BF150 - Top Bitcoin News - 1/19/25

Block: 879957  Moscow Time: 953  Fees: 4/5/6   Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News: Block 879835:  Important News of the Week (nobsbitcoin.com) Hodler's Digest 1/12-1/18 (cointelegraph.com) This week in Bitcoin:  BTC blasts off ahead of Trump inauguration IRS to require third party reporting on crypto transactions starting in 2025 (report) Trump may be considering SOL, XRP and USDC alongside Bitcoin for an 'America First' strategic reserve Microstrategy targeting $2B perpetual preferred stock offering:  Benchmark California is working towards embracing Bitcoin Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "Freedom Under Fire - The 2025 Laws Redefining Travel and Privacy"   Shout out to top boosts of the week on Fountain: @godsdeth with 536 sats - Thank You Sir!   Substack: Bitcoin Fortress Nostr:  npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   Mentioned in this week's Podcast: https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/879835/ https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/bitcoin-price-target-180k-nfts-plunge-2024-trump-crypto-priorities-hodlers-digest/ https://decrypt.co/301551/this-week-bitcoin-blasts-off-trump-inauguration https://cryptopotato.com/irs-to-require-third-party-reporting-on-crypto-transactions-starting-in-2025-report/ https://news.bitcoin.com/trump-may-be-considering-sol-xrp-and-usdc-alongside-bitcoin-for-an-america-first-strategic-reserve/ https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/01/15/micro-strategy-targeting-2-b-perpetual-preferred-stock-offering-benchmark https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/california-is-working-towards-embracing-bitcoin https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/freedom-under-fire