A Canadian Gold Mine Is On Sale For $2 Million In Bitcoin
Jun. 12, 2014, Nicole Mordant, Reuters 
Gold, the hard asset long seen as the ultimate hedge against risk, has fallen so much out of favor in recent years that the owner of a mine in Canada’s historic Yukon gold belt wants to sell the property for $2 million in bitcoin, a virtual currency…MORE (Business Insider)
Animal Planet Mines New Territory With ‘Ice Cold Gold’
4/19/2013 by Kimberly Nordyke hollywoodreporter.com
The new series not only is part of an expanded programming strategy for the network but also marks the first TV production of its caliber to shoot in Greenland
Animal Planet continues to expand its programming with Ice Cold Gold, which follows eight miners hoping to strike it rich in an unexplored area of Greenland under harsh conditions.
The six-part series, which debuts at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Sunday, is part of the network’s effort to add original series that showcase the second half of its name in addition to its stable of shows about animals.
“It’s certainly more of a concentration on the ‘Planet’ part of our brand name,” says Melinda Toporoff, who executive produces Ice Cold Gold for Animal Planet, which has found success with such animals-aren’t-the-focus shows as Finding Bigfoot and Tanked and has Treehouse Masters coming up May 31. “You really see nature, in this case, as an unpredictable beast in and of itself. It’s obviously not a literal take on an animal, but they were dealing with the elements and how unpredictable they were.” >>MORE (Hollywoodreporter.com)
‘Bering Sea Gold’ cameraman: Scott Meisterheim is an ‘angry drunk’
By John Liberty Apr 18, 2013 jlibert1@mlive.com
KALAMAZOO, MI — The production crew of Discovery Channel’s “Bering Sea Gold” has released some behind-the-scenes footage from the second season of the reality show, which concluded in late March.
It posted a short clip showing a confrontation between a “Bering Sea Gold” cameraman and Scott Meisterheim, of Kalamazoo. Meisterheim is one of the most controversial characters on the show.
In two seasons, “Bering Sea Gold” often depicts Meisterheim as a villain, a guy viewers love to hate. The behind-the-scenes clip shows Meisterheim at a bar where he becomes annoyed with the cameraman and shoves him. He’s later seen punching a wall outside the bar… >MORE miliive.com
Italian Job: Ton of Gold Hidden in Car
When one obviously panicked family looking to get out of harms way before contagion spreads and financial Armageddon takes hold attempted to cross into Switzerland, customs agents on the border found much more than they expected.
After questioning the family and inspecting their vehicle police reportedly found one ton of gold hidden in the floor boards.The nearly $50 million in gold was promptly seized by authorities.
But because taking one’s life savings is never enough for government goons whose job is to consider anyone with a pulse a criminal suspect or terrorist, the former owner of the gold is now being investigated by police for money laundering…MORE >>(lewrockwell.com)
Gold transforms from molten liquid to gleaming bar
James Doran Apr 7, 2013 thenational.ae
Watching a bar of gold form before your eyes from molten orange liquid bubbling in a mould to a shiny yellow brick on a dark slab of cold steel, one instantly understands why we prize the element above all others, and why those who could produce it were once considered magicians.
The metal passes through several states as it cools from an almost transparent semi-solid that is so appealing in colour and consistency that it looks almost edible, like caramel cooling into hard candy.
A flawless and brilliant golden surface emerges slowly from this sticky mass until the gold cools completely into the smooth, gleaming bar we covet. The astonishing transformation is so awe-inspiring you can almost hear it.
Monzer Medakka, the managing director of Kaloti Gold, watches this process perhaps hundreds of times a day. What is more, the gold refinery he runs in Sharjah is strewn with the stuff. Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of gold bars, gold sheets formed in electrolysis baths, and bags of scrap gold brought in to be refined.
There is even a large plastic bin filled with gold sand – a remarkable substance that looks and feels like common or garden construction sand but is in fact made of pure gold… >>MORE(thenational.ae)
Four Reasons You Shouldn’t Buy Bitcoins
Timothy B. Lee 4/03/2013 Forbes.com
Discussion of the digital currency known as Bitcoin is divided into two camps. People who understand the currency well tend to be enthusiastic boosters. Those who are citical of Bitcoin tend not to understand the currency very well and, as a consequence, their criticisms tend to be superficial, misguided, or just plain wrong.
That’s unfortunate because Bitcoin does have some real weaknesses. The lack of knowledgeable critics has created an echo chamber effect that I worry may produce (or may have already produced) a bubble. I’m generally a Bitcoin fan (and, full disclosure, I own some Bitcoins), but in the interest of balance, here are four reasons you should think twice before buying Bitcoins.
Losses. Traditional financial products have strong consumer protections. If someone makes a fraudulent transaction with your credit card or your bank goes belly-up, there are laws in place to limit consumer losses. Bitcoin has no such safety net. If your Bitcoins are lost or stolen, there’s no intermediary with the power to make you whole… >>MORE (Forbes.com)
Bitcoin Hacked: Price Stumbles After Buying Frenzy
Matt Clinch 4 Apr 2013 CNBC
Online currency bitcoin had 20 percent knocked off its price overnight on Thursday as one of its major exchanges became the victim of a hacking attack leading to a sell-off in the virtual currency after reaching an all-time high.
Uncertainty over other currencies, turmoil in Cyprus and media interest are just some of the reasons commentators are citing for the 360 percent rise in bitcoin prices over the last month. The frenzied interest in bitcoins piled over onto the social media site Twitter and led to a spike in Google searches on the topic.
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But by Thursday morning bitcoin prices had fallen to $132 from Wednesday’s record price of $147.
The most popular bitcoin exchange, Tokyo-based Mt.Gox announced overnight that it had been the victim of a hacking attack after experiencing a severe lag with its systems. The complications meant the price quickly sank to below $115 before regaining ground to $130 by 6.00 a.m. London time on Thursday, according to Bitcoincharts.com…. >>MORE(CNBC.com) Bitcoin Wikipedia photo:CASASCIUS
Fake Saudi Prince confines, robs, assaults Dutch gold dealer
By Eman Al Baik April 01, 2013 emirates247.com
A Saudi man allegedly claimed that he is from the country’s royal family to impress a Dutch gold jewellery dealer and together with two other Arabs confined, robbed and assaulted him, the Dubai Criminal Court heard.
HIT, 33, Saudi businessman, AFO, 31, Jordanian mechanic engineer and AAW, 34, Yemeni truck driver are all accused of confining JWF in a prestigious hotel for a couple of hours and asked him to pay $10,000 in ransom for his freedom.
The three are also accused of forcing him to pay Dh3,200 for the dinner which they had in the hotel with his credit card, stole Dh1,000 from his wallet and accompanied him to an ATM and forced him withdraw Dh1,300.
HIT and AFO are accused of kidnapping the victim. One of them held him by his shirt while the other walked next to him and forced him into a car and drove to a flat in Sharjah where they assaulted him.
HIT is accused of slashing the victim with a belt and beating him up with a wooden bar…
“I have been coming to Dubai on tourist visa for about three years. I have experience in the gold and precious items trade. Last February 17, a broker whose name I do not remember called me asking me to attend a meeting in Crown Plaza Hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road with a Saudi prince who will represent a UAE sheikh… >>MORE>(emirates247.com)