?
Its still small and more money keeps coming in post crash

The historical analogy is off
Cryptos didn't start on Wall Street & trickle down to cab drivers
Uber drivers bought #Bitcoin/#Litecoin BEFORE Wall Street even heard of it and long before they started scoffing at it
Try TULIPS next time.#bitcoincrash #bitcoinbubble #cryptocrash https://t.co/0Bz6bbMNYY

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 22, 2017

The first phase of Bitcoiners were fanatic researchers learning as much as they could about #Bitcoin and insisting to anyone who'd listen they had found the greatest invention. The latest round of bitcoiners' level of research is limited to looking at a price chart. https://t.co/mwpkNd9ZGr

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

What might pop the crypto bubble?
A realization by many who bought #Bitcoin and other cryptos the past six months that they have no idea what they bought and if the price drops will see no reason to continue to hold them.

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

More people want to know HOW to buy #Litecoin than to find out WHAT is Litecoin pic.twitter.com/zDgD7KlBFc

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

There's nothing in this world, which will so violently distort a man's judgement more than the sight of his neighbor getting rich – JP Morgan#Silver #Gold #Bitcoin #Litecoin

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 18, 2017

The Russian Investigation

Face saving time for Mueller: "Jill Stein" now dragged into the Russian Investigation, next Bernie Sanders and FINALLY Hillary Clinton. The investigation will conclude Russia is a threat to everyone.

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 18, 2017

Bernie is next! Anyone who “helped Hillary lose” must have had help from the Russians! https://t.co/oOV7Kj93Mo

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

i dont think any of them other than the Clintons had anything to do with russia

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

alt-fin media got tagged w/ the russia thing because they are suckers for russian #gold pump/propaganda stories they parroted

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

Attorney General Sessions orders fresh look at Uranium One deal https://t.co/jRBcHCO8wB via @nbcnews

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 21, 2017

The russian investigation into Jill is fake – she was on her own, trying to get vote. Uranium One is real and involves a concentration/corruption of power. Telling is that Mueller himself is involved in Uranium One! He is wasting resources on Jill Stein to deflect attention

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 21, 2017

Total crypto market cap now over $500b again

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 22, 2017

#Litecoin at $354 on Bithumb in South Korea
$280 on Coinbase

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 22, 2017

Trump remakes the Presidential coin

Presidential Coin Undergoes A Trumpian Makeover https://t.co/TDODXkuflm via @ndtv

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 23, 2017

Trump makes Presidential coin #Gold, changes motto from the Latin language "E pluribus unum" to American language "Make America Great Again" https://t.co/lcrEeLyPIX

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 23, 2017

Tax reform

For individuals and families, the final Tax Cuts & Jobs Act:
✔lowers individual taxes
✔nearly doubles the standard deduction
✔expands the Child Tax Credit
✔repeals Obamacare’s individual mandate
✔preserves the mortgage interest deductionhttps://t.co/p3H1EB2UCY

— Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) December 15, 2017

Trump signs GOP tax plan and short-term government funding bill on his way out of town https://t.co/MaKEmyWAaA

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 22, 2017

BREAKING: President Trump is not in violation of the Emoluments Clause, a judge ruled, dismissing a suit accusing him of profiting through his office – NY Times

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 21, 2017

Tax reform bill just passed the House 227-203

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

AT&T says it’ll give more than 200,000 workers a $1,000 bonus to celebrate the tax bill https://t.co/ppxb6BqPxh via @bpolitics

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

Fifth Third Bancorp unveils bonuses, minimum wage hike after tax bill passage https://t.co/TfsdkF1sq0

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

Now Wells Fargo https://t.co/TiSE8mMY3L

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

Now Comcast https://t.co/wQZA5hpST0

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

Whether desirable, cash inflows will have an inflationary impact on wages and prices https://t.co/2m1Y965ZyP

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 21, 2017

On it's face it seems that way. BUT only a REAL impartial investigation with Hillary and other under oath and questioned by people with no participation or interest in the affair can hope to reveal the truth https://t.co/qvd2mwnstp

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 21, 2017

cant be a coincidence that four or five major companies have announces minimum wages hikes and bonuses

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 21, 2017

Easiest way to stop #GOPTaxScam is to figure out your 2018 taxes based on the 2017 tax code and send in the difference to the US Treasury- VICTORY! https://t.co/LkcjZGnTgh

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 18, 2017

Now Comcast https://t.co/wQZA5hpST0

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

Dollar Collapse!

