Bitcoin ETFs Snap Two-Week Skid Despite Slide
U.S. spot $BTC ETFs gained about $301 million for the week, ending a two-week losing streak despite $137.9 million in Friday outflows. #Update #ETFs $BTC
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Bitcoin Withstands Headwinds in Weekly Review
$BTC gave back its weekly gains Thursday as oil surged and tech stocks fell. U.S. Bitcoin ETFs saw heavy outflows, adding pressure to a market that had held up earlier. #Update #Crypto $BTC
Bitcoin Hashrate Regains 1 ZH/s
$BTC mining hashrate regained 1 ZH/s this week, its highest level since March, even as public miners shift capacity to AI. Mining difficulty is also rising. #Update #Mining $BTC
Weekly Bitcoin ETF inflows $304.7M; ZEC $41M
U.S. spot $BTC ETFs drew $304.73 million from Oct. 19–23, while $ETH ETFs lost $220.6 million. $ZEC ETFs led other crypto funds with $41.09 million in inflows. #Update #Crypto $BTC
Electrum Fixes Bitcoin Wallet Fee-Bump Theft Risk
@ElectrumWallet released version 4.8.3 after a flaw let malicious servers turn a $BTC fee increase into an unintended payment. Two users were affected; users should check every transaction approval. #Update #Security
Heatbit’s New Water Heater Mines Bitcoin
@heatbit_com opened preorders for its $899 Bitwater retrofit, which mines $BTC while heating water in compatible electric tanks. Deliveries are planned for early 2027. #Update #BitcoinMining
Bitcoin’s Fed Week: US Inflation Expectations Rise
U.S. household inflation expectations rose in October while consumer sentiment barely changed, adding context for $BTC traders ahead of the Federal Reserve’s October 27–28 meeting. #Update #Crypto $BTC
Bitcoin ETF week positive despite late outflows
US $BTC funds had a provisional $301.2M weekly inflow despite $773.5M in Thursday–Friday withdrawals; $ETH funds lost $220.7M for the week. @FarsideUK’s Friday tables had missing entries. #Update #ETFs $BTC
DWF Study Finds Bitcoin ETF Flows Trail Price Moves
@DWFLabs research published October 22 finds $BTC ETF flows track past price moves more closely than future ones, challenging the use of daily inflows as forecasts. #Update #Crypto $BTC
Circle Gateway Adds Bitcoin and Euro Balances
@Circle expands Gateway beyond $USDC to cirBTC and EURC, letting developers access separate asset balances across supported chains. Faster transfers apply only after deposits finalize. #Update #CrossChain $USDC
Grok, GPT, Claude Voices Guess Bitcoin’s Price
An experiment found @OpenAI and @xAI voice assistants both forecast $BTC at $82,000, while @Anthropic’s Claude disclosed limits earlier. None of the four sessions showed reproducible calculations. #Update #AI $BTC
Bitcoin falls to $79,146 amid weekend liquidations
$BTC fell to $79,146 as more than $810 million in crypto positions were liquidated over 24 hours, adding to weekend selling pressure. #Update #Crypto $BTC (-6) ↘
Bitcoin hashrate reclaims one zettahash; competition rebounds
$BTC’s seven-day average hashrate topped one zettahash in the week to October 22, showing mining competition has rebounded despite some operators shifting infrastructure toward AI. #Update #Mining $BTC
Palihapitiya Warns Bitcoin Could Hit Zero
Chamath Palihapitiya says $BTC could eventually fall to zero if AI breaks its security, reversing his earlier bullish stance. No such breach has occurred. #Update #Crypto $BTC