Nick Szabo overtakes Len Sassaman as HBO's Satoshi reveal on Polymarket

Sassaman’s odds tanked after the HBO documentary’s producer said he confronted who he thinks is Satoshi Nakamoto, likely ruling out Sassaman, who passed in 2011.

*Favourites to be identified as HBO’s Satoshi Nakamoto reveal. Source: Polymarket*

National Bank of Bahrain rolls out its first Bitcoin investment fund

The Bitcoin investment fund is designed for institutional investors and will offer exposure to BTC gains capped at a predefined threshold, with 100% loss protection on the downside.

*Mena transactions by transfer size. Source: Chainalysis*

Last week’s Bitcoin dip a ‘healthy realignment,’ lower risk of crash: Bitfinex

Bitcoin’s dip over the last week reduced the likelihood of downside volatility, say analysts from crypto exchange Bitfinex.

*Bitcoin’s higher high is a strong indicator of muted downside volatility. Source: Bitfinex*

US Supreme Court knocks back case over $4.4B Silk Road Bitcoin

The top court in the US won’t hear Battle Born Investments’ case claiming it purchased rights to 69,370 Bitcoin seized by the US from the online black market Silk Road.

*Denial list of cases from the US Supreme Court. Source: Supreme Court*

Arrington Capital-backed RedStone launches Bitcoin staking oracles

Without Bitcoin staking oracles, BTC-based liquid staking tokens can be used only to provide liquidity on DEXs, according to RedStone co-founder Marcin Kaźmierczak.

Bitcoin miners show mixed performance in September amid market volatility

While both Hut 8 and Irish Energy expanded operations, they reported contrasting results in Bitcoin production efficiency.

*Chart depicting the rise in network difficulty since November 2023. Source: Blockchain.com*