GAME CHANGER! GAME OVER! DOLLAR COLLAPSE!#Gold $10,000 2+2=Gold@KoosJansen pic.twitter.com/JIasnDHYwG

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 17, 2017

Venezuelans scramble to survive as merchants DEMAND DOLLARS (Not Yuan) https://t.co/3SRXiDVeSC

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 26, 2017

Russian finance ministry to increase foreign currency buying in 2018 ( to buy Dollars) https://t.co/Pzphg3lysd

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 26, 2017

Prolific Permian Basin Reaches Second Production Peak in 2017, Eclipsing 1973 Levels by More Than 25 Million Barrels, IHS Markit Says https://t.co/rClGJLCMiR (Who needs the Petro Dollar?)

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 26, 2017

Bitcoin Futures

Sam Rothstein would be proud: Bitcoin Takes Bigger Wall Street Stage With Smooth CME Debut https://t.co/Afli1DPSRN #bitcoin #Casino

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 18, 2017

pic.twitter.com/9mtCQkkPkf

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 21, 2017

Litecoin is Life

Meet the Cryptocurrency That Outperformed Bitcoin: https://t.co/48cRCu142z

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 18, 2017

OPINION:
Why You Should Invest In #Litecoin Instead Of #Bitcoin https://t.co/M6fklHXWY2

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 18, 2017

OPINION
Why #Litecoin’s Price Will Hit $1,500 By The End Of 2018 https://t.co/uwsEyv0IeC

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 18, 2017

Brian Kelly on CNBC's Fast Money
Re #Litecoin :
Technical Lead Over Bitcoin
Faster Confirmation Times
Accepted At Steam https://t.co/YjWT50j2zo

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 18, 2017

CNBC Separating #Bitcoin from Litecoin: #Litecoin is A LOT FASTER https://t.co/4FOAo8Nm9i

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 18, 2017

Forbes: #Litecoin Hits Latest High, Climbing More Than 8,000% Year-To-Datehttps://t.co/FUIdhsxNWS

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

#Bitcoin Mania Lifts Rival Coin #LITECOIN to Record Highhttps://t.co/2IhrjnJKMh

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

#Litecoin on the Rise, CNBC’s Brian Kelly Includes it in Portfolio https://t.co/Cny5kXXJ0D

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

Coinbase's botching of the #BCASH roll out probably just crushed their IPO plans.

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

What is #litecoin? https://t.co/4q31DjA3KN via @YahooFinance

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

We will have another huge payment processor to be announced later. Stay tuned 😀 https://t.co/Hau0YFEG06

— Litecoin Foundation (@LTCFoundation) December 21, 2017

#Bitcoin Lightning Network Is Coming: Test a Transaction Now https://t.co/oA5qEsk6LK

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 21, 2017

“MUST LISTEN” “GAME CHANGER” for Cryptocurrencies: Lightening Labs for #Bitcoin #Litecoin https://t.co/4PI6PkXsTz (may “SHOCK THE WORLD”)

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 22, 2017

Many people asked about Litecoin debit card. Actually @Coins_Bank has been offering such debit cards for long time. https://t.co/sy07LEgJkz

— Litecoin Foundation (@LTCFoundation) December 22, 2017

Having a large stake doesnt make him an expert https://t.co/vMZgDPUDI2

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 23, 2017

ROTFLMAO
(Crypto "Expert" and #Litecoin hater) Novogratz Halts Hedge Fund, Says #Bitcoin May Drop to $8,000https://t.co/gqjfhlEiBI

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 23, 2017

5 Reasons #Litecoin Is a Better Choice Than #Bitcoin https://t.co/ddVXRHVDsy via @YahooFinance

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 24, 2017

Charlie Lee, Founder of Litecoin, Sells All his Litecoin

To avoid any appearance if a conflict if interest #Litecoin founder Charlie Lee says he’s sold all his holdings https://t.co/xNyDYyEOw7

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

Charlie embraces the Lite, for it is good @BHutsell1 #litecoin https://t.co/ogOSM8CNZp

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

Charlie Lee re exiting #Litecoin to avoid conflict/appearance of conflict of interest-will dedicate life to the Lite https://t.co/4vzYSf4pLl

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

I still have a lot of skin in the game. Litecoin is my creation. I want it to succeed more than anyone.

