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Should Investors Stay Away From Crypto as the Tariff War Heats Up?

In the 48 hours before new tariffs on Canada and Mexico were scheduled to go into effect, there was a huge sell-off in just about every single cryptocurrency, including market leader Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). At one point, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) was down as much as 25%. While many cryptos subsequently recovered after the implementation of the tariffs was put on hold, those 48 hours offer a cautionary tale for anyone thinking about investing in crypto as the tariff war heats up.

The Case for Accepting MicroStrategy’s (MSTR) Billion Dollar Bitcoin Gamble

The insatiable Bitcoin-buyer MicroStrategy (MSTR) has seen an impressive rise of over 600% in the past year—a performance roughly 4.5 times greater than Bitcoin’s (BTC) own gains over the same period. However, the rally has faced some headwinds since the end of last year, as MicroStrategy’s stock has struggled to reach new all-time highs—not necessarily due to cryptocurrency price swings but likely because of skepticism over massive equity dilution. As I’m cautiously bullish on MicroStrategy, gi