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#XRPETF Should I cash out my XRP and invest in an XRP ETF if they come out?
Crypto
I’m based in the UK, and although it’ll probably be a while before one gets approved I’m curious whether it may be worth me selling my XRP and investing in an XRP ETF through a stocks & shares ISA?

My thoughts being that if I do get quite big gains in the future, by attaching the ETF to a stocks and shares ISA I wont have to pay tax when eventually liquidating.

What would be the pros and cons of this?

It's always better to own the actual asset rather than a pool of it with others.

$XRP XRP’s brilliant future.
ANALYSIS
Honestly, I don't see a three-figure price increase for each XRP as that far-fetched.

Think about it, with an openmind.

I’m not trying to say something like “the coin I’m holding is better…”, but With all the good news related to XRP this week, such as the dismissal of the SEC lawsuit, or the fact that Ripple can restart its projects without any legal impediment, or the potential benefits that using XRP in current banking for international transactions could unlock, we should be more optimistic.

XRP has a bright future.

I’m going to just wait, Hold and DCA.

How do you feel about the partial pause in tariffs that Trump announced today?

How do you view the overall Trump strategy as it relates to the pause?
No clue. I'm on record not being in favor of the sweeping tariff strategy from the get-go; it feels like a centrally planned economy move and reminds me of socialist democrat strategy- not a way to generate strong America-beneficial trade agreements.

Do you think the market recovery will hold?
Probably. The uncertainty was the big problem for everyone, some measure of certainty means rebound, a unified strategy vis a vis China means even more 'certainty' = pretty line go up, knee-jerk TDS leftists and economic/fiscal conservatives like me stop bitching. Everybody wins.

What do you think an ideal steady state of tariffs looks like for Trump?
No idea how to answer that question.

#TariffsPause

$TRUMP Donald Trump supporters lose $12,000,000,000 after his meme coin collapses

That's what is always was. It was a way for tech billionaires to donate millions of dollars to Donald Trump in an indirect way that wasnt illegal. "Investing" in a new crypto coin is how they got around the law. That's what the "crypto ball" before the inauguration was all about.

Everyone was in on it, except the rubes. The rubes pumped money into it and now they're holding the bag like the imbeciles they are. They got scammed once again.

Why does bitcoin follow the US stock market trend?
I have always thought about this but never understood. If Bitcoin is truly an independent asset, you'd expect it to act as a safe haven something people flock to when the stock market tanks. Yet, time and again, we see Bitcoin’s price movements mirroring the U.S. stock market, dipping when stocks drop and rising when they rally. So, what gives? Is Bitcoin more tied to traditional markets than we’d like to admit, or is something else driving this correlation?
#BTCvsMarkets

Trump offers dinner and VIP White House tours for top 220 holders of $TRUMP meme crypto
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Isn’t this a clear violation of the Emoluments clause.

This is, without a doubt, totally and utterly not legal in any way.

#DinnerWithTrump

$ETH Ethereum’s Growth vs ETH’s Price: ETH’s Home Is at $10,000+
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Ethereums network is thriving with stablecoins, Defi, and tokenization - showing clear product-market fit.

Despite the ecosystems success - ETHs price isnt reflecting this growth and this creates a significant value gap.

There should be honest self-reflection on Ethereums mistakes to address this disconnect.

#MarketRebound Will the market rebound?
Discussion
What’s everyone’s thoughts?? Tariff implementation has been a tough one to swallow. Anyone worried about their investments? When do you think we will rebound ?

Michael Saylor's Strategy surpasses 500,000 BTC after latest $584 million bitcoin buy

If Strategy gets to 1,000,000 BTC, and BTC gets to $1,000,000, that would put them in the elite trillion dollar company club with Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia and the others. Pretty crazy for a rinky-dink little business intelligence software company.

#SaylorBTCPurchase

Ethereum Lags Behind Bitcoin Rebound as Devs Work Towards Pectra Upgrade

I mean yeah, ETH/BTC has been basically down-only since the merge. It's underperformance is kind of breathtaking. We're 18-20% away from the 2019 lows and I suspect total capitulation at that point.

#BTCRebound

China and America Aren’t Just in a Trade War. It’s a Fight for the 21st Century.

I don't know if you've seen literally any US news in the past 6 months or so but right now the US is trying to burn down every single relationship and operate like a country completely alone on earth.

That formula almost by definition means the US won't be a leader for the next century. There's still a big factor around the US military but absent a full on global conflict that just doesn't matter like it used to

#USChinaTensions

$TRX Why is Tron always against the market ?
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Everytime coins start being bullish, even before the US-elections TRON is almost always on the rise.

The US exchanges haven't been very friendly to Tron.

