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    Vanguard’s decision to not offer its users access to bitcoin ETFs has sparked a backlash among some customers, who have decided to close their brokerage accounts and move their money to other platforms.
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    Julian Fahrer, co-founder and chief executive at Apollo, a review platform for bitcoin-related products, said on X, formerly Twitter, that he requested to transfer his 401(k) account from Vanguard to Fidelity.

    β€œIt took about 15 minutes,” Fahrer tweeted.
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    Oher crypto enthusiasts expressed similar feelings on X.
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    As investor interest in bitcoin ETFs appear to be high, financial institutions that don’t offer access to the trading of such products may suffer from user outflows, said Frank Corva, senior analyst for digital assets at comparison website Finder.com.

    β€œFinancial institutions that ignore bitcoin and hinder their clients from getting access to the asset will likely be punished in the form of their clients moving their money to institutions that accommodate their desire to get exposure to bitcoin,” Corva wrote in emailed comments.

    https://www.marketwatch.com/story/vanguards-decision-to-shun-bitcoin-etfs-triggers-backlash-with-some-customers-moving-to-crypto-friendly-competitors-like-fidelity-06d8713b

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  2. 1 hour ago, Hal Finney said:

    ... if QT is ending ...

    From Saturday:

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    Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Lorie Logan said the US central bank may need to slow down the pace at which it shrinks its portfolio of assets amid scarcer liquidity in financial markets.

    While liquidity and bank reserves in the financial system are still more than ample, she said, individual banks could start to see liquidity constraints, especially as balances in the Fed’s overnight reverse repurchase facility fall. Logan said it’s now β€œappropriate” to begin discussing the parameters around a Fed decision to slow the pace of its balance-sheet runoff.
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    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-06/logan-says-fed-should-slow-asset-runoff-as-reverse-repo-dwindles

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  3. 8 hours ago, LonghornSean said:

    Looking forward to this (March 21). Hope it delivers. The books were great.

    There is a series on Amazon for this that is a Chinese production.Β  I read the book (3 body problem - wasn't aware there was more than 1 book) and was able to follow it but I can't imagine anyone who had not read the book would understand what was happening.Β  I don't know if its the pacing or having to read subtitles, but I also have trouble staying awake while watching, so I'm only ~3 episodes in to it.Β  The trailer for the Netflix version looks to be be in English and definitely higher budget special effects.Β  I'll probably be able to stay awake through it even if it looks like they might have changed the ethnicity of several characters.

    5 hours ago, WashHorn said:

    I’ve reread the series several times and recognized very little from the trailers. ...

    I recognized most of the trailer as parts of the book.Β  Looks like they Americanized it a bit though.

  4. 3 minutes ago, nnm said:

    Not really.

    Considering that I don't play on the weekends, I'm missing out on ~100 games per year.Β  So 400 games played is just under two years playing.Β  Your 727 looks to be about two full years played.Β  Considering the calendar span of our playing, you must have started slightly before me, but not by that much.Β 

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