BF73 - Weekly Bitcoin News - 7/16/23

Weekly market update / outlook and weekly Bitcoin news: Top stories this week Ripples XRP token surges 96% after partial victory in SEC lawsuit IMF has not seen specific proposal on BRICS currency Cleanspark announces completion of Georgia expansion, surpasses 8 EH/s Blackrock application for spot Bitcoin ETF undergoes formal review by SEC Blackrock CEO Larry Fink:  Crypto will 'transcend any one currency' Europe expects its first Bitcoin ETF this month, report Trump reveals NFT income, crypto holdings in new disclosure US government preparing to sell Silk Road Bitcoin again?  Here's what's going on. Check out "Monthly Portfolio Update - July 2023, Bitcoin shines amid the chaos" on substack this week   Substack: Bitcoin Fortress Twitter: Bitcoin Fortress Books: Amazon Author Page YouTube:  Bitcoin Fortress   Mentioned in this week's Podcast: https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/xrp-is-not-a-security-celsius-ceo-arrested-on-criminal-charges-hodlers-digest-july-9-15/ https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/07/13/ripples-xrp-token-surges-28-after-court-rules-xrp-sales-arent-investment-contracts/ https://news.bitcoin.com/imf-has-not-seen-specific-proposal-on-brics-currency/ https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/cleanspark-announces-completion-of-georgia-expansion https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-etf-undergoes-sec-review/ https://decrypt.co/148612/blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-crypto-transcend-currency https://news.bitcoin.com/europe-expects-its-first-bitcoin-etf-this-month-report/ https://news.bitcoin.com/trump-reveals-nft-income-crypto-holdings-in-new-disclosure/ https://decrypt.co/148285/us-moves-300m-worth-of-silk-road-bitcoin https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/monthly-portfolio-update-july-2023