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newbie
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March 30, 2013, 09:25:28 PM
#10
     Ok so I have this thought that maybe the feds are buying up a lot of bitcoins.

as you all know the Federal Reserve Bank has NOTHING to do with the federal government, they are a wholly separate entity that makes these pieces of paper (dollers) in exchange for the governments little pieces of paper (bonds) and these bonds are a promise of repayment WITH interest. so this small groupe of people known as the fed res are in control of the money supply. government doesn't really like it but I wont get in to that here, they do like taxes though. so im thinking (obviously) that the feds do not like this new money, they hate it actually, so they get a couple hundred people and there job is to buy up a lot of bitcoins. but not all at once. maybe a few hundred thousand here and a few thousand there, do this for days and days and weeks and make a few dumps along the way but soon enough they will have an incredible amount of coins and they will dump sell them so fast it will cause a panic sell. they will keep doing this till everyone want out of this horrible up down market.

Just a thought. - they know about bitcoin, they dont like bitcoin, they are doing something right now about bitcoin, they will stop at nothing to destroy bitcoin.

what do you think- how else might this play out?

I'm not sure the Federal Reserve really cares about Bitcoin yet (although the Cyprus situation might change that) but you can bet that agencies like the FBI and CIA do. Because of the potential for anonymous exchange, it's the perfect currency to pay informants. Additionally, it wouldn't surprise me if governments are using it to pay double agents. Again, the potential for anonymity makes it perfect.

So yes, I believe the feds are buying Bitcoin. Maybe not to destroy it but to use it to their ends.
sr. member
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American1973
March 30, 2013, 09:14:06 PM
#9
There was a newspaper article I came across mentioning Al Gore's semi-endorsement of Bitcoins. I thought that was somewhat interesting.

Considering its easier to buy blow on SR, than to drive into crappy DC neighborhoods, I assume many politicians are users of bitcoin.  To endorse it openly, is another thing entirely.

MANBEARPIG DEMANDS AN ANSWER:  How soon until DC madams and brothels accept bitcoin?  Or will LiteCoin snap up the snatch market first?!
hero member
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March 30, 2013, 08:59:23 PM
#8
Oh and CIA's investment arm In-Q-Tel (added to my previous post)  Wink
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a wolf in sheeps clothing. suckerfish
March 30, 2013, 08:55:42 PM
#7
The Treasury has a $550bn fund called the Exchange Stabilization Fund to manipulate currencies against the dollar.
http://www.newyorkfed.org/aboutthefed/fedpoint/fed14.html

The Fed is also printing new money through POMO/TOTO at rate of $14-112bn per month to buy assets too.
http://www.newyorkfed.org/markets/tot_operation_schedule.html

thank you!!! ill look more into this.
hero member
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March 30, 2013, 08:46:12 PM
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The Treasury has a $550bn fund called the Exchange Stabilization Fund to manipulate currencies against the dollar.
http://www.newyorkfed.org/aboutthefed/fedpoint/fed14.html

The Fed is also printing new money through POMO/TOTO at rate of $14-112bn per month to buy assets too.
http://www.newyorkfed.org/markets/tot_operation_schedule.html

CIA is reported to be investing in the Bitcoin project through http://www.iqt.org/ after a couple of Bitcoin founders went to see them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-Q-Tel

Bitcoin CIA Connection Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5VC58gjnjY#t=3m33s
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a wolf in sheeps clothing. suckerfish
March 30, 2013, 08:46:02 PM
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There was a newspaper article I came across mentioning Al Gore's semi-endorsement of Bitcoins. I thought that was somewhat interesting.


very! wow!!!  Shocked    can you post link for everyone to see?

what happens in a world that bitcoins are the currency? how will they be taxed?

the government has all ready announced that they should receive taxes on bitcoin exchanges.
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a wolf in sheeps clothing. suckerfish
March 30, 2013, 08:42:27 PM
#4
I could try to find the link, but i saw this youtube video that showed a hearing on bitcoins to the feds asking them to not mess with the bitcoin market and allow the market to figure it self out.

they know! make no mistake of it, they know

sr. member
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March 30, 2013, 08:38:41 PM
#3
There was a newspaper article I came across mentioning Al Gore's semi-endorsement of Bitcoins. I thought that was somewhat interesting.
newbie
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March 30, 2013, 08:36:38 PM
#2
I've seen this brought up a number of times on the forum as well as /r/bitcoin, and while it's theoretically possible I doubt the Fed even knows what Bitcoin is at the moment. It's still a fringe currency. While the scenario you've set forth might theoretically work, I imagine a $1 billion market cap currency is too small to consider a threat from their perspective.
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a wolf in sheeps clothing. suckerfish
March 30, 2013, 08:27:44 PM
#1
     Ok so I have this thought that maybe the feds are buying up a lot of bitcoins.

as you all know the Federal Reserve Bank has NOTHING to do with the federal government, they are a wholly separate entity that makes these pieces of paper (dollers) in exchange for the governments little pieces of paper (bonds) and these bonds are a promise of repayment WITH interest. so this small groupe of people known as the fed res are in control of the money supply. government doesn't really like it but I wont get in to that here, they do like taxes though. so im thinking (obviously) that the feds do not like this new money, they hate it actually, so they get a couple hundred people and there job is to buy up a lot of bitcoins. but not all at once. maybe a few hundred thousand here and a few thousand there, do this for days and days and weeks and make a few dumps along the way but soon enough they will have an incredible amount of coins and they will dump sell them so fast it will cause a panic sell. they will keep doing this till everyone want out of this horrible up down market.

Just a thought. - they know about bitcoin, they dont like bitcoin, they are doing something right now about bitcoin, they will stop at nothing to destroy bitcoin.

what do you think- how else might this play out?
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