Bitcoin Fortress

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 218 Date: May 31, 2026 Block Height: 951860 Moscow Time: 1359 Fees: 1 / 1 / 2   In this episode: This week on The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast, we look beyond the market noise and focus on the stories that matter most to Bitcoiners. We discuss the latest developments surrounding the CLARITY Act, why self-custody is increasingly being viewed as a fundamental civil liberty, the evolving economics of Bitcoin mining in an AI-driven world, and what recent Bitcoin Core and Lightning Network developments mean for network security. We also explore grassroots adoption through the Bitcoin Ireland conference, and review key themes emerging from the Bitcoin podcast universe. Finally, we feature the latest Bitcoin Fortress Substack essay, A Bitcoin Way of Life – Week 2, and share updates on the growing Bitcoin Fortress book library, including the newly released The Architecture of Money.   Bitcoin Fortress YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Bitcoin Fortress Substack Featured Post: A Bitcoin Way of Life - Week 2 https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/a-bitcoin-way-of-life-week-2   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle The Architecture of Money Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (May 24, 2026 – May 31, 2026) Bitcoin Development & Infrastructure Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #407 (Core Lightning vulnerability disclosure, Bitcoin Core developer meeting notes, software releases) https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2026/05/29/ Policy & Regulation Reuters — Senate Committee Advances Crypto Bill https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/us-senate-committee-weigh-crypto-bill-milestone-digital-assets-2026-05-14/ Reuters — What's In The Senate's Landmark Crypto Bill? https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/what-is-us-senates-landmark-crypto-bill-2026-05-12/ CoinDesk — Latest Congressional Swing at Crypto Tax Reform https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/05/20/latest-congressional-swing-at-crypto-tax-reform-would-direct-irs-to-review-de-minimis-exemptions Mining, Energy & AI Bitcoin Miners Face AI Squeeze (Bitcoin Magazine) https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-miners-face-ai-squeeze The 2036 Issue: Bitcoin Mining Is Dead, Long Live the Miners (Bitcoin Magazine) https://bitcoinmagazine.com/print/the-2036-issue-bitcoin-mining-is-dead-long-live-the-miners Hashrate Index Weekly Mining Roundup https://hashrateindex.com/blog/hashrate-index-roundup-may-25-2026/ Bitcoin Culture & Adoption Bitcoin Ireland Conference Highlights Growing Grassroots Adoption (The Times) https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/bitcoin-ireland-conference-cryptocurrency-satoshi-nakamoto-eddie-hobbs-investing-tbmfwsvtw The History and Future of Physical Bitcoin (Bitcoin Magazine) https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/the-history-and-future-of-physical-bitcoin Market Structure & Maturity Trace Mayer on Bitcoin's Volatility Compression and Market Maturity (CoinDesk) https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/05/28/dnp-trace-mayer-bitcoin-s-volatility-compression-is-a-sign-of-maturity-not-weakness/ Corporate Bitcoin Adoption Strategy's Bitcoin Buying Machine Slows as Capital Markets Tighten (Investor's Business Daily) https://www.investors.com/news/bitcoin-price-slumps-strategy-buying-power-strc-mstr-stock/ Bitcoin Podcast Universe What Bitcoin Did – Who Really Controls Bitcoin? (Bitcoin Mechanic) https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/episodes What Bitcoin Did – Bitcoin's Parallel Economy Is Starting (Brian De Mint) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoins-parallel-economy-is-starting-brian-de-mint/id1482455669?i=1000767986882 TFTC – AI Energy: What AI Can Learn From Bitcoin Miners https://www.tftc.io/ai-energy-policy-bitcoin-miners-community-lessons/ TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast (Apple Podcasts) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tftc-a-bitcoin-podcast/id1292381204 Coin Stories – News Block: Strategy Selling Bitcoin Is Bullish https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/news-block-strategy-selling-bitcoin-is-bullish-s-p/id1569130932?i=1000767092711 Coin Stories Podcast Episode Archive https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coin-stories-with-natalie-brunell/id1569130932          

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 217 Date: May 24, 2026 Block Height: 950456 Moscow Time: 1297 Fees: 1 / 1 / 2   In this episode: This week feels like a classic Bitcoin contradiction: short-term weakness, ETF outflows, macro fear, and political noise — but underneath that, the long-term story is getting stronger. Strategic reserves, corporate treasuries, Bitcoin-native finance, Pizza Day, and the continued march of adoption all point in the same direction: Bitcoin keeps moving from fringe idea to reserve asset.   Bitcoin Fortress YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Bitcoin Fortress Substack Featured Post: A Bitcoin Way of Life - Week 1 https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/a-bitcoin-way-of-life-week-1   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle The Architecture of Money Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (May 17, 2026 – May 24, 2026) ARMA Strategic Bitcoin Reserve bill — Rep. Begich https://begich.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-nick-begich-leads-legislation-establish-strategic-bitcoin-reserve Bitcoin Magazine: ARMA bill https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/us-bill-codify-strategic-bitcoin-reserve Rep. Van Epps on Strategic Bitcoin Reserve https://vanepps.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-van-epps-helps-lead-legislation-to-establish-strategic-bitcoin-reserve Strategy buys 24,869 BTC https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/strategy-spends-a-massive-2-billion Strategy pauses buying https://news.bitcoin.com/strategy-pauses-bitcoin-buying-as-saylors-bitvac-comment-puts-next-btc-buy-on-watch/ Tether and Twenty One Capital https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/tether-takes-control-of-twenty-one-capital SpaceX Bitcoin treasury report https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/spacex-heads-into-historic-ipo Trump Media Bitcoin transfer https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/trump-media-djt-moves-to-sell-bitcoin-as-losses-reach-455-million Bitcoin ETF outflows https://unchainedcrypto.com/spot-bitcoin-etfs-bleed-nearly-1-billion-this-week-as-seven-day-outflows-approach-2-billion/ Bitcoin bounce after Iran peace announcement https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/05/23/bitcoin-heads-higher-as-president-trump-announces-iran-peace-agreement Bitcoin May low / liquidations https://www.investors.com/news/bitcoin-price-may-low-circle-upgrade-hive-rally/ Blockchain.com IPO filing https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/crypto-exchange-blockchaincom-confidentially-files-ipo-2026-05-21/ Mark Cuban sells most Bitcoin https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/mark-cuban-sells-most-of-his-bitcoin Bitcoin Pizza Day https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/happy-bitcoin-pizza-day-16th-anniversary What Bitcoin Did episodes https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/episodes TFTC episode #747 https://www.radio.net/podcast/tales-from-the-crypt-a-bitcoin-podcast  

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 216 Date: May 17, 2026 Block Height: 949842 Moscow Time: 1280 Fees: 1 / 1 / 2   In this episode: In Episode 216 of The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast, we explore why the real signal this week wasn’t Bitcoin’s price action — it was growing stress inside the legacy financial system itself. We discuss Japan’s bond market turmoil, the advancing CLARITY Act and the fight over developer freedom, why self-custody is increasingly becoming a civil liberties issue, MARA’s massive Bitcoin sale and pivot into AI infrastructure, renewed discussions around privacy in Bitcoin, and what these trends reveal about the future of money, sovereignty, and financial freedom. Plus: Bitcoin podcast universe themes, a featured Bitcoin Fortress Substack post, and a look at the newly released book The Architecture of Money.   Bitcoin Fortress YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Bitcoin Fortress Substack Featured Post: Bitcoin vs The Legacy System https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/bitcoin-vs-the-legacy-system   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle The Architecture of Money Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (May 10, 2026 – May 17, 2026) Japan Bond Market / Sovereign Debt Stress Financial Times — Global bond markets rattled as long-term yields surge Financial Times – Global Bonds Tumble on Inflation Shock Fears Financial Times — U.S. sells 30-year bonds at 5% yield for first time since 2007 Financial Times – U.S. 30-Year Bond Yield Hits 5% Trading Economics — Japan 30-Year Bond Yield hits 4% Trading Economics – Japan 30-Year Bond Yield Financial Times — Japan’s yield panic and global implications Financial Times – The Japanese Yield Panic CLARITY Act / Regulation / Developer Freedom Reuters — Senate Banking Committee advances CLARITY Act Reuters – Senate Committee Advances CLARITY Act Reuters — What’s inside the CLARITY Act Reuters – What Is in the Senate Crypto Bill? U.S. Senate Banking Committee — Official Executive Session page Senate Banking Committee – Executive Session on the CLARITY Act TFTC — Bitcoin Briefs and policy commentary TFTC – Bitcoin Brief Archive Self-Custody / Privacy / Freedom Tech Bitcoin.org – Bitcoin Is Open Source P2P Money TFTC — Ongoing coverage of privacy, self-custody, and developer issues TFTC – Bitcoin Brief Archive MARA / Mining / AI Infrastructure Crypto Briefing — MARA sells 20,880 BTC and pivots toward AI infrastructure Crypto Briefing – MARA Sells $1.5B in Bitcoin for AI Pivot CoinDesk — MARA shifts toward AI infrastructure CoinDesk – MARA Sold $1.5B of Bitcoin as It Shifts Toward AI Infrastructure Crypto.news — MARA debt reduction and AI strategy Crypto.news – MARA Holdings Sold $1.5B Bitcoin to Fund AI Pivot Podcast Universe / Rabbit Hole Recap Rabbit Hole Recap #408 Rabbit Hole Recap #408 TFTC Podcast and Bitcoin Briefs TFTC Podcast Network

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 215 Date: May 10, 2026 Block Height: 948805 Moscow Time: 1230 Fees: 1 / 1 / 2   In this episode: In this episode of The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast, we break down Bitcoin’s push back above $80,000, the accelerating wave of institutional adoption from firms like Morgan Stanley, Schwab, and Goldman Sachs, and what it means as Wall Street increasingly integrates Bitcoin into the financial system. We also cover Strategy’s massive Bitcoin position and evolving treasury model, the growing AI pivot among Bitcoin miners, new regulatory developments around stablecoins and the Clarity Act, and the biggest themes emerging from the Bitcoin podcast universe this week. Finally, we tie it all together with this week’s featured Bitcoin Fortress Substack post, “Bitcoin vs. Monetary Control,” and discuss why Bitcoin continues to stand apart as sovereign, permissionless money in an increasingly centralized financial world.   Bitcoin Fortress YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Bitcoin Fortress Substack Featured Post: Bitcoin vs Monetary Control https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/bitcoin-vs-monetary-control   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle The Architecture of Money Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (May 3, 2026 – May 10, 2026) Reuters — Strategy Q1 loss and Bitcoin holdings https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/saylors-strategy-posts-wider-quarterly-loss-bitcoin-slump-2026-05-05/ MarketWatch — Saylor may sell Bitcoin under certain circumstances https://www.marketwatch.com/story/michael-saylor-said-he-would-never-sell-bitcoin-now-he-says-he-might-f05776fc Financial Times — Morgan Stanley spot crypto trading on E*Trade https://www.ft.com/content/ce292294-3f04-4ac8-971b-2f45877b8e65 Schwab — Schwab Crypto rollout https://pressroom.aboutschwab.com/press-releases/press-release/2026/Charles-Schwab-Announces-Details-of-Spot-Crypto-Trading-Launch/default.aspx SEC — Goldman Sachs Bitcoin Premium Income ETF filing https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1479026/000119312526154126/d58512d485apos.htm Barron’s — Stablecoin yield compromise https://www.barrons.com/articles/crypto-bill-stablecoin-yields-coinbase-clarity-act-tillis-alsobrooks-78dd5028 Investopedia — Bitcoin above $81K and Clarity Act progress https://www.investopedia.com/bitcoin-is-back-above-usd81-000-signs-of-clarity-act-progress-may-be-helping-11966915 Crypto Briefing — New Jersey pension exposure to Strategy https://cryptobriefing.com/new-jersey-pension-fund-strategy-bitcoin-exposure/ Crypto Briefing — Tether Q1 profit and Bitcoin reserves https://cryptobriefing.com/tether-billion-dollar-profit/ Investors.com — Hut 8 AI data center deal https://www.investors.com/news/bitcoin-miner-hut-8-ai-data-center-deal-earnings-morgan-stanley-crypto-debut-bitcoin-price/ Riot Platforms — Q1 2026 production and operations update https://www.riotplatforms.com/riot-announces-first-quarter-2026-production-and-operations-updates/ Bitcoin Magazine — Bitfarms selling Bitcoin / AI pivot https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitfarms-bitf-selling-its-bitcoin SoFi — Big Business Banking fiat and crypto platform https://investors.sofi.com/news/news-details/2026/SoFi-Launches-Big-Business-Banking-to-Power-Fiat-and-Crypto-Banking-on-a-Single-Regulated-Platform/default.aspx Investors.com — Coinbase layoffs and AI pivot https://www.investors.com/news/coinbase-stock-layoffs-14-workforce-ai-shift-bullish-rally-4-2-billion-acquisition-equiniti-tokenization-blsh/ Coin Stories — News Block https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coin-stories-with-natalie-brunell/id1569130932 TFTC — Bitcoin loyalty data and weekly Bitcoin themes https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-loyalty-programs-oshi-research-small-business-btc-rewards/ What Bitcoin Did — Jeff Ross liquidity episode https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/wbd985-jeff-ross F

