Blog posts tagged with 'Bitcoin'

We're giving you another opportunity to promote Peace!

On Armistice Day this year, Roberts & Roberts Brokerage pledged all profits from sales that day to our favorite organization - ANTIWAR.com. I'm pleased to say that with a slight rounding up, we were able to donate one full Bitcoin to the cause of peace. For Thanksgiving/Black Friday/Cyber Monday, we made the same offer. We're still tallying up the results and it's just as good.

But it still isn't enough. So we're giving you one more chance.

Use the coupon code "Peace On Earth" on your purchase between now and December 23rd and we will again donate all profit from your purchase to ANTIWAR.com. Every dollar over the wholesale cost of all products from that purchase will go to ANTIWAR.com. This is a one time code per customer so make it count.

Recent events in the world make it seem like the threat of more war is continuing to ratchet up. It's important to be well informed about what's really going on.

ANTIWAR.com is dedicated to bringing you the latest in news and reviews and their foreign policy analysis cuts through the propaganda you get from mainstream corporate and government controlled media. If you want to know the latest and most truthful version of the news, you can count on ANTIWAR.com.

ANTIWAR.com is run by people who understand the wars abroad become wars at home, wars on our freedoms.

Randolph Bourne posited that “War is the Health of the State”. We think banks are its sustenance. The truth is that banks drive war – it’s good for their bottom line. Why use their money? By investing in Gold, Silver and Bitcoin, you are exiting the corrupt system that enables war. That’s why we use the motto – “We Don’t Feed the Banks”.

Use the coupon code "Peace On Earth" when you shop online at RRBI.co/ now until December 23rd and help support the cause of peace this holiday season.

Visit ANTIWAR.com and see what's really going on. Consider donating too!

Over the past few years, banks have tightened the rules on cash deposits and businesses like ours have faced higher and higher fees. Legislation has been passed under the guise of cracking down on crime and requires reporting people to federal agencies if they withdraw too much cash or do it in a "suspicious" way. In the following podcast, historian Tom Woods interviews author Charles Hugh Smith who breaks down who and why government is trying to limit the ability of people to use cash.

Though they covered a lot in the interview, we want to add to some of the points they made. Another way cash was discouraged was by the elimination of bills larger than $100. This made cash harder to store and transport and bolstered the necessity of banks. Tom and Charles made a great point about the difference between digital cash and cash in hand and by making it more unwieldy to hold cash in hand; the digital cash game can stay afloat.

Also, while it’s true that the worth of our currency is being devalued by inflation and other factors, there are ways you can protect your wealth, retain custodial control of it independent from banks, and avoid the security risk of carrying around wads of cash. Of course we recommend precious metals as a store of value. Metals have a long track record of stability in times of currency crises and by using a safe to store them in a secure location you don’t have to worry about third parties limiting your access.

Another option is converting your cash to the digital currency bitcoin (the corresponding network the currency is transacted on is capitalized Bitcoin). No government or bank can stop transactions on the Bitcoin network because there is no centralized server to attack. Storing bitcoin is much more discreet than cash. In much the same way as you store your precious metals in a safe with a key that only you have access to you are also able to apply the same concept in a digital way. When you create a bitcoin wallet, it operates on public/private key encryption in which a strong password is the key that decrypts (or unlocks) the locked account. Bitcoin has the advantage of being easy to store and transport discreetly as they are stored on an app on your phone or on your computer. For an easy to use, secure bitcoin account app we recommend Airbitz.

You can listen to the full interview here.

Dr. Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com and investigative journalist, sat down with Roberts & Roberts office manager M.K. Lords to discuss bitcoin, stocks, and the current economic situation. They took questions from the live audience and some of Byrne's comments may surprise you. Watch the whole interview in the video below and catch M.K.'s show Crypto Convos twice a month on Youtube.

We love bitcoin so much that we have decided to permanently remove the minimum $100 limit on all orders paid with bitcoin. If you're looking to buy a smaller amount of precious metals, this is great news. Holiday season is coming up, so now is the perfect time to give the gift of quality precious metals. This deal is also excellent for those looking to accumulate metals gradually in small quantities.

Savvy investors know the importance of diversifying your investments and we believe bitcoin enthusiasts understand this principle too, so we want to show our appreciation of this emerging technology and the people who make it thrive.

Buying bitcoin to take advantage of this deal is easy and safe. Simply go to coinbase.com to purchase bitcoin through your bank account or localbitcoins.com to turn your Federal Reserve Notes (dollars) into what some have called "magical internet money."

Don't be discouraged; bitcoin is a widely accepted currency accepted by many major retailers including Overstock.com and Dell computers. Other precious metals brokerages accept bitcoin too, but we want to emphasize our support of the bitcoin community by giving you this special--and permanent--deal when you choose to use this innovative new technology.

Starting today, you can use the coupon code "bitcoin" to earn free shipping on all orders paid in bitcoin through Friday, December 7th 2014. That gives you two whole weeks to take advantage of this awesome deal! Most Black Friday deals only last through the weekend, but we want to help our clients better take advantage of these super low prices; metals are on sale already and now they're even more affordable. We have a wide variety of silver coins available that make excellent gifts, so you can get your holiday shopping done early.

We wanted to give users of our favorite payment method a great deal, so we have also eliminated the minimum purchase amount of $100 for bitcoiners, and we want to show our appreciation to the bitcoin community for supporting us as one of the first precious metals firms to accept bitcoin. We hope to raise awareness of this incredible new technology and introduce it to precious metals enthusiasts who can appreciate the many aspects of the digital currency (especially its finite supply that is cryptographically limited).

To purchase bitcoin to use for this sale, you can visit localbitcoins.com to find a local dealer who accepts cash or coinbase.com to conveniently purchase coins directly from your bank account.

Take advantage of these low prices through the next couple weeks when you pay in bitcoin. Once you see how easy, fast, and secure it is to pay in bitcoin, you'll see why we love it so much. Bitcoin isn't just accepted here; it's preferred.

Roberts & Roberts has been in the process of updating our website, and we appreciate your patience during this transition. The brokerage began accepting Bitcoin a few months ago, and we have heard many criticisms of the cryptocurrency. Some are valid, but we wanted to address the invalid claims one particular video makes. Tim Frey and Meghan Lords recently collaborated on an article for Bitcoin Magazine which addresses the claims made by Stansberry Research in one of their recent videos. The video is filled with misrepresentations, and it is important to set the record straight.

You can read the rebuttal in its entirety here: http://bitcoinmagazine.com/10327/secret-currency-vs-bitcoin-comparison-rebuttal-stansberry-research/

For an explanation of what Bitcoin is and how it works check out this brief video: