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1. Rich Dad Poor Dad Author: Currently Holds 73 Bitcoins, Aims for 100 by Next Year link Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki tweeted that he purchased his first Bitcoin at $6,000 and, even with the price now at $76,000, he plans to continue buying. He currently holds 73 Bitcoins and aims to own 100 within a year. Kiyosaki also stated, “I own a lot of income-generating real estate, have gold mining assets, and store my profits in Bitcoin, gold, and silver coins… this is ‘real money.’” 2. Binance Named Top in “Blockchain and Crypto” on Fortune’s 2024 Asia Fintech Innovators List link Fortune has released its inaugural “2024 Asia Fintech Innovators” list, with Binance ranking first in the “Blockchain and Crypto” category, followed by OKX in second place, and Hashkey Group and Gate in fifth and sixth, respectively. The list showcases 60 of the most dynamic financial services companies in one of the world’s fastest-growing regions. 3. South Korea’s Financial Regulator Tightens Monitori...

The Iran and Israel conflict made the Asian stock markets dip on Monday along with the cryptocurrency market and Bitcoin. India’s Sensex, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng, and Japan’s Nikkei crashed on the opening bell making stocks fall lower in the charts. The escalating tensions are making investors worried about a further crash and institutional investors pulled out of their holdings. Also Read: Iranian Drones Sink Asian Markets: Will US Stocks Crash Today? The cryptocurrency market also remained at the receiving end as Bitcoin flash crashed by $4,500 minutes after Iran launched drone and missile attacks on Israel. The Iron Dome managed to thwart all incoming missiles from Iran but the situation remains grim with threats of war. Source: Coingecko Bitcoin was trading around the $67,200 mark on Sunday before Iran launched the drone missiles on Israel . After the attacks, Bitcoin crashed to the $62,700 level shedding a value of $4,500 in a jiffy on late Sunday. This...

Elliptic’s statement was framed as a rebuttal to recent articles and letters circulating among the media and U.S. lawmakers this month. Blockchain forensic firm Elliptic says there’s “no evidence” that Hamas is receiving a significant volume of cryptocurrency donations to fund its attacks against Israel. “There is no evidence to support the assertion that Hamas has received significant volumes of crypto donations ,” Elliptic said in an Oct. 25 statement. The amounts raised “remain tiny,” the firm added. Elliptic’s statement was framed as a rebuttal to recent articles and letters written by The Wall Street Journal and United States lawmakers, which the firm says had misinterpreted data to make the case that cryptocurrency is widely used to fund Hamas’ "terrorist” activities. As an example, Elliptic pointed to a “prominent” Hamas cryptocurrency fundraising campaign, operated by Gaza Now, a pro-Hamas news outlet, which has only raised $21,000 since the Hamas attack on Israel on O...