Happy Friday, everyone. I'm Jensenassie, and you're listening to Markets ceiling from CoinDesk. On today's show,

we are passing it over to Coin Desk Indecese for some weekly market insights. This is CoinDesk Indeis, and here is

our Coin Desk Markets Week in review. Let's look at some key digital asset takeaways from the

weekending October 18th with data from the 4 p.m. New York

close on Wednesday the 16th and stick around. We'll have additional analysis from Kelly Yee,

portfolio manager at DeCentral Park Capital. This week, all 20 members of the Coin Desk 20 index

increased in value. The diversified index appreciated 8.7% over the week, and remains above the 2000 level.

Bitcoin and Bitcoin cash led, gaining 11% and 13% respectively.

This Bitcoin dominance comes as betting markets are placing greater odds on former President Donald Trump prevailing in the U.S.

presidential elections on November 5th.

Early voting has already begun in several states, including swing states, Georgia, and Arizona.

Ethereum alternatives, Aptos and Solana, were also relative outperformers among index members.

Aptos gained 10.8% this week, while Solana gained 9.9%.

Both alternative layer ones have seen increases in active users in recent weeks.

Internet computer and the Polygon ecosystem, ticker P-O-L, both were notable laggards.

Both tokens gained only a fraction of a percent over the seven-day period. This was brought to you by Tracy Stevens from Coin Desk Indices.

Now, here's market analysis from Kelly Yee, portfolio manager at DeCentral Park Capital.

Here's three notable takeaways from this week.

First, macro is turning constructive on the crypto market.

The macro environment is becoming increasingly favorable for crypto due to several key factors.

The U.S. rate cut in September has triggered a global easing cycle.

Combined with China's recent massive stimulus package, the largest since

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