The spectre of Bitcoin casts its shadow across America.

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THIS WEEK:

'Uptober' sees 11% Bitcoin price spike as traders ponder ‘nuclear’ rally
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-uptober-gains-crypto-traders-speculate-otc-desk-supply-squeeze
Source: Cointelegraph

Bitcoin Price Dips Along with Trump's Chances of Winning Election
https://www.newsweek.com/bitcoin-price-dips-trump-election-chances-1978558
Source: News Week

Businessman Claiming To Be Bitcoin (BTC) Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Holds Press Conference in London
https://dailyhodl.com/2024/10/31/businessman-claiming-to-be-bitcoin-btc-creator-satoshi-nakamoto-holds-press-conference-in-london/
Source: Daily Hodl

A Week of Failing To Pay With Bitcoin in El Salvador
https://reason.com/2024/10/31/a-week-of-failing-to-pay-with-bitcoin-in-el-salvador/
Source: Reason

How FTX’s Young Executives Shattered Their Parents
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/30/technology/ftx-executives-parents.html
Source: New York Times

FTX CEO hints Nishad Singh should remain free to assist bankruptcy case
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ftx-john-ray-nishad-singh-free-bankruptcy
Source: Cointelegraph

Nishad Singh, a Top FTX Executive, Is Given No Prison Time After Cooperation
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/30/technology/nishad-singh-ftx-executive-sentencing.html
Source: New York Times

Sam’s Parents Letter to Judge
https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/5219dddc0a046812/93106237-full.pdf
Source: New York Times

The Worst of Crypto Is Yet to Come
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/10/crypto-lobbying-trump-harris/680445/
Source: The Atlantic

Polymarket presidential election odds rife with wash trading — report
https://cointelegraph.com/news/polymarket-presidential-election-odds-rife-wash-trading-report
Source: Cointelegraph

Is democracy for sale? How Donald Trump plans to use election betting to declare early victory
https://screenshot-media.com/politics/elections/donald-trump-election-betting-polymarket/
Source: Screen-shot Media
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Will Microsoft become the next Microstrategy?

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Dan Eve (https://twitter.com/cryptopoly)
and Thomas Hunt (https://twitter.com/MadBitcoins)

THIS WEEK:

The ECB is wrong about Bitcoin — It’s central banks that are unfair
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ecb-wrong-about-bitcoin-central-banks-unfair
Source: Cointelegraph

Microsoft Urges Shareholders To Reject Bitcoin Investment Proposal
https://insidebitcoins.com/news/microsoft-urges-shareholders-to-reject-bitcoin-investment-proposal
Source: Inside Bitcoins

'Bitcoin Rights Bill' Passed By Pennsylvania House With Bipartisan Backing — Protects Right To Self-Custody Crypto
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/bitcoin-rights-bill-passed-by-pennsylvania-house-with-bipartisan-backing-protects-right-to-self-custody-crypto/ar-AA1sU6OG
Source: MSN

Bitcoin Is Up 125% in a Year. Should You Buy Now?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/savingandinvesting/bitcoin-is-up-125-in-a-year-should-you-buy-now/ar-AA1sVclA
Source: MSN

Peter Todd Was ‘Unmasked’ as Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto. Now He’s in Hiding
https://www.wired.com/story/peter-todd-was-unmasked-as-bitcoin-creator-satoshi-nakamoto-now-hes-in-hiding/
Source: Wired

Peter Todd Says Even Reports of His 'Going Into Hiding' Are Exaggerated
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/10/23/peter-todd-bitcoin-developer-named-as-satoshi-nakamoto-in-hbo-documentary-goes-into-hiding/
Source: Coindesk

Rumor has it that he's in hiding, but you never know when you might run into the real Craig Wright!
https://twitter.com/lopp/status/1849782332607115552?s=46
Source: X/Twitter

Elon Musk’s Tesla Still Holding $772,500,000 in Bitcoin in Seven Wallets After Massive Coin Shuffle: Arkham
https://dailyhodl.com/2024/10/24/elon-musks-tesla-still-holding-772500000-in-bitcoin-in-seven-wallets-after-massive-coin-shuffle-arkham/amp/
Source: Daily Hodl

Italy considers raising capital gains tax on Bitcoin to 42% from 26%
https://cointelegraph.com/news/italy-bitcoin-increase-capital-gains-tax-26-to-42
Source: Cointelegraph
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Will Italy’s plan to double taxes chase away bitcoin innovation?