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 214 Date: May 3, 2026 Block Height: 947751 Moscow Time: 1269 Fees: 1 / 1 / 2   In this episode: We break down the biggest Bitcoin stories from April 26 to May 3, 2026, including key announcements from the Bitcoin 2026 conference in Las Vegas, growing institutional adoption, Bitcoin-backed lending and payments, mining and AI trends, and shifting regulatory signals. We connect it all back to a bigger theme: Bitcoin as a new monetary architecture built on rules, scarcity, and self-custody—contrasting sharply with the debt-driven fiat system.   Bitcoin Fortress YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Bitcoin Fortress Substack Featured Post: Bitcoin vs Monetary Architecture https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/bitcoin-vs-monetary-architecture   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle The Architecture of Money Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (April 26, 2026 – May 3, 2026) Bitcoin 2026 Conference https://2026.b.tc/ SEC and CFTC Signal Regulatory Reset https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/sec-cftc-chiefs-signal-new-day-for-crypto DOJ and FBI Refocus on Crypto Crime, Not Developers https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-isnt-going-anywhere-fbi-discuss Bitcoin Self-Custody as a Civil Liberty https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-self-custody-framed-civil-liberty Block Revamps Bitcoin Ecosystem with Bitkey and Square https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/block-bitcoin-ecosystem-with-bitkey-wallet Strike Announces Bitcoin Lending Proof-of-Concept https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/strike-ceo-jack-mallers-bitcoin-conference Aven Launches Bitcoin-Backed Visa Card https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/aven-launches-bitcoin-backed-visa-card Bitcoin Loans and Homeownership https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/how-bitcoin-backed-loans-homeownership Steak ’n Shake Says Bitcoin Payments Cut Processing Costs https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-is-fueling-steak-n-shake-comeback MARA Launches Bitcoin-Focused Foundation https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/mara-launches-bitcoin-focused-foundation Galoy Expands Bitcoin-Native Banking Platform https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/galoy-pushes-deeper-into-u-s-banking Paystand Launches USDb on Bitcoin Layers https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/paystand-launches-usdb-stablecoin-on-bitcoin-layers-for-100t-b2b-payments Strategy Buys 3,273 More Bitcoin https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/27/michael-saylor-s-strategy-buys-3-273-bitcoin-as-it-inches-closer-to-its-1-million-target Riot Platforms, AMD, and Bitcoin Mining/Data Centers https://www.investors.com/news/riot-platforms-stock-earnings-bitcoin-miner-data-center-amd-contract-capacity/ House Republicans Warn Bitcoin Weakness Benefits China https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/house-republicans-bitcoin-weakness-china Stablecoin Legislation Compromise https://www.barrons.com/articles/crypto-bill-stablecoin-yields-coinbase-clarity-act-tillis-alsobrooks-78dd5028 Stephan Livera Podcast — Open Source Funding https://stephanlivera.com/ Jack Mallers Show https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jack-mallers-show/id1695949365      

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 213 Date: April 26, 2026 Block Height: 946772 Moscow Time: 1278 Fees: 1 / 1 / 3   In this episode: In Episode 213, we cover a big week for Bitcoin as ETF inflows accelerate, institutional adoption deepens with BlackRock and Strategy, and market signals point to continued structural strength beneath short-term volatility. We break down key developments in mining, macro, and regulation—including implications around Jerome Powell—while exploring emerging themes from the Bitcoin podcast world and tying it all back to this week’s core idea: Bitcoin vs. monetary trust—don’t trust, verify.   Bitcoin Fortress YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Bitcoin Fortress Substack Featured Post: Bitcoin vs Monetary Trust https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/bitcoin-vs-monetary-trust   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle New book coming soon! Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (April 19, 2026 – April 26, 2026) https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/25/blackrock-s-bitcoin-etf-just-hit-a-massive-milestone-that-proves-crypto-is-now-a-mainstream-bet https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/24/bitcoin-etfs-just-pulled-usd2-billion-in-8-days-while-short-term-holders-quietly-started-selling https://www.investors.com/news/bitcoin-price-outshines-gold-april-2026-strategy-buying-power-mstr-stock/ https://www.investopedia.com/strategy-keeps-buying-bitcoin-and-it-wants-to-make-its-stretch-preferred-stock-more-appealing-mstr-btc-11954164 https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/blogs/digital-assets/matthew-sigel-vaneck-mid-april-2026-bitcoin-chaincheck/ https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-iran-cease-fire-has-boosted-investors-appetite-for-bitcoin-heres-why-it-could-break-past-80-000-soon-29c08c3e https://m.economictimes.com/markets/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-climbs-near-77400-as-330-million-liquidations-trigger-sharp-rally/articleshow/130432507.cms https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-bitcoin-completes-energization-of-11-298-additional-asics-at-drumheller-site-adding-3-05-ehs-to-operational-fleet-302749161.html https://news.bitcoin.com/ https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/doj-drops-probe-of-fed-chair-powell https://en.bloomingbit.io/feed/news/110355 https://www.cboe.com/notices/content/?id=59513 https://angelinvestorsnetwork.com/crypto-digital-assets/goldman-sachs-bitcoin-premium-income-etf-filing-2026 https://bitcoinmagazine.com/conference/kalshi-ceo-tarek-mansour-to-speak-at-bitcoin-2026-conference-on-prediction-markets-and-btc https://podcasts.apple.com/ae/podcast/should-satoshis-coins-be-frozen-rob-hamilton/id1482455669?i=1000762909567 https://podcasts.apple.com/si/podcast/ai-is-coming-for-bitcoins-energy-micheal-dunworth/id1482455669?i=1000763275824 https://stephanlivera.com/    

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 212 Date: April 19, 2026 Block Height: 945813 Moscow Time: 1329 Fees: 1 / 1 / 1   In this episode: Geopolitical panic, a fast Bitcoin recovery, more treasury accumulation, a new Goldman Bitcoin ETF filing, Kraken’s next moves, the growing quantum debate, and the biggest themes from the Bitcoin podcast universe this week.   Bitcoin Fortress YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Bitcoin Fortress Substack Featured Post: Bitcoin vs Currency Debasement https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/bitcoin-vs-currency-debasement   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (April 12, 2026 – April 19, 2026) NEWS AND MARKET Bitcoin slips below $71,000 as Trump orders blockade of Strait of Hormuz https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/12/bitcoin-slips-below-usd71-000-as-trump-orders-blockade-of-strait-of-hormuz   Bitcoin moves off lowest level as worst of weekend fears slip away https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/13/bitcoin-moves-off-lowest-level-as-worst-of-weekend-fears-slip-away   Bitcoin hits $75,000 for first time since early February https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/14/bitcoin-hits-usd75-000-for-first-time-since-early-february-but-will-it-means-if-it-does   Bitcoin passes halfway point in halving cycle https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/14/bitcoin-passes-halfway-point-in-halving-cycle-as-price-gains-trail-prior-cycles   TREASURY AND INSTITUTIONAL ADOPTION Strategy buys 13,927 Bitcoin https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/strategy-mstr-buys-a-massive-13927-bitcoin   Strategy STRC ATM just did $1 billion in a single day https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/strategy-strc-1-billion-volume-day   Strategy STRC ATM clears $2.7B in 48 hours https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/billion-dollar-day-strc-atm   Capital B buys more Bitcoin https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/capital-b-buys-more-bitcoin   Goldman Sachs files for its first Bitcoin ETF product https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/goldman-sachs-files-its-first-bitcoin-etf-product-2026-04-14/   POLICY AND POLITICS Virginia enacts law requiring state to hold unclaimed crypto https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/virginia-enacts-law-state-crypto   Crypto talks approaching the final stretch https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/crypto-legislation-nears-finish-line   Crypto Clarity bill has 30% chance of passing this year https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/04/11/crypto-clarity-bill-has-30-chance-of-passing-this-year-wintermute-s-hammond-says   Congresswoman Sheri Biggs discloses Bitcoin exposure via IBIT https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/sheri-biggs-discloses-250000-bitcoin   EXCHANGES AND INFRASTRUCTURE Kraken reportedly confirms confidential IPO filing https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/kraken-reportedly-confirms-ipo-filing   Deutsche Börse takes $200 million stake in Kraken https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/deutsche-borse-takes-200m-stake-in-kraken   Kraken owner Payward to acquire Bitnomial https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/kraken-owner-payward-to-acquire-bitnomial   TECH AND SECURITY Bitcoin developers propose quantum migration plan https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-developers-propose-quantum-plan   ADOPTION AND CULTURE Tether moves over $70 million in Bitcoin to reserves https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/tether-moves-over-70-million-in-bitcoin   Bitcoin Scholars Fund launches with $21 million goal https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-scholars-fund-launches   Steak ’n Shake teases Bitcoin Milkshake for Bitcoin Conference 2026 https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/steak-n-shake-teases-bitcoin-milkshake-for-bitcoin-conference-202   BITCOIN PODCAST UNIVERSE What Bitcoin Did – Why Everyone Is Wrong About Inflation | Ansel Lindner https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-everyone-is-wrong-about-inflation-ansel-lindner/id1482455669?i=1000761606390   What Bitcoin Did – This Is The End Of The Dollar System | Jeff Ross https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-is-the-end-of-the-dollar-system-jeff-ross/id1482455669?i=1000761997254   What Bitcoin Did – Is the Quantum Threat to Bitcoin Actually Real? | Alex Pruden https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-the-quantum-threat-to-bitcoin-actually-real-alex-pruden/id1482455669?i=1000760499101   Swan Signal Live – Quantum Panic, the Death of the Four Year Cycle, and AI https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/quantum-panic-the-death-of-the-four-year-cycle-and/id1503581478?i=1000760826258   Stephan Livera Podcast – BTC Prague 2026 with Matyas Kuchar | SLP733 https://stephanlivera.com/episode/733/   TFTC https://www.tftc.io/    

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 211 Date: April 12, 2026 Block Height: 944765 Moscow Time: 1408 Fees: 1 / 1 / 2   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring entertaining and informative short video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   📝 Featured Substack Bitcoin vs Debt Monetization Bitcoin Fortress https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/bitcoin-vs-debt-monetization   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (April 5, 2026 – April 12, 2026) https://www.barrons.com/articles/mstr-stock-price-strategy-microstrategy-buys-bitcoin-155ff8c7 https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-04-06-2026/card/strategy-records-a-14-5-billion-unrealized-loss-in-first-quarter-ZKXTFoPDDHCm3cdcrldd https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/07/why-strategy-s-bitcoin-buying-isn-t-moving-the-market https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/07/bitcoin-etf-inflows-hit-highest-level-since-february https://www.theblock.co/post/396823/spot-bitcoin-etfs-outflows-despite-morgan-stanley https://www.theblock.co/post/396699/morgan-stanleys-low-cost-spot-bitcoin-etf-launches-to-meet-growing-client-interest-in-crypto https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/08/morgan-stanley-s-bitcoin-etf-draws-usd34-million-on-day-one https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/04/08/crypto-inflows-slowed-sharply-in-first-quarter-as-investor-demand-weakened-says-jpmorgan https://www.theblock.co/post/396722/cme-bitcoin-futures-activity-slumps-to-14-month-low-as-basis-trade-unwind-drains-institutional-demand https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/10/the-bitcoin-market-is-splitting-in-two-here-s-who-is-buying-and-selling-amid-the-war https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/10/bitcoin-rises-after-core-cpi-rose-a-less-than-forecast-0-2-in-march https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/12/bitcoin-slips-below-usd71-000-as-trump-orders-blockade-of-strait-of-hormuz https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/11/bitcoin-signals-potential-seller-exhaustion-as-realized-losses-decline https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/09/bitcoin-s-usd80-000-bull-bet-just-took-over-the-market https://www.theblock.co/post/396987/starkware-quantum-safe-bitcoin https://www.theblock.co/post/396709/bernstein-says-quantum-is-a-manageable-upgrade-cycle-for-bitcoin-not-an-existential-threat https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/04/08/bitcoin-s-quantum-threat-is-distant-but-migration-clock-is-ticking-says-adam-back-says https://www.theblock.co/post/396848/lucky-solo-bitcoin-miner-beats-roughly-one-in-300-year-odds-to-win-222000-block-reward   Podcast Universe https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-debt-crisis-is-already-here-lyn-alden/id1482455669?i=1000758705552 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jeff-booth-everything-they-told-you-about-money-is-wrong/id1482455669?i=1000760096879 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-the-quantum-threat-to-bitcoin-actually-real-alex-pruden/id1482455669?i=1000760499101 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/733-the-truth-about-the-quantum-threat-with-brandon-black/id1292381204?i=1000759242931 https://stephanlivera.com/episode/733/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-changed-forever-strategy-buying-2m-btc/id1719117707?i=1000760687589 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lyn-aldens-new-paradigm/id1503581478?i=1000759263878  

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 210 Date: April 5, 2026 Block Height: 943794 Moscow Time: 1484 Fees: 1 / 1 / 3   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring entertaining and informative short video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   📝 Featured Substack Bitcoin vs Financial Repression Bitcoin Fortress https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/bitcoin-vs-financial-repression   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (March 29, 2026 – April 5, 2026) https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/01/bitcoin-etfs-post-first-inflows-since-october-as-price-stabilizes https://www.investors.com/news/bitcoin-price-bitcoin-etf-flows-march-coinshares-stock-nasdaq/ https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/29/strategy-may-have-paused-bitcoin-accumulation-last-week-ending-a-thirteen-week-buying-streak https://www.strategy.com/purchases https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-department-labor-issues-401k-guidelines-private-assets-2026-03-30/ https://www.tftc.io/parity-act-stablecoin-de-minimis-bitcoin-excluded-coinbase-lobbying/ https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2026/03/31/states-weigh-pros-and-cons-of-investing-in-cryptocurrency https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-31/bitcoin-backed-municipal-bond-clears-hurdle-with-moody-s-rating https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/03/30/jack-dorsey-s-square-auto-enables-bitcoin-payments-for-millions-of-u-s-businesses https://squareup.com/us/en/bitcoin https://squareup.com/us/en/press/block-to-roll-out-bitcoin-payments-on-square https://cash.app/legal/us/en-us/bitcoinday https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/02/metaplanet-acquires-5-075-btc-jumps-to-third-largest-bitcoin-treasury-company https://analytics.metaplanet.jp/ https://decrypt.co/362712/trump-bros-american-bitcoin-milestone-stock-falls-lowest-price-ipo https://www.riotplatforms.com/riot-announces-first-quarter-2026-production-and-operations-updates/ https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/30/bitcoin-hashrate-posts-first-quarter-drop-for-first-time-in-6-years-as-miners-pivot-to-ai https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/22/bitcoin-miners-are-losing-usd19-000-on-every-btc-produced-as-difficulty-drops-7-8 https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-quantum-defense-shrimps-shrincs-post-quantum-signatures/ https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/blackrock-bitcoin-etf-now-rivals-080603035.html   Podcast References https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coin-stories-with-natalie-brunell/id1569130932 https://podcast.app/what-bitcoin-did-p855085 https://stephanlivera.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5XO-zOGLT8  

