Cryptocurrencies have just smashed through the half-a-trillion dollar market capitalization level.
One year ago the total market cap of all cryptocurrencies was $14 billion! And, it was only on June 6th that they first broke through the $100 billion level… and now they have just broken through $500 billion.
Are we witnessing the death of the traditional money, finance and banking industries in real time? Now that we are talking in the trillions when it comes to cryptocurrencies you can definitely make that case.
And, now, we are seeing two worlds collide.
People have begun to take out second mortgages to buy cryptocurrency.
The word ‘mortgage’ is French in origin and literally means “death-pledge” which is accurate considering that many people end up paying for it nearly right up until their death.
Ironically, it’s possible that by taking out another death contract, people may be able, for the first time, to break free from the shackles of debt by using that equity to invest in a decentralized currency.
You can bet that the lenders probably never expected that to happen!
The interesting thing about this is that it is only made possible because of the inflation of housing prices by central banks!
Central banks have reinflated the housing bubble since 2008, meaning that the numerical value of homes has gone up. This is why the homeowners are able to refinance or take out new equity lines. The only difference this time around is that people are investing in something that may finally get rid of central banks altogether!
These are interesting times to say the least!
Here at The Dollar Vigilante, we definitely aren’t recommending people mortgage their homes to buy cryptocurrencies. But it is interesting to see how those who have done so have fared.
Like this family who sold their home to buy bitcoin in October when bitcoin was trading at less than $5,000.
Their home sold for 85 bitcoins, worth about $400,000 USD at the time.
Today those 85 bitcoins are worth over $1.3 million. Not too shabby for a few months of camping!
It is nice to see people gaming the central banking system to make profits and, at the same time, speed up the process which could end up with the death of central banking and big government as we know it.
I’d advise people to be cautious though. As I pointed out yesterday in my article, “The Globalist Plan To Blame Bitcoin For Biblical Level Collapse In 2018”, the globalists will try to do everything they can to stop this evolution in money and banking.
The Health Ranger is back, after having warned people, “Health Ranger warns: Bitcoin collapse now under way” when it was $1,800 in July, this time he says that bitcoin was created by the US government.
He pulled more stuff out of his ass to say, “Evidence points to Bitcoin being an NSA-engineered psyop to roll out one-world digital currency”.
We actually generally agree that the globalists will try to destroy bitcoin and force people to use their own cryptocurrency. But, he tries to make the case that bitcoin was created by the government itself… which would mean one of two things.
1.) It was created by the government and central banks and has backfired on them massively creating a situation where they sit on the cusp of extinction.
2.) They actually created the very thing that can destroy their entire system with the hopes to later co-opt it and then hope to destroy it to bring in their own cryptocurrency
I don’t think either is the case and certainly, #2 would be insane for them to do… but that is what the Health Ranger is positing.
But, it doesn’t really matter what the original intent of bitcoin was. The fact is that it is changing the world dramatically in just eight short years since its invention.
On January 3, 2009, the first event on the bitcoin blockchain occurred. Its founder placed an important notation indicating the true intent behind what he had just created. The London Times ran a cover story entitled “Chancellor on Brink of Second Bailout for Banks”. This title was quoted and embedded into the very first transaction ever to be included in the new bitcoin blockchain, by Satoshi Nakamoto. The block containing this transaction was called The Genesis Block.
Nearly nine years later and what a difference! Instead of the front cover of The Times being about the bank bailouts during the financial crisis (which will likely happen again soon - probably in 2018), now the front cover of The Times a few days ago stated: “Bitcoin Bonzanza Takes Hold Of World Markets”.
Hang onto your hats in 2018. It’s going to be a wild one.
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That feeling when they mortgage their houses to buy crypto and you sold crypto to pay the mortgage..
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Death pledge, oh that's good
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I’ve heard the same thing that governments are involved to make everyone get into a digital currency and then pull the rug out from under everyone , but the problem here is that if the government is behind it, people have made a nice profit out of it, and not everyone is all in.
People are using crypto as a investment tool.
They put in and take out trading dollars for crypto and back into dollars, or silver, gold, and in some cases homes and property.
People decide what money is, the governments try to make everyone believe that what they say is real money, but when it all comes down they also claim they can take it back, well not so in the crypto world, NOBODY can take what you have put into a offline wallet, nobody can check to see what valuables they can confiscate when there’s no account of the currency, yet you can go anywhere in the world and, with your secret key, have the money available.
You hear the big bad IRS will take your pensions , your home, and all that crap, but they can’t take away your cryptocurrency, if it’s offline......
Yeah we are in a digital world and yes the whole internet could go down and countries collapse, if that’s the case, cryptocurrency will be the least of your problems.
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I don't think it is going to be the death of traditional currency anytime soon, but it is going to give it a good run for its money. It good for us to have a choice on what we do with what we have earned without the banks being involved raping us with fees, interest rates etc. I think as crypto catches on, so many more industries will eventually pop up..
The biggest issue BTC has at the moment is the volatility, if it can iron that out and start moving in an more rational fashion.. I think it will gain much popularity and much more acceptance with businesses as well.
DAILY DETAILED MARKET ANALYSIS, GIVE IT A READ, MAKE SOME MONEY OR SAVE SOME...
https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@pawsdog/12-12-2017-the-market-view-and-trading-outlook
https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@pawsdog/12-9-2017-the-market-view-and-trading-outlook
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İnsanlar ne yapmaya calışıyorlar
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One of the most popular girls where I live just asked me about Bitcoin. Seems it might be going mainstream soon, million dollar Bitcoin 2018?
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As always awesome stuff brotha!
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Bitcoin already on the moon heading towards Mars!
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It is very interesting that the word mortgage means death-pledge in french, because in french the word for mortage, hypothèque, does not mean death-pledge.
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Maybe the word came from the combination of "mort", which means death, and "gage", which mean bet. It would be to bet your life on it.
The etymology of hypothèque is greek and is translated in french as a "gage", which is a bet.
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I did not know about the etymology of hypothèque! Nice
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I'm in alt-health and NEVER believed in that health ranger dude from Day One. He always has a bit of truth and then all kinds of bad advice in the health genre. I stopped listening or looking at him long ago.
I'm shocked to know he is currently spouting off opinions about finance in any regard. He is now a proven govt agent to me. My gut reaction from years ago has been proven.
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Mortgage is French for death pledge, more people need to know that
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Isn't it something? For Myself, I can appreciate the fact that the Banks may go extinct. Even if some of them do, I will be satisfied.
I have watched you on YT, enjoy your show.
Zcash is actually the first digital currency I ever noticed (years back).
Ethereum is one I now appreciate
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I think that we have to get a way to go through these stupid regulations that are taking place in today, the politicians are trying to get a piece of the work of our communities and we can't and should not allow something like that to happen By the way I love Anarchast as I am a voluntaryist... :D You were Resteemed by me!
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I think the new "flight to safety" is into crypto.
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lets hope this really is the future of things
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You know by 2019, JPM, GS, BOA et al will come out with their own crypto coins to steal a slice of the action. The coin exchanges are making to the moon profits, so expect a huge legal fight if cryptos were to be "banned"
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Nice
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Please vote my fhoto back freands
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