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THIS WEEK:

FBI arrests Alabama man for SEC X hack that spiked price of bitcoin
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/10/17/sec-hack-bitcoin-price-fbi-arrest-man.html
Source: CNBC

Coinbase shares up 27% in October as Bitcoin rallies to $68,000
https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/10/16/coinbase-shares-up-27-in-october-as-bitcoin-rallies-to-68000/
Source: Fortune

Tesla Transfers $760 Million in Bitcoin to Unknown Wallets, Fueling Sale Rumors
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-transfers-760-million-bitcoin-145203966.html
Source: Finance

Italy considers raising capital gains tax on Bitcoin to 42% from 26%
https://cointelegraph.com/news/italy-bitcoin-increase-capital-gains-tax-26-to-42
Source: Cointelegraph

Man Who Accidentally Threw Hard Drive Containing 8,000 Bitcoins Worth Half A Billion 
Dollars In Landfill Sues Local City Council For Not Excavating The Site
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/man-accidentally-threw-hard-drive-001514064.html
Source: Finance
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New HBO Documentary claims Peter Todd is Satoshi Nakamoto. He says No. 

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THIS WEEK:

A New Bitcoin Documentary Reopens the Search for Satoshi Nakamoto
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/technology/money-electric-bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto.html
Source: NY Times

Former Bitcoin Dev Peter Todd Denies He's Satoshi Hours Before HBO Documentary Airs
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/10/08/former-bitcoin-dev-peter-todd-denies-hes-satoshi-hours-before-hbo-documentary-airs/
Source: Coindesk

Check on our Peter Todd's video!
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Bitcoin Price Consolidates Above $60,000 After Hot US Inflation Data – Is An “Uptober” Price Surge Still Coming?
https://cryptonews.com/news/bitcoin-price-consolidates-above-60000-after-hot-us-inflation-data-is-an-uptober-price-surge-still-coming/
Source: Cryptonews

Grammy-Nominated Rapper Logic Invested $6M In Bitcoin Nearly 4 Years Ago: This Is How Much His Stash Would Be Worth Today
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/grammy-nominated-rapper-logic-invested-133044514.html
Source: Finance

Bitcoin will rocket to $200,000 in 2025 no matter who wins the US election, Standard 
Chartered says
https://www.dlnews.com/articles/markets/what-will-a-trump-win-mean-for-bitcoin-and-solana-and-ether/
Source: DL News
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Jam packed show with incredible updates on every story we follow including Puff Daddy’s new lawyer!!!

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Ugly Old Goat (https://twitter.com/Uglyoldgoat1)
Josh Scigala (https://twitter.com/JScigala)
and Thomas Hunt (https://twitter.com/MadBitcoins)

THIS WEEK:

In the future of money, who holds the power? 
https://x.com/HBODocs/status/1841863278709915739
Source: X/Twitter

Mystery creator of Bitcoin identified, new HBO documentary claims
https://www.politico.eu/article/mystery-creator-bitcoin-identified-new-hbo-documentary-satoshi-nakamoto-crypto-currency/
Source: Politico

Polymarket Bettors Say HBO Documentary Will Name Len Sassaman as Satoshi Nakamoto
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/10/04/polymarket-bettors-say-hbo-documentary-will-name-len-sassaman-as-satoshi-nakamoto/
Source: Coindesk

Satoshi Nakamoto's New Mystery: 2009's Missing Blocks
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/satoshi-nakamoto-2009-bitcoin-mining-missing-blocks-mystery
Source: Bitcoin Magazine

IMF Pushes El Salvador To Narrow Bitcoin Law For Funding
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/10/04/imf-pushes-el-salvador-to-narrow-bitcoin-law-for-funding/
Source: Forbes

Democrats Mobilize Crypto Voters To Counter Trump’s Bitcoin Appeal
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonyaevans/2024/10/04/democrats-mobilize-crypto-voters-to-counter-trumps-bitcoin-appeal/
Source: Forbes