I never understood why some of the people working in the crypto industry would call Tron "ChinaChain."

I just figured they were either racist, trying to be edgy, trying to FUD Tron, or a mix of the three.

I've been using Tron since 2020 and along the way I have learned that some of the miners in China, as well as some Chinese citizens, have been using Tron to send USDT payments without having to worry about the watchful eye of big government.

I'm unsure if this is the case, but I have a working theory.

The miners in China cash out their BTC (or whatever else they are mining) to Trc-20 USDT in order to pay their workers, themselves, and upgrade their mining equipment.

So, as the price of BTC falls, the price of Trx rises.... but almost all of the other alts follow BTC.

It's just a theory. I may be wrong about all of this. Lol.

Investing in trx
Hello I have some money in tron Is it worth holding on further?

Do they have any new technologies or uses of the coin that are being launched soon?

Im guessing what id like to hear is:

Why are you holding tron?

Im considering changing my money to another coin / stock But I have earned quite good money on tron the last two years. So feel like maybe staying loyal and hold.

But have seen it dropped -20% this month or so makes me get some cold feet
#TRXETF

Trump Lashes Out at Powell, Says ‘Termination Cannot Come Fast Enough’
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Fed independence is absolutely critical, the moment something like rate cuts become susceptible to political pressure is the moment economic doomsday scenarios like hyperinflation become a very real possibility. Really can’t stress enough how dangerous this is, this admin isn’t playing with fire, it’s playing with a nuclear reactor

#TrumpVsPowell

$SOL Is it too late to invest in SOL?
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Sorry for newb question. I blindly bought some BTC, ETH and XRP (I know) like 18 months ago without really knowing anything about crypto. For a total idiot with zero knowledge on crypto, I’ve more than doubled my investment in 18 months. From what I’ve read if you were to play it safe in the stock market, doubling your investment would take like 7 years.

Anywhoo, I’m wondering if buying SOL would be really dumb right now because it’s at its peak, or is the peak just about to begin and will I be kicking myself for missing out? Would’ve been mad to buy a year ago but here we are

Genuinly curios why are we still using Binance?

So after going through some comments here and some posts the general consesus is that Binance is definitely doing shady stuff.

Pumping shit coins, Buying before listing, Price manipulation of BNB, BUSD wasn't backed with a 1 billion dollar hole just a month ago.

So to me this all seems like a really bad thing. Yet it is one of the biggest exchanges.

Also something interesting is that Bitcoins price was pumped mainly by using BUSD which has never happened before as it was Tether that was used mainly to buy Bitcoin.

If we all kind of know that Binance is doing these things why are we even using them and how is this crypto exchange still running?
#BinanceLeadsQ1

Why is Solana surging?
DISCUSSION
Im no crypto expert but from what I know Solana is a competitor of Ethereum which has its own network and cheaper fees. I know new altcoins can cheaply be purchased on the solana network. Is there anything Im missing? Im just trying to figure out why its becoming so popular so fast lately. Is there potential for it to eclipse ethereum?

I've honestly been both intrigued and confused and impressed by Solana's recovery. I mean the whole token collapsed, price fell to almost $10, and now just over a year later they've more than 10x right into 5th place on the crypto world stage.

If anyone can explain this recovery, that would be great. I imagine it's in part a strong community, I do see a lot of projects and building and even the NFT ecosystem on SOL seems solid. If people have utility with a blockchain that will certainly give it a good amount of strength. And perhaps there are other things going on, like solid development or some big investors who have stepped up since FTX imploded.#SolanaSurge

Metaplanet buys¥4 billion worth of Bitcoin. Do you still think you're late to?

Late to make life changing amounts of money with a few $ investment? Yes.

Late to protect your hard-earned money from being debased at will by people deciding to print more of it, no.

The choice is yours

#MetaplanetBTCPurchase

Fed's Powell says tariffs could lead to inflation, economic slowdown

He basically said the S word.

With consumer retail spending coming out that looks like a pre-tariff spending bump, coupled with a bunch of other indicators…

Well. I’m struggling to see a future where these policies make America great again.

But what would I know. I’m just an orthodox economist.

#PowellRemarks

World's First Spot Solana ETFs to Launch in Canada
On April 16th, the world’s first spot Solana ETFs will begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange. All four ETFs hold physical Solana—no futures, no leverage. A major milestone for institutional adoption.

Going to be interesting if this makes US regulators move faster.

Do you guys think these ETFs will get strong demand? Based on Solana's relative market cap, these ETFs could see around $250M in total assets.

UPDATE: Evolve Solana ETF just announced a fee waiver on their ETF, so 0% management fee until the end of the year.

Here is a breakdown of the 4 funds launching
#CanadaSOLETFLaunch