>Meanwhile, I have another question for you all: > >What does it mean that e-gold's circulation has dropped 5 bars since 9/11,
That means that e-gold has become less popular since 9/11. Any guess as to "why" is purely a guess. (It is an imponderable, like "why is Pepsi less pipular than Coke!") Here are some totally random guesses off the top of my head: (*) the Secret Service raid on Parker Bradley has shaken faith in e-gold (*) GoldMoney, and e-bullion, are taking market share away from e-gold (*) all the lawsuits with Ian Grigg or whoever are shaking faith in e-gold, making people shy away from it in case Ian, say, suddenly confiscates all the gold! :) (*) all the "HYIP" activity has moved to OS-Gold or whatever its called. (*) it is an irrelevant dip, part of the natural jitter of the graph (*) it was a "market top" -- e-gold will never again be as big as it was (*) one large customer happened to withdraw 5 bars (*) five large customers happened to withdraw 1 bar each (*) some sort of big con was pulled off, the villains took their profits in gold (*) bars are being converted to GoldMoney bars [only the operators of GoldMoney would know if this is true, as, GM does NOT publish how many bars they have] (*) Omnipay had a big "wash" of gold liquidity, and, they have decided to reduce it for some reason (or possibly some other very large market maker) (*) people distrust e-gold's infrastructure during war times, and are taking out physical bars Some questions: can anyone analyse the NUMBER OF SPENDS at e-gold and see if they are also down in that timeframe? Note that in times of war people often take gold bars OUT OF SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES and literally hold them on their person or in their house: gold bars "in safe deposit boxes" are not really the same as gold bars "in hand", ditto egold I guess. >while the price of gold has mostly gone up? > (That seems to be a completely unrelated fact, Julian. The price has shot up or down very hard many, many times over the last few years, often dwarfing this spike [obvious examples would be the much huger spike in summer of this year, or the ultra spike in the middle of 99], and I saw no particular correlation with e-gold use -- nor can I see off the top of my head any reason why there would be?) >I presume it means at minimum that e-gold is not in fact "gold itself." So >what exactly is the difference? > >Wondering, >Julian - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://capitalismmagazine.com/2001/september/rp_conquer_savages.htm http://www.objectivistcenter.org/pubs/rb_unilateral_moral_disarmament.asp --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Did you know that e-metal is a wonderful holiday gift? Avoid the hassle this year!