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 209 Date: March 29, 2026 Block Height: 942826 Moscow Time: 1511 Fees: 1 / 1 / 1   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring entertaining and informative short video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   📝 Featured Substack Bitcoin vs Inflation Bitcoin Fortress https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/bitcoin-vs-inflation   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (March 22, 2026 – March 29, 2026) BITCOIN NEWS AND MARKET SIGNALS Strategy returns to smaller BTC purchases, adding $76.6 million in bitcoin last week https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/23/strategy-returns-to-small-bitcoin-purchases-adding-usd76-6-million-in-btc-last-week Strategy tops up capital-raising plans, bringing potential bitcoin buying power back to $42 billion https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/23/strategy-tops-up-capital-raising-plans-bringing-potential-bitcoin-buying-power-back-to-usd42-billion Bitcoin trades in narrow corridor as macro pressures throttle liquidity, potential breakout https://www.theblock.co/post/395313/bitcoin-trades-narrow-corridor-macro-pressures-throttle-liquidity-potential-breakout Bitcoin consolidation points to potential market bottom as selling pressure wanes, K33 says https://www.theblock.co/post/395071/bitcoin-consolidation-points-to-potential-market-bottom-as-selling-pressure-wanes-k33-says Bitcoin dips below $67K, ether under $2K as ETF outflows and dollar strength pressure liquidity https://www.theblock.co/post/395446/bitcoin-dips-below-67k-ether-under-2k-as-etf-outflows-and-dollar-strength-pressure-liquidity-analysts Farside Bitcoin ETF flow data https://farside.co.uk/btc/ Investors yank $171 million from bitcoin ETFs in largest single-day outflow in three weeks https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/27/investors-yank-usd171-million-from-bitcoin-etfs-in-largest-single-day-outflow-in-three-weeks JPMorgan: Bitcoin, crypto gain during Iran war while gold and silver lose shine https://www.theblock.co/post/395369/jpmorgan-bitcoin-crypto-iran-war-gold-silver Markets move to price in rate hikes as inflation fears and geopolitics reshape Fed expectations https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/29/markets-move-to-price-in-rate-hikes-as-inflation-fears-and-geopolitics-reshape-fed-expectations Citigroup cuts 12-month bitcoin, ether targets as US crypto legislation stalls https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/citigroup-cuts-12-month-bitcoin-ether-targets-us-crypto-legislation-stalls-2026-03-17/ MINING, TREASURY, AND INFRASTRUCTURE Bitcoin hash rate is tumbling as Iran war lifts energy prices https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/18/bitcoin-hash-rate-is-tumbling-as-iran-war-lifts-energy-prices Bitcoin miners are becoming AI companies and selling their BTC to fund the transition https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/27/bitcoin-miners-are-becoming-ai-companies-and-selling-their-btc-to-fund-the-transition MARA Holdings higher by 10% after selling $1.1 billion in bitcoin to fund debt buyback https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/26/mara-holdings-higher-by-10-after-selling-usd1-1-billion-in-bitcoin-to-fund-debt-buyback H100 eyes Europe’s largest bitcoin treasury with 3,500 BTC in proposed acquisitions https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/23/h100-eyes-europe-s-largest-bitcoin-treasury-with-3-500-btc-in-proposed-acquistions Vanguard’s brokerage arm is now offering crypto ETFs https://www.barrons.com/articles/vanguard-crypto-etfs-tanking-bitcoin-13ffa22d POLICY, TAX, AND THE STATE UK to cap overseas political donations and ban crypto funding for parties https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-review-urges-cap-overseas-political-donations-pause-crypto-2026-03-25/ Reuters Future of Money video hub https://www.reuters.com/video/future-of-money/ Bitcoin Policy Institute brings Coinbase, River, and Block to Capitol Hill for de minimis reform https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-policy-institute-de-minimis-tax-exemption-coinbase-river-block/ Coinbase: Modernizing the tax code to meet America’s next era of financial innovation https://www.coinbase.com/blog/modernizing-the-tax-code-to-meet-americas-next-era-of-financial-innovation US lawmakers publish crypto tax proposal without bitcoin tax exemption https://www.tradingview.com/news/cointelegraph%3A11f6c1daa094b%3A0-us-lawmakers-publish-crypto-tax-proposal-without-bitcoin-tax-exemption/ BITCOIN PODCAST UNIVERSE Rabbit Hole Recap feed / episode archive https://castamatic.com/guid/8ab72df1-134f-5c04-a181-8927ace98cb8 Rabbit Hole Recap #400: Coinbase Fights Bitcoin https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rabbit-hole-recap-400-coinbase-fights-bitcoin/id1622698349?i=1000754925422 What Bitcoin Did episodes archive https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/episodes TFTC #731: Fixing Broken Bitcoin Tax Policy with Andrew Gordon https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-tftc-a-bitcoin-podcast-31106219/episode/731-fixing-broken-bitcoin-tax-policy-328022467/ Coin Stories: Lana Miles — Inside the World’s Biggest Bitcoin Conference https://coinstories.libsyn.com/lana-miles-inside-the-worlds-biggest-bitcoin-conference-what-to-expect-at-bitcoin-2026 Coin Stories News Block https://coinstories.libsyn.com/news-block-bitcoin-beating-most-assets-amid-war-private-credit-collapses-strategys-strc-just-became-the-most-liquid-preferred-stock-on-the-market  

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 208 Date: March 22, 2026 Block Height: 941737 Moscow Time: 1453 Fees: 1 / 1 / 2   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring entertaining and informative short video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   📝 Featured Substack Bitcoin vs Monetary Expansion Bitcoin Fortress https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/bitcoin-vs-monetary-expansion   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (March 15, 2026 – March 22, 2026) 🧠 Macro / Market Structure Fed decision and crypto reaction https://www.barrons.com/articles/bitcoin-xrp-ethereum-fed-decision-cryptos-powell-e3021a22 Citi cuts 12-month Bitcoin target https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/citigroup-cuts-12-month-bitcoin-ether-targets-us-crypto-legislation-stalls-2026-03-17/ Global fund flows (risk-off shift) https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/global-markets-view-usa-2026-03-19/ 🏦 ETF Flows / Institutional Demand Spot Bitcoin ETF flows dashboard https://bitbo.io/treasuries/etf-flows/ Bitcoin as geopolitical hedge narrative https://www.barrons.com/articles/bitcoin-ethereum-xrp-crypto-iran-risk-62e28edb 🏢 Treasury Companies / Corporate Bitcoin Strategy acquires 22,337 BTC https://www.strategy.com/press/strategy-acquires-22337-btc-now-holds-761068-btc_03-16-2026 Bitcoin treasury strategy discussion (Podcast) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nakamoto-flywheel-strategy-for-scaling-a/id1459884105 ⚖️ Regulation / Policy SEC & CFTC crypto guidance https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-30-sec-clarifies-application-federal-securities-laws-crypto-assets ⛏️ Mining / Network 20 million BTC mined milestone https://fortune.com/2026/03/10/bitcoin-has-mined-20-million-coins/ Hash rate decline and energy pressure https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/18/bitcoin-hash-rate-is-tumbling-as-iran-war-lifts-energy-prices/ Mining difficulty drop and miner stress https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/22/bitcoin-miners-are-losing-usd19-000-on-every-btc-produced-as-difficulty-drops-7-8/ 🎧 Bitcoin Podcast Universe TFTC #729 — Jeff Park (Liquidity Trap) https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/729-the-generational-liquidity-trap-with-jeff-park/id1292381204 Rabbit Hole Recap #401 — Better Bitcoin Wallets https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/rabbit-hole-recap-401-better-bitcoin-wallets/id1622698349 Coin Stories — James Check (On-chain analysis) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/checkmatey-james-check-bitcoin-investor-behavior-and/id1569130932 Bitcoin Magazine Podcast — Treasury Flywheel https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nakamoto-flywheel-strategy-for-scaling-a/id1459884105

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 207 Date: March 15, 2026 Block Height: 940796 Moscow Time: 1398 Fees: 1 / 1 / 2   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring entertaining and informative short video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   📝 Featured Substack Bitcoin vs Compounding Debt Bitcoin Fortress https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/bitcoin-vs-compounding-debt   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (March 8, 2026 – March 15, 2026) https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/15/bitcoin-set-for-best-week-since-september-2025-as-correlation-with-tech-stocks-weakens https://farside.co.uk/btc/ https://www.barrons.com/articles/strategy-bitcoin-buy-iran-war-22799e24 https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/bitcoin-hits-20-million-less-1m-left https://blog.kraken.com/news/industry-news/20-million-bitcoins-mined https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/12/here-is-what-usd100-oil-means-for-bitcoin-network https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-26-sec-cftc-announce-historic-memorandum-understanding-between-agencies https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/10/crypto-shouldn-t-die-on-the-hill-of-stablecoin-yield-rick-edelman-says https://www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/bitcoin-tax-controversy-pulls-in-brian-armstrong-jack-dorsey/ https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/bank-england-open-revising-stablecoin-rules-breeden-says-2026-03-11/ https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/03/04/kraken-becomes-first-crypto-company-to-secure-fed-master-account-access-wsj https://www.mastercard.com/us/en/news-and-trends/stories/2026/mastercard-crypto-partner-program.html https://tether.io/news/tether-announces-the-launch-of-usat-the-federally-regulated-dollar-backed-stablecoin-made-in-america/ https://metaplanet.jp/en/shareholders/disclosures https://blog.coinkite.com/ https://www.ccn.com/education/crypto/fake-cops-bitcoin-french-couple-1m-home-invasion/   Podcast universe references: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/iran-oil-and-the-next-financial-crisis-luke-gromen/id1482455669?i=1000754527936 https://stephanlivera.com/episode/728/ https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/723-the-battle-for-the-agentic-economy-with-matt-corallo/id1292381204?i=1000753879818 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-bitcoin-didnt-go-parabolic-and-what-comes-next/id1694392423?i=1000753530036 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rabbit-hole-recap/id1622698349 https://stephanlivera.com/episode/730/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-blockspace-pod-an-update-on-terawulfs-ai-expansion/id1414384043?i=1000754849661 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-blockspace-pod-the-last-bitcoin-mining-bull/id1414384043?i=1000754472521  

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 206 Date: March 8, 2026 Block Height: 939,878 Moscow Time: 1491 Fees: 1 / 1 / 1   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring entertaining and informative short video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   📝 Featured Substack Bitcoin vs Entitlement Economics Bitcoin Fortress https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/bitcoin-vs-entitlement-economics   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (March 1, 2026 – March 8, 2026) https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/bitcoin-price-soars-to-73000 https://www.theblock.co/post/392378/bitcoin-etf-inflows-top-1-billion-in-three-days-as-analysts-revive-safe-haven-narrative https://www.theblock.co/post/392641/bitcoin-faces-renewed-etf-outflows-amid-war-driven-volatility-as-price-slips-back-below-70000 https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/morgan-stanley-use-coinbase-and-bny https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/strategy-mstr-buys-204-million-in-bitcoin https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/procap-financial-brr-buys-450-bitcoin https://www.theblock.co/post/392412/trump-linked-american-bitcoin-pushes-holdings-to-6500-btc-amid-mining-fueled-treasury-expansion-as-stock-jumps https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/these-two-bitcoin-sell-their-bitcoin https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/kraken-wins-access-feds-core-payments-system-wsj-reports-2026-03-04/ https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/crypto-bill-hits-new-impasse-raising-doubts-over-its-future-2026-03-05/ https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-regulators-say-banks-wont-face-extra-capital-charges-tokenized-securities-2026-03-05/ https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/stablecoin-use-could-weaken-ecbs-hand-hamper-lenders-ecb-paper-finds-2026-03-03/ https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/kazakhstan-central-bank-invest-up-350-million-crypto-assets-2026-03-06/ https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/indiana-governor-signs-bill-bitcoin https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/utexo-raises-7-5m-to-launch-bitcoin https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/cake-wallet-launches-bitcoin-lightning-network-support-with-full-self-custody-and-privacy-defaults https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/satlantis-emerges-as-bitcoin-native-alternative-to-luma-for-real-world-events https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/07/bitcoin-could-crash-another-30-as-four-year-cycle-gains-strength-investment-firm-says   PODCAST UNIVERSE https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/episodes/wbd1007-jeffsnider https://podcasts.apple.com/il/podcast/the-four-year-cycle-is-not-broken-matthew-mezinskis/id1482455669?i=1000753415798 https://stephanlivera.com/episode/727/ https://swansignalpodcast.com/episodes/did-bitcoin-bottom-at-60k-etf-flows-macro-signals-and-the-next-move https://www.tftc.io/calle-ai-agents-numopay-tap-to-pay-bitcoin-ecash/ https://bitcoinaudible.com/read_934-the-code-liberation/ https://bitcoinaudible.com/roundtable_018-everything-is-fake-and-gay/    

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 205 Date: March 1, 2026 Block Height: 938,901 Moscow Time: 1503 Fees: 1 / 1 / 2   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring entertaining and informative short video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   📝 Featured Substack Bitcoin vs Political Cycles Bitcoin Fortress https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/bitcoin-vs-political-cycles   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (February 22– March 1, 2026)   📰 Market & Macro Tariff Uncertainty Impacts Bitcoin Barron’s https://www.barrons.com/articles/bitcoin-price-crypto-trump-tariffs-xrp-aa97476d Fed Officials See No Urgent Policy Change Reuters https://www.reuters.com/business/two-fed-officials-do-not-see-imminent-need-change-monetary-policy-2026-02-24/ Fed’s Waller on Jobs Data & Policy Pause Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/us/feds-waller-january-jobs-data-an-upside-surprise-if-it-continues-policy-pause-2026-02-23/ OCBC Explores Physical Gold Custody Amid Demand Surge Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/singapores-ocbc-bank-explores-physical-gold-custody-business-institutional-2026-02-25/ 📊 ETF Flows & Institutional Activity Spot Bitcoin ETFs Record Five Straight Weeks of Outflows The Block https://www.theblock.co/post/390706/spot-bitcoin-etfs-notch-five-straight-weeks-of-outflows-for-first-time-since-march-2025 Spot Bitcoin ETFs See $257M Inflows Cointelegraph https://cointelegraph.com/news/spot-bitcoin-etfs-257m-inflows-fbtc-ibit-bitcoin-65k Bitcoin ETFs Post $506M Inflows Bitcoin Magazine https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-etfs-post-half-a-billion-inflows ETF Outflows & Key Support Levels to Watch MarketWatch https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bitcoin-etfs-are-hemorrhaging-billions-heres-what-investors-awaiting-a-crypto-turnaround-should-watch-for-33d31eed 🏢 Corporate Bitcoin & TradFi Integration Strategy Continues Bitcoin Purchases Amid Price Drop MarketWatch https://www.marketwatch.com/story/strategy-shows-no-fear-it-keeps-adding-to-a-losing-bitcoin-position-as-prices-drop-950e8de1 DDC Surpasses 2,000 BTC Treasury Holdings Nasdaq / Business Wire https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/ddc-surpasses-2000-bitcoin-treasury-holdings-additional-80-btc-purchase-2026-02-17 Morgan Stanley Plans Bitcoin Custody, Trading & Lending Bankless Times https://www.banklesstimes.com/articles/2026/02/27/morgan-stanley-plans-to-offer-bitcoin-custody-trading-yield-and-lending/ Banks Expand Regulated Crypto Infrastructure Coin360 https://coin360.com/news/barclays-morgan-stanley-sofi-crypto-stablecoins-custody-solana ⛏ Mining & Infrastructure Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Jumps 15% The Block https://www.theblock.co/post/390599/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-jumps-15-posting-record-absolute-increase-as-hashrate-rebounds-after-us-winter-storm MARA Earnings & AI/Data Center Pivot Investor’s Business Daily https://www.investors.com/news/bitcoin-price-bitcoin-etf-flows-american-bitcoin-earnings-trump-abtc-mara-terawulf-figure/ American Bitcoin Swings to Quarterly Loss Reuters https://www.reuters.com/business/trump-brothers-backed-american-bitcoin-swings-quarterly-loss-amid-crypto-selloff-2026-02-26/ ⚡ Lightning & AI Lightning Network Processes 5,000 Payments in 8 Hours AOL Finance https://www.aol.com/finance/lightning-network-powers-5-000-192300697.html Lightning Labs Rolls Out AI Agent Tools Bitcoin Magazine https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/lightning-labs-rolls-out-ai-agent-tools 🌎 Sovereign Adoption El Salvador Overhauls Bitcoin Education Program Yahoo News https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/el-salvador-overhauls-bitcoin-learning-114206731.html 🏛 Regulation & Markets CFTC Leadership & Prediction Market Oversight Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-michael-selig-prediction-markets-cftc-2026-3 🎧 Bitcoin Podcast Universe Stephan Livera Podcast — SLP724 (Spam Debates) https://stephanlivera.com Stephan Livera Podcast — SLP725 ($1B Lightning Volume) https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/stephan-livera-podcast-707081/episodes/1b-monthly-volume-on-lightning-283911484 Stephan Livera Podcast — SLP726 (Stablecoins & Adoption) https://stephanlivera.com TFTC #721 — AI & Human Skills https://podbay.fm/p/tftc-a-bitcoin-podcast/e/1772290826 Bitcoin Audible — Read_933 https://podscan.fm/podcasts/bitcoin-audible The Bitcoin Standard Podcast — Episode 312 https://thebitcoinstandardpodcast.buzzsprout.com

