Why Financial Advisors Should Consider Adding Bitcoin to Their Portfolios
Bitcoin is up nearly 9% on the day, and pullbacks appear to be limited given a series of breakouts over the past week.

Altair Upgrade Set to Activate on Ethereum Mainnet This Month
The upgrade represents a “low stakes warm-up” to prepare Beacon Chain developers and client teams for the coming Merge.

CoinDesk Releases Q3 Bitcoin and Blockchain Industry Report Highlighting Scalability
CoinDesk Research has published its latest quarterly report for Q3 2021, outlining the trends driving the digital asset markets, focusing on Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi and more.

Markets Shine, Scaling Projects Thrive, Regulators Flex: CoinDesk’s Q3 Review
CoinDesk Research presents its latest quarterly report, which outlines growing market interest from institutions, retail investors and regulators.

Crypto Funds Draw $90M in New Money as Confidence Returns
Bitcoin-focused funds have attracted new capital for three straight weeks, after a period of outflows in recent months.

Gary Vaynerchuk Doodle Outsells Warhol, Pollock, Neel and More at Christie’s Auction
Media mogul Gary Vaynerchuk sold a doodle of an elephant at Christie's for $412,500. "Empathetic Elephant," which outsold works by Andy Warhol, Jackson Pollock, Alice Neel, and more, was part of the basis for Vaynerchuk's VeeFriends NFT collection, a set of tokens tied to animal-themed collectibles on Ethereum. "The Hash" hosts discuss the implications of the sale and what it reveals about the evolving worlds of traditional art and digital collectibles.

Shaq to Release NFT Collection
Four-time NBA champion and serial entrepreneur Shaquille "Shaq" O'Neal is releasing his own NFT collection titled "Shaquille O'Neal: The Eras of Dominance Collection," which will run on the Ethernity chain, an Ethereum layer 2, and will be available for purchase on Oct. 15. O'Neal purchased his first two NFTs last week. "The Hash" squad discusses the latest sports star dabbling into NFTs in an ongoing trend making waves in the crypto industry.

Polygon Flips Ethereum on Active User Addresses
Increased network usage often translates into higher demand for the native token.
