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Nifty Fifty

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Good morning, everyone (well, unless you live in Austin or Dallas where the wind chill is ten below zero and there is no electricity to power your computer). I hope you had a relaxing and/or productive three-day weekend. I was eager to get back to Slope. Indeed, I got so antsy that I finished all my personal and corporate taxes in advance. My idea of a good time.

Just to get it out of the way, BTC finally did what would have seemed unfathomable just a few months ago, which is push past the $50,000 mark.

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As I’ve mentioned, my initial foray into crypto was met with success, but for now I have Exited Stage Left with my profits and am waiting for a potential softening (perhaps even a meaningful one) before re-entry.

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