🎙️Bitcoin Fortress Podcast – Episode 204 Date: February 22, 2026 Block Height: 937,854 Moscow Time: 1483 Fees: 1 / 1 / 1   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring entertaining and informative short video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   📝 Featured Substack Post • The Bitcoin Retirement Plan https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/the-bitcoin-retirement-plan-43d   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (February 15–22, 2026) https://www.kucoin.com/news/flash/bitcoin-etf-sees-88-1m-net-inflow-on-feb-20 https://m.economictimes.com/markets/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-hovers-near-68700-as-etf-inflows-decline-caution-rises/articleshow/128408647.cms https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bitcoins-getting-slammed-again-as-number-one-cryptocurrency-loses-nearly-2-000-b5c1cb45 https://www.kiplinger.com/investing/cryptocurrency/603600/bitcoin-etfs-cryptocurrency-funds https://financefeeds.com/strategy-expands-treasury-with-purchase-of-2486-bitcoin-amid-market-volatility/ https://cincodias.elpais.com/criptoactivos/2026-02-18/el-mayor-banco-de-italia-intesa-sanpaolo-apuesta-por-las-criptos-con-80-millones-de-euros-de-exposicion-a-finales-de-2025.html https://www.theblock.co/post/390599/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-jumps-15-posting-record-absolute-increase-as-hashrate-rebounds-after-us-winter-storm https://bitbo.io/news/mining-difficulty-rebounds-us/ https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoins-lightning-network-surpasses https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/stephan-livera-podcast-707081/episodes/monetizing-the-megawatt-with-r-283372270 https://stephanlivera.com https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/stephan-livera-podcast-707081/episodes/bitcoin-spam-debates-with-char-283815855 https://coinstories.libsyn.com/news-block-bitcoin-to-40k-ai-agents-get-wallets-unrealized-gains-taxes-ledn-makes-history https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/coin-stories-with-natalie-brun-1904539/episodes/chris-kline-running-out-of-tim-283639926 https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/coin-stories-with-natalie-brun-1904539/episodes/lyn-alden-gradual-vs-big-print-283361867  

🎙️Bitcoin Fortress Podcast – Episode 203 February 15, 2026 Block Height: 936,776 Moscow Time: 1455 Fees:  1/1/3   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring short-form video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Featured Substack Post: https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/who-owns-an-ais-bitcoin   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   News (2/8/26-2/15/26): 🟠 Market, Price & ETF Flows • Bitcoin ETFs shed ~$410M amid price slump https://decrypt.co/358008/bitcoin-etfs-shed-410m-amid-btcs-ongoing-slump • Bitcoin falling toward $60,000 could spark liquidation spiral (Bloomberg) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-13/bitcoin-falling-to-60-000-could-spark-fresh-liquidation-spiral • Bitcoin rebounds from $62K dip, consolidates near $70K after long liquidations https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/cryptocurrency/crypto-news/bitcoin-rebounds-from-last-weeks-62k-dip-consolidates-near-70k-after-long-liquidation/articleshow/128100035.cms • What triggered Bitcoin’s February selloff? (VanEck) https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/blogs/digital-assets/matthew-sigel-what-triggered-bitcoins-major-selloff-in-february-2026/ • U.S. equity funds see outflows amid rate uncertainty (macro context) https://www.reuters.com/business/us-equity-funds-see-outflows-rate-cut-uncertainty-ai-worries-2026-02-13/ 🟠 Bitcoin Credit & Collateral • Bitcoin-backed bond sale hit by crypto turbulence (WSJ) https://www.wsj.com/finance/bitcoin-backed-bond-sale-hit-by-crypto-turbulence-f968eddc 🟠 Regulation & Policy • White House crypto meetings + GENIUS Act implementation tracker https://www.paulhastings.com/insights/crypto-policy-tracker/white-house-hosts-crypto-meetings-treasury-secretary-addresses-genius-act-implementation • Crypto industry counters Wall Street bankers with stablecoin principles https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/02/13/crypto-group-counters-wall-street-bankers-with-its-own-stablecoin-principles-for-bill/ • GENIUS Act – Full bill text (Congress.gov) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/394/text • Congress needs to pass crypto legislation (Bitcoin Magazine) https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/congress-needs-to-pass-crypto-legislation 🟠 Builders & Infrastructure • Sparrow Wallet Releases (2.4.0 and updates) https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases • SigBash project https://www.sigbash.com • Amboss Lightning tools https://amboss.space 🟠 Podcast Universe Episodes Referenced • What Bitcoin Did – Joe Consorti https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-crashed-what-comes-next-joe-consorti/id1482455669 • What Bitcoin Did – Checkmate https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-the-bitcoin-bottom-in-checkmate/id1482455669 • What Bitcoin Did – Mark Goodwin https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-epstein-files-what-they-reveal-about-bitcoin/id1482455669 • Stephan Livera Podcast – SLP718 https://stephanlivera.com/episode/718/ • Stephan Livera Podcast – SLP719 https://stephanlivera.com/episode/719/ • Stephan Livera Podcast – SLP721 https://stephanlivera.com/episode/721/ • TFTC – What Comes After Taproot https://tftc.io/tftc-714/ • Rabbit Hole Recap https://tftc.io/category/rabbit-hole-recap/

🎙️ The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 202 Date: February 8, 2026 Block Height: 935,617 Moscow Time: 1,416 Fees: 1 /1 / 2   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring short-form video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Featured Substack Post: https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/charitable-remainder-trusts-charitable   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   News (2/1/26-2/8/26): MARKETS / PRICE ACTION Reuters (Feb 5, 2026) – Bitcoin slumps, crypto market tumbles: https://www.reuters.com/business/bitcoin-slumps-with-key-70000-level-sight-2026-02-05/ Reuters (Feb 6, 2026) – Bitcoin rallies, tops $70K: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/bitcoin-cusp-60000-investors-flee-risky-bets-2026-02-06/   ETF FLOWS Yahoo Finance – Spot Bitcoin ETFs ingest $562M in inflows: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/spot-bitcoin-etfs-ingest-562m-134057619.html Investing.com – Bitcoin ETF flows / IBIT outlier: https://www.investing.com/analysis/bitcoin-etf-flows-btc-slides-to-64k-as-ibit-defies-272m-outflows-200674575   MINING / NETWORK The Miner Mag – Difficulty set for biggest drop since 2021: https://theminermag.com/news/2026-02-07/bitcoin-hashprice-difficulty-3 Yahoo Finance – Bitcoin mining difficulty drops ~11%: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-drops-11-171423125.html CoinDesk – Miner stress / production cost framing: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/02/05/bitcoin-trades-20-below-its-production-cost-as-miner-stress-intensifies   EXCHANGE / COUNTERPARTY RISK Reuters – Bithumb mistakenly sends $44B in bitcoin to users: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/crypto-firm-accidentally-sends-44-billion-bitcoins-users-2026-02-07/   US POLICY / REGULATION Reuters (Feb 3, 2026) – White House meeting fails to resolve crypto legislation stalemate: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/white-house-meeting-fails-resolve-us-crypto-legislation-stalemate-2026-02-03/ Financial Times – Stablecoin war: Wall Street vs crypto: https://www.ft.com/content/0fe2232a-4689-4296-b4cd-8c07c326c48c Congress.gov – GENIUS Act text: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/394/text Baker McKenzie – SEC–CFTC crypto coordination meeting: https://blockchain.bakermckenzie.com/2026/02/05/sec-cftc-crypto-coordination-meeting-background-substance-and-implications/   TAX IRS – Prepare to file in 2026 (digital assets reporting): https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/prepare-to-file-in-2026-get-ready-for-tax-season-with-key-updates-essential-tips   EUROPE / MiCA AMF (France) – MiCA transition / wind-down planning: https://www.amf-france.org/en/news-publications/news/amf-reminds-digital-asset-service-providers-transitional-period-allowing-them-continue-providing   US STRATEGIC BITCOIN RESERVE Barron’s – US Bitcoin Reserve value drawdown framing: https://www.barrons.com/articles/trump-bitcoin-reserve-crypto-prices-cf737623        

🎙️ The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 201 Date: February 1, 2026 Block Height: 934,624 Moscow Time: 1,279 Fees: 1 /1 / 2   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring short-form video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Featured Substack Post: https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/bitcoin-and-the-oregon-trail   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   News (1/25/26-2/1/26): Bitcoin / Macro CoinDesk — Bitcoin plunges under $80,000 as U.S.-Iran attacks deepen https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/01/31/bitcoin-plunges-under-usd80-000-as-u-s-iran-attacks-deepen Reuters — Bitcoin falls below $80,000, continuing decline as liquidity worries mount https://www.reuters.com/business/bitcoin-falls-below-80000-continuing-decline-2026-01-31/ Reuters — Bitcoin slips as Fed chair speculation hits risky assets https://www.reuters.com/business/bitcoin-slips-fed-chair-speculation-hits-risky-assets-2026-01-30/ Bloomberg — Bitcoin plunges below $80,000 as the crypto slide deepens https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-31/bitcoin-plunges-below-80-000-as-the-crypto-slide-deepens ETFs / Flows CoinDesk — U.S.-listed bitcoin, ether ETFs bleed nearly $1 billion in one day https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/01/30/u-s-listed-bitcoin-ether-etfs-bleed-nearly-usd1-billion-in-one-day crypto.news — Bitcoin ETFs extend four-day outflow streak while BTC stalls near $83,000 https://crypto.news/bitcoin-etfs-extend-4-day-outflow-streak-btc-stalls/ Policy / Banking Yahoo Finance — Wall Street banks & crypto leaders meet in Washington with Clarity Act hanging in the balance https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wall-street-banks-crypto-leaders-set-to-meet-in-washington-with-landmark-clarity-act-hanging-in-the-balance-143008155.html Lexology — Senate Agriculture Committee / market structure draft summary https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=9d50d138-ebb6-4912-bc80-9414eefa2a11 OCC Bulletin 2026-1 — Trust bank chartering proposal https://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/bulletins/2026/bulletin-2026-1.html Financial Times — Laser Digital seeks U.S. banking license https://www.ft.com/content/74b07307-d105-4ce4-9f9d-25b35f242a7e Mining CoinDesk — Bitcoin hashrate drops 12% in worst drawdown since China mining ban https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/01/30/bitcoin-hashrate-drops-12-in-worst-drawdown-since-china-mining-ban-cryptoquant Hashrate Index — Roundup (Jan 26, 2026) https://hashrateindex.com/blog/hashrate-index-roundup-january-26-2026/ Corporate Yahoo Finance — Strategy buys 2,932 bitcoin for $264 million https://finance.yahoo.com/news/strategy-buys-2-932-bitcoin-133807369.html Lightning / Tech Protos — It took a decade to fix this Bitcoin Lightning bug https://protos.com/it-took-a-decade-to-fix-this-bitcoin-lightning-bug/ PRNewswire — Amboss unveils RailsX (Lightning-native P2P exchange layer) https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/amboss-unveils-railsx-the-first-lightning-native-dex-for-p2p-bitcoin-and-stablecoin-trading-302669827.html Gold & Silver Friday Carnage Barron’s — Gold and Silver Prices Fall Sharply (Warsh/Fed-chair catalyst) https://www.barrons.com/articles/gold-silver-prices-trump-fed-chair-warsh-cce66577 MarketWatch — Silver suffers biggest drop in decades / panic unwind framing https://www.marketwatch.com/story/silver-heads-for-biggest-drop-in-14-years-with-every-man-and-his-dog-rushing-for-the-exit-081baf5c  

🎙️ The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 200 Date: January 25, 2026 Block Height: 933,760 Moscow Time: 1,146 Fees: 1 /1 / 3   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring short-form video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Featured Substack Post: https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/the-real-market-structure-is-incentives   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   News (1/18/26-1/25/26): CoinDesk — BTC slips below $88K ahead of Fed week The Block — spot BTC ETFs worst outflow week since Feb 2025 Reuters — Strategy buys ~$2.13B BTC in eight days Financial Times — Galaxy to launch ~$100M crypto hedge fund Reuters — Scaramucci: volatility up, cautiously optimistic on BTC CoinDesk — major U.S. crypto bill “on the move” Lowenstein — Senate draft changes, CFTC authority over digital commodities CoinDesk — hashrate drop / miner capitulation narrative VanEck — mid-January “ChainCheck,” miners pivot toward AI demand Hashrate Index — roundup + hashrate moving averages Protos — Lightning two-party channel liquidity challenges (Pickhardt research) The Guardian — report on Iran central bank using USDT at scale Blockworks — Tether pushes back audit timeline      

