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Tracey Plowman
October 16, 2024

This Week in Crypto

Are the green candles back? ‘Uptober’ has landed but is it too early to get excited? The Crypto Curious mic hots 🔥 up this week as the mystery around Satoshi continues; there’s talk of Uniswap making some serious waves, and Trump & his sons are raising DeFi eyebrows.

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Are you crypto curious? Do you hear NFT and think WTF? Have you heard about Bitcoin and Ethereum but unsure where to start?

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Bitcoin & Ethereum at a glance.

X marks the spot.

Good articles.

This Chart Indicates Bitcoin May Be Headed for Record Highs Above $73K

In a decisive move, cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) following the agency's issuance of a Wells Notice, according to the legal filing.

This Chart Indicates Bitcoin May Be Headed For Record Highs Above $73K: Technical Analysis (coindesk.com)

Bitcoin Price Bounces as Spot ETFs Pull in $556 Million

"With Bitcoin recently breaking through the $65,000 resistance level, we could see aggressive traders selling puts to buy calls," one analyst said.

Bitcoin Price Bounces as Spot ETFs Pull in $556 Million - Decrypt

What Has Driven Bitcoin to $66.5K in Bullish Market Pivot? 

Bitcoin prices have reached their highest level for more than a fortnight as market sentiment returns to overwhelmingly bullish.

What Has Driven Bitcoin to $66.5K in Bullish Market Pivot?  (cryptopotato.com)

Bitcoin ETFs Attract $1 Billion in Three Days as Bitcoin Price Surges

The newly launched US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have experienced a significant boost in investor interest, accumulating over $1 billion in net inflows over just three trading days.

Bitcoin ETFs Attract $1 Billion in Three Days as Bitcoin Price Surges (blockonomi.com)

Crypto things you didn’t know you didn’t know.

Dogecoin started as a joke.

One of the hottest cryptocurrencies in 2021 was dogecoin (DOGE), as its market capitalization grew, in part due to support from Elon Musk. However, this cryptocurrency started out as a joke.

The idea was that there were so many coins out there, just being introduced. So the creators of dogecoin invented the cryptocurrency around the image of the surprised-looking Shiba Inu dog. This was a popular meme in 2013 when dogecoin was introduced.

More really good articles.

Monochrome to Launch ‘World First’ Ethereum ETF on Cboe Australia

Monochrome hopes its ETF will set it apart from U.S. offerings and domestic rivals by appealing to investors focused on capital gains.

Monochrome to Launch ‘World First’ Ethereum ETF on Cboe Australia - Decrypt

$500M Bitcoin Buried in Landfill: Man Sues City After Decade-Long Battle for Recovery

James Howells is suing Newport City Council after a decade-long fight to recover a hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins, now worth nearly $500 million, mistakenly dumped in 2013. The council has repeatedly denied excavation requests, citing environmental concerns. Howells claims the data is recoverable.

$500M Bitcoin Buried in Landfill: Man Sues City After Decade-Long Battle for Recovery – Featured Bitcoin News

Crypto Culture.

Musée d’Orsay Embraces NFTs in Push to Reach New Audiences.

The French art museum announced a partnership with the Tezos Foundation that will bring its collections into conversation with on-chain digital artists and blockchain-backed experiences.

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