According to an internal memo reportedly circulating within X, the company is now valued at just $19 billion. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/elon-musk-twitter-x-worth-half-since-44b-acquisition

Veteran investor Stanley Druckenmiller praised Bitcoin for establishing its own “brand” during an interview with hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/legendary-investor-stanley-druckenmiller-wants-bitcoin

Estimates in September revealed that at least $35 million in crypto has been stolen from victims of the LastPass breach since 2022, with the latest hack adding to the …

“It’s not just a piece of artwork”: Mintable CEO Zach Burks argues that the United Kingdom government still hasn’t caught up on what NFTs are becoming. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/nft-artwork-regulation-uk-government-mintable-zach-burks

Sam Bankman-Fried testifies in court, searches for ‘buy Bitcoin’ surge, and Gemini sues Genesis over collateral. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/sbf-takes-the-stand-buy-bitcoin-searches-soar-and-other-news-hodlers-digest-oct-22-28/

Elliptic, the firm which Wall Street Journal sourced the data from, said it was “pleased” to see the news outlet acknowledge its mistakes. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/wall-street-journal-corrects-article-misciting-hamas-crypto-terrorism-funding-data

The SEC commissioner said the regulator’s actions “forced a group of entrepreneurs to abandon what they built,” with LBRY announcing in October it planned to wind down operations. Source: …

Many of the firms the FCA warned were breaching the new rules appear to be dubious high-yield return schemes, but legitimate firms have seen warnings too. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/uk-fca-crypto-promotion-rules-breached-221-times

Elliptic’s statement was framed as a rebuttal to recent articles and letters circulating among the media and U.S. lawmakers this month. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-donations-hamas-misinterpreted-wsj-warren-elliptic

Currently, a 74% increase takes Bitcoin to over $59,000 and that doesn’t factor in “second-order effects,” says Galaxy Digital. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/galaxy-digital-soaring-bitcoin-price-increase-after-etf-launch