President Trump announced a highly aggressive tariff package—one with broad macroeconomic implications—and global markets reacted sharply. In this environment of heightened volatility, we urge investors to maintain perspective, just as they should when prices are volatile to the upside (e.g., last year’s post-election rally).
Notably, since the election, bitcoin and the Nasdaq Crypto Index have outperformed gold, the S&P 500, and Nasdaq 100. Even in the wake of the tariffs, only gold has outpaced bitcoin and the NCI—highlighting the relative strength of digital assets amid global market declines.
Market Highlights
Stablecoin legislation advances in US
The House Financial Services Committee voted to advance a monumental bill to regulate stablecoins, the STABLE Act, following the Senate Banking Committee approval of similar legislation earlier this year.
President Trump has said he wants stablecoin legislation approved by Congress before its August recess, reinforcing the new administration’s focus on establishing clear crypto regulation.
Tokenized fund sets dividend benchmark
BlackRock’s BUIDL paid an estimated $4.17 million in monthly dividends during March.
This highlights the potential of crypto to create attractive investment instruments, such as tokenized funds, which stood out this month paying massive dividends and setting a new benchmark for the class.
SEC chair orders review of crypto guidance
Acting SEC Chair Mark T. Uyeda ordered a review of past staff guidance on crypto, including risk warnings and interpretations of the Howey test.
This move, like others before, signals a broader shift toward a more open regulatory approach, potentially strengthening the presence of bitcoin and other digital assets in the US in the near future.
Market Metrics
The NCITM constituents had another negative week, with only XRP (-7.0%) and BTC (-3.8%) avoiding double-digit losses. The overall NCITM decline of -5.2% was cushioned by BTC’s relative resilience, as it performed better as a store-of-value asset. However, the drop still reflects a broader risk-off sentiment across all markets, driven by Trump’s tariff policies and growing macroeconomic uncertainties that are prompting investors to reassess their positions.
This week, the NCITM fell -5.3%, narrowing the gap with traditional indices such as the Nasdaq 100 (-9.8%) and S&P 500 (-9.1%) which experienced sharper losses following Trump’s tariff announcements. BTC (-3.8%) performed similarly to gold (-3.3%), though gold remains the top-performing asset class year-to-date. The week reinforced the risk-off sentiment, with investors broadly retreating from risk assets. Still, it also highlighted crypto’s growing relevance, as the most volatile asset class managed to outperform traditional markets in a stressed environment.
Jämförelseindex: STOXX Global Space Satellites and Drones Index
Rymdindustrin befinner sig i en brytpunkt, då tillgången till rymdindustrin skiftar från rent statligt ledda program till en bredare blandning av myndigheter och välkapitaliserade offentliga och privata aktörer.
iShares Space Technologies UCITSETF (ST4R) fångar hela värdekedjan i denna expanderande rymdekonomi, inklusive snabbare börsintroduktioner, från uppskjutningsleverantörer och återanvändbara tekniker som sänker kostnaden för tillgång till omloppsbana, till satellitoperatörer och de efterföljande tillämpningar som är beroende av rymdbaserad infrastruktur.
ST4R investerar i företag som genererar minst 25 % av intäkterna från rymd-, drönar- eller satellitverksamhet, vilket säkerställer en tydlig tematisk anpassning*.
Positionera investeringar i centrum för Artemis-erans ekosystem
ST4R fångar upp företag som drar nytta av den expanderande rymdekonomin, understödd av statliga program, försvarsutgifter och accelererande privata investeringar*.
Snabbspår för ledare
Indexet inkluderar ett snabbspår för börsintroduktion, vilket gör det möjligt att lägga till kvalificerade företag genom ad hoc- eller extraordinära ombalanseringar efter notering.
Det betyder att det går att handla andelar i denna ETF genom de flesta svenska banker och Internetmäklare, till exempel Nordnet, SAVR, DEGIRO och Avanza.
JPM US Equity Premium Income Active UCITSETF EUR Dist (JIPD ETF) med ISIN IE000RE0SQM6, är en aktivt förvaltad börshandlad fond (ETF). Delfondens mål är att generera inkomst och långsiktig kapitaltillväxt. Delfonden strävar efter att
(i) investera i en portfölj av aktier som huvudsakligen består av företag som har sitt säte i, eller bedriver huvuddelen av sin ekonomiska verksamhet i, USA, och (ii) sälja aktieköpoptioner och/eller aktieindexköpoptioner för att generera inkomst genom tillhörande utdelningar och optionspremier.
Den börshandlade fondens totala kostnadskvot (TER) uppgår till 0,35 % per år. Utdelningarna i ETFen delas ut till andelsägarna månadsvis.
JPM US Equity Premium Income Active UCITSETF EUR Distär en mycket liten ETF med 25 miljon euro i förvaltat kapital. ETFen lanserades den 6 november 2025 och har sitt säte i Irland. Denna ETF använder sig av fysisk replikering. Den börshandlade fonden använder sig av fysisk replikering.
Det betyder att det går att handla andelar i denna ETF genom de flesta svenska banker och Internetmäklare, till exempel Nordnet, SAVR, DEGIRO och Avanza.
21Shares have published a new report examining what the quantum threat actually looks like for digital assets, including the timeline, the potential exposure, the prep required, and what this all might mean for asset allocators.
The exposure is larger than most appreciate. Between 4 million and 6.9 million bitcoin have permanently visible account numbers, aka public addresses and public keys, making them vulnerable to a quantum attack. Nearly every active Ethereum account and every Solana account face the same structural exposure.
The timeline shifted in March. On March 31, Google’s quantum team, alongside researchers from the Ethereum Foundation and Stanford, published findings showing the computing power needed to break this encryption is around 20x lower than the field previously believed.
You can’t prepare adequately for a quantum break if you determine that one is six months or a year ahead. You have to act before there’s a real perceived risk – but by definition that means sounding the alarm ’too early’.
The good news is that network preparation is further along than most investors realize. Bitcoin took its first step in Feb 2026 with the merger of BIP-360, a quantum-resistant address proposal. Ethereum has working code and ten independent teams building toward network migration. Solana has a path most observers have missed entirely.
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