according to market data, BTC has broken through $66,500 and is currently trading at $66,502. The 24-hour decline is 0.64% and the market is volatile, so please be prepared for risk control.

The Infinex Patron Sale wrapped up in September, and now the Patron Distribution is almost upon us, so I'm under pressure to write a retrospective on the sale. Also, I haven't been punched in the head this week, so my brain is working well enough for some long-form writing.

I’m happy to share that I’ve joined Paradigm as an Entrepreneur in Residence to build the next generation of crypto{graphy & currency}-enabled consumer applications. I’m a long-time consumer builder excited to continue shipping crypto applications like my most recent launch TMR.NEWS, a new type of prediction market. Previously, I’ve built apps in dating, social, and games.

During a panel at the SIBOS banking event today, Mu Changchun said that the mBridge cross border CBDC payment system could connect to traditional payments systems, including real time gross settlement systems (RTGS) and faster payment systems.

Bitcoin surged this week, approaching $69k with $72k in sight, thanks to October’s seasonal boost. But strong USD momentum, driven by US Treasury selling, is putting a temporary lid on BTC gains. Institutional interest remains strong, with $2.13 billion in BTC ETF inflows over the last six days. A major boost comes from the SEC approving BTC ETF options on the NYSE, enhancing liquidity.

On October 18th, according to Bloomberg terminal data, as of October 15th, 2024, the total amount of US public debt reached a historic high of approximately $35.75 trillion. In just the past three weeks, US debt has increased by $455 billion.

The Trump family's encrypted project World Liberty Financial (WLF) has released a 13-page "World Liberty Gold Paper" document that details the project's mission and token allocation plan. The document shows that the Trump family will receive 75% of the project's net income without any liability.

According to TraderT's monitoring, the net inflow of the US spot Bitcoin ETF was $470 million yesterday.

According to data monitored by Farside Investors, BlackRock's iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF had a net inflow of $319.7 million yesterday.

The US dollar index DXY rose more than 20 points in the short term after the release of US economic data, now reporting at 103.66.