(Kitco News) - April Bitcoin futures prices are higher and hit another contract high in early U.S. trading Monday.

Banks have been ordered to use the country’s domestic financial messaging systems for transactions...

There’s absolutely no doubt that our financial system is in flux right now. We’re watching a storm approach, and it’s about to envelop the entire nation in chaotic conditions. If you think things are crazy now, just hang on to your halo…it’s about to get a whole lot worse.

The rush to add liquidity into the monetary system is “the most overt sign” of financial stress and a clear negative for the dollar, according to Alan Ruskin, chief international strategist at Deutsche Bank AG.