— Charlie Lee [LTC] (@SatoshiLite) December 20, 2017

Charlie Lee on his future involvement with #Litecoin https://t.co/04v8HXSR3r

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

Charlie admits “#Litecoin is Life” (& everything else is just everything else) @Annrhefn @BHutsell1 https://t.co/ogOSM8CNZp

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

https://twitter.com/SatoshiLite/status/943462596929208320

MIchael scoffed at buying #Litecoin a month ago, told people they should sell 10 days ago, now saying he would be worried – but he need not worry as he doesnt own #Litecoin! https://t.co/JA9wluSJBL

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

https://twitter.com/SatoshiLite/status/943562803683647488

What kind of irresponsible journalism is this @MarketWatch?! I didn't sell because I'm being investigated for insider trading. This is bordering on defamation. I hope you delete this tweet soon. https://t.co/EJAHoorTS2

— Charlie Lee [LTC] (@SatoshiLite) December 20, 2017

https://twitter.com/SatoshiLite/status/943597166773207040

#Litecoin facebook rumor https://t.co/8rsLuPSfVZ ( or why Charlie sold his Litecoin)

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 21, 2017

Let's meet #Litecoin, a new contender on the cryptocurrency scene https://t.co/2AjxKVtDDe

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 24, 2017

Cryptocurrency Value

There is now: $620,947,375,888 in the crypto system
$281,990,095,739 is #Bitcoin or 45.4%
$78,750,291,690 #Ethereum
$68,628,848,685 #BCASH
$29,415,523,683 #Ripple
$17,478,593,005 #Litecoinhttps://t.co/l8ZUOgRcIW

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

probably just 5%
The question is what happens if it grows to $10T and becomes its own sustainable ecosystem?

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

Integration with the Banking System

Ethereum

#Ethereum at all time high of $782

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 18, 2017

#Ethereum Hit All Time High of $807#cryptohippies celebrate pic.twitter.com/vWLlb8yt2r

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

Bitcoin

Central banks could hold #bitcoin and #ether for the first time in 2018, cryptocurrency CEO says https://t.co/DuqEAWlQSr

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 18, 2017

(bitcoin pumper)

Bill Miller's hedge fund has half its money in bitcoinhttps://t.co/s3HceT4Wzc

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 18, 2017

(bitcoin gambler)

A car dealership in Albany is accepting bitcoin purchases. https://t.co/aJa97P3nqE

— The Associated Press (@AP) December 20, 2017

#Bitcoin is the biggest bubble of them all, and it’s the Fed’s fault, says Ron Paul https://t.co/YGYTilZFuE

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

Analyst who predicted #bitcoin 's rise now sees it hitting $300,000 to $400,000 https://t.co/xpaABEKw6E

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

Online store selling lambos for BTC and ETH. moonlambos.io pic.twitter.com/4IBi8vKmNW

— Mikko Hypponen (@mikko) December 26, 2017

Lots of the Crypto "analysis"/bashing focuses only on the deficiencies of #Bitcoin (slow, expensive, not a currency) while ignoring the alt coins like #Litecoin, #Dash, #Monero and other crypto assets like #ETH, #IOTA #Populus, #TenX #SALT etal

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

Bitcoin and Paintings

Very little intrinsic value in a painting. Sure there is paint that has been used, but it can't be recovered. Then there is the canvass, reusable but probably its resale value is very low. Conclusion: paintings are tulips

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 18, 2017

Bitcoin and BCASH

The "founder' of https://t.co/E3mYiXrZ8l is the founder of a WEB SITE not the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. He is part of a group promoting Bitcoin Cash of #BCASH which is a fork of #Bitcoin that happened in July.

