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As we've said before, US accusations that countries like China and Russia run sophisticated hacking operations designed to infiltrate sensitive US networks are often hypocritical. After all, we do the exact same thing.

Today, the Daily Beast reported on newly unsealed documents that show the FBI blindly hacked into computers in Russia, China and Iran during a wide ranging investigation that lead to the bust of a global child pornography operation and the liberation of sexual abuse victims.

As the Daily Beast explains...

Authored by Mike Krieger via Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,

Via CaseyResearch.com,

Today, Doug Casey continues his argument for why this cryptocurrency bubble is only getting bigger from here. He also explains what this all means for the price of gold. (If you missed the first part of this essay, you can catch up here.)

By Doug Casey, founder, Casey Research

- Gold's value is due to exceptional rarity: Only 0.00000002% of earth's crust is gold- Gold's allure and psychology behind it are steeped in history and human psychology- Gold's colour and texture appeals to basic human survival instincts- Gold's sheen resembles water and "humans need water in order to survive" - Gold remains a sign of wealth but today is also a sign of prudence

Editor Mark O'Byrne

Gold is better store of value than bitcoin - Goldman Sachs report