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ROLLUP: Chaotic Era | Oil, Jobs, Credit | Nasdaq x Kraken | BlackRock Staked ETH | Roman Storm Retrial

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Mar 13, 2026
Markets go chaotic as oil spikes, gold fails, bonds sell off and crypto bucks the trend. Tokenized stock plans with Nasdaq and Kraken get unpacked. BlackRock’s staked ETH structure and private credit strains loom large. Legal fights over privacy tech and surveillance, plus AI partnerships and political moves, shape the regulatory backdrop.
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ANECDOTE

Kangaroo Market Metaphor For Sideways Volatility

  • Ryan Sean Adams coins the 'kangaroo market' to describe sideways moves punctuated by big hops up then down.
  • The hosts use CNBC and market hops to illustrate crypto's recent up-down sideways action.
INSIGHT

Crypto Apathy Means Headlines Barely Move Prices

  • Crypto is in an apathy phase with muted price reactions to big headlines, suggesting low retail excitement.
  • Bitcoin and Ether were down only ~1–1.5% on the week despite major macro events.
INSIGHT

Private Credit Shows Early Cycle Stress

  • Private credit is showing stress with JP Morgan marking down loans and BlackRock limiting redemptions in a large fund.
  • The sector's $2–3T size and opaque lending to SaaS firms make it a potential contagion vector.
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