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Main coverage areas are crypto, BTC miners, metal, and media equities. I&#8217;m not an investment advisor. I just share what I do with my own capital and why. Outside of Seeking Alpha, I also write the Heretic Speculator newsletter over at Substack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"content-container\">\n<p id=\"a-disclosure\"><b>Analyst\u2019s Disclosure:<\/b><span>I\/we have a beneficial long position in the shares of BTC-USD, ETH-USD, SOL-USD either through stock ownership, options, or other derivatives.<\/span><span id=\"top-business-disclosure\"> I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). 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