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Will the WSJ Retract Their Bogus Crypto Terror Financing Reporting? Oct 26, 2023

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Elliptic came out and said that the stats that the Wall Street Journal had used in their recent reporting around crypto terror financing -- which ended up being the centerpiece of a letter written by Elizabeth Warren and signed by 100+ members of Congress -- had been completely misinterpreted. Will the own up to the error?

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Oops! The BlackRock ETF Code IBTC Has Been Around Since August... Oct 26, 2023

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BTC markets this week have been sent in both directions around news that BlackRock's Bitcoin Spot ETF had a ticker on the DTCC (and then news that it was gone). It turns out, however, that the symbol had been there since August, and no one had noticed.

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Bitcoin Up 100% in 2023, Hits Pre-Luna Crash Prices Oct 24, 2023

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Bitcoin made a massive move up on Monday evening, bringing with it the first taste of the very early bull market. NLW explores the drivers and interpretation.

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Bitcoin $30k: Uptober is Back on the Menu! Oct 23, 2023

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Today NLW explores the recent price push about $30,000 and what it says about the state of the market.

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Crypto Winter Is Over (Says Morgan Stanley) Oct 22, 2023

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NLW reads a new piece from Morgan Stanley about the seasons of crypto. https://www.morganstanley.com/articles/the-four-seasons-of-cryptocurrency-explained

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BTC Rallies, ETF Nudges Closer, and a Fresh Fraud Accusation Oct 21, 2023

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The Weekly Recap looks at the most important stories in crypto this week.

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The SEC Drops the Ripple Case: How Big A Deal Is This? Oct 21, 2023

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NLW explains the latest moves from the SEC. Is their dropping of their case against Ripple Execs as bullish as it seems -- or is it just them gearing up for a different fight? Plus, NYAG sues Gemini, Genesis, DCG, Barry Silbert and Michael Moro.

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The Latest Attack from Elizabeth Warren's Anti-Crypto Army Oct 19, 2023

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With extreme predictability, Senator Elizabeth Warren is using the horror of war in Israel/Gaza to bully a fairly unrelated crypto KYC bill through. NLW explores Warren's attempt and the crypto community's response.

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BlockFi CEO and Former Colleague Continue the Crush of SBF's Defense Oct 19, 2023

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NLW covers the latest in the SBF trial, specifically looking at the testimony of former FTX Head of Engineering Nishad Singh and former BlockFi CEO Zach Prince.

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Meet Bitcoin's New CMO: Larry Fink Oct 17, 2023

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In the wake of CoinTelegraph's oopsie fake news tweet about BlackRock's Bitcoin Spot ETF application being approved, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink took to Fox Business to talk about why they saw demand for crypto going up.

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