🎙️ The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 199 Date: January 18, 2026 Block Height: 932,830 Moscow Time: 1,049 Fees: 1 /1 / 3   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring short-form video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Featured Substack Post: https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/why-the-system-needs-you-distracted   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   News (1/11/26-1/18/26):   POLICY / REGULATION - US senators introduce long-awaited bill to define crypto market rules (Reuters): https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/us-senators-introduce-long-awaited-bill-define-crypto-market-rules-2026-01-13/ - Senate Banking: Chairman Scott releases bipartisan negotiated market structure bill text: https://www.banking.senate.gov/newsroom/majority/chairman-scott-releases-bipartisan-negotiated-market-structure-bill-text - Senate Banking delays crypto bill after Coinbase CEO opposition (Reuters): https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/coinbase-cannot-support-crypto-bill-current-form-ceo-armstrong-says-2026-01-15/   MARKETS / ETFS - Bitcoin jumps above $97,000 on regulatory optimism (Barron’s): https://www.barrons.com/articles/bitcoin-xrp-ether-crypto-legislation-8cae962e - Bitcoin ETFs see ~$1.42B weekly inflows (crypto.news): https://crypto.news/bitcoin-etfs-see-1-42b-weekly-inflows-ibit-dominates/ - iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) fund stats (BlackRock): https://www.blackrock.com/us/individual/products/333011/ishares-bitcoin-trust-etf   CORPORATE TREASURY - Strategy makes largest Bitcoin purchase since July (CoinDesk): https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/01/12/strategy-makes-largest-bitcoin-purchase-since-july-adds-13-627-btc - Strategy stock jumps as cryptos rally (Barron’s): https://www.barrons.com/articles/mstr-stock-price-strategy-microstrategy-bitcoin-coinbase-1fd70347   STATE / PUBLIC FINANCE - Florida legislators renew push for bitcoin reserve (Yahoo Finance): https://finance.yahoo.com/news/florida-legislators-renew-push-bitcoin-133703293.html   MINING / NETWORK - Bitcoin network difficulty dips slightly in first 2026 adjustment (Yahoo Finance): https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-network-difficulty-dips-slightly-071138201.html - Miner stress read: difficulty slip + profitability pressure (CryptoSlate): https://cryptoslate.com/why-a-small-bitcoin-difficulty-drop-can-mean-big-miner-stress-in-2026/   SECURITY / SCAMS - Hacker steals $282M in hardware wallet social engineering attack (CoinDesk): https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/01/16/hacker-steals-usd282-milion-in-hardware-wallet-social-engineering-attack - Chainalysis: record ~$17B estimated stolen in scams/fraud in 2025 (Chainalysis): https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/crypto-scams-2026/   NARRATIVE / QUANTUM - Jefferies strategist drops bitcoin citing quantum risk (Business Insider): https://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-price-prediction-quantum-computing-risk-cryptography-jefferies-2026-1   PODCAST THEME ANCHORS - Investopedia Express Ep. 277 (Jan 12, 2026): https://www.investopedia.com/the-express-podcast-episode-277-11883706 - The Bitcoin Standard Podcast episode listing (Jan 13, 2026 entry on Apple Podcasts): https://podcasts.apple.com/mz/podcast/308-fiat-money-inflation-the-collapse-of/id1403202032?i=1000744960198 - What Bitcoin Did — Episodes feed: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/episodes - Citadel Dispatch (Podchaser listing / latest): https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/citadel-dispatch-1656796    

🎙️ The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 198 Date: January 11, 2026 Block Height: 931,866 Moscow Time: 1101 Fees: 1 /2 / 2   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring short-form video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Featured Substack Post: https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/bitcoin-infinite-banking   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (1/4–1/11) - Spot Bitcoin ETF outflows / streak context (CoinDesk): https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/01/09/bitcoin-etf-optimism-fades-as-three-day-outflows-streak-erases-early-month-gains - Spot Bitcoin ETFs pullback / price action (CoinDesk): https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/01/09/bitcoin-pulls-back-to-usd90-000-as-early-friday-rally-attempt-fails - ETF flow roundup (The Block): https://www.theblock.co/post/384997/xrp-etfs-hit-record-weekly-volume-as-bitcoin-ether-funds-face-750-million-in-combined-outflows - Morgan Stanley files for Bitcoin ETF (Reuters): https://www.reuters.com/business/morgan-stanley-files-bitcoin-etf-2026-01-06/ - Senate market structure vote momentum (CoinDesk): https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/01/10/the-senate-moves-toward-a-market-structure-vote-state-of-crypto - BPI policy note (BPI): https://bpi.com/bpinsights-january-10-2026/ - CPI date (Kiplinger): https://www.kiplinger.com/investing/when-is-the-next-cpi-report - Strategy unrealized loss report (Reuters): https://www.reuters.com/business/bitcoin-hoarder-strategy-reveals-1744-billion-unrealized-loss-fourth-quarter-2026-01-05/ - MSCI keeps DATCOs in indexes (FT): https://www.ft.com/content/85b72a87-3ee4-4525-8e23-76af117553c5 - Strategy stock + MSCI decision (Barron’s): https://www.barrons.com/articles/strategy-stock-bitcoin-selloff-msci-63de7e8f - Mining difficulty note (Cointelegraph via TradingView): https://www.tradingview.com/news/cointelegraph%3A4023fee53094b%3A0-bitcoin-mining-difficulty-falls-in-first-adjustment-of-2026/ - Difficulty chart / estimator (CoinWarz): https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/difficulty-chart - Multisig exploit coverage (Yahoo): https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hacker-drains-27m-multi-sig-150113526.html - Samourai Wallet forfeited BTC dispute (Yahoo): https://finance.yahoo.com/news/report-reveals-us-may-sold-000248643.html - Bitcoin Core releases page (Bitcoin Core): https://bitcoincore.org/en/releases/   PODCAST THEMES (examples referenced) - TFTC (Apple Podcasts listing): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tftc-a-bitcoin-podcast/id1292381204 - What Bitcoin Did (Episodes page): https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/episodes - Coin Stories episode with Jeff Booth (Apple Podcasts): https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/jeff-booth-why-prices-rise-but-quality-gets-worse-the/id1569130932?i=1000743981477    

🎙️ The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 197 Date: January 4, 2026 Block Height: 930,901 Moscow Time: 1097 Fees: 1 / 1 / 1   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring short-form video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Featured Substack Post: https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/top-10-easy-ways-to-improve-your   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS LINKS (15) 1) Reuters — Bitcoin set for first yearly loss since 2022 (Dec 31, 2025) https://www.reuters.com/business/bitcoin-set-first-yearly-loss-since-2022-macro-trends-weigh-crypto-2025-12-31/   2) Reuters — Global markets Jan 2, 2026 (includes BTC move) https://www.reuters.com/world/china/global-markets-global-markets-2026-01-02/   3) Yahoo Finance — US crypto ETFs draw ~$670M inflows; BTC ETFs lead (Jan 2, 2026) https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-crypto-etfs-draw-670-110114860.html   4) CoinDesk — Tether adds nearly $800M in BTC; holdings above 96k BTC (Jan 2, 2026) https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/01/02/tether-adds-nearly-usd800-million-in-bitcoin-bringing-holdings-above-96-000-btc   5) Barron’s — Strategy buys ~$109M BTC (Dec 28, 2025 window) https://www.barrons.com/articles/strategy-bitcoin-crypto-michael-saylor-829f6fd8   6) MarketWatch — Prenetics halts further BTC purchases (late Dec 2025) https://www.marketwatch.com/story/buying-bitcoin-is-no-longer-a-thing-for-this-david-beckham-backed-health-company-24911393   7) DL News — Bitcoin ETFs in 2026 outlook (late Dec 2025) https://www.dlnews.com/articles/markets/bitcoin-etfs-to-top-180-billion-usd-in-2026-say-analysts/   8) Bitcoin Core v30.1 release thread (Jan 2, 2026) https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/bitcoin-core-v30-1-released/2183   9) Bitcoin Core downloads (v30.1) https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-30.1/   10) Lightning Engineering — Taproot Assets v0.7 (Dec 16, 2025) https://lightning.engineering/posts/2025-12-16-tapd-0.7-launch/   11) Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #386 (Jan 2, 2026) https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2026/01/02/   12) Yahoo Finance — Mining difficulty nears record high heading into 2026 (late Dec 2025) https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-nears-record-064434953.html   13) CoinWarz — Bitcoin difficulty chart / next adjustment estimate https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/difficulty-chart   14) The Block — 2026 Bitcoin mining outlook (late Dec 2025) https://www.theblock.co/post/383997/2026-bitcoin-mining-outlook   15) The Verge — Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein early release (Jan 3, 2026) https://www.theverge.com/news/853160/ilya-lichtenstein-released-razzlekhan-bitcoin-hack  

🎙️ The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 196 Date: December 28, 2025 Block Height: 929,911 Moscow Time: 1142 Fees: 1 / 1 / 1   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring short-form video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Featured Substack Post: https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/stay-humble-stack-sats-25c   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5 📰 News & Analysis (Dec 21 – Dec 28, 2025) 1) Bitcoin stays near $89K in thin year-end trading (Economic Times) https://m.economictimes.com/markets/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-stays-near-89000-amid-thin-year-end-trading-here-is-what-experts-say/articleshow/126184544.cms   2) Bitcoin slips near $88K as fear rises (Economic Times) https://m.economictimes.com/markets/cryptocurrency/crypto-news/bitcoin-slips-to-88000-as-fear-tightens-its-grip-is-this-just-a-pause-or-the-next-big-move/articleshow/126135795.cms   3) “Bitcoin buzz is gone” / gold narrative (The Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2025/dec/23/bitcoin-buzz-gone-investors-chose-real-gold-in-2025   4) Bitcoin & Ether ETFs outflows into Christmas (CoinDesk) https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/12/25/bitcoin-and-ether-etfs-see-outflows-ahead-of-christmas-led-by-ibit-and-ethe   5) ETF daily flow data (Farside Investors) https://farside.co.uk/btc/   6) Spot BTC & ETH ETF outflows (The Block) https://www.theblock.co/post/383717/spot-bitcoin-ether-etfs-outflows-christmas   7) Strategy pauses bitcoin buys (Barron’s) https://www.barrons.com/articles/strategy-stock-bitcoin-crypto-ad16e5d5   8) Corporate crypto/bitcoin treasury plays of 2025 (Decrypt) https://decrypt.co/352827/biggest-bitcoin-crypto-treasury-plays-2025   9) Bitcoin mining stocks in 2025 (CoinDesk) https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/12/26/bitcoin-mining-in-2025-iren-claims-the-crown-as-bitdeer-s-stock-trails-the-pack   10) Mining stocks recap (Yahoo Finance mirror) https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-mining-2025-iren-claims-160000621.html   11) VanEck Mid-December 2025 Bitcoin ChainCheck (Seeking Alpha) https://seekingalpha.com/article/4855296-vaneck-mid-december-2025-bitcoin-chaincheck   12) 2025 crypto theft hits record levels (TechCrunch) https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/hackers-stole-over-2-7-billion-in-crypto-in-2025-data-shows/   13) Reuters: Bitcoin 2025 volatility + rise of private litigation (Reuters Legal) https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/bitcoin-2025-volatility-rise-private-litigation--pracin-2025-12-24/   14) Square bitcoin payments roadmap (Block press release) https://squareup.com/us/en/press/block-to-roll-out-bitcoin-payments-on-square   15) Square “Accept Bitcoin” product page https://squareup.com/us/en/bitcoin   Bonus: Shift4 stablecoin settlements (Investor’s Business Daily) https://www.investors.com/news/shift4-payments-stablecoin-settlement-launch-merchants-four-stock/   PODCASTS / THEMES REVIEWED - TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast (Apple Podcasts listing for recent episodes) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tftc-a-bitcoin-podcast/id1292381204   - The Jack Mallers Show — “Bitcoin And The Missing Volatility” (Apple Podcasts) https://podcasts.apple.com/na/podcast/bitcoin-and-the-missing-volatility/id1695949365?i=1000742435962   - The Bitcoin Matrix — “Jeff Booth” (Apple Podcasts) https://podcasts.apple.com/ee/podcast/jeff-booth-the-real-reason-why-bitcoin-will-never-fail/id1534519469?i=1000742329120        

