Ahlan wa sahlan, and welcome to the 91st edition of CoinMENA's weekly newsletter, Kalam Crypto. This week, a big week for bitcoin, the price increased to the highest level in 18 months, the anniversary of the bitcoin whitepaper, and SBF took the stand in his trial. All that and more, so let's dive into this week's letter, and talk crypto. Class of the Week 🎓 Why is Bitcoin important? Bitcoin is an invention that, for the first time in history, enabled people to create and manage a digital money supply outside the control of any government or bank. Check out this write-up from CoinMENA University that goes deeper into why bitcoin is such an important technological innovation. 🎁Earn Your 20 USDC  We’ve given away close to 2,000 USDC to our users so far! Deposit or Withdraw USDC via the Stellar network, our recently added feature, and you can earn your $20 USDC too! This offer is limited to the first 1,000 CoinMENA users to complete such deposit or withdrawal. Terms and conditions apply, see full campaign details in this blog post. The simplest and safest way to invest in crypto, sign up and start trading today with CoinMENA See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.