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In this blog, BullionStar shares what's happening inside BullionStar
as well as news and research from the local and global precious metals markets.

How Much Are NBA Championship Rings Worth? Exploring Value and Gold Content

How Much Are NBA Championship Rings Worth? Exploring Value and Gold Content

  • Date 13 Dec 2024 05:06
  • author BullionStar
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NBA championship rings are symbols of unparalleled achievement in professional basketball. Designed with exquisite craftsmanship, these rings often feature precious metals like gold. If you’ve ever wondered about the gold content of NBA championship rings and their worth, you’re not alone. For a deeper understanding of gold’s role in various industries, visit... Continue Reading arrow

What Are Pennies Made Of?

What Are Pennies Made Of?

  • Date 29 Nov 2024 09:09
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments Comments

Penny Production Costs in 2025: Current Trends Show Prices Could Approach 3.5 Cents Per Penny! Have you ever thought about what pennies are made of? At first glance, it may seem like a minor coin, almost negligible in value. However, the cost to produce each penny actually exceeds its face value, which has led to … Continue Reading arrow

BullionStar Auctions: Wrapping Up Round 1

BullionStar Auctions: Wrapping Up Round 1

  • Date 11 Oct 2024 11:21
  • author BullionStar
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We’re pleased to report that our first auction has successfully concluded, with all items paid for, stored in vault, collected or ready to be collected. The response from our customers was enthusiastic – a clear sign that there’s been a pent-up demand for an auction platform like this. Over 3,000 bids were placed, and it seems this number is climbing with each round of auctions.... Continue Reading arrow

Why It’s Time to Stop Taxing Gold & Silver

Why It’s Time to Stop Taxing Gold & Silver

  • Date 22 May 2024 15:09
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 0 Comments

Learn about the flaws of paper money & the U.S. Federal Reserve, and why it's time to end capital gains taxes on gold and silver bullion. Continue Reading arrow

Why a Powerful Silver Bull Market May Be Ahead

Why a Powerful Silver Bull Market May Be Ahead

  • Date 20 Apr 2024 13:10
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 3 Comments

A look at numerous factors that may drive silver back to its 2011 high of $50 — and possibly even higher. Continue Reading arrow

What’s Driving Gold to All-Time Highs?

What’s Driving Gold to All-Time Highs?

  • Date 6 Apr 2024 22:56
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 3 Comments

Gold has surged by nearly $300 or 14% since the start of March. In this piece, we explain the factors that are driving this powerful rally. Continue Reading arrow

What You Need to Know About Gold's Long-Term Bull Market

What You Need to Know About Gold's Long-Term Bull Market

  • Date 1 Mar 2024 21:22
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 3 Comments

Gold began a powerful uptrend in the early-2000s and is still in that same uptrend despite the stagnation of the past few years. The factors that originally drove gold's uptrend are still in effect and, in many cases, are accelerating. Over the next decade and beyond, we are going to see a staggering increase in debt and the money supply, which will result in terrible inflation and,... Continue Reading arrow

BullionStar Financials FY 2023 – Year in Review

BullionStar Financials FY 2023 – Year in Review

  • Date 24 Feb 2024 07:56
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 0 Comments

This post reviews BullionStar’s financial performance and milestones for the financial year ending 30 June 2023 (FY 2023). FY 2023, from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023, marked yet another robust year for BullionStar, as we saw sales revenues reaching SGD 396.4 million. The sales revenue for FY2023 was marginally higher (1.2%) compared to FY 2022. In this blog post, we provide detailed... Continue Reading arrow

Year of the Dragon: Surge in Singapore's Gold & Silver Sales

Year of the Dragon: Surge in Singapore's Gold & Silver Sales

  • Date 7 Feb 2024 06:26
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 3 Comments

As we embrace the Chinese New Year of 2024, the Year of the Dragon stands as a beacon of power, wisdom, and success. At BullionStar, the Dragon's influence is evident in the remarkable surge of sales in Dragon-themed gold and silver bullion, underscoring the deep-rooted cultural significance of the Dragon.