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

More likely he sold his #Bitcoin to buy #BCash, the forked coin his group is promoting

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

He's not selling only because he thinks #Bitcoin is a bubble, he is selling most likely because he is promoting what he hopes to be a bigger bubble in Bitcoin Cash or #BCASH

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

Here is #BCASH promoter https://t.co/ItRjP87Ao0

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

That interview is a sign of a bubble- one guy losing it and insisting that his bubble coin should be called Bitcoin Cash not #BCash because he knows people will only chase something with the name "Bitcoin" in it

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

Why Cryptocurrency Beginners Should Invest In #Bitcoin Instead Of Bitcoin Cash (#BCASH) https://t.co/GlLNheibBB

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

many Bitcoiners have BCASH ready to sell. The #BCASH pumpers sold their #Bitcoin to drive BCASH higher. Soon it will be the Bitcoin pumpers who will sell their BCASH and buy Bitcoin and drive it higher. Double Pump and Dump

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

"Bitcoin Cash" listed at $8499 on Coinbase- but you cant buy or sell it LOL
Go to:https://t.co/UaNdxIN9Sv pic.twitter.com/ShBnphsy6K

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

Who asked? https://t.co/valQf7QzTa

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

Wasn't the announcement that #BCASH would be released in January?
What changed? https://t.co/upMqz9e07c pic.twitter.com/UCVIqjMWZC

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

Did anyone get the #Coinbase email saying you could buy #BCASH?
Is it January yet? #Bitcoin #GDAX #Bitcoincash pic.twitter.com/3pIhfM5948

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

#Coinbase pre announced that #BCASH would be available to #BTC holders on Jan 1 2018 for WITHDRAWAL and if anything changed they would EMAIL
They didn't.
Coinbase Link:https://t.co/upMqz9e07c#bitcoin pic.twitter.com/Ex8qaTW5Bi

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

.@CNBCFastMoney all ye need to know- Dont say "BCASH" around @rogerkver https://t.co/ItRjP87Ao0

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

Co-Founder of https://t.co/TPihuV3jvt WEBSITE sells bitcoin to buy BCASH LOL

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

.@CNBCFastMoney all ye need to know- Dont say "BCASH" around @rogerkver https://t.co/ItRjP87Ao0

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

I'll take my #Bitcoin here: 15W6DKBKBK8p2GCXthnoySB5JAoyH1uSnW pic.twitter.com/pmUtDq54jF

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

And the value stays in the crypto system.
Consider: when Coinbase allows selling of #BCASH, many of the the #bitcoin holders that have bcash credited to their accounts will sell it and either buy Bitcoin, #Litecoin, #Ether or cash out,causing a swift reversal in BCASH price.

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

It never grows old
Roger Ver on Bitcoin Cash (more responsibly called #Bcash) https://t.co/acWPjqxguw via @YouTube

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

what’s in a name? #bcash https://t.co/IvWbGnSquc

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 21, 2017

#Litecoin or #Bcash?

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 21, 2017

POLL: Which side of the bitcoin civil war are you on: #Bitcoin or #BitcoinCash?

— CNBC's Fast Money (@CNBCFastMoney) December 20, 2017

As a reminder, Bitcoin crashes at least once per quarter pic.twitter.com/nUJpeS7lcT

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 22, 2017

Coinbase Launches Bitcoin Cash (BCASH)

“Buy, sell, send and receive #Bitcoin Cash on Coinbase” by @coinbase https://t.co/cLa9SWmVTg

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

Bitcoin Cash now available on #Coinbase! In a recent poll:
41% of you said you would dump it immediately.
18% said you would sell it for #Litecoin
14% said you would sell it for #Bitcoin.
Now is your chance –#BCASH is live on coinbase pic.twitter.com/ohZiFgUPf3

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

As BCASH people dumped #Bitcoin to buy BCASH, Bitcoin's revenge coming.
Once BCASH sales are enabled on #Coinbase, the dumping of BCASH will commence. https://t.co/07fFRpjIWY

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

The #BCASH mega dump on #Coinbase has been delayed. #Bitcoin https://t.co/3Cp9nkRfWB

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

#Bitcoin drops 12% as top cryptocurrency marketplace starts supporting rival bitcoin cash https://t.co/LdcJEYKqcw

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

"Bitcoin Cash" listed at $8499 on Coinbase- but you cant buy or sell it LOL
Go to:https://t.co/UaNdxIN9Sv pic.twitter.com/ShBnphsy6K

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

there are no buys or sells of bitcoin cash allowed

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

many Bitcoiners have BCASH ready to sell. The #BCASH pumpers sold their #Bitcoin to drive BCASH higher. Soon it will be the Bitcoin pumpers who will sell their BCASH and buy Bitcoin and drive it higher. Double Pump and Dump

