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Crypto News: Why Bitcoin, Twitter, and Aptos Are Driving the Market Today

Elon Musk owning Twitter could open up more use cases for crypto and NFTs, which is just the start of the news in crypto today.

By Travis Hoium – Oct 28, 2022 at 5:11PM EST

The crypto market has had a wild week from the "risk-on" trade early in the week to a steady climb and positive news late in the week. In the video below, Motley Fool contributor Travis Hoium covers why Elon Musk buying Twitter could be good for crypto and NFTs, why Bitcoin (BTC +4.15%) miners are having trouble, and the hype behind Aptos (APT +3.24%) NFTs in early days of the blockchain. 

*Stock prices used were midday prices of Oct. 28, 2022. The video was published on Oct. 28, 2022.

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Travis Hoium
Travis Hoium is a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst covering solar energy, technology, and growth stocks. Before The Motley Fool, Travis was a mechanical engineer at 3M and founded a virtual reality company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Minnesota.
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Stocks Mentioned

Bitcoin Stock Quote
Bitcoin
CRYPTO: BTC
$69,144.00
(+4.15%)+$2,755.07
Dogecoin Stock Quote
Dogecoin
CRYPTO: DOGE
$0.09
(+1.35%)+$0.00
Ethereum Stock Quote
Ethereum
CRYPTO: ETH
$2,016.77
(+3.25%)+$63.39
Solana Stock Quote
Solana
CRYPTO: SOL
$85.68
(+3.97%)+$3.27
Aptos Stock Quote
Aptos
CRYPTO: APT
$0.97
(+3.24%)+$0.03

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