On Thursday, October 17th, Samson Mow who is the founder of JAN3 talked about Bitcoin strategies in German parliament. He did it along with a member of the Bundestag, who is pro-Bitcoin himself.

Bitcoin's L2 ecosystem is growing slowly, despite a rush to new projects in H2, 2024. Merlin remains the top project based on BTC locked and the appeal of linking to Ethereum-based DeFi.

In a recent tweet, MicroStrategy chairman Michael Saylor highlighted what he believes might be the biggest regret for crypto holders in the future.“You are going to wish you had bought more Bitcoin,” Saylor wrote, warning cryptocurrency holders of the future regret they may feel if they do not act in the present.

Bitcoin's price is located in a key area at the moment and is one bullish breakout away from rallying toward a new all-time high. Bitcoin Price Analysis By Edris Derakhshi (TradingRage) The Daily Chart On the daily chart, the price has been rallying consistently over the past few days, following its rebound from $60K.

BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (NASDAQ: IBIT) ETF has attracted over $1 billion in inflows this week alone, which has helped propel the apex crypto to a 10% seven-day gain. What Happened: According to data from SoSo Value, spot bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. garnered $470 million on Thursday alone.

Bitcoin's Open Interest (OI) has been experiencing significant growth lately, with several experts reporting that the metric has surged to a new all-time high. However, Alphractal, an investment data analysis platform, has addressed the claims, noting that open interest in BTC is yet to reclaim its current peak.

The Friday session looks as if it will be more of the same, as the markets continues to like Bitcoin in general. That being said, the market is likely to look at this as still being somewhat range bound, as it has been since February.

Crypto analysts are looking at certain altcoins in a proactive attempt to position their portfolios strategically. The rebalancing comes as Bitcoin (BTC) hovers around $68,000.

Anthony Pompliano, CEO of Professional Capital Management, attributes the cryptocurrency market growth to broader global and sector-focused factors but dismisses the notion that the U.S. presidential election plays a significant role. What Happened: In an appearance on CNBC Squawk Box on Thursday, Pompliano linked this growth to the rising adoption of stablecoins.

The man who hijacked the official X account of the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to post a phony announcement of the premature greenlighting of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has been taken into custody. That false announcement immediately pushed up the price of Bitcoin.

Bitcoin maintains the leading market activity in the broader digital cryptocurrency ecosystem. In the past few days, Bitcoin has witnessed a relatively stable price surge.

Bitcoin (BTC) continued its upward trend, reaching an intra-day high of $68,193, fueled by growing optimism in the cryptocurrency market.

The Bitcoin-focused, EVM-compatible Plasma chain raised capital from friends and family, including Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino.

Billionaire Michael Saylor famously pioneered large-scale corporate acquisitions of Bitcoin (BTC), utilizing borrowed money to turn his publicly traded software intelligence MicroStrategy into one of the world's largest holders of the bellwether cryptocurrency.

A "diamond hands" Bitcoin investor, which has been holding the major cryptocurrency for the last five years, has made headlines by selling 199 BTC, valued at approximately $13.55 million, just over one hour ago, as Lookonchain reported. Initially, this anonymous investor had withdrawn 801 BTC, worth around $8.25 million, from the Huobi exchange, at a price of $10,297 five years ago.

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at approximately $67,000, showing slight declines after an impressive 7.5% rally earlier in the week. Despite this small pullback, enthusiasm is building around the crypto currency, especially as recent reports from Crypto Quant reveal a resurgence in Bitcoin demand and highlight the favorable conditions for price increases.

Cryptocurrency Market Update: The cryptocurrency market is on an upward trajectory, up 1.31% in the last 24 hours, bringing the entire market capitalization to $2.33 trillion. This rebound is aided by a 3.33% increase in 24-hour trading volume, which now stands at $76.74 billion.

Max Keiser, Bitcoin maximalist and advisor to El Salvador's president Nayib Bukele on all things Bitcoin, has published a tweet in which he revisited his ultra-bullish prediction for the future price of the world's largest crypto.

With bitcoin prices on the rise in October, miners are seeing a bit more cash in their pockets compared to the start of the month. The network's hashprice, which represents the value of one petahash per second (PH/s) of hashpower, has climbed by over 14% this month.

BTC ETFs achieve record inflows in months, a feat that took Gold ETFs years to achieve.

