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View More NewsBitcoin (BTC) starts the new week with a bump as traders brace for more macro volatility.Key points:Bitcoin gets knocked back toward $62,000, but a trader is already eyeing the end of the bear market by September.A new BTC price “death cross” forms the latest signal that the bear market may have just months left to run.The US-Iran war is back as the Strait of Hormuz closes to oil traffic, prompting risk-asset headwinds.US CPI and PPI data is due out, while Fed chair Kevin Warsh will outline future policy to lawmakers.A major distribution event involving midsize Bitcoin hodlers shows fractured sentiment…
Strategy (MSTR) has not purchased any bitcoin since June 22, when it acquired just 520 BTC for approximately $35 million. Since then, the company has shifted its immediate focus from bitcoin accumulation to strengthening its liquidity position.During the week ending July 5, Strategy sold 3,588 BTC in two transactions. It sold 1,363 BTC for approximately $80.8 million on June 30, followed by another 2,225 BTC for $135.2 million. The sales generated roughly $216 million and reduced Strategy’s holdings to 843,775 BTC.The company said the proceeds would help fund distributions on its preferred stock and replenish the portion of its U.S.…
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Every four years the world gathers to remind Americans that soccer is boring. The World Cup arrives, a billion people weep with joy, and everyone who wasn’t indoctrinated before the age of six sits there waiting for something…anything to happen. Then suddenly it almost does. Then just as quickly it doesn’t. Then it almost does again. This is the rhythm of the world’s most boring game.It’s “the beautiful game,” and for most of my adult life I’ve been patiently informed, usually by someone who calls it fútbol, that I simply lack the sophistication to appreciate it. But they’re wrong. Soccer…
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