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Elon Musk has long been interested in technology that would make it easier for people to access all the information and services they need in one place. This week, he took to Twitter to tease his latest idea: an "everything app" that would combine all the best features of existing apps into one super app. Meanwhile, in the world of finance, there was news of a new cryptocurrency-related margin-trading platform, and a study showed that millennials are losing interest in crypto.

Outline

  1. What Elon Musk has said publicly — and in private texts — about X, his idea for an 'everything app'
  2. A Primer to Nuclear Fusion and First Light Fusion
  3. 'Baby Al Capone' to pay $22m to SIM-swap crypto-heist victim
  4. 10 Weekend Reads
  5. Anti-Money Laundering Service AMLBot Cleans House
  6. 2 Green Flags and 1 Red Flag for Coinbase
  7. Sportsbetting.ag Review – Is Sportsbetting.ag Legit? (Pros, Cons, Betting Options, and More)
  8. Peter Thiel’s midterm bet: the billionaire seeking to disrupt America’s democracy
  9. Coinbase CEO Reveals Sale Bombshell Following $2 Trillion Bitcoin, Ethereum And Crypto Price Crash
  10. Financing Entertainment Of The Future: Should Hollywood Have Its Own Blockchain?
  11. From ‘Tinder Swindler’ To Elon Musk, A Brief History Of Billionaire Impersonation Scams
  12. Inflation In September Ran Hotter Than Expected
  13. Where Will The Bitcoin Price Bottom?
  14. Unless Something Changes, Bitcoin Adoption In The West Will Be KYC’d
  15. The Gordian Knot of Fiat, And How Bitcoin Cuts Through It
  16. Bitcoiners Have Cassandra’s Curse
  17. Margex Margin Trading Platform Introduces Three New Crypto Collateral Types
  18. CYF develops a community-driven token for African crypto traders.
  19. Peter Thiel’s midterm bet: the billionaire seeking to disrupt America’s democracy
  20. DLTx ASA and Blockchain Moon Acquisition Corp. Announce Business Combination
  21. Alex Jones: Will a huge legal award crush his Infowars empire?
  22. ‘No emotion’ — Bitcoin metric gives $35K as next BTC price macro low
  23. Google and Coinbase strike a deal, BNY Mellon begins crypto custody and WisdomTree’s Bitcoin ETF gets denied: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 9-15
  24. Grayscale BTC Trust trades at a record 36.7% discount, but is it justified?
  25. Nodes are going to dethrone tech giants — from Apple to Google
  26. What is a Web3 browser and how does it work?
  27. Millennials are backing away from crypto
  28. Uniswap Sellers Stop But RSI Develops Bearish UNI Price Divergence
  29. Huobi Token Pumps 77% In Seven Days, What’s Behind The Rally?
What Elon Musk has said publicly — and in private texts — about X, his idea for an 'everything app'

What Elon Musk has said publicly — and in private texts — about X, his idea for an 'everything app'

Elon Musk has dropped several hints regarding his plans to shake up the social media world. Here's everything we know about his plans for "X."

A Primer to Nuclear Fusion and First Light Fusion

A Primer to Nuclear Fusion and First Light Fusion

First Light Fusion and the promise of fusion power, 8 funding rounds, performance marketing, the role of Engineering Managers, Decentralised Science, jobs, events, and more

'Baby Al Capone' to pay $22m to SIM-swap crypto-heist victim

'Baby Al Capone' to pay $22m to SIM-swap crypto-heist victim

Too young to drive, old enough to bribe AT&T staff, apparently A man who lost $24 million in cryptocurrency in an elaborate SIM swapping scam has won a multi-million-dollar judgment against the thief, who was 15 at the time of the hustle.…

10 Weekend Reads

10 Weekend Reads

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of Bean Box coffee, grab a seat by the lake, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin Culture: Crypto’s first token created a culture and then a monster. (CoinDesk) • The computer…

Anti-Money Laundering Service AMLBot Cleans House

Anti-Money Laundering Service AMLBot Cleans House

AMLBot, a service that helps businesses avoid transacting with cryptocurrency wallets that have been sanctioned for cybercrime activity, said an investigation published by KrebsOnSecurity last year helped it shut down three dark web services that secretly res…

2 Green Flags and 1 Red Flag for Coinbase

2 Green Flags and 1 Red Flag for Coinbase

This last year has been rough for Coinbase, but there could be reasons for optimism.

Sportsbetting.ag Review – Is Sportsbetting.ag Legit? (Pros, Cons, Betting Options, and More)

Sportsbetting.ag Review – Is Sportsbetting.ag Legit? (Pros, Cons, Betting Options, and More)

Sportsbetting.ag has been serving happy players since 2003 in both online sports betting and casino action. That’s practically an age in internet years and gives you some idea of how well respected the company is within the industry. But forget 2003, we’re in…

Peter Thiel’s midterm bet: the billionaire seeking to disrupt America’s democracy

Peter Thiel’s midterm bet: the billionaire seeking to disrupt America’s democracy

Re-energized this election cycle, the tech entrepreneur joins other mega-donors apparently out to undercut the political systemPeter Thiel is far from the first billionaire who has wielded his fortune to try to influence the course of American politics. But i…

Coinbase CEO Reveals Sale Bombshell Following $2 Trillion Bitcoin, Ethereum And Crypto Price Crash

Coinbase CEO Reveals Sale Bombshell Following $2 Trillion Bitcoin, Ethereum And Crypto Price Crash

Coinbase chief executive Brian Armstrong has revealed he's selling 2% of his Coinbase holdings over the coming year...