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

The Backlash

They said it would happen in January #BCASH

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

Who asked? https://t.co/valQf7QzTa

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

Wasn't the announcement that #BCASH would be released in January?
What changed? https://t.co/upMqz9e07c pic.twitter.com/UCVIqjMWZC

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

#Coinbase pre announced that #BCASH would be available to #BTC holders on Jan 1 2018 for WITHDRAWAL and if anything changed they would EMAIL
They didn't.
Coinbase Link:https://t.co/upMqz9e07c#bitcoin pic.twitter.com/Ex8qaTW5Bi

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

Coinbase's botching of the #BCASH roll out probably just crushed their IPO plans.

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

Bitcoin Gold Just Shot up- Is #Coinbase going to surprise us later tonight that they are listing #BTG? #BitcoinGold #GDAX

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

https://twitter.com/SatoshiLite/status/943303559809863685

and they should have stayed with their original plan that they announced and had on their website of WITHDRAWALS only of BCASH on Jan 1 2018 unless they sent an email notifying people of a change. https://t.co/upMqz9e07c pic.twitter.com/C0l84Qwi65

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

Did anyone get the #Coinbase email saying you could buy #BCASH?
Is it January yet? #Bitcoin #GDAX #Bitcoincash pic.twitter.com/3pIhfM5948

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

Just now! https://t.co/JxHK56VPru

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

Coinbase+Investigates+Possible+Insider+Trading+Before+Bitcoin+Cash+Announcement https://t.co/XPgF4mYxUM

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

https://twitter.com/CryptosQueen/status/943323400990265344

BBC News – #Bitcoin Cash deals frozen as insider trading is probed https://t.co/CoJjznN9yq

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

Meet Gaby Wasensteiner. Gaby probably loves Paul. But she also definitely loves BCash. Gaby happens to work for CNBC, more specifically she is Marketing Manager. pic.twitter.com/0pchbArWPs

— WhalePanda (@WhalePanda) December 20, 2017

#Bitcoin Cash listed on #Coinbase: Community outraged at potential insider trading and intentional Segwit delays https://t.co/S8KkWNw17Z via @cryptoinsiderCI

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

Crypto Regulation

Belarus Legalizes #Bitcoin, ICOS and Makes them Tax Exempt for Five Yearshttps://t.co/2JUvBZzy4whttps://t.co/BuDtm76UW0#Litecoin #Ethereum

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 22, 2017

S.Korea financial regulator says virtual currencies are not currencies https://t.co/FSa22kUp0G -wont regulate beyond rules already announced

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

SEC suspends trading in Crypto Company, small-cap that has surged as part of bitcoin mania https://t.co/uc9weSuAfv (until they get their disclosures updated) another sign they wish to regulate NOT ban Crypto currencies and ICOs- plenty of banking and lawyer fees on the line!

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

#Bitcoin warnings grow more strident as Singapore urges 'extreme caution' https://t.co/HCAYGgLzaN

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

#Bitcoin not yet proven as credible currency: Japan finance minister https://t.co/iR1lHLIC1f

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

EU agrees clampdown on #bitcoin platforms to tackle money launderinghttps://t.co/qgRnc7ZTEO

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

'Stay Away' from #Bitcoin, Warns Danish Central Bank Chief https://t.co/2ZF99njpGr via @CoinDesk

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

U.S. regulator says #bitcoin currently not a threat to banking system https://t.co/UfiSgONtp5

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

BoE's Carney sees problems with central-bank issued #cryptocurrencies https://t.co/B9vqLYu0VK

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

and CME/CBOE would have NO WAY of identifying the culprit(s), if they do it on foreign exchanges. This is the reason the SEC didn't approve the #Bitcoin ETF- they did not have data sharing agreements with at the time Chinese unregulated exchanges

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 23, 2017

Crypto Exchange Hack

Crypto Traders Spooked After Korean #Bitcoin Exchange Files For Bankruptcy | Zero Hedge https://t.co/B0c5KmgFJX
Youbit was much smaller than coinone and Bithumb, two other S. Korean Exchanges

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

Central Banks

Swiss National Bank prints Francs to buy the Company that makes paper used to print Francs https://t.co/FPYj69kPoP

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 21, 2017

Gold and Silver

CME drops #Gold margins by 10.1% & #Silver margins by 9.6%https://t.co/z5W5pnVADn

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 18, 2017

was thinking maybe they are trying to attract $s back to gold and silver?