In this blog, we delve into the unique offerings and opportunities the...
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The Royal Mint's Growing Interest in Singapore

The Royal Mint's Growing Interest in Singapore

  • Date 2 Feb 2024 22:08
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 1 Comments

The Royal Mint, which is the United Kingdom’s official government mint, is taking a growing interest in Singapore and Southeast Asia’s bullion market and is expanding its presence and product offerings in the gold and silver-hungry region. With an illustrious history going all the way back to 886 AD, The Royal Mint is one of … Continue Reading arrow

Infographic: U.S. Government & Banks in the Gold Market

Infographic: U.S. Government & Banks in the Gold Market

  • Date 14 Nov 2023 09:52
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 0 Comments

Given shocking irregularities in the auditing of the US Gold Reserve, the successful prosecution of Wall Street banks for precious metals price manipulation, coupled with the multi-year gold price capping during COMEX New York trading hours, and the blatant interventions applauded by the Plunge Protection Team, it is clear to see that the US Government and Wall Street work hand in glove... Continue Reading arrow

First Ever Filming of Singapore's Super-Secret Gold Reserves

First Ever Filming of Singapore's Super-Secret Gold Reserves

  • Date 31 Aug 2023 02:28
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 1 Comments

After being the largest central bank gold buyer in Q1 2023, and one of the largest central bank buyers so far this year, Singapore’s central bank (MAS) is not resting on its laurels, and has made the news again, this time allowing a camera crew into its gold vault in Singapore.

This is the first time ever that the gold reserves of Singapore’s central bank have been filmed....
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BullionStar Financials FY 2022 – Year in Review

BullionStar Financials FY 2022 – Year in Review

  • Date 21 Jun 2023 03:29
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 0 Comments

This post reviews BullionStar’s financial performance for the financial year ending 30 June 2022, and milestones during that financial year. Continue Reading arrow

Buy & Store Precious Metals in the United States

Buy & Store Precious Metals in the United States

  • Date 9 Mar 2023 21:48
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 2 Comments

BullionStar has now launched in the US and is offering customers one year of storage free in our secure precious metals vault in Texas.

With a BullionStar account, you have full 24/7 control over your vaulted bullion, you can buy and sell gold and silver bars and coins for storage, sell or withdraw your stored bullion, audit your stored bullion and much more.

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American Gold Eagles: The Most Popular U.S. Gold Bullion Coin

American Gold Eagles: The Most Popular U.S. Gold Bullion Coin

  • Date 27 Feb 2023 18:08
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 1 Comments

The US Mint’s American Gold Eagle bullion coin is the most popular gold coin in the United States and is instantly recognizable around the world.

Since its launch in 1986, nearly 47 million bullion Gold Eagles have been minted across the coin’s four sizes, containing a massive 26.8 million troy ounces of gold. That’s 830 tonnes of gold held in Gold Eagle coins! This makes...
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BullionStar Launches in the United States

BullionStar Launches in the United States

  • Date 13 Feb 2023 22:59
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 1 Comments

As one of the world’s most innovative bullion dealers, BullionStar is proud to announce that we have now launched in the United States with a dedicated US operation, and a new US website BullionStar.us.

At BullionStar.us, you can now buy physical precious metals coins and bars for free delivery across the United States, or for 1-year FREE vault storage in our secure precious...
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Important BullionStar Update: 11 March 2022

Important BullionStar Update: 11 March 2022

  • Date 11 Mar 2022 15:00
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 0 Comments

Amid heightened geo-political and financial market risk, BullionStar is currently seeing extremely high demand for its precious metals products and limited availability in some bullion products.

Our average order size in March has increased by 343% so far compared to February, and we are seeing a larger percentage of orders originating from international customers....
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BullionStar Financials FY 2021 – Year in Review

BullionStar Financials FY 2021 – Year in Review

  • Date 23 Feb 2022 00:23
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 0 Comments

This post reviews BullionStar’s financial performance for the financial year ending 30 June 2021, and milestones during that financial year. Continue Reading arrow

Infographic: Paper Silver vs. Physical Silver

Infographic: Paper Silver vs. Physical Silver

  • Date 23 Jul 2021 15:25
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 1 Comments

The international silver price is derived from gigantic trading volumes of ‘paper silver’ in London and New York which have little connection to real physical silver inventories or annual silver supply.

It is therefore crucial for investors to understand the differences between physical silver and paper silver and to grasp that one is real ownership of tangible silver while...
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BullionStar Financials FY 2020 – Year in Review

BullionStar Financials FY 2020 – Year in Review

  • Date 25 May 2021 08:30
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 0 Comments

This post reviews BullionStar’s financial performance and milestones for the financial year ending 30 June 2020. Continue Reading arrow

#SilverSqueeze: Physical Silver Shortage vs. Paper Silver

#SilverSqueeze: Physical Silver Shortage vs. Paper Silver

  • Date 1 Feb 2021 08:39
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 4 Comments

The silver short squeeze in physical silver currently underway is unprecedented. Even so, the spot spot price of paper silver does not anywhere near reflect the real physical equilibrium price of silver. BullionStar may therefore in the near future have no option but to abandon setting prices based on silver spot price altogether and move to fixed prices. Continue Reading arrow