Financing Entertainment Of The Future: Should Hollywood Have Its Own Blockchain?

Financing Entertainment Of The Future: Should Hollywood Have Its Own Blockchain?

The finance industry is arguably the biggest adopter of blockchain technology, with everyone from private financial companies to central banks of entire countries adapting their processes to integrate blockchain. But the possibilities that exist with blockcha…

From ‘Tinder Swindler’ To Elon Musk, A Brief History Of Billionaire Impersonation Scams

From ‘Tinder Swindler’ To Elon Musk, A Brief History Of Billionaire Impersonation Scams

A Georgia inmate used contraband cell phones to assume the identity of California billionaire Sidney Kimmel, according to last week’s bombshell report in the Atlanta-Journal Constitution.

Inflation In September Ran Hotter Than Expected

Inflation In September Ran Hotter Than Expected

CPI reports are having a negative effect on trading, crypto, and the bullion markets. Check here to see our thoughts on the latest reports.

Where Will The Bitcoin Price Bottom?

Where Will The Bitcoin Price Bottom?

September’s CPI release comes in hot and sparks one of the most volatile days we’ve seen yet. The BM Pro team’s thoughts on where a bitcoin low price could be.

Unless Something Changes, Bitcoin Adoption In The West Will Be KYC’d

Unless Something Changes, Bitcoin Adoption In The West Will Be KYC’d

Currently, Western bitcoin adoption is largely dominated by centralized, KYC and AML compliant exchanges.

The Gordian Knot of Fiat, And How Bitcoin Cuts Through It

The Gordian Knot of Fiat, And How Bitcoin Cuts Through It

Bitcoin has enabled the plebeians to instigate generational change without needing a legendary catalyst figure.

Bitcoiners Have Cassandra’s Curse

Bitcoiners Have Cassandra’s Curse

While being armed with knowledge is powerful, it can be frustrating for Bitcoiners who see the solutions to the world’s monetary woes.

Margex Margin Trading Platform Introduces Three New Crypto Collateral Types

Margex Margin Trading Platform Introduces Three New Crypto Collateral Types

Margex, a digital asset trading and investment platform that provides access to a cutting-edge trading infrastructure worldwide, has announced three new...

CYF develops a community-driven token for African crypto traders.

CYF develops a community-driven token for African crypto traders.

MIAMI FLORIDA, Oct. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CYF has established a Community Yield Farming that serves as the World's BEST Community Cantered & Powered...

Peter Thiel’s midterm bet: the billionaire seeking to disrupt America’s democracy

Peter Thiel’s midterm bet: the billionaire seeking to disrupt America’s democracy

Re-energized this election cycle, the tech entrepreneur joins other mega-donors apparently out to undercut the political system

DLTx ASA and Blockchain Moon Acquisition Corp. Announce Business Combination

DLTx ASA and Blockchain Moon Acquisition Corp. Announce Business Combination

Blockchain Moon Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: BMAQ) has entered into a business combination agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of DLTx ASA...

Alex Jones: Will a huge legal award crush his Infowars empire?

Alex Jones: Will a huge legal award crush his Infowars empire?

The talk show host faces severe financial and legal problems, but shows no signs of changing.

‘No emotion’ — Bitcoin metric gives $35K as next BTC price macro low

‘No emotion’ — Bitcoin metric gives $35K as next BTC price macro low

Bitcoin market participants should not act on emotion, one trader advises as long-term data continues to fit with previous bear markets.

Google and Coinbase strike a deal, BNY Mellon begins crypto custody and WisdomTree’s Bitcoin ETF gets denied: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 9-15

Google and Coinbase strike a deal, BNY Mellon begins crypto custody and WisdomTree’s Bitcoin ETF gets denied: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 9-15

The SEC denies WisdomTree’s Bitcoin ETF, PayPal claims its policy update as an error and a DeFi platform on Solana suffers a $100 million exploit.

Grayscale BTC Trust trades at a record 36.7% discount, but is it justified?

Grayscale BTC Trust trades at a record 36.7% discount, but is it justified?

Grayscale’s BTC trust trades at a 36.7% discount to their actual BTC holdings, and it’s possible that more than just the market-wide downtrend stands as the reason for the spread.

Nodes are going to dethrone tech giants — from Apple to Google

Nodes are going to dethrone tech giants — from Apple to Google

Decentralized systems are slowly putting power back in the hands of developers and users — and taking it away from Big Tech companies.

What is a Web3 browser and how does it work?

What is a Web3 browser and how does it work?

Web3 browsers like Brave allow users to access DApps, integrate cryptocurrencies and surf over the decentralized web with greater privacy and security.

Millennials are backing away from crypto

Millennials are backing away from crypto

Young adults were the most willing to invest in cryptocurrency.

Uniswap Sellers Stop But RSI Develops Bearish UNI Price Divergence

Uniswap Sellers Stop But RSI Develops Bearish UNI Price Divergence

Cryptocurrencies have been suffering higher volatility since the bear took control. For example, the fledgling crypto coin Bitcoin price plummeted to a low of $18,363 on Oct 13 and then reversed to $19,354 today. Unlike the other top coins creeping, Uniswap’s…

Huobi Token Pumps 77% In Seven Days, What’s Behind The Rally?

Huobi Token Pumps 77% In Seven Days, What’s Behind The Rally?

HT’s price shows strength as price cracks 77% gain despite the market displaying uncertainty.  HT bounces from the downtrend as the price breaks out of a descending triangle with strong buy volume.  The price of HT shows bullish signs as the price trades abov…