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The Lunatic Fringe - Market and Trade Chat
News and discussion for people actively trading metals, stocks, bonds, FX, etc.- TheRealZed
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Crypto trading/market thread
News and discussion around trading cryptocurrencies and the larger crypto ecosystem- pmbug
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Gold As Unpegged Legal Tender
Considering the possibility of gold as unpegged legal tender ...- pmbug
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The Seventh Characteristic of Money
... history only records six characteristics for money. It is with the development of digital money systems that a seventh characteristic for money becomes apparent ...- pmbug
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America's War on Crypto
The American government is currently employing a three pronged attack on the crypto industry in an attempt to suffocate it. ...- pmbug
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Silver Demand Drivers (and vault totals)
Tracking silver vault totals for the COMEX, LBMA and SGE/SFE monthly. Also contains news and discussion related to industrial demand vectors for silver.- pmbug
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Texas to issue a gold backed crypto?
Tracking the status of several GAULT bills introduced in the Texas state legislature ...- pmbug
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Tin Foil Hats, Economic Reality and the Total Perspective Vortex
Ongoing discussion of events related to the world reserve currency ...- pmbug
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Precious Metals and Economic News Discuss macro economic news, trends and events impacting gold, silver and investment markets
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Bunker Talk This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it.
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Prepare for life after economic collapse (formerly named Better Safe Than Sorry - BSTS)
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