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Archives for September 2014

Bartercard Defends &Threatens

Dennis / 19 September, 2014

Bartercard Defends &Threatens

The day after I finished or thought I had finished The Barter Series, the tipline has supplied me Bartercard's formal communication to the industry defending …

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Dennis / 18 September, 2014

Open Letter to IRTA Members

In this last post in the Barter Series I write to the IRTA Board Members summarising my concerns and giving the Board notice that they are exposed, personally …

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Fixing IRTA

Dennis / 17 September, 2014

Fixing IRTA

Following requests from people wanting to know how to make a difference in the troubled organisation IRTA I discuss the process of change. I give options for …

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Fixing Universal Currency

Dennis / 15 September, 2014

Fixing Universal Currency

IRTA's flagship currency, Universal Currency has been offline for 24 hours. It's a broken and bankrupt operation long past a crisis. In this post I explain how …

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IRTA’s phantasmagoria

Dennis / 14 September, 2014

IRTA’s phantasmagoria

In this post I list the four components of IRTA's phantasmagoria [lit: a sequence of images like that seen in a dream (real or imaginary)]. …

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IRTA & UC fight back at GETS

Dennis / 13 September, 2014

IRTA & UC fight back at GETS

IRTA's Executive Director Ron Witney slipped a memo out to Universal Currency members responding to the termination of trading on the UC platform. He quotes …

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IRTA’s Universal Currency is OFF!

Dennis / 13 September, 2014

IRTA’s Universal Currency is OFF!

GETS Technology has now turned off trading on the Universal Currency platform. My four letter word for today is: 'Good'! Now IRTA can address the issues I've …

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Bartercard (BPS TEchnology) Shares in Freefall

Dennis / 11 September, 2014

Bartercard (BPS TEchnology) Shares in Freefall

Trading has just finished on the second day of BPS Technology's trading on the ASX. Shares are in freefall at close of business with shares 90c down still …

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Analysis of the Bartercard CON

Dennis / 11 September, 2014

Analysis of the Bartercard CON

This post gives commentary to a graphical image of the Bartercard operation detailing the various aspects of what is essentially a CON . . . a business based …

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Bartercard’s Friends, Family & Fools

Dennis / 10 September, 2014

Bartercard’s Friends, Family & Fools

Bartercard has just listed on the ASX (BPS) and the share price immediately dropped. This trend will continue. I advise all investors to sell now quickly, if …

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IRTA Board UC Account Analysis

Dennis / 8 September, 2014

IRTA Board UC Account Analysis

In this post I analyse the entire IRTA Board Members' Universal Currency accounts one-by-one looking at historical performance and spotting trends. Some …

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IRTA’s corruption & nepotism at UC

Dennis / 6 September, 2014

IRTA’s corruption & nepotism at UC

In this post I continue my expose of the nepotism, mis-management and illegal conduct at Universal Currency, IRTA's flagship operation, and for many the only …

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IRTA’s Bartercard coverup

Dennis / 6 September, 2014

IRTA’s Bartercard coverup

In this post I not only share the latest moves by IRTA to cover up their deception with the shonky Bartercard deal, I also talk about how I get to the bottom of …

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IRTA’s IRTAcard – Sk-hype & Interviews

Dennis / 4 September, 2014

IRTA’s IRTAcard – Sk-hype & Interviews

In this post I share the transcript of a recent confidential Skype call between the principals of Bartercard and IRTA. I then discuss with them the formation of …

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Shockwaves in the Barter Industry

Dennis / 1 September, 2014

Shockwaves in the Barter Industry

In this post I describe the effect of the shockwaves that are reverberating throughout the barter industry as a result of my string of blog posts revealing …

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