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👀 Did Gold Really Kill Bitcoin?
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That’s it. You’re in the mix.
They’ve already released some pretty cool crypto-themed games, and with football (not soccer) season back, their upcoming sportsbook couldn’t be dropping at a better time.
So if you fancy a punt, go have a play. Just remember, as always: gamble responsibly.

GM, the vibes are reminiscent of a funeral.
Let`s get straight into this mess. BTC is currently hitting macro support levels, and it’s in our best interest to see these hold. The price could bounce (and bounce significantly) any moment now. Under these, we are looking at BTC reaching at least $95-98k, and as low as $90k. As we said yesterday, it’s no time for heroic trades.
The main drama currently revolves around the GOLD/BTC chart. Soon, BTC will reach a “now or never” level, and the reaction will determine whether crypto enters a more prolonged bear market.
Nevertheless, there’s still hope, as BTC definitely has room to create a higher timeframe higher low. Plus, the stocks are currently erasing losses after Trump confirmed the original plan for China tariffs won`t be going forward. Then again, losing $103-100k means we`re looking at a much prolonged correction.
It’s also worth noting that during this carnage and while the fear & greed index hits 22, there are big-brain macro guys out there pivoting to BTC instead of gold. We’ve seen Bitcoin pull through worse this cycle. Will we see it again? Let’s reassess next week.
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The important bits.
Pyth explains their Hyperliquid HIP-3 Pyth relayer, read here
fomo announces day 1 support for Monad, read here
Reactor DEX is now live on Fuel Network, read here
Almanak Base USDC vaults reached 20% APY, read here
Newton hosts a new interview with Jae, listen here
MegaETH explains ENDGAME: bridging throughput and decentralization, read here
MegaETH announces native data streams with Chainlink, read here
Ventuals reached 1M+ HYPE deposits in 24 minutes, read here
Magic Eden introduces Pokémon packs, watch here
Phygitals rolls out credit card deposits, read here
Azuki announces Azuki Gacha, read here
Kinetiq teases launch for 27/11, read here
OpenSea announces treasure chest openings, open yours here
Even more important bits.
Solana announces Uniswap integration, read here
BlackRock is set to unveil a GENIUS Act–aligned money market, read here
QMMM Holdings stock increased nearly 10x after unveiling a $100M crypto reserve, read here
CME has recorded a massive $901B in crypto derivatives volume for Q3 2025, up 45% from last quarter., read here
Ripple has acquired GTreasury for $1 billion, read here
Charts and stats of the day.
Polymarket accuracy hit 95%, a world record for media, read here
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Telemetry data of the day.
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ICO era is back.
It truly seems like ICOs are back, especially considering the hype generated by the latest MegaETH round.
Here`s a nice overview of current ICO platforms. I'll keep a good watch on these:
x.com/i/article/1978…
— Stacy Muur (@stacy_muur)
2:10 PM • Oct 16, 2025

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To save you doom scrolling.
There’s a silver lining to this gold run:
gold going to infinity is actually good because the only people who own it are approximately 88 years old and when they die in the next four to five weeks they will pass great wealth to their children who will instantly yeet their inheritance into memorial memes of tokenised dead
— Cobie (@cobie)
8:09 AM • Oct 17, 2025

Great times for the gold bugs, tough times for the coiners.
Will Peter Shiff continue to mog, or are we close to the historically typical reversion? Remains to be seen. What`s for sure is that we’re living through history, once again.
NEW: @PeterSchiff SAYS "IT'S NOT JUST A DE-DOLLARIZATION TRADE BUT A DE-BITCOINIZATION TRADE. BITCOIN HAS FAILED THE TEST AS A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE TO THE U.S. DOLLAR OR DIGITAL GOLD. HODLERS ARE IN DENIAL AND THEIR REFUSAL TO ACCEPT REALITY WILL COST THEM DEARLY"
— DEGEN NEWS (@DegenerateNews)
4:55 PM • Oct 16, 2025
stay safe homies,
Hix0n 🫡

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