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Making sense of the markets this week: January 21, 2024

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Kyle Prevost, creator of 4 Steps to a Worry-Free Retirement, Canada’s DIY retirement planning course, shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors.

Bitcoin goes mainstream—the exact stream that was supposed to run dry

I remember a few short years ago, bitcoin truthers were all about sticking it to the big financial companies and proving that they didn’t need traditional platforms.

“Keep your fiat currencies and your archaic trading systems!”

“Bitcoiners can buy and sell whenever they want, in whatever way the ‘revolutionary blockchain’ would allow.”

“All hail technological progress!”

That’s why I found it surprising how much hype there was last week for the big “Cointucky Derby” that saw 11 new bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) hit U.S. stock markets at the same time.

Suddenly, traditional financial stalwarts, like Fidelity and Blackrock, were not to be replaced and looked down upon as “yesterday’s money…

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