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This is a segment from the Forward Guidance newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. As the global trade war rages on, US companies navigating earnings season are being cautious to avoid forward-looking statements.  We’ve already seen Delta Airlines pull its 2025 guidance, with executives saying tariff policy  “uncertainty” makes future projections challenging. CarMax also withdrew its long-term growth timeline.  “Why put a target out there that’s really speculative, not knowing exactly where this environment is going to go?” CarMax CEO and president Bill Nash said on the company’s earnings call earlier this month.  United Airlines executives took a different approach,…

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April has been a month of extreme volatility and tumultuous times for traders.From conflicting headlines about President Donald Trump’s tariffs against other nations to total confusion about which assets to seek shelter in, it has been one for the record books. Amid all the confusion, when traditional “haven assets” failed to act as safe places to park money, one bright spot emerged that might have surprised some market participants: bitcoin. “Historically, cash (the US dollar), bonds (US Treasuries), the Swiss Franc, and gold have fulfilled that role [safe haven], with bitcoin edging in on some of that territory,” said NYDIG…

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Whales and large institutions continue their aggressive Bitcoin accumulation, with Strategy hinting at another Bitcoin investment that may be announced on Monday.Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor hinted at another imminent Bitcoin (BTC) investment on April 27, a week after the firm acquired $555 million worth of Bitcoin at an average price of $84,785 per coin.“Stay Humble. Stack Sats,” Saylor wrote, spurring investor speculation of the size of the firm’s next Bitcoin investment.Source: Michael Saylor“1.4-1.6b range imo,” wrote popular blockchain analyst RunnerXBT in anticipation of Saylor’s announcement, which would make it three times as large as Strategy’s previous investment.Related: Bitcoin treasury firms…

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This is a segment from the Lightspeed newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Crypto cycles tend to have two big innovations: something real and something ridiculous that distracts retail, pumps the wrong narrative and eventually implodes the market. We’ve had a ton of innovations this cycle, but none have really stuck because memecoins showed up early and stole the show. However, if recent momentum from projects like Helium is anything to go by, the current run might get its more “serious” cycle innovation after all, thanks to decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN). DePIN uses crypto incentives and public coordination to…

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The U.K. Parliament’s Culture, Media, and Sport Committee cautioned that non-fungible tokens (NFTs) pose an elevated risk of copyright violations, while crypto fan tokens could potentially expose supporters to financial harm.Speaking on the report, the Committee’s chair, Dame Caroline Dinenage, said the “traditional regulatory regimes have failed to protect creatives and consumers caught up in the volatile new crypto world.”NFTs pose copyright infringement issues.According to the Oct. 11 report released by the Committee, it was observed that the expected advantages of NFTs have not materialized significantly. Instead, the report underscores the presence of tangible risks and adverse effects for both…

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Bitcoin prices have traded within a volatile consolidation range this week, opening at a weekly low of $37,333, rallying to a high of $45,039, and then giving back the majority of the gains, trading at $38,900 at press time.According to data analysts Glassnode’s weekly newsletter, as the global macro and geopolitical stage, the war in Ukraine being the obvious centerpiece, continues to create uncertainty in markets, Bitcoin bulls attempt to set a price floor. Bitcoin continues to consolidate around the $38k level as the bulls have been absorbing a modest but persistent sell-side pressure for over two months now, largely…

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This is a segment from the Forward Guidance newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. As you may recall, financial advisers in a January Bitwise/VettaFi survey said equity ETFs were their top choice for gaining crypto exposure in 2025.  And, more recently, 10T Holdings founder Dan Tapiero said on stage at the Digital Asset Summit that people will always like investing in companies with cash flows, a balance sheet, a board of directors, etc. VanEck’s Onchain Economy ETF (NODE) — set to launch next month — looks to be different from the Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF (BLOK), for example —…

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Dogecoin breaks below the $0.16 mark and is currently trading at $0.1582. This marks a bullish failure with an intraday pullback of -0.16% after a 24-hour high of $0.16119.  Currently, the Dogecoin price analysis warns of an intense pullback due to a pattern breakdown in the 4-hour chart. Will this drop Dogecoin prices under $0.15? Let’s find out.  Dogecoin (DOGE) Price Analysis In the 4-hour price chart, the Dogecoin price action showcases a bullish comeback to $0.16779. This marks a bullish stand against the early April downfall, creating a bottom at $0.13219.  Dogecoin price chart The recovery run from $0.13219…

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15h30 ▪ 3 min read ▪ by Eddy S. Bitcoin ETFs make a major comeback with over $3 billion in inflows in one week, a first since March. Driven by institutional optimism and dizzying price forecasts for bitcoin, these massive flows mark a decisive turning point for the cryptocurrency market. In Brief Bitcoin ETFs record $3.06 billion in inflows in one week, a first since March. Institutional optimism turns April into a positive month, with $2.26 billion in net flows. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF is named u201cBest New ETFu201d and aims to become the largest ETF worldwide. ARK Invest raises…

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Comedian and actor TJ Miller says it only takes a little over two full days to get the average person up to speed on Bitcoin. However, when asked why more celebrities aren’t Bitcoiners, he says most people simply refuse to ever sit down and study again.“It is really hard to get people to study after they graduate, from any level,” Miller told Natalie Brunell on the April 23 episode of Coin Stories. Miller claimed it takes “about 50 hours of study” to understand Bitcoin (BTC).Hollywood rewards those who “do not think differently”“So to say to somebody it is going to…

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