**News Flash: Bitcoin's Sweet Sixteen and Gensler's Dance**

- 🎂 Bitcoin's white paper turns 16 on Oct. 31! 🎉 Satoshi's brainchild first hit the scene in 2008, and the Genesis Block followed on Jan. 3, 2009.

- SEC Chair Gary Gensler, in an Oct. 22 Bloomberg interview, dodged crypto regulation questions to wish Bitcoin a happy birthday. He emphasized the SEC's focus on investor protection and "regulation by enforcement."

- Gensler also sidestepped questions about his potential ousting if Trump wins in 2024. Meanwhile, the SEC's Division of Examinations has made crypto assets a priority for 2025.

- Bitcoin's price? A cool $67,370, up 6% in the last 30 days. 🚀