BTC gets to within $175 of ATH. BTC ETF inflow the highest since August. BTC can reach $200k without dollar collapse: Bitwise. Visa allows instant Coinbase deposits. Florida CFO urges state crypto investments. Treasury fails to mention crypto in financial strategy. US at risk of losing crypto leadership: Paxos. Circle raises fees for USDC deposits. dYdX cuts 35% of staff. Kraken offered 25m OP tokens to build L2. DWF partner fired after drink spiking allegations. OKX & TON launch $10m growth fund. STX Nakamoto upgrade goes live.

BTC hits golden cross indicator, 2x rally last time. SOL hits ATHs for a number of key metrics. SOL nears golden cross indicator. Base stablecoin transfer volume flips ETH & SOL. Metaplanet becomes Asia’s largest BTC holder. MicroStrategy premium unlikely to last: Steno. Hong Kong floats tax breaks for crypto, more licenses. Hong Kong to introduce BTC & ETH indices. Robinhood launches US elections derivatives trading. TIA & SUI lead altcoin unlocks this week.

BTC ETFs: +$188m, ETH ETFs: +$2m. BTC ETFs near 1m BTC under management. Microsoft to vote on investing in BTC, board opposes. US crypto wallet may have been exploited. Kraken to launch its own ETH L2. Pennsylvania passes crypto rights bill. AI will use crypto rails and manage projects: Toly. Uniswap launches bridging between 9 chains. Ankr integrates TON into Web3 API. Binance exec leaves Nigeria. Lugano unveils Satoshi statue.

BTC ETFs: +$192m, ETH ETFs: +$1m. SOLETH continues to hit new highs, ETH weak. Vitalik calls Saylor’s custody view ‘batshit insane’. BTC to $200k by 2025: Bernstein. BTC options point to jump to $80k post-election. Ripple misses deadline in SEC case. Denmark plans 42% tax on unrealised crypto gains. Ripple CEO debanked by Citigroup.

All roads lead to inflation, own BTC: Tudor-Jones. Saylor plans to give away BTC ‘to civilisation’. India considering banning crypto for CBDC. Metaplanet raises $66m, likely to buy BTC. Peter Todd goes into hiding after Satoshi claims. SEC makes crypto examination priority in 2025. SOL again flips ETH for 24hr fees. AVAX release debit card for payments. Nigeria drops charges against Binance exec. Vitalik writes about future of The Verge for ETH. Buenos Aires builds decentralised ZK ID solution. Azura launches DeFi trading platform. Farcaster makes just $10k in October. LINK announces private transactions.

BTC drops, SOL continues to outperform. PumpFun has sold $78m of SOL fees so far. Raydium flips ETH for 24hr fees. Scroll launches at $1.2bn FDV, disappoints. Crypto only really used for drug deals: Fed’s Kashkari. VanEck adds staking to SOL ETPs in Europe. LINK announces successful results from SWIFT trial. Brevan Howard trades most crypto from UAE. Japanese parties court crypto tax cuts. XRP co-founder donates $10m to Kamala. CFTC chair says agency is ‘handcuffed’ on crypto. Transak exposes 92k customers’ data. Sky may rebrand back to MakerDAO.

BTC briefly tops $70k as OI tops $40bn. SOL outperforms, DEX volume eclipses ETH + L2s. SOLETH has highest weekly close ever. Pension giant L&G look to test tokenisation. BTC hash rate hits ATH. Stripe acquires stablecoin company Bridge for $1.1bn. PumpFun hints at upcoming token. GOAT drops then rebounds as authenticity questioned. GIGA hits new ATH of $600m, FROG hits $250m. MEW up 15% after Upbit listing. Jaypeg called out for misleading promotions. ACK editions sell for $290k.

BTC ETFs see biggest inflow week since July. BlackRock ETF sees $1bn inflows in a week. Venmo can now be used to buy crypto on Moonpay. SEC’s XRP appeal doesn’t challenge security status. Worldcoin rebrands to World with new orb. EigenLayer X account compromised. FBI arrests hacker of SEC X account. SCB in Thailand adopts stablecoins for transfers. DBS in Singapore adopts ‘token services’. Trump family to get 75% of WLFL revenue. Scroll team accused of owning sybil addresses. STX Nakamoto upgrade to happen next week.

A lucky GOAT memecoin trader turned $5,000 into $1.5M during GOAT's run to $300M. A new memecoin based on Disney Park's new baby tiger "Bakso" was a top mover on Wednesday, running to $10M (now $6M). Crypto majors fall 1-2%, memes red across board. a16z calls 2024 crypto's biggest year yet in "State of Crypto" report. Vitalik publishes part 2 of blog outlining ETH's future. Van Eck teases big bet on Parallel and web3 gaming. Huge day for digital art with 4 marquee mints seeing success.