Bitcoin Rose 5% — Why Did Crypto Stocks Amplify That to 17%?
Bitcoin reclaimed $80,000, +5% on the same catalyst as stocks: softer rate bets, a weaker dollar. Vehicles amplified it 2-3x: Strategy +17.56%, Circle +16.46%, Coinbase +10.14%. Strategy is leverage: 4,603 BTC for $370m on August 31, ~4% of supply held. Circle's edge is licensing: trust and federal bank charters, Arc mainnet September 16, Visa and BlackRock validating. Risks differ: Strategy is down 56% on the year and may be dropped from indices on MSCI rule changes; Circle faces a 21-bank rival stablecoin in H1 2027. Amplify price with Strategy, volume with Coinbase, or moats with Circle?
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