"Since the 1990s, NATO has expanded and moved forces into former Soviet states. Moscow has consistently said the alliance’s eastward expansion is a threat and is part of the reason President Vladimir Putin elected to launch a “special military operation” in Ukraine." The Poles might disagree with that. They absolutely hate the Ruskis. Remember when they (along with Ukrainians) repelled the Soviets in 1920 and crippled the Red Army? The Russians are the threat, not the other way around. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Warsaw_(1920)
Have a look at Argentina.... There used to be a saying "As Rich as an Argentine".... not often used anymore Not 100% inflation you mention, just a miserly 50% inflation average for 70 years. Bearing in mind that during the good times 1 Peso = $8.5 USD less than 100 years ago Without factoring in multiple new banknotes that took 0s of the banknotes every decade or so 1000 Peso in 1980 corresponds to an amount of 1,115,734,413,197.29 Peso at the beginning of 2020 due to inflation In 1980 17.5 Peso = $1 USD In 2023 63,756,252 = $1 USD To be fair 1989 and 1990 had 2,305 and 3,000% inflation so looks worse Argentina people still live, granted lots of poor people but life goes on and Mad Max style anarchy have not sprung up
What does that have to do with my post? Yes, you are saying interesting things and indeed, people still live, there is no Mad Max madness, but there is plenty of looking and they even kill people for a shoe or a wristwatch in many countries in Latin America. So - if you woke up on Day 2 after the massive stock exchange collapse, which also brought down crypto... would you buy crypto? (because I think in this situation it is crypto that MIGHT start increasing in value and fiat will keep going further down - for example, during the current crisis, people in Turkey bought Bitcoin and gold to preserve their wealth)
Let us hope, let us hope it's just that. Za Ruskies are having major trouble in Ukraine and the couldn't handle attacking the west, they would be mad to do so. Their rusty columns of tanks are columns of junk. Good only for museums. Let us also hope that this ugly war ends as soon as possible (although it is currently escalating), but who knows... perhaps they make an agreement before the summer.
Saudi TV Openly Mocks US Regime. https://htrs-special.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/SaudiTV-Mocks-US-Regime.mp4
Take off the white hazmat suits, than it is eerily simillar how we round up aborgines around a crime scene
Bitcoin could hit 100,000 $ rapidly - like this (spot ETF of Bitcoin is brewing): https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ek4ME8m35Ww (it seems like YouTube Shorts can't be posted as embedded videos)
the spruikers will spruik whatever they are pumping. Personally, I'd rather see Don Draper selling me something rather than a millennial in a hoody.
I think Gold $3000 is closer than BTC at $100,000. Institutional money/demand is often misrepresented, as those institutions are not buying for themself but to on sell as retail investers. Also where is the need for spot btc etf, is it marketing "paper BTC". Lets face it BTC is easily accessible in fractions and storage is not an issue, so other than marketing why is there a need for spot btc etf. What benefit over just buying whole or fraction of btc in any of the brokerage in USA