BullionStar Financials FY 2019 – Year in Review

BullionStar Financials FY 2019 – Year in Review

  • Date 10 Nov 2020 05:19
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 1 Comments

This post reviews BullionStar’s financial performance and milestones for the financial year ending 30 June 2019. Continue Reading arrow

BullionStar Provides Food Relief to Over 200 Families

BullionStar Provides Food Relief to Over 200 Families

  • Date 7 Sept 2020 00:33
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 4 Comments

In August 2020, BullionStar helped to provide food and groceries to over 200 poverty-stricken families living in Batam, Indonesia. Most of these families do not have a breadwinner that holds a steady job. With COVID-19 restrictions, already tough living conditions have sadly deterioated further. Continue Reading arrow

Bullion Retail Shop Re-Opening 19 June 2020

Bullion Retail Shop Re-Opening 19 June 2020

  • Date 16 Jun 2020 06:22
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 0 Comments

BullionStar's Retail Shop at 45 New Bridge Road will re-open 19 June with normal operating hours.

Feel free to place your order online now at www.bullionstar.com and lock in the price. Collect your order from 19 June. For orders with cash payment, cheque payment, card and NETS payment, you are allowed to place your order now and make payment for your order no later than 22 June.
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Interview With SG Wealth Builder: Gold at 8 Year High

Interview With SG Wealth Builder: Gold at 8 Year High

  • Date 15 Jun 2020 13:36
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 2 Comments

BullionStar’s precious metals analyst, Ronan Manly, was recently interviewed by Singapore-based financial and investing website SG Wealth Builder. Here, we reprint the questions and answers from that interview.

The wide-ranging discussion covers the recent behaviour of the US dollar gold price and how the price discovery process works, the supply disruptions of March and...
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Bullion Center Information

Bullion Center Information

  • Date 31 May 2020 23:24
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 0 Comments

Update on BullionStar's services. Bullion Center may not open 2 June after all. We are open for online orders at BullionStar.com 24/7! We offer FREE shipping for orders within Singapore and discounted rates for international shipping. Vault storage orders are processed as per normal. We are also accepting customer sell orders. Click here for more information and a service update. Continue Reading arrow

BullionStar's 'QE Defender' Browser-Based Video Game

BullionStar's 'QE Defender' Browser-Based Video Game

  • Date 3 May 2020 00:08
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 0 Comments

Helicopter cash - Negative interest rates - Government and Central Bank Asset Purchases - Universal Basic Income. Central banks and governments across the globe have unleashed a series of monetary and fiscal interventions on markets and economies which are unprecedented in their magnitude and which are boarding on the destruction of the current financial system. Are we gearing up for a... Continue Reading arrow

We Are Open For Orders – Update of Services: 20 May 2020

We Are Open For Orders – Update of Services: 20 May 2020

  • Date 22 Apr 2020 03:11
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 0 Comments

We are open for orders! Place your order on BullionStar.com 24/7! BullionStar has been exempted from the circuit breaker suspension as an essential service company for e-commerce orders. This means that orders can be shipped for delivery (FREE within Singapore or Discounted for International Shipping) or processed into vault storage as per normal. We are also accepting customer sell... Continue Reading arrow

We Are Open For Orders – Update of Services: 11 April 2020

We Are Open For Orders – Update of Services: 11 April 2020

  • Date 7 Apr 2020 01:37
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 0 Comments

We are open! This is an important update to all BullionStar customers covering the impact of COVID-19 on BullionStar's operations. BullionStar is open for orders but operate in limited capacity as an essential business with measurements taken against the spread of COVID-19. Continue Reading arrow

Important BullionStar Update: 27 March 2020

Important BullionStar Update: 27 March 2020

  • Date 26 Mar 2020 14:22
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 0 Comments

This is an important update to all BullionStar customers covering the situation in the precious metals market. As one of few precious metals dealers globally, BullionStar still accepts orders and has plenty of bullion in stock for immediate delivery. Due to record demand, we have however had to temporarily increase our minimum order for both customer buy and customer sell orders to SGD... Continue Reading arrow

The Window to Buy Gold & Silver With Paper Money is Closing

The Window to Buy Gold & Silver With Paper Money is Closing

  • Date 18 Mar 2020 22:30
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 0 Comments

In the current environment, we are continuing to witness overwhelming demand for physical precious metals, while at the same time scarce supply due to global bullion supply chain issues.

