b/c JR had his Austin meetup the other night.

there are actually plenty of reasons for the USD to fall, one of the most practical being that US corporations find it harder to compete overseas making the spectre of another Fed easing rather viable.  other reasons:

http://www.businessinsider.com/iran-is-ditching-the-dollar-in-foreign-trade-2015-1

the counter balance, of course, is the huge amount of USD denominated loans, especially overseas, that if it implodes will put upward pressure on the USD.

Bitcoin has become a valid "hedge" or alternative asset class that will become recognized by hedge funds and financial risk analysts.

oh wait... that's the bank bitstamp is working with and where the funds are 

no its, true. But why would that matter? This is related to bonds and I believe there is insurance on deposits in Slovenia.

that aint showing on mine? :/

As money flows out of Eu and into the 'safety' of USD it only takes a small percentage of people to figure the risk of sovereign defaults is real in the medium term (assuming greek,spanish,italian and probably french banks are all basically insolvent). So why not put some money into an alternative asset class like btc?

The Oil Crash Could Trigger Billions In UK Bank Losses

 http://www.businessinsider.com/the-oil-crash-could-trigger-billions-in-uk-bank-losses-2015-1#ixzz3Q3BFGR4S

should i grab som popcorn?

edit: tho we sure this is the same bank we are talking about here?


> https://www.bitstamp.net/article/new-banking-details/

California Regulator: Coinbase Exchange 'Not Regulated or Licensed'... ^^

http://www.coindesk.com/california-regulator-coinbase-exchange-regulated-licensed/