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BlackRock's Jay Jacobs Reframes Bitcoin As A Stocks-Bonds 'Diversifier'
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BlackRock's Jay Jacobs Reframes Bitcoin As A Stocks-Bonds 'Diversifier'

BlackRock head of equity ETFs Jay Jacobs has gone on Fox Business to argue Bitcoin should be treated as a structural portfolio diversifier in small doses, comparing its drivers to gold and pointing to rising correlations between stocks and bonds as the real reason traditional 60/40 portfolios are no longer enough.

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Treasury's $138B 'Not-QE QE' Stacks Bitcoin Dominoes Behind Clarity Act
Fintech1d ago

Treasury's $138B 'Not-QE QE' Stacks Bitcoin Dominoes Behind Clarity Act

Altcoin Daily flagged $138 billion of US Treasury debt buybacks already executed in 2026, including roughly $50 billion in April alone, alongside Senator Cynthia Lummis confirming bipartisan and presidential backing for the Clarity Act and incoming Fed Chair Kevin Warsh signalling AI-driven disinflation could end the Fed's current rate-hold posture.

Coin Bureau: AI Audits Smart Contracts For $1.22 As DeFi Bleeds $516M
Fintech1d ago

Coin Bureau: AI Audits Smart Contracts For $1.22 As DeFi Bleeds $516M

Coin Bureau's Lewis warns 2026 is already the worst year for crypto security on record, with $516M lost across DeFi, Anthropic's Mythos model under Project Glass Wing finding zero-days for $1.22 a contract, and Treasury Secretary Bessant convening an emergency meeting with major US bank CEOs over systemic AI cyber risk.

Toma Bravo Hands Medallia To Creditors As Sachs Flags SaaS Debt Bomb
Fintech1d ago

Toma Bravo Hands Medallia To Creditors As Sachs Flags SaaS Debt Bomb

Toma Bravo is handing customer-experience SaaS firm Medallia back to its creditors after a $6.4B 2021 buyout collapsed, wiping out $5.1B of equity. All-In Podcast's David Sachs called it the leading edge of a SaaS debt bomb, with Salesforce, ServiceNow, Snowflake, Adobe and Figma all down 30-67% over six months as AI tokens eat the seat-license model.

SpaceX Inks $60B Cursor AI Coding Tieup As $2T IPO Targets Crystallise
Fintech1d ago

SpaceX Inks $60B Cursor AI Coding Tieup As $2T IPO Targets Crystallise

All-In Podcast hosts confirmed a SpaceX-Cursor AI coding deal in which SpaceX will either acquire Cursor for $60 billion by year-end 2026 or pay a $10 billion breakup fee, with SpaceX reportedly targeting a $2 trillion IPO valuation against $22-24 billion in 2026 revenue.

Coin Bureau Warns Kalshi and Polymarket Are 'One Ruling' From Regulatory Collapse
Fintech2d ago

Coin Bureau Warns Kalshi and Polymarket Are 'One Ruling' From Regulatory Collapse

A new Coin Bureau breakdown argues Kalshi's $22B valuation and Polymarket's $100B annual run rate depend on a single CFTC commissioner and a fragile district court ruling — and that Senate bills plus state AGs are already positioned to dismantle the industry.

Chalmers Eyes Scrapping 1999 CGT Discount In $23.7B Budget Reform
Fintech2d ago

Chalmers Eyes Scrapping 1999 CGT Discount In $23.7B Budget Reform

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is leaning toward scrapping or sharply reducing the 50% capital gains tax discount in next month's federal budget, with policy experts arguing the Howard-Costello-era concession costs taxpayers up to A$23.7 billion a year and tilts the housing market in favour of investors over owners.

Coin Bureau's Louis: Retail Traders Are 'Exit Liquidity' as Insider Wallets Distribute in Public
Fintech3d ago

Coin Bureau's Louis: Retail Traders Are 'Exit Liquidity' as Insider Wallets Distribute in Public

Coin Bureau host Louis lays out a six-point on-chain checklist for spotting insider distribution, citing Virtuals Protocol's 16,000% run, ZachXBT's 200-influencer leak and $12 billion in March 2026 token unlocks as exhibits for why retail keeps ending up as exit liquidity.

Bitcoin-Dollar Inverse Correlation Hits Its Most Extreme Level In 4 Years
Fintech3d ago

Bitcoin-Dollar Inverse Correlation Hits Its Most Extreme Level In 4 Years

Bitcoin and the US Dollar Index are now trading in near-perfect opposition, with their negative correlation reaching a level not seen in almost four years — a structural shift that is reviving the digital-gold thesis and reframing BTC as a currency-debasement hedge rather than a risk asset.

Morningstar Tags Santos 30% Cheap, $11.10 Target On PNG LNG, Dorado Oil
Fintech3d ago

Morningstar Tags Santos 30% Cheap, $11.10 Target On PNG LNG, Dorado Oil

Morningstar senior equity analyst Mark Taylor has labelled Santos one of the cheapest energy stocks on the ASX, putting an $11.10 fair value on the LNG producer at a 30 per cent discount to its trading price as Barossa and Pikka prepare to ramp.

Tesla Books $173M Bitcoin Impairment In Q1 As BTC Stack Holds Firm
Fintech4d ago

Tesla Books $173M Bitcoin Impairment In Q1 As BTC Stack Holds Firm

Tesla's Q1 2026 filing shows a $173 million digital asset impairment as Bitcoin's spring drawdown hit the company's balance sheet — but the electric car maker did not sell a single coin, leaving its BTC position intact as a long-term reserve.

Morningstar Flags ASX 'Hidden Value' Below The Top Names In April 2026
Fintech4d ago

Morningstar Flags ASX 'Hidden Value' Below The Top Names In April 2026

Morningstar analysts say the ASX's largest companies are trading at a 23 per cent premium to fair value, but argue significant value opportunities exist outside the largest names, flagging Scentre Group, SiteMinder and Amcor as standout undervalued picks.