Price discovery for precious metals is now broken, with paper spot and futures precious metals markets not reflecting physical metal demand and supply. This price disconnect is...
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Gold Shortages – Price of Physical Gold Decouples from Paper Gold

Gold Shortages – Price of Physical Gold Decouples from Paper Gold

  • Date 14 Mar 2020 03:37
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 19 Comments

With volatility and turmoil continuing to impact global financial markets, we are witnessing a huge increase in demand for physical precious metals amid record orders and customer visits.

The surge in demand has created supply chain constraints, with some of BullionStar’s suppliers completely out of stock.

As the gold price on COMEX is not reflecting this physical...
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Infographic: Central Bank Gold Buying & Gold Repatriation

Infographic: Central Bank Gold Buying & Gold Repatriation

  • Date 13 Mar 2020 13:49
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 2 Comments

Annual central bank gold demand is currently running at a 50-year high. A whole host of central banks have also recently repatriated gold from London and New York.

But why are central banks buying more gold bars than at any time since 1971? And what has spooked sovereign nations to fly their gold back to their home countries?

With this easy to grasp and visually...
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Why You Should Buy & Store Gold & Silver in New Zealand

Why You Should Buy & Store Gold & Silver in New Zealand

  • Date 21 Oct 2019 22:52
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 10 Comments

With the addition of a bullion storage offering in New Zealand, BullionStar customers can now diversify bullion storage internationally across New Zealand and Singapore, two of the safest and securest precious metals storage jurisdictions in the world.

Geographically located in one of the safest areas of the world, in a stable jurisdiction with strong property rights and a...
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Gold, Silver, and Platinum Surge Ahead

Gold, Silver, and Platinum Surge Ahead

  • Date 4 Sept 2019 01:42
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 2 Comments

Year-to-date (YTD), based on prices at the time of writing, precious metals prices in US dollar terms have been making impressive double digit returns. The gold price has now risen 20.73% YTD, the silver price is up 25.91%, and the spot platinum price is 22.25% higher.

Much of these returns have been generated since early June, when first the US dollar gold price and then the...
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Singapore Rated the World’s Safest & Most Secure Nation

Singapore Rated the World’s Safest & Most Secure Nation

  • Date 9 Aug 2019 03:02
  • author BullionStar
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Singapore is perceived to be one of the safest countries in the world with a strong rule of law and a dynamic and liberal economy.

While this is true, it is encouraging to see that these are not mere anecdotal stories or claims, they are facts borne out by the myriad of global rankings which year after year rank Singapore as the safest countries in the world and the one of the...
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The History of the World is a History of Gold

The History of the World is a History of Gold

  • Date 1 Aug 2019 19:01
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 6 Comments

Gold has been inextricably linked to human civilizations since at least 6000 BC. Gold has been used as money in countless civilizations for thousands of years. From the ancient Egyptians to the Roman Empire, from the Republic of Venice to the Spanish Empire, civilizations may rise and fall but the one constant they all had was gold.

A people without the knowledge of their past...
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How Governments’ War On Gold Leads to Smuggling

How Governments’ War On Gold Leads to Smuggling

  • Date 10 Jul 2019 05:50
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 3 Comments

On a nearly daily basis, the media across Asia covers cases of gold smuggling into countries such as India and Japan. On the surface this smuggling is undertaken to avoid government imposed frictions such as import or consumption taxes, which distort the local gold price.

But at a higher level gold smuggling is a symptom of a problem. And that problem is that these governments...
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What is Money?

What is Money?

  • Date 23 Jun 2019 20:35
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 3 Comments

For something used by nearly everyone on the planet on a daily basis, the subjects of money and currency are surprisingly little understood and shrouded in mystery. But perhaps that’s the way governments and their central banks like it.

From a time in which only gold and silver were considered money, to a contemporary banking system where debt is created out of thin air and...
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The Advantages of a BullionStar Cash & Bullion Account

The Advantages of a BullionStar Cash & Bullion Account

  • Date 11 Jun 2019 23:41
  • author BullionStar
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As one of the innovative features BullionStar offers in bringing modern technology to the age old bullion sector, with a BullionStar account you can hold both bullion and cash on one and the same account.

Keeping funds on your BullionStar account allows you to save on costly bank fees, speed up your precious metals transactions, trade or average in and out of positions, and...
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London’s Annual Platinum Week: A Showcase For Platinum

London’s Annual Platinum Week: A Showcase For Platinum

  • Date 13 May 2019 11:58
  • author BullionStar
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Each year during May, the great and the good of the global platinum market come together in London for a series of seminars and events known as “Platinum Week” organized by the London Platinum and Palladium Market (LPPM).

