Eh, they're probably just trying to diversify. They've already built up a brand (lol) and it seems like they have a lot of viewership that also happen to be interested in financial markets. This would be a smart move even if Bitcoin were doing great. But yeah, the crypto space has been really boring lately so it's also entirely possible that reduced traffic has forced them into transitioning earlier than intended. Still not a bearish sign though I'd say.
The Bitcointalk one is probably more related to the increasing scarcity of signature campaigns and the general realization that bounties are shit. It could also be because there's not a lot to talk about anymore lol.
"just diversify"
you dont diversify if you still believe into something.
thats a focus shift away from it.
they lost believing in bitcoin, where is the bitcoin propaganda agents from this forum?
go talk to ccn media personel or worse, go talk to their children.
if the media outlet drop you token propaganda its a sign its going to end badly.
they 100% did heuristics on the bitcoin trash and followed with negative results.
regards