On episode #9 of Alpha Bites, we dive into Bitcoin's crab market action around $30K as traders try to time the next breakout. Is this consolidation and accumulation behavior a sign of a brewing bull market?

We also explore Polkadot's ideological pivot to attract more developers, including changes to parachain auctions and token economics. Can Polkadot find product-market fit?

Plus, we examine SEC's crazy crypto custody rules, the big Ripple/XRP lawsuit victory, and actor Ben McKenzie’s Bitcoin criticism. Hit the subscribe button to stay current on these data trends and narratives.

Topics

- Market Update: Bitcoin's Crab Walk Continues

- Signs of Spot Market Weakness

- Polkadot: Ready to Take the Spotlight in the Next Bull Run

- Polkadot's Inefficient Capital Lockup Mechanism

- The Optimistic Case of Polkadot

- Must Watch BTC Metric: Percent of BTC in Profit

- Lybra v2: Like it OR Spike it?

- ZKSYNC Volume Passes ETH TPS: Like it OR Spike it?

- BRC69: Like it OR Spike It? - SAB 121: Waging War on Digital Asset Custody

- Why Legacy Institutions Are Finally Challenging Crypto

- Ripple Wins vs SEC: Does it Matter?

- Can Gotham Actor Take Down Crypto?

- Wrap Up plus Next Steps on Bringing Video to the Channel

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