🎙️ The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 195 Date: December 21, 2025 Block Height: 928,869 Moscow Time: 1132 Fees: 1 / 1 / 1   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring short-form video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Featured Substack Post: https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/everything-they-told-you-about-bitcoin   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5 📰 News & Analysis (Dec 14 – Dec 21, 2025)   1. UK regulation of cryptoassets to start in October 2027 (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/uk-regulation-cryptoassets-start-october-2027-finance-ministry-says-2025-12-15/ 2. Coinbase appoints George Osborne to run advisory council (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/coinbase-appoints-uk-ex-finance-minister-george-osborne-run-advisory-council-2025-12-18/ 3. UK watchdog unveils proposals to regulate crypto market (Financial Times) https://www.ft.com/content/1e8bc50e-2d35-46cc-a7c3-11cacf5f5143 4. UK Treasury drawing up new rules to police cryptocurrency markets (The Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/15/uk-treasury-drawing-up-new-rules-to-police-cryptocurrency-markets 5. U.S. bitcoin ETFs see strongest inflows for over a month (CoinDesk) https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/12/18/u-s-bitcoin-etfs-see-strongest-inflows-for-over-a-month-as-btc-dominance-hits-60 6. Bitcoin ETF IBIT ranks among top 2025 fund flows (Yahoo Finance) https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-etf-ibit-ranks-among-191610947.html 7. MSCI considers excluding bitcoin-heavy firms from indexes (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/business/strategy-bitcoin-buying-firms-face-wider-exclusion-stock-indexes-2025-12-19/ 8. Strategy keeps buying Bitcoin; stock impact (Barron’s) https://www.barrons.com/articles/strategy-bitcoin-buying-stock-81623253 9. Crypto investors show caution, shift strategies after crash (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/crypto-investors-show-caution-shift-new-strategies-after-crash-2025-12-17/ 10. Bitcoin long-term holder supply hits 8-month low (CoinDesk) https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/12/17/bitcoin-long-term-holder-supply-hits-8-month-low-cycle-breaks-from-historical-patterns 11. Bitcoin hashrate sees sharpest post-halving drop since 2024 (CoinDesk) https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/12/15/bitcoin-hashrate-sees-sharpest-post-halving-drop-since-2024-amid-china-mining-machine-shutdowns 12. Mining revenue thin; difficulty cuts; hashrate resilient (Bitcoin.com) https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-mining-revenue-remains-thin-yet-hashrate-refuses-to-blink/ 13. Tether leads $8M investment in Speed (Lightning + stablecoins) (CoinDesk) https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/12/16/tether-leads-usd8-million-investment-in-speed-to-push-usdt-further-into-everyday-payments 14. BitGo enables Lightning Network payments from qualified custody (Bitcoin Magazine) https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitgo-enables-lightning-network-payments 15. BitGo Lightning integration coverage (Crowdfund Insider) https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2025/12/256681-bitgo-introduces-support-for-lightning-network-from-custody-enabling-scalable-bitcoin-payments/ 16. JPMorgan launches tokenized money-market fund (WSJ) https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/jpmorgan-steps-further-into-crypto-with-tokenized-money-fund-e3535f13 17. JPMorgan tokenized money market fund details (Business Insider) https://www.businessinsider.com/jpmorgan-tokenized-money-market-fund-ethereum-blockchain-crypto-eth-2025-12 18. Visa launches stablecoin settlement for U.S. banks (Barron’s) https://www.barrons.com/articles/visa-launches-stablecoin-settlement-bbe7b6a5 19. SoFi launches SoFiUSD stablecoin (Investor’s Business Daily) https://www.investors.com/news/sofi-technologies-sofiusd-stablecoin-launch/ 20. SEC investor bulletin on crypto asset custody (coverage) https://www.thecorporatecounsel.net/blog/2025/12/crypto-sec-issues-investor-bulletin-on-crypto-asset-custody.html 21. Weekly regulation roundup (Yahoo Finance) https://finance.yahoo.com/news/weekly-regulation-roundup-pardons-pullbacks-203552094.html 22. Bitcoin is all over the place ahead of U.S. inflation data (CoinDesk) https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/12/18/bitcoin-is-all-over-the-place-ahead-of-u-s-inflation-data-gold-nears-record-high 23. Bitcoin price today: muted near $88k after soft CPI data (Investing.com) https://www.investing.com/news/cryptocurrency-news/bitcoin-price-today-steady-near-87k-after-soft-us-cpi-data-set-for-weekly-loss-4416458 24. Binance Weekly Market Commentary (Binance Research) https://www.binance.com/en/research/analysis/weekly-market-commentary-2025-12-19 25. “Phantom inflation” distorting Fed decisions (Financial Times) https://www.ft.com/content/7d375109-9471-450b-8530-a6147ff7068e 26. Bostic: Fed should pause rate cuts (Barron’s) https://www.barrons.com/articles/federal-reserve-raphael-bostic-inflation-interest-rates-69b78115 27. Apollo economist warns stagflation risk (Business Insider) https://www.businessinsider.com/stagflation-economy-outlook-2026-stock-market-fed-rate-cuts-inflation-2025-12 28. 2025 crypto theft reaches ~$3.4B (Chainalysis) https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/crypto-hacking-stolen-funds-2026/ 29. The Block coverage of Chainalysis theft totals (The Block) https://www.theblock.co/post/382477/crypto-hack-2025-chainalysis 30. Forbes: exchanges, regulation, AI, market structure https://www.forbes.com/sites/roomykhan/2025/12/15/crypto-exchanges-regulation-ai-and-the-next-market-structure/ 31. Messari: Crypto Venture Weekly (Dec 15–19, 2025) https://messari.io/report/crypto-venture-weekly-december-15-19-2025 32. CoinDesk: State of the Blockchain 2025 (research) https://www.coindesk.com/research/state-of-the-blockchain-2025 33. Nasdaq: IBIT option chain page https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/etf/ibit/option-chain 34. iShares: IBIT product page https://www.ishares.com/us/products/333011/ishares-bitcoin-trust-etf  

🎙️ The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 194 Date: December 14, 2025 Block Height: 927,886 Moscow Time: 1123 Fees: 1 / 1 / 1   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring short-form video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Featured Substack Post: https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/saving-vs-investing   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5 📰 News & Analysis (Dec 7 – Dec 14, 2025) Macro & Markets Bitcoin dips below $90K as AI worries dent risk appetite — Reuters https://www.reuters.com/business/bitcoin-dips-below-90000-ai-worries-dent-risk-appetite-2025-12-11/ Bitcoin and Ether whipsaw after Fed cut with hawkish tone — The Block https://www.theblock.co/post/382125/bitcoin-ether-whipsaw-fed-quarter-point-hawkish-cut Bitcoin’s 2025 rollercoaster may end on a low — Reuters https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/bitcoins-2025-rollercoaster-may-end-low-2025-12-09/ Long-term Bitcoin holder sell pressure eases — CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/12/08/bitcoin-s-long-term-holders-hit-cyclical-low-as-sell-pressure-finally-eases/ On-chain metrics show strong support near $80K — CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/12/12/these-three-metrics-show-bitcoin-found-strong-support-near-usd80-000/ ETFs, Indices & TradFi The Week On-Chain (Week 49): ETF outflows continue — Glassnode https://insights.glassnode.com/the-week-onchain-week-49-2025/ Weekly Bitcoin Index Highlights — CF Benchmarks https://www.cfbenchmarks.com/blog/weekly-index-highlights-december-8-2025 Spot Bitcoin ETF net outflow discussion — Equiti https://www.equiti.com/sc-en/news/crypto-hub/bitcoin-stalls-near-90k-as-traders-brace-for-the-fed/ Global markets fund-flow snapshot — Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/china/global-markets-flows-graphic-2025-12-08/ Strategy remains in the Nasdaq 100 — Reuters https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/bitcoin-hoarder-company-strategy-remains-nasdaq-100-2025-12-13/ MSCI crypto index exclusion backlash — Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com/msci-crypto-index-bitcoin-treasury-strategy-btc-price-2025-12 Corporate Treasury & Price Targets Strategy buys nearly $1B worth of Bitcoin — Barron’s https://www.barrons.com/articles/strategy-stock-price-bitcoin-buy-1dce38e0 Strategy holds Nasdaq 100 spot — CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/12/13/michael-saylor-s-strategy-hangs-on-to-spot-in-nasdaq-100-index/ Standard Chartered halves Bitcoin price target — MarketWatch https://www.marketwatch.com/story/standard-chartered-is-finally-slashing-its-bitcoin-target-by-half-heres-why-3e7c726b Additional context on BTC target revisions — Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-price-prediction-btc-2026-forecast-standard-chartered-150k-2025-12 Regulation & Policy Senators make progress on sweeping crypto market bill — The Block https://www.theblock.co/post/382277/us-senators-make-real-progress-on-sweeping-crypto-market-bill-following-talks-with-bank-execs Gillibrand & Lummis push bipartisan momentum — The Block https://www.theblock.co/post/381924/nothing-holding-bill-democratic-sen-gillibrand-senate-advance-crypto-bill Teachers union urges withdrawal of crypto bill — The Block https://www.theblock.co/post/382009/teachers-union-crypto-market-structure-bill Crypto-focused national banks approved — Wall Street Journal https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/12/10/emb-till-8am-et-dec-10-blockstream-connects-lightning-and-liquid-for-faster-private-bitcoin-payments/ Lightning Network capacity data — The Block Data https://www.theblock.co/data/on-chain-metrics/bitcoin/lightning-networks-capacity-daily Mining & Energy Bitcoin difficulty chart & adjustment estimates — CoinWarz https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/difficulty-chart Mining revenue thin yet hashrate resilient — Bitcoin.com https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-mining-revenue-remains-thin-yet-hashrate-refuses-to-blink/ AI and Bitcoin mining drive U.S. energy demand — Yahoo Finance https://finance.yahoo.com/news/america-thirsts-energy-amid-bitcoin-130500166.html Adoption, Culture & History Block / Square discusses Bitcoin & Lightning payments — The Verge https://www.theverge.com/podcast/839062/square-product-chief-willem-ave-block-jack-dorsey-ai-bitcoin-crypto Football as crypto’s “gateway drug” — CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/12/12/from-wall-street-to-the-world-cup-how-football-became-crypto-s-biggest-gateway-drug/ 15 years since Satoshi’s final public message — Tom’s Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-creator-satoshi-disappeared-on-this-day-15-years-ago-leaving-a-final-public-message-ive-moved-on-to-other-things-true-identity-of-satoshi-nakamoto-entity-remains-unknown International & Geopolitics Crypto executives court Gulf capital — Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/crypto-industry-persian-gulf-states-22a0d3a1 El Salvador partners with xAI for public schools — Associated Press https://apnews.com/article/a1c6e41b84cf5cfa8a9b20bd15dc12f3 Debate & Market Narratives “Bitcoin’s November crash was no accident” — MarketWatch https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bitcoins-november-crash-was-no-accident-7d0b0c04 Bitcoin volatility hits extreme lows — Cointelegraph (via TradingView) https://www.tradingview.com/news/cointelegraph%3A1de8b4c64094b%3A0-bitcoin-extreme-low-volatility-to-end-amid-new-50k-btc-price-target/  

The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast - Episode 193 December 7, 2025 Block Height 926865 | Moscow Time 1094 | Fees 1/1/1   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring short-form video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Featured Substack Post: https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/practical-ways-to-become-more-resilient   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   Price, ETFs & Market Structure 2025 was officially a wipeout year for US spot Bitcoin ETFs https://cryptoslate.com/2025-was-officially-a-wipeout-year-for-us-spot-bitcoin-etfs-now-flat-yoy-and-down-48b-since-october/ CryptoSlate Bitcoin ETFs bleed $3.4B as investors pull back, but YTD flows remain positive https://etfdb.com/news/2025/12/05/bitcoin-etfs-bleed-3-4-billion/ ETF Database Bitcoin ETF: Massive $194M outflow — what is happening? https://www.cointribune.com/en/bitcoin-etf-why-are-institutional-investors-withdrawing-massively/ Cointribune Bitcoin spot ETFs log $194.6M in outflows as basis trades unwind https://becausebitcoin.com/post/bitcoin-spot-etf-outflows-basis-trade-ibit-boj-dec5-2025 Because Bitcoin Spot Bitcoin ETFs bounce back with $54.8M in inflows on Dec 5 https://cryptorank.io/news/feed/cdd1b-spot-bitcoin-etfs-inflow-reversal CryptoRank Bitcoin price action is no longer determined by exchanges – ETF flows as key metric https://cryptoslate.com/bitcoin-etf-market-structure-shift-institutional-flows/ CryptoSlate Bitcoin’s bull market: A slowdown, not a breakdown https://cryptoslate.com/bitcoins-bull-market-a-slowdown-not-a-breakdown/ CryptoRank What to expect from Bitcoin price in December 2025 https://m.fastbull.com/news-detail/what-to-expect-from-bitcoin-price-in-december-news_6100_0_2025_4_13898_3/6100_BTC-USDT FastBull Bitcoin stumbles into December after brutal November Business Insider Institutions, Wall Street & Products Strategy’s Saylor in talks with MSCI as index-exclusion threat looms https://www.reuters.com/business/saylors-strategy-engaging-with-msci-potential-index-exclusion-2025-12-03/ Reuters Strategy’s leveraged ETFs hit hard by crypto slump https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/strategys-leveraged-etfs-hit-hard-by-crypto-slump-2025-12-02/ Reuters Bank of America expands crypto access for wealth-management clients https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/bank-america-expands-crypto-access-wealth-management-clients-2025-12-04/ Reuters Vanguard finally allows crypto ETFs and mutual funds https://www.barrons.com/articles/vanguard-crypto-etfs-funds-bitcoin-investing-5c69c14c Barron's Strategy stock: Bitcoin proxy and analyst targets https://www.investors.com/news/mstr-stock-strategy-bitcoin-analyst-price-targets-upside/ Investors B Hodl unveils Bitcoin treasury and Lightning strategy ADVFN UK Regulation, Policy & Enforcement CFTC announces first listed spot crypto trading on US exchanges https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9145-25 CFTC CFTC leverage ruling opens the door for $25T giants to enter crypto https://cryptoslate.com/cftc-leverage-ruling-finally-opens-the-door-for-25-trillion-giants-to-enter-the-crypto-market/ CryptoSlate Swiss and German police shut down major cryptomixer.io Reuters CRA crypto crackdown reaps millions but yields no criminal charges https://barrie360.com/cra-crypto-crackdown-reaps-millions/ Barrie 360 China renews crypto crackdown, targets offshore exchanges Decrypt Global Crypto Policy Review & Outlook 2025/26 – TRM Labs https://www.trmlabs.com/reports-and-whitepapers/global-crypto-policy-review-outlook-2025-26 TRM Labs State Adoption & Geopolitics Texas becomes the first state to buy Bitcoin as more states eye crypto https://stateline.org/2025/12/04/texas-becomes-the-first-state-to-buy-bitcoin-as-more-states-eye-cryptocurrencies/ Stateline Texas becomes the first state to buy Bitcoin — what happens next? https://www.bitget.com/amp/news/detail/12560605082733 Bitget Trump’s National Security Strategy ignores Bitcoin and blockchain (syndicated summary) Yahoo Finance Mining, Infrastructure & Lightning What to expect from Bitcoin price in December (miner margins, Bitmain probe, China hash rate) https://m.fastbull.com/news-detail/what-to-expect-from-bitcoin-price-in-december-news_6100_0_2025_4_13898_3/6100_BTC-USDT Cash App adds Bitcoin Lightning payments and stablecoin support https://www.bitget.com/news/detail/12560605061785 Bitcoin treasury companies should lean into the Lightning Network The Guardian+1 “Bitcoin is the tulip bulb of our time” – Michael Burry https://www.businessinsider.com/michael-burry-bitcoin-price-tulip-bulb-big-short-2025-12 Why we do not own Bitcoin (and never will) – Bahnsen Group thebahnsengroup.com AI-fueled crypto scams are booming – TRM Labs data https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rabbit-hole-recap/id1622698349    

