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Overview of the topics

• Stocks Highlights: Twitter's iconic bird, Larry, has been replaced with an X in a rebranding effort led by Elon Musk.
• Social Data: Musk's ambitious plan to rebrand Twitter as X is facing significant skepticism due to its historical parallels.
• Financial Data: Musk has provided significant updates on X's financial recovery, shedding light on the company's progress.
• Onchain Data: The optimistic answer from the crypto community to this rebranding underscores its potential to reshape the ecosystem.
• Deep Dive: Bitcoin resembles gold in its recent stability, with low volatility comparable to major benchmarks.

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Stocks Highlights

Twitter changes completely: now it’s X

Twitter's iconic bird logo, Larry, has been replaced with an X in a rebranding effort led by Elon Musk. This change follows Musk's acquisition of Twitter for $44 billion and aligns with his vision of creating a sort of everything app reminiscent of Alibaba.

X CEO Linda Yaccarino sees this transformation as an opportunity to take the platform further, fostering its global connectivity through AI-driven interactivity. This move also aims to distance the company from recent challenges and intensifies competition from newcomers like Spill and Meta's Threads.

While the strategic shift holds potential, it's not without skepticism. Just as Facebook became Meta to emphasize the metaverse, Twitter's transition to X highlights its endeavor to redefine its identity and purpose. This evolution arrives ahead of the 2024 US presidential election, a critical juncture for a social media company to navigate its stance on political ads.

X's success hinges on user trust in an era of data privacy concerns. While promising a multifaceted app experience, the challenge lies in overcoming skepticism and securing user confidence. As X charts its course, it aims to transform the global conversation while addressing the demands of all advertisers and users.

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Social Data

Critics: “It’s a rebrand suicide”

Musk's ambitious plan to rebrand Twitter as X is facing significant skepticism due to its historical parallels. Jenn Takahashi, the founder of Takahashi PR, is wary of the move, expressing concerns about the potential damage to the brand's reputation.

Moreover, critics question the strategic rationale behind the rebranding, highlighting the lack of a connection between the name X and the primary function of the platform: tweeting. As a result, the theme of incorporating X into Musk's ventures, which traces back to his early success with X.com, is met with skepticism.

"The term X has no connection to Twitter or its associated action, 'tweeting.' This seems to be another step in the ongoing process of damaging a brand and a company, which is notably less valuable today compared to when Elon took over. Much of the blame for this lies squarely with him" Om Malik suggested.

The critics suggest that Musk's vision of a super app might be more of a constructed narrative than a concrete plan. Twitter’s employers shed light on Musk's apparent inclination to diminish the contributions of others in his products, hinting at potential branding “missteps”. Furthermore, despite the proposed rebranding, the outlook for X is uncertain.

Indeed, Bruce Daisley, the former vice president of Twitter for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa commented "Musk has consistently shown a desire to erase any trace of prior contributions to his products to emphasize his sole influence in their creation. This points to a fragile ego and questionable branding instincts”.

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Financial Data

Musk's Twitter turnaround: is it real?

Musk has provided significant updates on X's financial recovery, shedding light on the social media company's progress since his acquisition. Musk discussed these developments in relation to a decline in ad revenues.

Musk emphasized the critical role of his cost-cutting measures in averting financial challenges, preventing a case where costs would have significantly outweighed revenues. Initial projections had envisioned a more balanced financial outlook, but without intervention, the company's situation would have been precarious. However, Musk acknowledged that external factors, such as the shift in advertising trends, also contributed to the decline in ad revenue.

Within this context, Musk attributed part of the decline to cyclical patterns and political considerations. He expressed skepticism about the impact of media portrayals on advertisers' perceptions and encouraged reliance on information directly from the platform itself.

Musk's engagement with Twitter's challenges extended beyond financial matters. Technical issues, outages, and glitches have occurred on it since his ownership began, underscoring the complexities of managing such a large-scale digital platform.

In addition, Musk was involved in a public exchange on Twitter with a former employee, revealing tensions surrounding layoffs and compensation. This interaction highlighted the complexities of navigating workforce changes, in the context of acquisitions particularly.

In summary, Elon Musk's insights have provided a comprehensive view of Twitter's financial recovery and the strategic steps taken to navigate these challenges.

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Onchain Data

X: a trading hub innovation

Elon Musk's app X is generating excitement with its exploration of a trading hub integration. Insider sources indicate that X has initiated discussions with major financial data providers to incorporate real-time stock data.

The prospect of partnering with X presents an opportunity for collaborators to tap into a vast user base, comprising millions of highly qualified users. Rather than monetary compensation, X has invited firms to demonstrate their commitment through investments in the project.

If X's in-app trading hub plans come to play, it could leverage Musk's keen interest in digital assets, particularly Dogecoin, to enable the trading of all cryptos alongside established assets like BTC. Such a strategic move could offer a more regulated and compliant option, in line with recent regulatory trends.

In a broader context, Musk's rebranding vision for X, unveiled in July, aims to create an all-encompassing super app reminiscent of China's WeChat. This transformation encompasses diverse services. The optimistic answer from the cryptocurrency community to this rebranding underscores its potential to reshape the entire ecosystem.

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Deep Dive

Bitcoin is surpassing gold…

Bitcoin resembles gold in its recent stability, with low volatility comparable to major benchmarks like the S&P 500 and gold.

Nevertheless, trading volume has dipped to 2020 levels, reflecting waning interest amid challenges and a subdued Bitcoin price below $30,000. This paradoxical stability points to reduced engagement from investors despite Bitcoin's potential as a safe-haven asset.

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