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September 2021 Newsletter: Crypto Back in a Bull Market? Bitcoin Surpasses $50K, Ethereum on Pace for All-Time High

by Mark Turner | Sep 8, 2021 | Newsletters

On August 21st, Bitcoin broke through the $50K plateau for the first time since the spring. Only a month ago, some analysts were declaring that we were at the start of another crypto bear market. Clearly, that’s not the case. Since then, we’ve seen some...

August 2021 Newsletter: Bitcoin Bounces Back; Ethereum A Sleeping Giant Amid Major Blockchain Upgrades in August

by Mark Turner | Aug 5, 2021 | Newsletters

Bitcoin is back. After months of doom and gloom from pundits, it appears that Bitcoin has reached a level of price stability that its naysayers had long claimed to be all but impossible. In late July, the price of Bitcoin came just shy of $42,000 per BTC. Throughout...

July 2021 Newsletter: The Shot Heard ‘Round The World; El Salvador Adopts Bitcoin as Legal Tender, Market Steadies

by Mark Turner | Jul 7, 2021 | Newsletters

The mainstream media is intent on believing that the sky is falling on crypto. While it’s true that we’ve seen a price correction over the past few months, the price of Bitcoin is still more than 80% higher than it was on December 1st. If anything, Bitcoin is finally...

May 2021 Newsletter: Bitcoin to $400,000? Institutional Money Pours Into Crypto While Analysts Predict The Ultimate Bull Run

by Mark Turner | May 3, 2021 | Newsletters

We’ve heard a lot about cryptocurrency this year. The digital asset has hogged a lot of media attention as it rocketed into the financial mainstream. Since only New Years’, Bitcoin is up 80%, and that’s including last month’s price dip. ...

April 2021 Newsletter: The NFT Craze Powers Bitcoin/Ether Growth; Precious Metals See Excellent Buying Opportunity This Spring

by Mark Turner | Apr 5, 2021 | Newsletters

You might’ve heard about the “NFT craze” that’s going on right now. NFTs, or “non-fungible tokens”, skyrocketed in popularity in March, with $220 million in sales in the month of March alone—for reference, the entire year 2020 saw only $250 million...

March 2021 Newsletter: Doom for the Dollar? Meanwhile, Bitcoin Rides All-Time Highs

by Mark Turner | Mar 3, 2021 | Newsletters, Precious Metals

February was a record month for Bitcoin, as BTC hit $50,000 (wait, $58,000) for the first time in its existence. Momentum is on Bitcoin’s side, and there’s no indication that the cryptocurrency will hit the brakes any time soon. It looks as though...

February 2021 Newsletter: Trading Platforms Shutdown AMC, GME Stocks Amid Phony Manipulation Charges; Is Crypto The Only Bastion of Freedom Left?

by Mark Turner | Feb 2, 2021 | Newsletters

The stock market is being manipulated before our eyes. Just this week, GameStop (GME) and AMC Entertainment (AMC) were at the center of major pump and dump and short squeeze events. Chaos in the market brought their implied volatility levels to 400—we’re talking...

January 2021 Newsletter: Bitcoin Set for a Record Year in 2021 as Whales Get on Board; Stock Market and Dollar Eyeing Collapse

by Mark Turner | Jan 2, 2021 | Newsletters

Bitcoin had a record-breaking year, quadrupling in value and, in the last month alone, hitting a 47% gain. If you’re kicking yourself about missing out in 2020, the good news is that the party’s not over. At least not according to JPMorgan, who predicts...

December 2020 Newsletter: Stocks Soar to Unsustainable Heights In November, Entering Bubble Territory; Precious Metals and Crypto Hold Steady

by Mark Turner | Dec 1, 2020 | Newsletters

The U.S. economy is dominated by zombie companies with more debt interest than they have operating income. There’s over $1.4 trillion in outstanding debt between them. This spells doom for the sustainability of our financial system. It seems likely that the financial...

November 2020 Newsletter: Amid the Chaos, Gold, Silver, and Crypto Hold Strong in October

by Mark Turner | Nov 1, 2020 | Newsletters

This future looks bleak, no matter the outcome of this week’s election. The chances of economic and social collapse seem higher now than ever before in modern history. Maybe you’ve missed the signs… The Fed reports that commercial and industrial loan delinquency rates...

October 2020 Newsletter: It’s A Buyer’s Market in October as Gold, Silver, Cryptocurrency Prices Stay Suppressed Ahead of Election

by Mark Turner | Oct 1, 2020 | Newsletters

Once again, September has brought with it a buyer’s market for cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin is down 7.5% since September 1st and Ether plummeted from $488 to $359. The sell-off is part of a broader “nightmare month” across financial markets. Megacap tech stocks, such as...

September 2020 Newsletter: Bitcoin Steady, LINK Surges +250%, and Precious Metals Continue Historic Bull Run in August

by Mark Turner | Sep 1, 2020 | Newsletters

While the stock market continues to separate from reality, precious metals and cryptocurrencies have once again proven themselves as safe-haven assets during unstable times. Bitcoin (BTC) is up +5%, Ethereum (ETH) rose +25%, and Chainlink (LINK) skyrocketed +112% in...

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