The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast - Episode 192 November 30, 2025 Block Height 925894 | Moscow Time 1093 | Fees 1/1/1   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring short-form video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Featured Substack Post: https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/staying-strong-in-choppy-markets   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   Price, Market Structure & Macro CoinDesk – “Bitcoin Rebounds From 'Extreme Oversold' Levels; XRP Jumps 7%, ZEC Surges 14%” https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/11/23/bitcoin-rebounds-from-extreme-oversold-levels-xrp-jumps-7-zec-surges-14 CoinDesk Yahoo Finance – “November Was Bitcoin’s Second Worst Month In 2025” https://finance.yahoo.com/news/november-bitcoin-second-worst-month-104148905.html Yahoo Finance Aurpay – “The 2025 Crypto Collapse: Why Bitcoin Dropped to $80k” https://aurpay.net/aurspace/bitcoin-crash-november-2025-market-analysis Aurpay HackerNoon – “Bitcoin's November 2025 Bloodbath: Dissecting the Perfect Storm Behind the $42,000 Crash” https://hackernoon.com/bitcoins-november-2025-bloodbath-dissecting-the-perfect-storm-behind-the-%2442000-crash Hacker Noon MarketWatch – “Bitcoin's Trading Around $86,000 as 'Tinkerbell' Effect Haunts Crypto, in Deutsche Bank's View” https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bitcoins-trading-around-86-000-the-tinkerbell-effect-is-haunting-crypto-says-deutsche-bank-aff9f2f7 MarketWatch Bloomberg – “Bitcoin (BTC) Jumps Back Above $89,000 to Recoup Some Recent Losses” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-26/bitcoin-jumps-back-above-89-000-to-recoup-some-recent-losses Bloomberg Reuters – “Stocks, Bitcoin Edge Up as Investors Bank on Fed Rate Cuts” https://www.reuters.com/world/china/global-markets-wrapup-1-2025-11-27 Reuters CryptoNews – “Why Is Crypto Up Today? – November 26, 2025” https://cryptonews.com/news/why-is-crypto-up-today-november-26-2025 Cryptonews Bitcoin Magazine – “Bitcoin Price Down 30% From All-Time Highs as Market…” https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-price-sits-down-over-30-percent Bitcoin Magazine Forbes – “Bitcoin Braced For A Huge Fed Price Earthquake After Sudden Flip” Forbes+1   ETFs, Flows & Institutional Adoption CoinDesk – “ETF Outflows, Stablecoin Flows and DAT Reversals Signal Crypto Capital Flight” https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/11/23/etf-outflows-stablecoin-flows-and-dat-reversals-signal-crypto-capital-flight-nydig CoinDesk CoinDesk – “Bitcoin ETFs Have Bled a Record $3.79B in November” https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/11/21/bitcoin-etfs-have-bled-a-record-usd3-79-billion-in-november CoinDesk Farside – “Bitcoin ETF Flow (US$m)” https://farside.co.uk/btc Farside Investors SoSoValue – “US Bitcoin Spot ETF Dashboard” https://m.sosovalue.com/assets/etf/us-btc-spot SoSoValue Investors.com – “Bitcoin Tries To Find Footing; JPMorgan Upgrades These 2 Miners, Cuts Targets For Others” https://www.investors.com/news/bitcoin-jpmorgan-bitcoin-miners-cleanspark-cipher-iren-mara-riot Investors+1 Investopedia – “Bitcoin Has Regained Some Ground. Strategy’s Michael Saylor 'Won’t Back Down'” https://www.investopedia.com/bitcoin-has-regained-some-ground-strategys-michael-saylor-wont-back-down-11856067 Investopedia AInvest – “Bitcoin’s Institutional Adoption Surge: A Catalyst for Sustained Bullish Momentum in November 2025” https://www.ainvest.com/news/bitcoin-institutional-adoption-bull-cycle-beginning-2511/ AInvest BTCC – “Bitcoin Institutional Adoption Accelerates as Robinhood …” https://www.btcc.com/en-IN/square/Bitcoin%20News/1223297 BTCC   Mining, Difficulty & AI Bitbo – “Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Set to Rise Amid Record-Low…” https://bitbo.io/news/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-rise/ Bitbo Reuters – “Bitcoin Mining in China Rebounds, Defying 2021 Ban” https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bitcoin-mining-china-rebounds-defying-2021-ban-2025-11-24/ Reuters Yahoo / TheStreet – “Largest Private Gold Holder Shuts Down Bitcoin Mining …” https://finance.yahoo.com/news/largest-private-gold-holder-shuts-184024685.html Yahoo Finance TechRadar – “Is AI More Appealing Than Crypto Now? A Major Bitcoin Miner Has Decided to Pivot to AI Data Centers” https://www.techradar.com/pro/is-ai-more-appealing-than-crypto-now-a-major-bitcoin-miner-has-decided-to-pivot-to-ai-data-centers-heres-why TechRadar   Regulation, Policy & Geopolitics Lowenstein – “Crypto Brief – November 26, 2025 (Bitcoin for America Act)” https://www.lowenstein.com/news-insights/newsletters/crypto-brief-november-26-2025 Lowenstein Sandler CoinDesk – “State of Crypto: What Congress Has Left to Do This Year” https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/11/23/state-of-crypto-what-congress-has-left-to-do-this-year CoinDesk ICAEW – “The Future of Crypto Regulation: Key Considerations” https://www.icaew.com/insights/viewpoints-on-the-news/2025/nov-2025/the-future-of-crypto-regulation-key-considerations ICAEW Reuters – “China’s Central Bank Vows Crackdown on Virtual Currency, Flags Stablecoin Concerns” https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/chinas-central-bank-vows-crackdown-virtual-currency-flags-stablecoin-concerns-2025-11-29/ Reuters U.S. DOJ – “Founders of Samourai Wallet Cryptocurrency Mixing Service Sentenced to Five and Four Years” https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/founders-samourai-wallet-cryptocurrency-mixing-service-sentenced-five-and-four-years Department of Justice Bank Policy Institute – “BPInsights: November 8, 2025 (Stablecoin Risks & GENIUS Act)” https://bpi.com/bpinsights-november-8-2025/ Bank Policy Institute Bloomberg – “China Accuses US of Orchestrating $13 Billion Bitcoin Hack” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-11/china-accuses-us-of-orchestrating-13-billion-bitcoin-hack Bloomberg DisruptionBanking – “Did the U.S. Steal $13 Billion in Bitcoin? China Says the Biggest Crypto Heist Ever Was a Black Ops Job” Disruption Banking   Tech, Lightning, Privacy & RWAs CoinDesk – “VanEck CEO Concerned About Bitcoin’s Encryption and Privacy, Says Firm Could Walk Away” https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/11/23/vaneck-ceo-concerned-about-bitcoin-s-encryption-and-privacy-says-firm-could-walk-away CoinDesk CoinDesk – “On-Chain Stocks Could Misprice Over Weekends, Triggering Arbitrage Risks” https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/11/23/on-chain-stocks-could-misprice-over-weekends-triggering-arbitrage-risks-redstone CoinDesk Voltage – “Why Lightning Is the Only Scalable Network for Stablecoins” https://www.voltage.cloud/blog/beyond-the-bottleneck-how-lightning-and-stablecoins-will-outscale-ethereum-for-global-payments Voltage Medium – “The Lightning Network Money Trail” https://liberlion.medium.com/the-lightning-network-money-trail-b9594243ee74 Medium Reddit – “Stinger32LND Monthly Update — November 2025” https://www.reddit.com/r/lightningnetwork/comments/1owhc3g/stinger32lnd_monthly_update_november_2025/ reddit.com   Nation-State & Long-Term Adoption MillionMiner – “Nation-State Bitcoin Adoption Could Transform Markets – Expert Insight (22 Nov 25)” https://www.millionminer.com/news/2025/11/nation-state-bitcoin-adoption-could-transform-markets-expert-insight-22-nov-25/ millionminer.com

The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast - Episode 191 November 23, 2025 Block Height 924878 | Moscow Time 1153 | Fees 2/2/2   Price, Market Structure & Sentiment Reuters – Bitcoin rebounds after falling below $90,000, a 7-month low Reuters Bloomberg – Crypto Market Extends Slide With Bitcoin Dropping Below $87,000 Bloomberg Bloomberg – Bitcoin Heading for Worst Month Since Crypto Collapse of 2022 Bloomberg Bloomberg – Crypto’s Brutal Month Triggers a Stress Test for Wall Street Bloomberg Reuters – Bitcoin on thin ice after sinking in flight from risk Reuters Axios – Crypto plunge wipes out nearly $400 billion in a week Axios CBS News – Bitcoin has shed almost $800 billion since its October peak CBS News CoinDesk – Bitcoin Correction Mirrors April Drop as 2025 Buyers Fall Into the Red CoinDesk CoinDesk – Bitcoin Backwardation Returns, a Pattern That Often Marks Market Bottoms CoinDesk CoinDesk – Bitcoin Sell-Off Likely ‘Complete’, Rally Into Year-End Still in Play: Standard Chartered CoinDesk CoinDesk – Crypto Bulls See $1.7B Liquidations as Bitcoin Swiftly Nears $80K CoinDesk Yahoo Finance – Death Cross Confirmed: Is Bitcoin Bottoming or About to Crash? Yahoo Finance Bitget – Bitcoin’s Death Cross: Is This the Cycle’s Lowest Point or the Start of a Deeper Slump? Bitget ETFs, Institutions & Corporate Bitcoin CoinDesk – Bitcoin ETFs Have Bled a Record $3.79B in November CoinDesk Reuters – Investors pull record $523 million from BlackRock’s flagship bitcoin ETF Reuters Morningstar – Crypto ETF Investors Pull Billions as Bitcoin Slides Below $90,000 Morningstar Coinpaper – Bitcoin ETFs Record First Major Inflow After Weeks of Heavy Outflows Coinpaper Barron’s – Strategy Stock Is Scary. Its Preferred Might Be Worth a Look. Barron's Yahoo Finance – Strategy’s $55 Billion Bitcoin Bet Undeterred by Index Delisting Concerns Yahoo Finance Yahoo Finance – What Will Happen to MicroStrategy If Bitcoin Falls Under Key Levels? Yahoo Finance The Coin Republic – Strategy’s $835 Million Bitcoin Acquisition Marks Largest Purchase Since July The Coin Republic FinViz – Strategy Inc. Eyes More Bitcoin Purchase on $620 Million Injection Finviz Mining, Hashrate, Energy & AI CoinDesk – Bitcoin Hashprice Falls to Five-Year Low CoinDesk Yahoo Finance – Bitcoin Miner Reserves Plunge to Record Low as Revenue Collapses Yahoo Finance CoinDesk – Hobbyist Bitcoin Miner Wins $265K Block Reward CoinDesk Forbes – Africa’s Bitcoin Mining Hashrate Exfiltration Conundrum Forbes TechRadar – Bitfarms pivots some of its mining hashpower to AI data centers TechRadar Investor’s Business Daily – Cipher Mining, Fluidstack & Google Team Up on AI Hosting Deal Investors PR Newswire – BitMine Immersion Reports FY25 Results, Announces First Dividend PR Newswire Policy, Regulation & Nation-States OCC – Interpretive guidance on bank custody of digital assets and network fees OCC.gov Brookings – The Best Way to Regulate Digital Assets: Merge the SEC and CFTC Brookings ICIJ – How Crypto Is Regulated (or Not) Around the World ICIJ Paul Hastings – Federal Government Is Back to Work: Updates on Market Structure Legislation… Paul Hastings Latham & Watkins – U.S. Crypto Policy Tracker (including Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve EO) Latham & Watkins CoinDesk – U.S. House Bill Would Allow Federal Taxes in BTC While Aiding U.S. Reserve CoinDesk Decrypt – Proposed Bitcoin for America Bill Would Enable BTC Tax Payments Decrypt The Block – Rep. Davidson Introduces Bill to Allow Taxes to Be Paid in BTC, Bolstering Strategic Reserve The Block Wikipedia – U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve overview Wikipedia Sovereign Bitcoin & Events Bitcoin Histórico – official site for El Salvador conference (Nov 12–13, 2025) Bitcoin Histórico Bitcoin Magazine – El Salvador: The Making of a Sovereign Nation Bitcoin Magazine Economia Bitcoin 2025 – event details for Usulután, El Salvador Coinpedia Events Quantum & BIP-360 Resources Human Rights Foundation – The Quantum Threat to Bitcoin Human Rights Foundation HRF Reports index – Quantum threat listing Human Rights Foundation BIP-360 official site – Pay to Quantum Resistant Hash bip360.org The Bitcoin Manual – What IS BIP-360? The Bitcoin Manual DelvingBitcoin – Changes to BIP-360 – Pay to Quantum Resistant Hash (P2QRH) Delving Bitcoin HackerNoon – BIP-360: Bitcoin’s Quantum Wild West HackerNoon HRF – The Quantum Threat to Bitcoin coverage & related posts YFarmX | Crypto News & Insights+1 Featured Substack Post Bitcoin Fortress – The Quantum Threat and BIP-360 Future  Also, check out my books available in multiple formats: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5

