Yesterday marked the 16th anniversary of the Bitcoin whitepaper and it was celebrated in true crypto fashion: wild price volatility. So, we'll go through what happened yesterday and why the market was spooked, we'll look at Bitget's Telegram Mini App wallet that attracted 6 million users in just three days, and a new person claiming to be Satoshi who has emerged and might be the most absurd one yet. So, carve out 10 minutes from your day and I'll catch you up.

Further reading:

• Bitcoin at 16: From experiment to trillion-dollar asset
• Donald Trump makes a last-minute appeal to crypto voters
• Bitcoin speculators send $4B to exchanges as BTC price loses $70K
• Bitget wallet on Telegram hits 6 million users 3 days after launch
• Latest ‘Satoshi’ reveal turns into a debacle: Meet Stephen Mollah

References:

• BBC Joe Tidy's X thread

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