~ Nope. Bitcoin manipulation is clearly impossible and unlikely. Banks cannot and do not manipulate entire countries ...
Hotspots: Greece (1/2)
https://youtu.be/bISfaVkszo0
Hotspots: Greece - (2/2)
https://youtu.be/LnsWEXqhd7M
Hotspots: Greece (1/2)
https://youtu.be/bISfaVkszo0
Hotspots: Greece - (2/2)
https://youtu.be/LnsWEXqhd7M
...
You can buy a real gold (or silver) coin or bar and hold it in your hand (like bitcoin) and only trust yourself.
or
You can buy an imaginary contract which says that own something you actually don't.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_certificate
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futures_contract
...
It is a crime to sell someone something that you do not own.
EDIT: Also consider that these banking institutions had been reinforcing the same message for years ... that Bitcoin is a 'ponzi' scheme with no intrinsic value or worth. Now that they have customers who are interested in owning bitcoin, they are now happy to sell them 'fake' derivative based bitcoin contracts? Seriously.
- What's Eating You?
- https://youtu.be/bAF35dekiAY