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Bitcoin News Roundup

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🟠 Cathie Wood seems optimistic about the SEC's new approach towards a potential Bitcoin ETF 🇺🇸

"The SEC's decision to ask questions regarding the spot Bitcoin ETF applications marks a change in its approach, raising hopes for the approval of several of these ETFs." 🙌

- Cathie Wood

🌊 Samson Mow explains the benefits of the upcoming Aqua Wallet for LATAM users 🌎

"We've integrated a number of services and swaps, so people can receive Lightning payments and swap that for stablecoins as well.

It is meant to be a wallet to use in Latin America and other places where they want dollar denominated value with the Bitcoin Network and associated technologies."

- Samson Mow

"No matter how many times currencies fail people in those countries never fall back to gold. It's because up until recently we haven't had a money that could work in the telecommunication era."

- Lyn Alden

JUST IN: 🟠 According to James Seyffart Grayscale has taken the another step in converting GBTC into an ETF by filing an S-3, which registers the fund as a 1933 act product 👀

NEW: 🟠 Bitcoin dominance clocking in at 52.27% 💪

The highest level in 908 days 🙌

🚀 THE Bitcoin Podcast's latest episode covers Bitcoin news, global politics, and the importance of sound money. Walker also breaks down the headlines, from geriatric war hawks to Bitcoin ETF rumors.

https://www.btctimes.com/news/bitcoin-news-roundup-october-18th-2023

JUST IN: 🇪🇺 The European Central Bank is moving on to the “preparation phase”of their potential CBDC implementation❗️

• Governing Council advances digital euro prep phase after 2-year design study

• Progress leads to another 2-year phase of finalizing digital euro rulebook

They are literally being open about coming after your rights, opt out of this before it's too late.

JUST IN: 🚨 Hundreds of stocks on the London Stock Exchange have been halted as the LSE "investigates a system incident" 👀

Bitcoin solves this!

NEW: The number of 🐳 whales holding at least 100 Bitcoin soars to 15,970, after Saturday's largest single day increase YTD 🚀

NEW: 🇱🇧 The Bitcoin Explorers in Lebanon show you what hyperinflation looks like 🤯

Lightning app, Strike, has teamed up with Bitrefill to make daily purchases with Bitcoin easier ⚡️

https://www.btctimes.com/news/strike-and-bitrefill-integration-paves-way-for-everyday-bitcoin-purchases

Massive Orange Pill spotted in Lugano, Switzerland 🇨🇭

ICYMI: Earlier today $10 trillion BlackRock filed an updated spot Bitcoin ETF application after SEC feedback 🤔

NEW: 🟠 Strike has partnered with Bitrefill to offer purchases with Bitcoin over Lightning from within their app 🙌

JUST IN: 🟠 Bitcoin supply held by long-term investors hit an All-Time high of 76% ❗️