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Bitcoin and ethereum tumble as traders learn the “Crypto President” is also “Tariff Man”

Shortly before his inauguration, Donald Trump hosted a Crypto Ball. A week into his new administration, the president started a Crypto Bail.

Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum have been some of the most reactive assets to President Trump’s executive orders that slap a levy of 25% on most Canadian and Mexican imports and 10% on Chinese imports effective on Tuesday.

The trump meme coin, which launched shortly before the inauguration and briefly hit a market cap of $70 billion, has also been in retreat, losing nearly a third of its value over the past week.

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Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies often behave like hyper-leveraged versions of US tech stocks, something we saw quite starkly in the aftermath of the November 5 election to the upside and are seeing recently to the downside.

It’s still early days, but it probably doesn’t help that the high expectations the crypto industry has for this presidency have yet to been met, with any creation of a strategic bitcoin reserve still TBD.

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SpaceX gets a wave of bullish ratings from Wall Street analysts

SpaceX received more than a dozen positive analyst calls on Tuesday — including from major Wall Street banks — as they initiate coverage on Elon Musk’s space and AI company.

SpaceX went public on June 12 at a $2.2 trillion valuation, the largest debut in history. While the company hasn’t yet posted a profit, it seems to have convinced Wall Street that it will get there and grow its valuation on the way.

Of the at least 17 analysts that gave a rating on Tuesday, all but one gave it a “buy” or “outperform” rating. MoffettNathanson was "neutral."

The ratings come as SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 index, a benchmark tech-heavy basket of companies that underpins millions of portfolios. The inclusion adds built-in demand for the stock from index funds and ETFs.

Still, SpaceX fell more than 5% on Tuesday amid a broader sell-off, and is currently effectively flat from its opening price of $150 a share.

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