Global Intelligence
With the recent attention to Bitcoin, GIH has been researching how the process of Bitcoin works. The team has read many articles about it and even suggested to investors to invest in it more than 6 months ago. The Bitcoin community has grown with the price. In the beginning, it was a small group of […]
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What’s the biggest threat to humanity you can think of? Pollution, disease, natural disasters, terrorism, crime, drugs…? But do we ever think about our basic life support needs? We usually don’t have to because luckily for us we have a system. It’s a system where you can gain employment and work for money which of […]
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As the Senate is convening it’s first hearing on ‘digital currencies’ (but specifically Bitcoin) it has surged above $600/USD which is a record high. One reason for the surge ahead of the Senate hearing could be partially fuelled by the fact that you can now buy Real Estate in China with Bitcoin: Bitcoin acceptance in […]
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Bitcoin has breached the $500 mark as the US Congress convenes its first hearing on “Virtual Currencies.” From Zero Hedge: Finally, for those curious what a “fair value” on Bitcoin may be, here is what we presented [13]a week ago, courtesy of Global Macro Investor’s Raoul Pal: So yes: Bitcoin is volatile. Very. That much […]
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Contrary to what is taught in economics school by lesson plans financed by the military industrial complex, economists are now saying that war is bad for the economy. It seems common sense that destruction of property couldn’t possibly be a net gain. Yet we are led to believe that $1 invested in the military industrial […]
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Arguably, what makes any economy strong is labor, and manufacturing. The US has shifted from a manufacturing base economy to a financial / service based economy. Corporations are making profits, but not creating anything. By giving China and other countries jobs, it’s given them economic power. An anti-labor trend that began in the 1980’s has […]
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We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists is a 2012 documentary film about the workings and beliefs of the self-described “hacktivist” collective, Anonymous.
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While the NSA, CIA, and other agencies are spying on the populous, it appears that at least in some instances, the populous is spying on them as well. But of course the populous will be held legally liable. Activist hackers have been accessing US government computers in multiple agencies (we can assume CIA, NSA, at […]
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It appears the NSA is not the only agency with data collection programs that are not widely known. Several officials (both current and former) confirmed the programs’ existence anonymously as the program is classified. From the New York Times: The Central Intelligence Agency is secretly collecting bulk records of international money transfers handled by companies […]
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