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 18, 2017

#Gold, #silver investment demand flat in 2018 – CPM Group https://t.co/udRljGzDkN

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

Gold

FACT: Horses were used as transportation for 5,000 years

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 18, 2017

Unique Secured P2P Lender #Silver Bullion Reaches $50 Million in Lending #P2PLending https://t.co/SpRidz0kXM

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

Russia Adds Record Amount of #Gold to Reserves in 2017 https://t.co/EW4TdEztp0 @TFMetals @wmiddelkoop

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 21, 2017

Shanghai #Gold Exchange Withdrawals Climb in November https://t.co/bsvXuzwzKq pic.twitter.com/VW6OJuNAL5

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 21, 2017

Here is a pretty significant #Gold Story
Moscow Exchange to launch deliverable gold futures in 2018 https://t.co/wnH1zKw6C5

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 22, 2017

Bitcoin and Gold

Hedge Funds Abandon #Gold To Chase #Bitcoin | Zero Hedge https://t.co/2GhSQAROiv

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 18, 2017

#Bitcoin unlikely to replace #gold as a safe haven, says UK analyst https://t.co/9254uPkURP via @IOL

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

Hedge Funds

Hedge funds are pulling out of #gold https://t.co/Av7Fuq10WU

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 17, 2017

Goldpumper.com

Another Gold Pumper Story: #Gold Will Soar… As China Kneecaps the Dollar https://t.co/NkDqVtYHMQ DOLLAR COLLAPSE! GAME CHANGER!

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 18, 2017

From 2014 or 2015 or 2016 or is this New?
A #Gold Rally Will Implode the #Bitcoin Party Says Peter Schiff https://t.co/2x5IrrugWE

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 21, 2017

Buried Gold

The reunited Aldobrandini Tazze are among the most dazzling works of 16th-century silversmithing https://t.co/pgfuKRncdE via @WSJ #silver #gold

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 17, 2017

Roman coins, Medieval #gold ring and Tudor #silver dress pin reveal Cornwall's rich history of trade and beliefshttps://t.co/5BEEWA97sU

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 18, 2017

Trump's EPA Could Open Door For Alaska Gold And Copper Mine https://t.co/6iKiRxKYRD

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 26, 2017

Found Silver!

How Fontana hog farm workers found #silver https://t.co/TiACSDgQcE

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

Panning for #silver in laundry wastewater https://t.co/cqkUG5Kk7f via @physorg_com

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

First ever English #gold coin worth a penny will sell for unbelievable amount https://t.co/hc0UoingaK

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 26, 2017

Scotland’s Early #Silver https://t.co/o4mA06aGqW via @currentarchaeo

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 26, 2017

Mining for #silver in your laundry wastewater https://t.co/33RuY2uLAE

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 26, 2017

Origins of Gold

Piercing the mystery of the cosmic origins of #gold https://t.co/cNgUSEDMnE via @physorg_com

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 18, 2017

Neutron star crash sparks 'cosmic COCOON producing #gold and #platinum’ https://t.co/nj2fNCdMso

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 21, 2017

After striking it rich in Ecuador, one man is looking for the Lost Cities of #Gold https://t.co/zL6NvE4Zct via @BW

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 21, 2017

Smuggled and Seized Gold

#Gold smugglers shifting base to Europe to avoid detection, say officials at Delhi airport via @htTweets https://t.co/aR8qoDB7Vm

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 17, 2017

Edible Gold

Get a #gold donut (and free donuts for life) when Stan’s Donuts opens on Michigan Avenue | https://t.co/C8sc5ETRt6

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

Economy

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

GAME CHANGER! #GOLD BACKED YUAN or Some Sort of #Gold Triangle
End of Dollar Hegemony! Gold $50,000! https://t.co/Nbvn2j4lks

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

If they love #gold, end of dollar hegemony, a 99.9% conviction rate in the crimminal justice system and mass executions, I'm sure they will be 'all in'
Thousands Watch As China Sentences 10 To Death In A Packed Sports Stadiumhttps://t.co/podtiSCIH5 #GameChanger

