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Crypto Hedge Funds: Are Your Emotions Sabotaging Your 2025 Returns?

Crypto Hedge Funds: Are Your Emotions Sabotaging Your 2025 Returns?

Let's be blunt. You're eyeing those potentially juicy returns from crypto hedge funds in 2025, aren't you? Pantera Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Galaxy Digital – the very mention of these names creates daydreams of early retirement and tropical beaches. But before you wire your hard-earned cash, ask yourself this: are you...

JP Morgan ❤️ Bitcoin ETFs: TradFi's Crypto Embrace is Finally Here?

JP Morgan ❤️ Bitcoin ETFs: TradFi's Crypto Embrace is Finally Here?

First, the world of finance is experiencing a seismic change. The once-maligned world of cryptocurrency is slowly but surely being accepted by traditional financial institutions (TradFi). Julien Duval notes that JP Morgan's recent policy shift regarding Bitcoin ETFs as loan collateral signifies a monumental step towards legitimizing crypto within established...

Bitcoin Wobbles Amidst Geopolitical Tensions and Trump's Tariffs

Bitcoin Wobbles Amidst Geopolitical Tensions and Trump's Tariffs

Bitcoin had a rough period, as it dropped below the $100k. This decline came on the heels of former US President Donald Trump’s February 2 announcement of import tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico. This drop was in the context of increasing geopolitical tensions between Iran and Israel, adding to...

Paul Tudor Jones Champions Bitcoin as Inflation Shield Amid Economic Concerns

Paul Tudor Jones Champions Bitcoin as Inflation Shield Amid Economic Concerns

Paul Tudor Jones has once again emphasized the critical role of Bitcoin in safeguarding investment portfolios against the backdrop of economic instability and rising inflation. Jones is arguing that Bitcoin makes balancing those risks possible and necessary. He argues that pairing it with gold and stocks maximizes the irreplaceable advantages...

Bitcoin Defies Gravity: Why Rising Yields Aren't Crushing Crypto

Bitcoin Defies Gravity: Why Rising Yields Aren't Crushing Crypto

For years, the script was predictable: US Treasury yields rise, and Bitcoin stumbles. The story positioned Bitcoin as a risk-on asset, connected to the fate of macroeconomic indicators. Something shifted. What the charts are depicting, and what we’re seeing all across this country, is a divergence, a break in the...

Bitcoin's Wild Ride: 3 Reasons It's Defying Macro Madness

Bitcoin's Wild Ride: 3 Reasons It's Defying Macro Madness

The suits on Wall Street are sweating. They’ve got their spreadsheets, their fancy models, and their convincedness that rising bond yields are supposed to kill Bitcoin. But Bitcoin? It's just shrugging them off like dust. And while the “experts” are scratching their heads, we know why. We are undergoing a...

Bitcoin's Bold Move: What Macro's Mixed Signals Really Mean

Bitcoin's Bold Move: What Macro's Mixed Signals Really Mean

To be frank, the market’s been making some tough pitches recently. You hear and see headlines like these— touting America’s economic doom and gloom, as geopolitical tensions mount, bond yields rise, and the dollar shows its strength. Under typical circumstances, that’s a recipe for a crypto bloodbath. Bitcoin? It's been…different.You're...

AVAX Plunge: Middle East Fears Expose Crypto's Hidden Flaw

AVAX Plunge: Middle East Fears Expose Crypto's Hidden Flaw

The market is pointing the blame at geopolitical uncertainty, as the headlines yell “Middle East tensions!” and blame the recent 13% drop for AVAX. Sure, that's part of the story. If we’re being real with each other. To blame the Iran-Israel skirmishes for all of this is akin to blaming...

SEC Retreats: Gensler-Era Crypto Rules Scrapped! What's Next?

SEC Retreats: Gensler-Era Crypto Rules Scrapped! What's Next?

As readers may know, the world of cryptocurrency regulation is constantly shifting and evolving. Just last week, in a shocking turn of events, the SEC withdrew a number of proposed rules targeting DeFi and crypto custody. This announcement has sent waves through the tech industry, creating equal parts optimism and...

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