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The crypto’s weakness, coupled with a selloff in tech stocks this week, has sparked concerns about whether investor sentiment that’s been driving this year’s rally in risk assets may be starting to turn sour.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 7, 2025

The companies that manage the money are increasingly storing it offshore, in jurisdictions like the Caymans that don’t require them to hold as much extra capital in case their investments turn sour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

If things turn sour, what will they have to brag about?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025

Senna won three times in Imola and took a record eight pole positions, but his second victory on Italian soil saw his rivalry with then McLaren team-mate Alain Prost turn sour.

From BBC • May 18, 2025

After a time, all knew that the concourse was not going to turn sour or break up in a fight.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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