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

China to refocus on #Gold Backed Yuan, Crushing The Dollar and other Gold Bug Fantasies https://t.co/6hVwZuU2PA

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

NEED MOAR DEBT: China’s new economic blueprint shows Beijing, seeking growth, softening focus on debt https://t.co/mQbJbtvaG2 via @WSJ

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 19, 2017

(The Golden) Life Inside China’s Total Surveillance State https://t.co/LqPn73FfrT @MSarcasticus @vijinho

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

HOW DARE THEY! Don't They Know about the #GOLD BACKED YUAN and how China will free the WORLD from Dollar HEGEMONY!
EU singles out China as distorted state-run economy https://t.co/jNOhAyOJMt

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 20, 2017

GAME CHANGER! #GOLD BACKED YUAN!
It is nearly impossible to move about China’s Xinjiang region without feeling the government’s unrelenting gaze https://t.co/rWj90CwFzU via @WSJ

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 22, 2017

.@GlobalProTrader @SilverGold_News @themarkojenx China/Russia hold dollars to protect themselves against Yuan devaluation or rouble collapse

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 22, 2017

.@GlobalProTrader @SilverGold_News @themarkojenx Russia’s #gold holdings are worth $75B Russia’s USTreasury holdings are worth $105 billion

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 22, 2017

.@grantrobertb @GlobalProTrader gold pumpers mix cherry picked facts, history add hyperbole & never admit why they have been wrong for 7 yrs

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 22, 2017

Ive seen videos calling for the end of the bull for five years. Sure one day it will run out of steam and you will have done nothing but hold gold while watching more than a half a decade of videos so you can say we weren't wrong we were just early!

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 22, 2017

Dollar Collapse! pic.twitter.com/M6Z5vI4pmQ

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 22, 2017

Sometime you have to fall out of love from your own ideas#gold #silver #bitcoin @Philivorypoker

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 22, 2017

The cults of asset infatuation are many. But only ONE is Life and that cult is #Litecoin.

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 22, 2017

NOTE: how this story, as I've said when the story first hit the wire, would drop the #GOLD BACKED element from it because there never was a gold backed component.
Nightmare Before Christmas: China Set to Launch Yuan-Denominated Oil Contracts https://t.co/dkNrI2SmEr

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 22, 2017

China is developing a police station manned only by #robots https://t.co/adfUojJPMO #technology pic.twitter.com/n8uj9UG0CE

— World Economic Forum (@wef) December 25, 2017

But the #Gold Backed Yuan is Real – Sun Tzu Art of War #GameChanger https://t.co/w85iNuCdYP

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 24, 2017

China Audit Finds Provinces Faked Data and Borrowed Illegally https://t.co/PhKbUgquuf

— Smaulgld (@Smaulgld) December 24, 2017

Why China's war on Christmas is gathering pace https://t.co/aIXK6En6yP

— SCMP News (@SCMP_News) December 23, 2017

The word “distortion” and “intervention” feature respectively 92 and 95 times in the report.

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December 11, 2017

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US Mint Sales Update

U.S. Mint reported selling 120,000 American Silver Eagles and 4,500 American Gold Eagles today.

MTD American Silver Eagles sold 385,000 & American Gold Eagles sold 9,500
YTD American Silver Eagles sold 17,323,500/American Gold Eagles sold 190,500

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The U.S. Mint reported selling 1,500 American Gold Buffalo coins.

MTD 2000 sold

YTD 85,500 sold

The U.S. Mint sold 0 of the first America the Beautiful Coin of 2017 today – the Effigy Mounds National Monument coin. YTD Effigy Mounds ATB coins 35,000. The US Mint sold 0 Frederick Douglas National Historical Site ATB coins and 0 of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. The US Mint sold 1,500 George Rogers Clark National Historical Park today

The US Mint sold 0 Ellis Island ATB coins today

Total YTD ATB coin sales 35,000 Effigy Mounds National Monument coins, 20,000 Frederick Douglas National Historical Site, 20,000 Ozark National Scenic Riverways ATB coins, 40,000 Ellis Island ATB coins and 32,400 George Rogers Clark National Historical Park. Total 147,400

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