After the SegWit and Taproot upgrades, Craig Wright claims Bitcoin “fundamentally deviated” from Satoshi Nakamoto's vision and misled investors.

Bitcoin's odds of setting up a new all-time high (ATH) have gone up exponentially in the past week due to the recent rally. If the bullish momentum and open interest remain high, the chances of Bitcoin price hitting $75K are very high.

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 18, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk's daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Gold has gone up more than 2% in the past week, reaching a new all-time high fueled by global demand for safe-haven assets and anticipated interest rate cuts from major central banks, while Bitcoin continues to climb above $67,000.

Bitcoin (BTC) has surged over 10% in just one week, reaching a pivotal price point of over $67,300. Recent data reveals that an astonishing 95% of all Bitcoin addresses are currently profitable, ignite optimism in the crypto community.

This week in the crypto market, Bitcoin's price surpassed $68,000, and the market capitalization returned to over $2.28 trillion.

Crypto trader Smiley Capital shared insights on how Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) potential expansion could impact altcoins in the coming months. What Happened: The trader pointed out in a post on X on Friday that if Bitcoin breaks the $70,000-$74,000 range and begins its bull run, altcoins could underperform during the process.

Bitcoin has climbed 11% in the past week, but there could be some macroeconomic headwinds on the horizon, say analysts.

Cryptocurrency analyst Benjamin Cowen is forecasting the likely trajectory of Ethereum (ETH) against Bitcoin (BTC) over the coming weeks and months. Cowen tells his 866,700 followers on the social media platform X that the Ethereum/Bitcoin (ETH/BTC) pair is “likely” to bottom out before the end of this year.

Despite Bitcoin (BTC) trading at an impressive $68,000, up 1% on the day and 11.30% over the past week, adding a hefty $130 billion to its market cap—Google Search trends tell a different story.

The US bitcoin ETFs have bought another $470 million worth of bitcoin on Thursday, bringing it to $1.8 billion for the week.

The mempool drama was all too predictable given the brewing culture wars between monetary maximalist purists and Season 2 pragmatists.

Bitcoin (BTC) has broken above its bull flag pattern and is now consolidating just above that level. The big question is whether it will continue to push higher and surpass the previous swing high of $70,000, or if the bullish momentum might start to fade.

Morgan Stanley disclosed that it holds $272.1 million worth of Bitcoin ETFs (exchange-traded funds), highlighting the financial institution's increasing stake in the pioneer crypto.

Tesla has moved its entire Bitcoin holdings—totaling 9,720 BTC, valued at over $760 million—into new, unidentified wallets. This transfer, first reported by the blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence, has sent ripples through the cryptocurrency community and raised numerous questions about Tesla's future direction regarding digital assets.

After a rocky start to October, Bitcoin (BTC) has taken off quickly, reclaiming its previously stable levels between $65,000 and $67,000, giving investors hope that the world's premier cryptocurrency might soon aim for new all-time highs (ATH).

Bitcoin's supply held on exchanges hit a record low, indicating a price rise.

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds have hit a milestone in inflows following a massive week of institutional investment.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has warned that the U.S.

Bitcoin (BTC) is witnessing renewed optimism from the crypto community after breaking past $67,000 this week. Russian crypto expert Alexey Mokrov, the founder of Cryptobotpro, has backed the cryptocurrency to touch between $70,000 and $75,000 before the end of October.

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Here's what on-chain data says regarding which cryptocurrency exchanges are currently the preferred platform for the Bitcoin whales. Bitcoin Exchanges Ranked According To Whale Ratios In a new post on X, CryptoQuant community manager Maartunn discussed which exchange is currently number one in the Bitcoin Exchange Whale Ratio.

Bitcoin trades near $68,000 as technical indicators align, suggesting potential for significant price rally, though resistance at this level remains strong.

Morgan Stanley, one of the world's biggest wealth management company and investment bank, holds 5.5 million shares of BlackRock's bitcoin ETF according to its 13F/A disclosure on Thursday.

After breaking through the top of its bull flag, the Bitcoin (BTC) price is now consolidating above. Will Bitcoin now go on to surpass the last swing high at $70,000, or could the bulls start to run out of steam?

After an impressive rally of over 10 percent in the past two weeks, Bitcoin's (BTC) price has faced an immense resistance level of around $68k. In the past four days, the flagship coin has been rejected twice, thus forming a potential double top, coupled with a bearish daily Relative Strength Index (RSI).

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