Issue #98
10 - 16 October 2015
Bitcoin price is moving up again! This is a pleasant surprise and seems to have originated from China with exchanges in China reporting huge volumes in recent days.
Bobby
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At $267, Bitcoin has retraced the entire plunge from China's initial devaluation entry into the currency wars and the Black Monday dump. It appears, just as we warned, that China's increasing crackdown on its - until now lax - capital controls has spurred demand for alternate 'currencies' that remain out of the control (for now) of governments - like gold... and bitcoin.
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