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Bitcoin has fallen below $102,000. “Uptober” ended in blood.

But while retail traders are terrified, institutional conversations are heating up.

In this episode of Bits + Bips, hosts Austin Campbell, Ram Ahluwalia, and Chris Perkins are joined by Teddy Fusaro, President of Bitwise, to unpack the week’s market turmoil.

They dig into why institutions are finally comfortable allocating to bitcoin, how Ripple is building an ecosystem that can’t be ignored, and whether Tether’s staggering $500 billion valuation makes sense.

Plus: the shrinking odds of the CLARITY Act, the merging of TradFi and crypto rails, and why the competition in the payments space is so hot.

Sponsors:

• • Binance
  • Mantle
    

Hosts:

• • Ram Ahluwalia, CFA, CEO and Founder of Lumida
  • Austin Campbell, NYU Stern professor and founder and managing partner of Zero Knowledge Consulting
  • Christopher Perkins, Managing Partner and President of CoinFund

Guest:

• • Teddy Fusaro, President of Bitwise

Links:

• • Unchained:
    • Ripple Hits $4B Investment Milestone With Palisade Deal
    • Extreme Fear Returns to Market as Bitcoin Breaks $104k Support
    • Solana ETFs Draw $44 Million as Bitcoin Funds Bleed $191 Million
    • Stablecoin Volume on Ethereum Breaks $2.8 Trillion Record in October
    • Bitcoin ETFs Record $470 Million Outflows Amid Fed Rate Decision
  • DL News: Clarity Act has 80% chance of passing by 2026: Bitwise
  • The Block: Tether’s annual profits top $10 billion as Treasury holdings swell