11/02/14 LEAP/E2020 Press Review on the Global Systemic Crisis. Libertad, Igualdad, Pluralidad. News-Notícies-Notícias-Press

GEAB excerpt - A Down Trend 2014: Bitcoin If electronic currencies have a bright future (compare with the “up” above), one of the precursors, Bitcoin, is increasingly heavily supervised uncontrolled, which takes away much of what made it a success. Some believe that Bitcoin is as compelling as the Internet was in the 90s. In reality, Bitcoin is the equivalent of the Altavista search engine which nobody remembers despite (or even because of) the Internet’s massive development and search tools. Here, the Internet equivalent is electronic currencies which have yet to find their way between innovation and stability. This precursor is, therefore, fated to a slow death or a radical transformation. In any case, by the end of 2014, it will no longer be its speculative potential which will make the headlines as in 2013. LEAP/E2020 - Up and Down trends in GEAB N°81 (January 6, 2014) Bitcoin plunges after marketplace indefinitely halts withdrawals The price of the digital currency bitcoin slid to its lowest level in nearly two months on Monday after bitcoin digital marketplace Mt. Gox said a halt on withdrawals it announced on Friday would continue indefinitely after it detected "unusual activity." Reuters China's gold consumption surges The price of the digital currency bitcoin slid to its lowest level in nearly two months on Monday after bitcoin digital marketplace Mt. Gox said a halt on withdrawals it announced on Friday would continue indefinitely after it detected "unusual activity." Xinhuanet U.S. trade deficit widens in December as exports fall The U.S. trade deficit widened more than expected in December as exports fell, which could see the advance fourth-quarter growth estimate trimmed... The Globe and Mail US sees slowdown in manufacturing growth US manufacturing activity slowed sharply in January on the back of the biggest drop in new orders in years, suggesting the economy had lost steam at the start of 2014... Financial Review Ukraine : un pourrissement explosif Après l’échec des négociations avec son opposition, le président ukrainien sort politiquement paralysé. L’armée lui a demandé de proclamer l’état d’urgence, alors que se poursuit la “bataille d’Ukraine” entre Russie et gouvernements occidentaux... Europe Solidaire Austria no longer rules out Hypo bank insolvency Austria's finance minister no longer rules out letting nationalised lender Hypo Alpe Adria go bust, he told a newspaper, softening his earlier position... Reuters German constitutional judges refer ECB policy to Europe's highest court A threat by Germany to outlaw the European Central Bank's most effective financial backstop for crisis-hit eurozone countries has been suspended after judges referred the dispute to Europe's highest court... The Guardian Draghi Anoints Coeure With Pivotal Portfolios as ECB Role Shifts European Central Bank President Mario Draghi assigned the key international portfolio to France’s Benoit Coeure in a reshuffle of Executive Board duties that reflects a changing role in the euro-area financial architecture... Bloomberg Rafale en Inde : Dassault devra bien attendre l'après-élection La commande par l’armée indienne de 126 avions de chasse Rafale à Dassault Aviation ne sera pas finalisée avant l’exercice budgétaire 2014-2015 qui débute en avril, a confirmé jeudi le ministre indien de la défense, A.K. Antony. C’est-à-dire, après les élections législatives du printemps... Les Echos Fracking is depleting water supplies in America's driest areas, report shows America's oil and gas rush is depleting water supplies in the driest and most drought-prone areas of the country, from Texas to California, new research has found... The Guardian Joel Hay: What's wrong with American hospitals? Fifteen years ago the Institute of Medicine released “To Err is Human,” reporting that 98,000 Americans died each year due to hospital mistakes – equivalent to four jumbo jets crashing per week... ORC China changing the way it drinks Health, cultural symbolism drive shift from liquor to wine. Liquor's loss can be red wine's gain in China, a study says... China Daily 7 Reasons You Should Teach Your Children To Speak French The New Republic's John McWhorter just came out with an essay on why we should stop pretending French is an important language. The piece comes in response to a New York Times article about a new initiative from the French government to increase the amount of French instruction in American schools... Business Insider Saudi Arabia criminalizes ‘terrorists’ defaming state’s reputation, disturbing order Actions that threaten Saudi Arabia’s unity, disturb public order, or defame the reputation of the state or the king – will be considered acts of terrorism under a new counterterrorism law which has come into force in the gulf kingdom... RT Corporate tax reform: California points the way The arcane, outdated and inefficient U.S. corporate tax code is costing our country jobs, factories, industries and tens of billions of dollars of badly-needed tax revenue each year... Reuters                                             This special Press Review reviews articles from the French and Engligh-speaking international online media relating to the unfolding global crisis. 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