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Bitcoin Is Bigger and Better Than Ever - Why I Haven't Mentioned It In A While

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[The following post is by TDV Chief-Editor, Jeff Berwick]

Those who have followed The Dollar Vigilante since its inception in 2010 have likely noticed numerous changes and iterations of our style and format over the last five years.

As an incredibly brief history, I started it out of a passion and interest in the information I was uncovering about the financial, monetary and political systems.  At first, like any fresh new blog on the interweb there were sounds of crickets chirping.  I’d write something and maybe 10 people would notice it.

However, within a year it had seemed to gain major traction amongst the “crazies” who thought that maybe there is a bit more to know than what you are told by the government or CNBC.

This put me down a path where I was speaking at dozens of conferences per year and TDV’s notoriety began to grow.  Suddenly, approximately a year ago, all of a sudden many of the “tin foil hat” things I had been saying became mainstream.

Now, I can barely say anything that even raises an eyebrow as all of the things I was saying about a coming dollar collapse, how the system is controlled by incredibly nefarious evil people, and all my other hairbrain ideas like “9/11 might not be exactly what the US government said it was” are not only normalized but are well known amongst anyone who has even one eye open.

In the last year, as I travelled the world and was recognized in countless places and asked by people for autographs or photos I realized a major shift in consciousness had happened.

Since then I have delved into myself internally and begun to question everything about life.  I guess you can say that I was surprised, but not shocked, at what I had started. 

And, let’s just put it this way, after a number of months re-basing myself and going deeper down the rabbit hole I am preparing now to take it to the next level, like a caterpillar to a butterfly.  But an incredibly anti-state and anti-central bank butterfly that smokes cigarettes and wants to help take humanity out of this swamp of lies and horror.

You’ll be hearing A LOT more about that in the coming weeks.  We’re talking about books, videos, documentaries and much more.

In the meantime, I was on one of countless interviews today when the interviewer asked, “You haven’t said much about bitcoin lately. Are you less enthusiastic about it now?”

The question surprised me for a second because I’ve never been more enthusiastic about bitcoin since I first heard about it in 2011 at $3.

But what I realized is that I am now under a microscope… people are hinging on my every word.  Being that much of it is distributed through the internet from my own home which is mostly just full of children, dogs, flowers and birds I didn’t notice the shift.  So many people are listening to what I am saying that if I don’t constantly reinforce certain things about what I have been talking about they assume my opinions have changed.

It was a bit of a wake-up call for me to realize I stand on a far greater platform than I have or did five years ago… or even a year ago.

And so, for that reason, I want to re-state that not only do I think bitcoin is a game-changer but that I have never been so excited about it as I am today. There are plenty of reasons for this. 

By the first quarter of 2014, $433m had been invested in bitcoin startups since 2012, with 77% of that overall total ($335m) coming in 2014 alone. 

As the FT wrote in January:

Coinbase has become the world’s most well-funded bitcoin company after landing a $75m investment from high-profile backers, including the New York Stock Exchange, Spanish bank BBVA and the former chief executives of Citigroup and Reuters respectively.

At the end of the last year, tech giant Microsoft began accepting Bitcoin. As The Telegraph wrote

Customers can now use Bitcoin to add money to their Microsoft account, but not use it to pay for goods directly. Once you add money to your Microsoft account you can use it to buy apps, games and other digital content from the Windows, Windows Phone, Xbox Games, Xbox Music and Xbox Video stores.

“Most Bitcoin transactions should process immediately. If it doesn’t, please wait up to two hours for the transaction to complete before contacting support,” wrote Microsoft on their website. ”Money added to your Microsoft account using Bitcoin cannot be refunded, so make sure to review your transaction before paying with your digital wallet.” Bill Gates even said that “bitcoin is better than currency.” 

Around the same time, Dell began to accept bitcoin as well. 

In fact, a look at which big companies accept bitcoin at this point reads like a who’s-who list. 

1. Microsoft

2. Dell

3. Dish Network

4.  Expedia

5. Intuit

6. Monprix

7. Time Inc

8. Newegg

9. Overstock

10.  Tiger Direct

And so, yes, I am just as excited and even more excited about bitcoin now more than ever.

I just hadn’t realized that I am apparently reaching such a large audience now that if I DON’T mention something for a few weeks then people begin to worry.

Just today, however, I was alerted that the most important book about bitcoin to date, “The Book Of Satoshi”, which I had the honor of writing the foreword to, has now been turned into an audio book.

Past Anarchast guest, and good friend, Stephanie Murphy, was the voice of the book and I have to say, she has one of the best audio book voices on the planet.  I mentioned, as I listened to a small snippet of it, “It feels like she is making love to my ears”.

If you are into audio books and/or if you enjoy hearing about world-changing technologies then check out the audio book version here…. you can also listen to a free sample.  If paper or an e-book is more your style, go here.

In any case, I have realized that the things I am talking about are reaching a new level of awareness and am working on numerous novel efforts to provide even more information to the uninitiated.

In the meantime, if I don’t mention something like bitcoin for a few weeks don’t assume I have changed my mind on it.  There are dozens of important issues regarding The End Of The Monetary System As We Know It (TEOTMSAWKI) and I just can’t comment on them all instantaneously.

But, realize, it is happening and if you’d like more real-time information and analysis, TDV subscribers (subscribe here) always hear it first.

Thoughts? Join us at TDV Blog!

The Dollar Vigilante is a free-market financial newsletter focused on covering all aspects of the ongoing financial collapse. The newsletter has news, information and analysis on investments for safety and for profit during the collapse including investments in gold, silver, energy and agriculture commodities and publicly traded stocks. As well, the newsletter covers other aspects including expatriation, both financially and physically and news and info on health, safety and other ways to survive the coming collapse of the US Dollar safely and comfortably. You can sign up to receive our FREE monthly newsletter, our Basic Newsletter ($15/month) or our Full Newsletter ($25/month) with specific stock recommendations and updates at our Subscriptions page on our website at DollarVigilante.com.


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