BF101 - Top Bitcoin News - 2/4/24

Weekly market update / outlook and top Bitcoin news: Week in Review (bitcoin.com) Hodler's Digest 1/28-2/3 (cointelegraph.com) El Salvador stands firm on Bitcoin, defying IMF's renewed call to drop BTC's legal tender German authorities seize Bitcoin stash worth record-breaking $2.1B connected to piracy websites Genesis seeks court approval to offload $1.4B in GBTC assets post-SEC settlement The US government seems to be closing in on Bitcoin mining Valkyrie becomes first spot Bitcoin ETF to diversify coin custody, uses Coinbase and Bitgo Tether smashes profit records:  $2.85B surge in Q42023 Checkout this week's featured substack post:  "Ten Things to Know About Bitcoin"   Substack: Bitcoin Fortress Nostr:  npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   Mentioned in this week's Podcast: https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoins-fourth-halving-nigerian-currency-plunges-canadian-court-rebukes-trudeau-and-more-week-in-review/ https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/gbtc-drops-btc-stake-celsius-exits-bankruptcy-hodlers-digest-jan-28-feb-3/ https://news.bitcoin.com/el-salvador-stands-firm-on-bitcoin-defying-imfs-renewed-call-to-drop-btc-as-legal-tender/ https://zycrypto.com/german-authorities-seize-bitcoin-stash-worth-record-breaking-2-1-billion-connected-to-piracy-websites/ https://news.bitcoin.com/genesis-seeks-court-approval-to-offload-1-4-billion-in-gbtc-assets-post-sec-settlement/ https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/02/02/the-us-government-seems-to-be-closing-in-on-bitcoin-mining/?_gl=1*79yv1*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTg3Mzk1OTA1My4xNzA3MDg4NDAz*_ga_VM3STRYVN8*MTcwNzA4ODQwMi4xLjAuMTcwNzA4ODQwMi4wLjAuMA.. https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/valkyrie-becomes-first-spot-bitcoin-etf-to-diversify-coin-custody-uses-coinbase-and-bitgo https://cryptopotato.com/tether-smashes-profit-records-2-85-billion-surge-in-q4-2023/ https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/ten-things-to-know-about-bitcoin