Participants comprise the heads of platinum mining companies, refineries and mints as well as attendees from the auto industry, industrial companies,...
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Holding Precious Metals in Your IRA Retirement Account

Holding Precious Metals in Your IRA Retirement Account

  • Date 29 Mar 2019 17:59
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 1 Comments

In the US, an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) is a tax-incentivized account structure designed to save for retirement. IRAs can be opened by any US resident with taxable income. A self-directed IRA is a version of the IRA structure that allows investment into a wide selection of assets.

Under IRS rules, a wide range of investment grade precious metals can be held within...
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BullionStar Financials FY 2018 – Year in Review

BullionStar Financials FY 2018 – Year in Review

  • Date 10 Mar 2019 22:00
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 0 Comments

As one of the world’s most innovative bullion dealers, BullionStar is also committed to transparency which extends to BullionStar’s annual financial results, which we publish on our website every year in the form of a commentary with supporting graphics.

For the financial year to 30 June 2018 (FY2018), BullionStar grew total revenues to SGD 177.8 million. Sales of gold bars...
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How Much Gold is in the FIFA World Cup Trophy?

How Much Gold is in the FIFA World Cup Trophy?

  • Date 12 Jul 2018 00:20
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 3 Comments

A sporting trophy revered by the elite footballers of the world. A trophy with near mythical status in the eyes of players and fans alike. A trophy held aloft by a select few captains in its less than 50 year history. A legendary trophy made of gold.

Designed in 1970 by Italian Artist artist Silvio Gazzaniga, the FIFA World Cup Trophy is, in the words of its creator, "a...
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Cashless Society, Negative Rates, and Hyperinflation – Pt. 2

Cashless Society, Negative Rates, and Hyperinflation – Pt. 2

  • Date 24 Jun 2018 05:34
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 5 Comments

Imagine a country in which banks hold virtually no cash at all. A country where if you walk into a bank branch, the clerk won’t be able to help you make a deposit. A country where there’s a good chance that if you grabbed a wad of cash and walked into an electronics store or a major nightclub, they wouldn’t be able to assist you in buying a new computer, nor get your drink on.... Continue Reading arrow

Investing in Platinum - the Noble Metal

Investing in Platinum - the Noble Metal

  • Date 6 Jun 2018 19:27
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 1 Comments

As a recognized investment precious metal, many of the world's leading refineries and mints now offer investment grade platinum bars and platinum coins within their physical precious metals product suites.

These include minted platinum bars from the famed refineries of Heraeus, Valcambi and Argor-Heraeus, and platinum bullion coins such as Royal Canadian Mint Platinum 1 oz...
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BullionStar Celebrates Customer Order Number 100,000!

BullionStar Celebrates Customer Order Number 100,000!

  • Date 9 May 2018 00:36
  • author BullionStar
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Since it's establishment in 2012 in Singpore, BullionStar has had many notable achievements, and recently reached another milestone by completing its 100,000th customer order, awarding a PAMP gold bar to the lucky customer who placed this order.

With customers from over 100 countries worldwide for both precious metals purchases and secure precious metals storage, BullionStar is...
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BullionStar Adds Bitcoin Cash & Litecoin as Payment Options

BullionStar Adds Bitcoin Cash & Litecoin as Payment Options

  • Date 1 May 2018 22:07
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 0 Comments

Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin have now been added to the list of transactional currencies which can be used to purchase gold bullion and silver bullion at BullionStar.

Since May 2014 BullionStar has accepted Bitcoin as a payment option and was one of the first bullion dealers worldwide to do so. Now with the addition of Bitcoin Cash, BullionStar again innovates and customers can...
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BullionStar Wins 1st Place in Bullion Directory’s 2018 Awards

BullionStar Wins 1st Place in Bullion Directory’s 2018 Awards

  • Date 11 Mar 2018 23:36
  • author BullionStar
  • Comments 2 Comments

BullionStar has won a Bullion Dealer of the Year award in the 2018 “Bullion Directory” Awards. Bullion Directory is a global online directory of the world’s precious metals dealers, listing over one thousand bullion dealers globally, and its awards are decided by the voting public.

With competition from across the world, BullionStar secured first place in the ‘Rest of...
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The Blockchain Beyond Bitcoin

The Blockchain Beyond Bitcoin

  • Date 26 Feb 2018 04:10
  • author BullionStar
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With the recent emergence and recognition of a diverse range of crypto currencies, the technology of blockchain is rapidly gaining traction as a profound innovation that has potential to alter entire industries.

Described in quite simple terms in the white paper that laid the foundations for Bitcoin, the design principles behind blockchains are now also being used in newer...
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