Oh, what a time to be alive! The illustrious U.S. equities market, under the spell of President Trump’s tariff magic, has vanished a cool $5.4 trillion into thin air, quicker than you can say, “abracadabra.” Meanwhile, the Nasdaq100 has donned its bear costume, leaving the S&P500 to reminisce about the good old days of just11 months ago.
As the financial world twirls in a state of disarray, our friend Bitcoin (BTC) performs a feat of remarkable resilience, dipping a mere6% against Nasdaq’s swan dive of11%. The broader crypto market, too, prances about with a4.9% drop, as if to say, “Look at me, I’m still standing!“
For those keeping score at home, the total crypto market cap is lounging around $2.65 trillion, per TheTie’s data. Over the last day, Bitcoin took a tiny0.3% step back to $82,619.77, while the rest of the CD20 index waltzed forward by0.2%. And let’s not forget our crypto stocks! MARA and CORZ gave a nod of approval with slight upticks, and MSTR, the grandmaster of corporate Bitcoin holdings, leapt a robust4%, thumbing its nose at the Nasdaq’s5.8% tumble.
Geoffrey Kendrick of Standard Chartered opines that cryptocurrencies may just be the hedge against traditional finance (TradFi) calamities we’ve been waiting for. “Over the last36 hours, let’s add ‘US isolation’ hedge to bitcoin’s impressive resume,” Kendrick mused, as he pointed out that even among the tech giants, only Microsoft gave BTC a run for its money during the sell-off.
And what timing! This cosmic dance coincides with the alleged birthday of Satoshi Nakamoto, bitcoin’s elusive creator, a date that whispers of symbolism more than fact. Some quip it aligns with the anniversary of Executive Order6102, a nod to the past when gold was summoned back to the Federal Reserve’s embrace. A poetic twist, indeed!
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2025-04-05 18:03