BITCOIN IS STILL ABOVE $77K AFTER THE LARGEST CRYPTO HACK IN HISTORY. 🛡️

$6.3B was drained from Binance. TRM Labs links it to North Korea "with high confidence."

Tether froze 1.567B+ USDT. Coinbase offered help. Binance says it will cover every loss.

"It hurts, but we will survive." – CZ

#Bitcoin is down about 5% in 24 hours. The hack hit an exchange, not the network.

STILL STANDING. ₿

FEWER THAN 900,000 #BITCOIN ARE LEFT TO BE MINED. EVER. ⛏️

As of October 28, about 20.105 million BTC have been mined, leaving around 895,000 to be issued under Bitcoin's supply schedule.

More than 95% of the eventual supply already exists. And new issuance keeps slowing as the block subsidy halves every 210,000 blocks.

The final satoshi is expected around 2140.

Scarcity is written into the protocol, not decided by a central bank. 🟠

🇻🇪 VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION LEADER WHO PROPOSED BITCOIN RESERVES LEADS PRESIDENTIAL POLL 👀

María Corina Machado received 52% voting intention in an October AtlasIntel/Bloomberg survey, compared with 19% for Delcy Rodríguez.

In a 2024 Human Rights Foundation interview, Machado described Bitcoin as a lifeline for some Venezuelans and proposed including it in future national reserves.

BITCOIN IS PART OF VENEZUELA'S FINANCIAL DEBATE. 🟠

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🚨 TWO SOLO #BITCOIN MINERS JUST HIT BLOCKS ON BACK-TO-BACK DAYS, ~$250,000 EASH ⛏🤯

DECENTRALIZATION IS WINNING ⚡️

🚨 JACK DORSEY'S BITCHAT JUST HIT NO.1 IN FRANCE'S SOCIAL NETWORKING APP CHART 🇫🇷

The offline messaging app surged after a major Orange mobile-network outage and amid concerns about possible social-media restrictions.

Here's how it works:
📱 No internet needed for nearby messages
🔗 Phones connect through Bluetooth
🟠 No account or central server
🔐 Private chats are encrypted

Bitchat shares the same decentralization ethos as Bitcoin 👀

FREEDOM TECH IS GETTING ATTENTION 🔥

🚨 A NEW CME GROUP-PUBLISHED ANALYSIS DESCRIBES #BITCOIN AS A DECENTRALIZED STORE OF VALUE 👀

The October 22 article examines why Bitcoin and Ethereum are evolving along different economic paths.

"Bitcoin functions primarily as a decentralized store of value."

🟠 Bitcoin: Decentralized store of value
⚡️ Security: Proof of work
📈 CME's focus: Trading BTC and ETH's relative performance

BITCOIN HAS A DISTINCT ROLE 🚀

🚨 OVER $1 BILLION FLOWS INTO U.S. SPOT BITCOIN ETFS THIS WEEK 🤯

According to Farside Investors, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted approximately $1.07 BILLION in net inflows over three trading days.

The numbers:
🟠 Monday: +$526.7M
🟠 Tuesday: +$23.2M
🟠 Wednesday: +$524.8M
💰 Total: +$1.0747 BILLION

BlackRock and Fidelity led Wednesday with $447.7M combined.

ETF flows can reverse, but the latest figures show strong demand for regulated Bitcoin exposure.

WALL STREET IS STILL BUYING. 🚀

🚨 $20 BILLION LOUISIANA PENSION FUND INCREASES ITS BITCOIN EXPOSURE 🤯

The Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System added more shares of Michael Saylor's Strategy during Q3.

Its latest SEC filing shows:
🏦 23,000 MSTR shares
💰 Position worth $3.52 MILLION
📈 1,700 shares added
🟠 Third straight quarter of increases

The fund owns Strategy stock, not Bitcoin directly. Its position is less than 0.02% of total assets.

ANOTHER STATE PENSION FUND IS ADDING BITCOIN-RELATED EXPOSURE. 🚀

🚨 J.P. MORGAN FORECASTS BITCOIN TO OUTPERFORM MAJOR ASSETS OVER THE NEXT DECADE 🤯

Its latest long-term outlook projects these annualized returns:

🟠 Bitcoin: 10.0%
🏠 U.S. REITs: 8.2%
📈 U.S. large-cap stocks: 7.5%
🥇 Gold: 5.5%
💵 Cash: 3.2%

The firm also models a 16.6% #Bitcoin bull case and an -11.2% bear case.

These are illustrative 10-year forecasts, not guaranteed returns. Bitcoin remains highly volatile.

WALL STREET IS MODELING BITCOIN'S LONG-TERM POTENTIAL. 🚀

🚨 NEW BIS PAPER FRAMES BITCOIN AS A CHALLENGE TO THE TRADITIONAL MONETARY SYSTEM 👀

The paper published by the Bank for International Settlements highlights a fundamental difference between #Bitcoin and central-bank-backed money.

Its argument:
🏦 Traditional money relies on institutional trust
🥇 Gold exists outside the modern credit-money hierarchy
🟠 Bitcoin offers an alternative monetary model
⚡ Both challenge conventional ideas about money

BITCOIN WAS BUILT TO BE DIFFERENT. 🟠

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