Bullion's Sneaky Little Problem

By Olga Kharif Uncertainty surrounding another possible split in bitcoin is weighing on the value of the hundreds of other digital tokens that have been issued this year as the price of the biggest cryptocurrency soars. "Everyone always thinks about going to bitcoin as a conservative position," said Stan Miroshnik, chief executive of the Element Group, which helps startups with initial coin offerings. While bitcoin's underlying network is slated to go through a major software upgrade in November to increase transaction speed and reduce costs, it could also cause disruptions.

By Sahil Kapoor The world market was awash with a swarm of gold bugs after the financial crisis of 2008. Gold bugs are advocates of investments in Gold as a safe haven and a guard against financial Armageddon, hyperinflation, currency collapses and geopolitical troubles. A few years ago, gold bugs argued the precious metal was a can't-miss investment given the ultra-loose monetary policies around the world and the prospect of higher inflation. However, you can't find many gold bugs as the metal prices have taken a big tumble.

ByHebba Investments:Fellow Seeking Alpha contributor Itinerant, wrote a recent article titled "Sorry Gold Miners...You Are Not Putting A Floor Under The Gold Price" in which he made the argument that there is no floor beneath the gold price when it comes to miners costs. Additionally, he stated the following:

With the masses screaming their lungs of about hyperinflation, something that is highly unlikely at best, Hugh Hendry of Eclectica Talks About Hyperdeflation, why China might have a hard landing, and various off-the-beaten tracks Japan plays. Here is clip from a Barron's interview. Barron's: Where do you find yourself outside the existing belief system today?

BySalman Ebrahim:Whenever there is a research note or comment suggesting gold (GLD) price estimates at $5,000 in two to three years due to inflation, I wonder at the inflation implied in such a forecast. The hyperinflation bogeyman allegedly lurking around the corner since 2008 threatens to turn all the trillions of dollars to dust when it shows up therefore it must be hedged against.

There were many casualties following Friday's 4% gold rout, but none were hurt more than one-time hedge fund idol John Paulson, who according to estimates, lost more than $300 million of his own money in one day.

By Regarded Solutions:Skyler Greene and I have collaborated on a pair of articles in which the "pros" and "cons" of Annaly Capital (NLY) are reviewed.

By Skyler Greene: With all the advertising from companies offering to trade cash for gold (or sell you gold) and a news headline every other day predicting hyperinflation and the dramatic collapse of the dollar, it's easy to get confused about the future, and how gold will weather it. Many companies in the business of reselling bullion (or "news" websites funded by advertisements from such companies) have a direct financial interest in propagating these untruths.