AARON: Trump Does Not Give A Damn About Bitcoin
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/aaron-trump-does-not-give-a-damn-about-bitcoin
Source: Bitcoin Magazine

FTX creditors only getting ‘10-25% of their crypto back’ — Creditor
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ftx-creditors-getting-10-15-of-their-crypto-back
Source: Cointelegraph

Binance founder Zhao released from US custody, Bloomberg News reports
https://www.reuters.com/technology/binance-founder-zhao-released-us-custody-bloomberg-news-reports-2024-09-27/
Source: Reuters

Diddy hires a new lawyer who is also representing his jail roomate Sam Bankman-Fried
https://www.businessinsider.com/diddy-hires-sbf-lawyer-jail-roommate-2024-10
Source: Business Insider

Judge predicts the public won't be as mean to Caroline Ellison now that she's been sentenced
https://www.businessinsider.com/caroline-ellison-sentenced-ftx-fraud-scheme-judge-predicts-2024-9
Source: Business Insider

X is now worth less than 25% of what Elon Musk paid for it
https://fortune.com/2024/09/30/x-value-drops-fidelity-investment-elon-musk-twitter-buyout/
Source: Fortune

Hell froze over in Texas – the state will connect to the US grid for the first time via a fed grant
https://electrek.co/2024/10/03/hell-froze-over-in-texas-us-grid-first-time/
Source: Electrek
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Sometimes I guess it pays to be a rat. 

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THIS WEEK:
Caroline Ellison, Star Witness at FTX Trial, Is Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/24/technology/caroline-ellison-ftx-sentence.html
Source: NY Times

Bitcoin ETF Demand Grows Among U.S. Investors as China Considers Massive $142B Capital Injection
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-etf-demand-grows-among-061510011.html
Source: Finance

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Nears $66K After Monster ETF Day
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/09/27/first-mover-americas-bitcoin-nears-66k-after-monster-etf-day/amp/
Source: Coindesk

Harris signals support for crypto, in potential break with Biden
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/09/26/crypto-kamala-harris-bitcoin/
Source: Washington Post

Swan Bitcoin sues ex-staff over ‘rain and hellfire’ plan to steal mining biz
https://cointelegraph.com/news/swan-bitcoin-sues-ex-staff-competitor-mining-firm-proton-tether
Source: Cointelegraph
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The Fed raised rates — now what? 

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Kyle Forkey (https://twitter.com/Theesehands)
Vlad Costea (https://twitter.com/thevladcostea)
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THIS WEEK:

BlackRock Says Clients Are Buying Bitcoin to Hedge Against US Debt Crisis
https://decrypt.co/250205/blackrock-clients-buying-bitcoin-hedge-debt-crisis
Source: Decrypt

Trump becomes first president to pay in Bitcoin: ‘Very easy’
https://nypost.com/2024/09/18/us-news/trump-becomes-first-president-to-pay-in-bitcoin-very-easy/
Source: Nypost

Louisiana Says "yes" To Bitcoin For Paying Utility Bills!
https://www.cointribune.com/en/louisiana-says-yes-to-bitcoin-for-paying-utility-bills/
Source: Cointribune

America through the looking glass: The crypto bros crowdfunding a new country
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyl171lyewo
Source: BBC

Bitcoin and crypto stocks rise after the Fed cuts rates by half a percentage point
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/09/19/crypto-market-today.html
Source: CNBC
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Will politics make the price go up? 

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Victoria Jones (https://twitter.com/Satoshis_Page)
and Thomas Hunt (https://twitter.com/MadBitcoins)

THIS WEEK:

MicroStrategy Just Bought Another $1.1 Billion Worth of Bitcoin - Decrypt
https://decrypt.co/249319/microstrategy-just-bought-another-1-1-billion-bitcoin
Source: Decrypt

Bitcoin will surge 117% by year-end if 'crypto president' Trump wins the election, Standard Chartered says
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/bitcoin-will-surge-117-by-year-end-if-crypto-president-trump-wins-the-election-standard-chartered-says/ar-AA1qsERy
Source: MSN

