
Plus, Sam Altman's "World" integrates Polymarket, adding prediction markets to the AI founder's digital ID app.	͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏	View in browser

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Hayes Calls for $1M BTC, Altman's World Enters Prediction Markets & Other News

Oct. 19 - 25

#1

Arthur Hayes calls for $1M Bitcoin as new Japan PM orders economic stimulus

Japan's new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, announced a package of economic stimulus measures on Tuesday to ease the impact of inflation on households. The move, some crypto observers said, may drive more capital into Bitcoin.

The stimulus measures include subsidies for electricity and gas charges, as well as regional grants to ease price pressure and encourage small to medium-sized businesses to raise wages.

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes viewed the development as a precursor to more fiat money printing by Japan's central bank, which may catalyze Bitcoin's rise to $1 million.

"Translation: let's print money to hand out to folks to help with food and energy costs," said Hayes in a Tuesday X post, adding that this dynamic may see Bitcoin rise to $1 million, while triggering a rise in the Japanese yen.

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#2

Prediction markets hit new high as Polymarket enters Sam Altman's World

World co-founder and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's digital identity project, formerly known as Worldcoin, is expanding into prediction markets by integrating Polymarket.

World App, a mobile application that combines a digital wallet with World's decentralized identity tool, World ID, has integrated the Polymarket App, the company announced on Tuesday.

"World App users can download and access the new Mini App today in countries where Polymarket's services are permitted," the announcement said.

#3

Rumble partners with Tether to add Bitcoin tips for content creators

Video-sharing platform Rumble is preparing to roll out Bitcoin tipping for its more than 51 million monthly active users, the company's CEO Chris Pavlovski announced on Friday.

Rumble has teamed up with stablecoin issuer Tether to enable Bitcoin tipping, Pavlovski said onstage at the Plan ₿ Forum in Lugano, Switzerland.

"Right now, we're in the testing phase [but] we're going to start rolling that out alongside Tether here in the coming weeks," he added.

Also onstage was Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, who expects a full rollout by early to mid-December once small bugs are fixed and the UX is finessed.

Prediction of the Week

XRP price eyes rally to $3.45 after Ripple CEO tells investors to 'lock in'

XRP flashes signs of a potential 35% breakout as bullish technicals align with fresh fundamentals, including Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse's renewed push for the blockchain company's "internet of value" vision.

XRP's price chart technicals indicate that it has bounced from the lower trendline of its prevailing ascending triangle pattern. That support has historically marked the start of powerful rebound moves, including 70-80% jumps earlier in 2025.

FUD of the week

Spot Ether ETFs see outflows for second consecutive week amid 'cooling demand'

Spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have logged two straight weeks of outflows amid cooling investor sentiment after months of strong inflows.

According to data from SoSoValue, Ether products collectively posted $243.9 million in net redemptions for the week ending on Friday, following the previous week's $311 million outflow.

The latest data brings cumulative inflows across all Ether spot ETFs to $14.35 billion, with total net assets standing at $26.39 billion, representing about 5.55% of Ethereum's market cap.

On Friday, the funds also $93.6 million in outflows. BlackRock's ETHA ETF led withdrawals with $100.99 million in outflows, while Grayscale's ETHE and Bitwise's ETHW posted minor inflows.

FUD of the week

Young Australians' biggest financial regret: Ignoring Bitcoin at $400

Over 40% of Australian Gen Z and Millennials say they regret not investing in cryptocurrency a decade ago, with a new survey from Australian crypto broker Swyftx suggesting they see it as one of the biggest missed opportunities of the last 10 years.

The study, conducted by YouGov and released on Thursday, surveyed 3,009 people, finding that almost half of the under-35s surveyed regret missing the crypto boat.

This was followed by regret for not buying property and not buying shares in big technology companies such as Apple and Amazon.

Part of the FOMO is likely because of the structural buying of Bitcoin and Ether by corporations, sovereigns and US pension funds, according to Swyftx.