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'The gold market is rarely wrong.' Why stocks and bitcoin are in a danger zone.

'The gold market is rarely wrong.' Why stocks and bitcoin are in a danger zone.

By Michael SincereS&P 500 at 5,700? Bitcoin at $80,000? Trader Jeffrey Bierman says the market is running on fumes and 'FOMO.'The stock market could face a correction as early as this month - one that could last through the end of the year.'When gold outpaces the stock market this dramatically, it s…

The Latest Crypto Treasury Punt: Art Laffer and a Mongolian Soccer Team Owner — WSJ

The Latest Crypto Treasury Punt: Art Laffer and a Mongolian Soccer Team Owner — WSJ

By Angus BerwickThe investor craze for boosting public companies' shares by loading them up with crypto is getting stranger.A tiny sports company that owns a portfolio of obscure soccer teams, including squads in Mozambique and Mongolia, said Thursday it had raised $300 million from investors to acc…

Mega Matrix Stock Falls Amid Stablecoin Strategy

Mega Matrix Stock Falls Amid Stablecoin Strategy

By Kelly CloonanShares of Mega Matrix declined after the company said it completed a $16 million private placement to expand into the stablecoin industry.The stock slid 31% to $2.39 on Thursday. Shares are up 70% this year.The holding company, which operates streaming platform FlexTV, said Thursday …

Bitcoin Is Being Treated as a Portfolio Diversifier — Market Talk

Bitcoin Is Being Treated as a Portfolio Diversifier — Market Talk

Investors are increasingly turning to bitcoin as a way to diversify their portfolios, eToro analyst Lale Akoner says. The S&P 500 is skewed towards big tech stocks, particularly Nvidia, with few defensive stocks. Long-dated Treasurys used to be in demand as a diversifier but have recently come under…

MEI Pharma Stock Surges on $100 Million Private Placement, Litecoin Treasury Strategy

MEI Pharma Stock Surges on $100 Million Private Placement, Litecoin Treasury Strategy

By Dean SealShares of MEI Pharma hit a 52-week high after the company said a $100 million private placement will be used to adopt the cryptocurrency Litecoin as its treasury reserved asset.The stock was up 52% at $6.84 in early trading on Friday. Shares have more than doubled in the past 52 weeks.Th…

Bitcoin Standard Treasury to Go Public Via SPAC Deal

Bitcoin Standard Treasury to Go Public Via SPAC Deal

By Kelly CloonanBitcoin Standard Treasury has agreed to merge with a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of Cantor Fitzgerald to bring its bitcoin treasury public.BSTR said Thursday the deal includes a total private placement of up to $1.5 billion, including $400 million in…

Sonnet BioTherapeutics Shares Climb After Plan to Transfer Into Public Crypto Treasury Co.

Sonnet BioTherapeutics Shares Climb After Plan to Transfer Into Public Crypto Treasury Co.

By Natalie WegerSonnet BioTherapeutics shares climbed after the oncology-focused biotechnology company said it entered into an agreement to become a public cryptocurrency treasury company.Shares more than doubled to $13.50 on Monday. Shares were up 78.5% over the past year.Sonnet BioTherapeutics, wh…

Columbus Circle Capital, ProCap BTC to Merge Into Bitcoin-Treasury Company

Columbus Circle Capital, ProCap BTC to Merge Into Bitcoin-Treasury Company

By Denny JacobColumbus Circle Capital will combine with bitcoin-native financial services firm ProCap BTC.Columbus Circle is a special-purpose acquisition company sponsored by a controlled subsidiary of Cohen & Co.The combined company will operate as ProCap Financial, described as a bitcoin-treasur…

GameStop hints at its next bitcoin buy. The stock is tumbling.

GameStop hints at its next bitcoin buy. The stock is tumbling.

By James RogersThe videogame retailer has proposed a $1.75 billion bond dealGameStop Corp. late Wednesday said it plans to raise more debt - a move that could indicate another bitcoin purchase is looming for the videogame retailer and original meme stock.The Texas-based company (GME) announced the p…

'Too early' to call bitcoin a safe haven as it outperforms stocks and dollar amid tariff turmoil

'Too early' to call bitcoin a safe haven as it outperforms stocks and dollar amid tariff turmoil

By Frances YueBitcoin bulls have long been frustrated to see the crypto trade in a fashion similar to stocks and other assets perceived as risky, rather than as a store of value such as gold. Now, some think they see tentative signs of a shift.They've argued that bitcoin (BTCUSD), as a decentralized…

ECB's Rehn says U.S. administration must be encouraged to avoid 'very harmful' tariffs

ECB's Rehn says U.S. administration must be encouraged to avoid 'very harmful' tariffs

Olli Rehn, an ECB policymaker, said that the U.S. administration must be encouraged to avoid leveraging "unnecessary and very harmful" tariffs on Europe through a negotiations solution. "The simple conclusion is that we should aim at a negotiated solution," said the Finnish central bank governor…

Have AI and wildfires made electric utility bonds less of a safe haven?: Fridson

Have AI and wildfires made electric utility bonds less of a safe haven?: Fridson

Rapid developments in artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency over the past few years and a series of high profile wildfires have raised questions about electric utilities’ traditional image as a stodgy but reliable defensive hedge.“Buy utilities. Even when times are tough, people still have to p…