ZacG on X: "#Bitcoin Magazine's continued misrepresentation of pretty much everything is getting very tiresome. This post featuring Trump promoting his questionable sh*tcoin project, framed as "embracing the future with crypto," is misleading and counterproductive. Let's be honest: Trump" / X
https://twitter.com/zacguignard/status/1834336781514539321?s=46

Source: X/Twitter
Key witness in trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried seeks no prison time at upcoming sentencing | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/caroline-ellison-ftx-sentencing-64825081eae35afb0d14a278130c9526

Source: ApNews
Friend.tech Creators Bail on Ethereum Social Platform Four Months After Token Launch - Decrypt
https://decrypt.co/248576/friendtech-creators-bail-ethereum-social-platform
Source: Decrypt

Suze Orman says 'everyone should absolutely' own bitcoin
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/08/suze-orman-says-everyone-should-absolutely-own-bitcoin.html
Source: CNBC
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Mark Karpeles is back again. He just won’t leave.

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and Thomas Hunt (https://twitter.com/MadBitcoins)

THIS WEEK:

Bitcoin Flounders Ahead of Friday Jobs Report That Might Push Fed to Slash Rates by 50 Basis Points
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/09/05/bitcoin-flounders-ahead-of-friday-jobs-report-that-might-push-fed-to-slash-rates-by-50-basis-points/amp/
Source: Coindesk

FTC Issues Warning About Bitcoin ATM Scams. Here’s How to Protect Yourself
https://time.com/7017355/ftc-warning-bitcoin-atm-scams-how-to-protect-yourself/
Source: Time

When the Bitcoin Scammers Came for Me
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/09/bitcoin-scams-lonely-americans/679700/
Source: The Atlantic

Mt. Gox Wouldn't Have Happened With Modern Tools, Mark Karpeles Says
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/09/04/mt-gox-wouldnt-have-happened-with-modern-tools-mark-karpeles/
Source: Coindesk

Inside the Trump Crypto Project Linked to a $2M DeFi Hack and Former Pick-Up Artist
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/09/03/inside-the-trump-crypto-project-linked-to-a-2m-defi-hack-and-former-pick-up-artist/
Source: Coindesk

What Happened to Toni Lane Casserly, the “Joan of Arc of Blockchain” Who Died Tragically at 29?
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a60883299/toni-lane-casserly-death/
Source: Cosmopolitan
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Are baseball cards securities? The SEC must find out! 

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Josh Scigala (https://twitter.com/JScigala)
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THIS WEEK:

SEC takes aim at NFT marketplace OpenSea
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/sec-takes-aim-at-nft-marketplace-opensea/ar-AA1pB0IV
Source: MSN

JUST IN: 🇸🇻 El Salvador President Nayib Bukele makes the cover of Time Magazine 👀
https://twitter.com/bitcoinmagazine/status/1829175030368133606?s=46
Source: X/Twitter

President Nayib Bukele’s Interview With TIME
https://time.com/7015636/president-nayib-bukele-interview/
Source: Time

How Trump was ‘orange-pilled’ by three bitcoiners in Puerto Rico and the promise of $100 million
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/26/trump-orange-pilled-by-three-bitcoiners-in-puerto-rico-100-million.html
Source: CNBC

Trump punts on promise to deliver plan to make U.S. ‘crypto capital of the planet’
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/29/trump-crypto-plan-coming-election-harris.html
Source: CNBC

Institutional Investors Continue to Increase Digital Asset Allocation: Economist Report
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/08/28/institutional-investors-continue-to-increase-digital-asset-allocation-economist-report/
Source: Coindesk

Bitcoin Price ‘Near a Bottom’ as Hash Price Lows Echo Pre-2021 Bull Run Patterns
https://cryptonews.com/news/bitcoin-price-near-a-bottom-as-hash-price-lows-echo-pre-2020-bull-run-patterns/
Source: Cryptonews

NEW: 🇺🇸 CNBC reports that almost half of all corporate money raised for the presidential election is from #Bitcoin and crypto.
https://twitter.com/bitcoinmagazine/status/1829557775204237635?s=46
Source: X/Twitter
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