Pippen’s Crypto Slam Dunk! 🏀

Now, listen here, folks. Times are tough, tougher than a two-dollar steak. This ain’t no land of milk and honey no more, what with all these tariffs flying around like mosquitos in a swamp. Even a simple man can see the dust bowl heading our way. But there’s whispers in the wind, see? Whispers of something new, something that ain’t tied down by no government man or his greedy taxes.

Scottie Pippen, that tall drink of water what used to dribble a basketball better than most folks can chew gum, he’s got something to say about it. Says, “There ain’t no tariffs on greatness…Crypto moves free.” Free as a bird, he says. Sounds kinda fancy-pants if you ask me. 🧐

He’s been jawin’ about these here “cryptocurrencies,” names like XRP, Cardano (ADA), and Chainlink (LINK). Sounds like a bunch of fellas down at the pool hall if you ask me. 🎱

Reminds me of somethin’ Michael Saylor, some big shot with more money than sense, said about Bitcoin. No tariffs on that digital gold, neither. These fellas reckon it’s the future, a future where you ain’t beholden to nobody but the flashing lights of your own computer screen. Hmph.

Some fella named Hunter Horsley, CEO of somethin’ or other, he’s chirping the same tune: 0% tariff on crypto. Sounds like a sales pitch to me. 💸

Tariffs and the Crypto Kerfuffle

The stock market, that’s the fancy folks’ gambling den, took a real beating the other day. Down near 5%. That’s like losing your whole harvest in one bad hailstorm. Stoxx 600, another bunch of numbers for them city slickers, it’s down too. Misery loves company, I reckon. 😩

But Bitcoin, well, it kinda held its ground. Still above that $81,000 mark, whatever that means. Currently changing hands at $83,459, they say. Seems like a lot of potatoes for somethin’ you can’t even fry up and eat.

Thing is, even Bitcoin took a tumble when them tariff announcements came down. Investors, they’re a skittish bunch. They ran for the exits, straight to them crypto exchanges, like a herd of cattle in a lightning storm. Coinbase, they say, was flooded with coins. Sounds like a clogged drain to me. 🚽

That Saylor fella, he claims this here connection between Bitcoin and them tech stocks is just a temporary thing. Says it’s because crypto is so easy to get your hands on. Like a cheap whiskey, I suppose. Easy to get, easy to regret. Only time will tell if this whole crypto shebang is just a flash in the pan, or if it’s here to stay. For now, I’ll stick to my savings bonds and a good strong cup of coffee. ☕