The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast - Episode 190 November 16, 2025 Block Height 923910 | Moscow Time 1062 | Fees 3/4/5 Market, Macro & Price Action Bitcoin in ‘bear market regime’ as cryptocurrency falls below $95,000 – Yahoo Finance https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-in-bear-market-regime-as-cryptocurrency-falls-below-95000-164138043.html Yahoo Finance Bitcoin sinks to six-month low as risk-off sentiment persists – Reuters https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/bitcoin-slides-six-month-low-risk-off-tone-grips-markets-2025-11-14/ Reuters Bitcoin Drops to Six-Month Low amid Bear Market Sell-Off – AlphaSpread https://www.alphaspread.com/market-news/stock-movements/bitcoin-drops-to-six-month-low-amid-bear-market-sell-off www.alphaspread.com Bitcoin falls 10% after Federal Reserve rate cut – Yahoo Finance https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-falls-10-federal-rate-104900693.html Yahoo Finance Bitcoin Downturn Seeps Into Crypto Treasury Space – PYMNTS https://www.pymnts.com/cryptocurrency/2025/bitcoin-downturn-seeps-into-crypto-treasury-space/ PYMNTS.com US Government Reopening and Crypto Market Rebound – AInvest https://www.ainvest.com/news/government-reopening-crypto-market-rebound-policy-shifts-institutional-moves-2511/ AInvest Crypto News Today: US Government Shutdown Ends as Crypto Progress Continues – LiveBitcoinNews https://www.livebitcoinnews.com/crypto-news-today-us-government-shutdown-ends-as-crypto-progress-continues-more-upside-ahead/ Live Bitcoin News Crypto Market Trends – November 9, 2025 – Binance https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/11-09-2025-binance-market-update-crypto-market-trends-november-9-2025-32148191570826 Binance Bitcoin Crashes Under $97,000 as Nearly $1B in Longs Get Wiped Out – CastleCrypto https://castlecrypto.gg/news/bitcoin-crashes-under-97000-as-nearly-1b-in-longs-get-wiped-out/ Castle Crypto ETFs, Flows & Institutions Bitcoin ETFs Swing by $800M in 24 Hours as Traders Brace for CPI Shock – CryptoSlate https://cryptoslate.com/bitcoin-etfs-swing-by-800m-in-24-hours-as-traders-brace-for-cpi-shock/ CryptoSlate Bitcoin ETF Inflows Spike as Market Confidence Creeps Back – CryptoDnes https://cryptodnes.bg/en/bitcoin-etf-inflows-spike-as-market-confidence-creeps-back/ CryptoDnes.bg Bitcoin ETF Inflows Hit $524M as BlackRock’s IBIT Leads Surge – TradingNews https://www.tradingnews.com/news/bitcoin-btc-usd-etf-inflows-surge-to-524m-usd-blackrocks-ibit-dominate Trading News US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Dashboard – SoSoValue https://m.sosovalue.com/assets/etf/us-btc-spot SoSoValue Bitcoin ETF Flows [Table & Chart] – Bitbo https://bitbo.io/treasuries/etf-flows/ Bitbo Bitcoin ETFs See $492M Outflow as XRP and Solana Attract Inflows – KuCoin News https://www.kucoin.com/news/flash/bitcoin-etfs-see-492m-outflow-as-xrp-and-solana-attract-inflows KuCoin Mining & Infrastructure Bitcoin Miners Must Own Power or Die Trying Before Next Halving, MARA CEO Says – CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/11/11/bitcoin-miners-must-own-power-or-die-trying-before-next-halving-mara-ceo-says CoinDesk Bitcoin Mining Stock Prices Plummet, Lose $8 Billion in One Day – Yahoo Finance https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-mining-stock-prices-plummet-230251529.html Yahoo Finance Trump Brothers-Backed American Bitcoin Swings to Profit on Margin Expansion – Reuters https://www.reuters.com/business/trump-brothers-backed-american-bitcoins-quarterly-revenue-more-than-doubles-2025-11-14/ Reuters Scaramuccis Led $220 Million Investment in Crypto Mining Firm Tied to President’s Family – Fortune https://fortune.com/2025/11/15/aj-scaramucci-anthony-scaramucci-solari-capital-american-bitcoin-trump-crypto-empire/ Fortune Cloud Mining in 2025: An Overview of FY Energy and Market Alternatives – CryptoNinjas https://www.cryptoninjas.net/news/cloud-mining-in-2025-an-overview-of-fy-energy-and-market-alternatives/ CryptoNinjas Adoption, Lightning & Payments SoFi Rolls Out Crypto Trading as Digital Asset Gold Rush Draws Lenders – Reuters https://www.reuters.com/technology/sofi-rolls-out-crypto-trading-digital-asset-gold-rush-draws-lenders-2025-11-11/ Reuters Jack Dorsey’s Cash App Enables Bitcoin Lightning and Stablecoin Payments – The Block / Yahoo Finance https://www.theblock.co/post/378837/jack-dorseys-cash-app-enables-bitcoin-lightning-and-stablecoin-payments The Block Mirror: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jack-dorsey-brings-bitcoin-lightning-005813330.html Yahoo Finance Square Enables Bitcoin Payments for Merchants with Lightning Network Integration – Bitget / Coinspeaker https://www.bitget.com/news/detail/12560605056472 Bitget Bitcoin Lightning Network Usage Statistics 2025: Growth & Adoption – Coinlaw https://coinlaw.io/bitcoin-lightning-network-usage-statistics/ CoinLaw Lightning Network Gets ‘Real Bitcoin’ Reality Check – Protos https://protos.com/lightning-network-gets-real-bitcoin-reality-check/ Protos Lightning Thursday! November 13, 2025 – r/Bitcoin https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1ovulnq/lightning_thursday_november_13_2025_explore_the/ Reddit Adopting Bitcoin 2025 (Conference, El Salvador) – CoinPedia Events https://events.coinpedia.org/adopting-bitcoin-2025-7358/ Coinpedia Events Crypto News Catch Up | Nov. 9–15, 2025 – BitPinas https://bitpinas.com/cryptocurrency/news-nov-15/ BitPinas Regulation, Enforcement & Policy Chinese Fraud Mastermind Jailed in UK for Laundering Bitcoin – Reuters https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/chinese-fraud-mastermind-jailed-uk-laundering-bitcoin-2025-11-11/ Reuters SEC Chair Paul Atkins Details New Crypto Rulebook – Coingape (roundup incl. Saylor rumor) https://coingape.com/sec-chair-paul-atkins-details-new-crypto-rulebook/ CoinGape The SEC’s No-Action Letter on Crypto Custody: What Advisers and Funds Need to Know – IQ-EQ https://iqeq.com/insights/the-secs-no-action-letter-on-crypto-custody-what-advisers-and-funds-need-to-know/ IQ-EQ Weekly Blockchain Blog – November 2025 #2 – JD Supra https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/weekly-blockchain-blog-november-2025-2-9192544/ JD Supra Latest in China’s Crypto Crackdown – Galaxy Digital Research https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/latest-in-chinas-crypto-crackdown Galaxy Sentiment & Media Strategy’s Michael Saylor Has a Message for Bitcoin Investors as Its Price Falls – Investopedia https://www.investopedia.com/strategy-s-michael-saylor-has-a-message-for-bitcoin-investors-as-its-price-falls-11849689 Investopedia I Asked ChatGPT Where Bitcoin Is Headed in 2026. Here’s What It Said. – Nasdaq https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/i-asked-chatgpt-where-bitcoin-headed-2026-heres-what-it-said Nasdaq Podcast Links (Referenced in Themes) What Bitcoin Did – “What It Really Means to Be Sovereign | SeedSigner” https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-it-really-means-to-be-sovereign-seedsigner/id1482455669?i=1000736413837 Apple Podcasts What Bitcoin Did – “Bitcoin Power Law: The End of Exponential Growth” https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-power-law-the-end-of-exponential-growth/id1482455669?i=1000736091582 Apple Podcasts Stephan Livera Podcast – “Bitcoin Adoption in Mexico and Aureo with Gustavo Flores | SLP701” https://stephanlivera.com/episode/701/ Stephan Livera TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast – “#681: The Health Insurance Death Spiral Is Here” https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/681-the-health-insurance-death-spiral-is-here-with/id1292381204?i=1000736114966 Apple Podcasts The Breakdown – “Bitcoin’s $100K Test and the Return of Stimmy Checks” https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/bitcoins-%24100k-test-and-the-return-of-stimmy-checks/id1438693620?i=1000736259435 Apple Podcasts Milk Road Podcast – “Why Bitcoin’s Next Big Move Could Be $180K, Not $80K” (series page) https://milkroad.com/podcast/bitcoin-og-explains-why-crypto-was-built-for-ai-not-humans-how-to-profit-from-it-erik-voorhees-TsL0dgPkjb8/ Milk Road Featured Substack Post: https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/when-ai-eats-wall-street Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5

✅ The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast Show Notes Episode 189 — November 9, 2025 Block height: 922,897 • Moscow Time: 965 • Fees: 1/1/1   Markets & Flows CoinShares weekly flows: https://coinshares.com/research/digital-asset-fund-flows-weekly Mid-week inflows: https://www.theblock.co/post/308970/bitcoin-ethereum-etf-inflows Nov 5 tape: https://www.theblock.co/post/309044/bitcoin-etf-outflows-mid-week CME OI rising: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/11/06/cme-bitcoin-futures-open-interest-increases Macro & Policy GENIUS Act comment window closed: https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-treasury-seeks-comments-stablecoin-rules-2025-10-31/ Regulatory shift: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/11/04/us-crypto-regulation-reversing-course/ Treasury retaining seized BTC: https://apnews.com/article/us-government-bitcoin-seized-assets-2025 Trump 50-year mortgages: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-floats-50-year-mortgage-policy-2025-11-09/ Trump $2,000 stimulus: https://www.theblock.co/post/309204/trump-proposes-2000-stimulus-from-tariff-revenue Mining / AI Hashprice & hashrate: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/11/05/hashprice-sinks-hashrate-climbs Difficulty projection: https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/difficulty Marathon earnings + AI: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/11/06/marathon-ai-hpc-data-centers-earnings CleanSpark expansion: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/11/06/clean-spark-power-contract-ai-campus.html Riot October production: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/11/05/riot-platforms-october-production Applied Digital & Macquarie: https://www.reuters.com/technology/applied-digital-macquarie-investment-2025-09-30/ Lightning / Adoption Square LN rollout: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/square-enables-lightning-for-merchants Cash App LN features: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/cash-app-adds-ln-payment-tools Retail LN pilots: https://www.theblock.co/post/309108/us-retailers-pilot-bitcoin-lightning-payments Corporate MicroStrategy raise: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/11/04/microstrategy-plans-715m-raise-to-buy-bitcoin Tether Q3: https://tether.to/en/tether-releases-q3-attestation-2025/ Legal Binance lawsuit dismissal: https://www.reuters.com/legal/sec-drops-binance-lawsuit-2025-11-06/ FTX creditor payouts: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/11/03/ftx-creditor-payouts-round-2/ Tech Bitlayer upgrade: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/11/05/bitlayer-upgrades-bitvm-bridge-on-mainnet BitVM efficiency gains: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/bitvm-testing-major-efficiency-gains Ordinals fees: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/ordinals-fee-spike-returns On-Chain LTH accumulation: https://insights.glassnode.com/bitcoin-long-term-holder-supply Funding rates: https://www.coinglass.com/funding Volatility dashboard: https://www.theblock.co/data/bitcoin-volatility-dashboard International Nigeria: https://www.theblock.co/post/309112/nigeria-bitcoin-premium-widens Argentina: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/adoption/argentina-bitcoin-lightning-boom Banking / Strike Bitcoin-collateralized loans: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/11/07/us-banks-bitcoin-collateral-lending-pilots Strike expansion: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/strike-expands-us-integration-with-plaid Featured Post https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/the-bitcoin-lifestyle-episode-4-the Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5

🎙️ The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast – Episode 188 📆 Week of October 27 – November 2, 2025 📍 Block Height: 921,942 | 🕰 Moscow Time: 907 | 💸 Fees: 1 / 1 / 3 📰 News Segment Links Bitcoin ends “Uptober” in the red Spot ETF Outflows ~600M Fed cuts 25bps, Powell signals caution US shutdown delays crypto policy Treasury Secretary praises Bitcoin’s uptime Altcoin ETFs launched Strategy (MSTR) posts $2.78B Q3 profit on BTC gains Glassnode: 62,000 BTC moved from long-term holders Bitcoin in “silent IPO” phase Regulatory clarity rising, complexity too Crypto caution grows with mainstream adoption Citi and Coinbase build institutional payments rails November seasonality – mean vs median Altcoin season hype returns Bitcoin hashrate remains strong [Retail chases highs while institutions accumulate](← discussed, no specific link) Macro risk returns: real yields rising [Bitcoin-only simplicity in complex markets](← synthesis of prior items) HRF: Quantum threat to Bitcoin KuCoin summary of HRF report Sean Bill on Bitcoin as Super-Collateral 📝 Featured Substack Post • Bitcoin Fortress Episode 8 — The Future 📚 Bitcoin Fortress Books Also, check out my books on Amazon, available in multiple formats: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5

Bitcoin Fortress Podcast Show Notes — Episode 187 Recorded: Sunday, October 26, 2025 Block height: 920,915 | Moscow Time: 880 | Fees: 1/1/1 sats/vB Featured Substack Post Bitcoin Fortress Episode 4: How to Use Bitcoin — Read at: https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/bitcoin-fortress-episode-4-how-to Also, check out my books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5 Market Action & Flows Spot ETF inflows rebound (~$446 M) etc. — Dashboard: Farside Investors Farside CoinShares weekly outflows (BTC −$946 M; alts green)  Whipsaw price action / ~$657 M liquidations on Oct 22 — “Crypto Sell-Off: $320M Liquidations as Bitcoin Falls Below $108K” (CoinDesk) CoinDesk StanChart sub-$100k flush possibility  “Uptober” wobble — seasonality stress  Institutions, Products & Market Structure FalconX to acquire 21Shares — Reuters coverage  Capitol Hill push for market-structure bill CoinShares dashboard reference — Farside Investors flow data Farside ETF flow tracker dispersion (IBIT vs peers) — BitBo ETF flows table Bitbo Gold → Bitcoin rotation chatter — CryptoSlate article “$1.2B exits US Bitcoin ETFs …” CryptoSlate Corporate Treasuries & Public Companies MicroStrategy +168 BTC (Oct 20 filings)  Crypto-treasury caution (~$17B retail losses)  Mid-cap treasury adds (~150 BTC) — PRNewswire: Hyperscale Data Bitcoin Treasury Climbs to $60 Million Mining, Infrastructure & Compute ISS recommends reject CoreWeave deal for Core Scientific — Reuters: link Reuters+1 CoreWeave urges YES (proxy fight) — available via Finviz article: link Finviz Bitdeer Sept ops +20.5% m/m — IR: Bitdeer Press Release Miners → AI/HPC commentary  Riot earnings on deck — Riot IR page public: IR Page Freedom Tech, Lightning & Self-Custody Lightning for treasuries Op-Ed — CoinDesk: link LN fundamentals refresher — BraveNewCoin article: link Brave New Coin Policy, Enforcement & Macro Macro pulse Oct 20: global markets graphic — Reuters: link US–China overhang still in VAR — Reuters earlier: link Congressional crypto market-structure momentum  Adoption & Culture UK/EU access momentum  Education spike after volatility  Streaming/podcast cross-pollination Security / Incidents Quiet week no mega-hacks  Venture, Company Moves & Capital Messari: 31 deals / $197M — Messari Report Blockstream Capital Partners acquires Berglinde AG — BTC Times link Miners’ equities in motion (RIOT/BTDR) — Finviz News link Extra Market Color Day by day ETF prints — Farside flows table above OG whale skepticism: large short-put returns 

Bitcoin Fortress Podcast Show Notes — Episode 186 Date: Sunday, October 19, 2025 Block height: 919,829 Moscow Time index: 919 sats per dollar Mempool fees: 1/1/3 sats/vB (low/medium/high) Featured Substack Post “Bitcoin and the Parable of the Talents” — Read it here (Bitcoin Fortress) A deeper look at stewardship, time-preference, and why stacking Bitcoin is about more than just price. Books by Your Host Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h Story Links & Topics Covered Market Action & On-Chain Massive ~$19 billion crypto‐market liquidation event (Oct 10-11) — Investopedia (Substack) U.S.–China trade escalation triggers Bitcoin drop to ~$104,782 — Economic Times (Substack) October tracking toward worst month in a decade for Bitcoin — CoinDesk (Substack) Technical setups suggest breakout still possible this month if ~$105K is cleared — CoinCentral (Substack) Institutional flows: mixed signals even in volatile markets — OneSafe Blog (Substack) On-chain structure reveals market fragility (liquidity, leverage risk) — commentary / analytics. Adoption & Institutional Channels 7. UK retail on-ramp: BlackRock launching bitcoin-linked ETP in UK — The Times 8. Corporate treasury mania under scrutiny — (analysis piece) 9. Potential wealth-rotation: gold slipping, Bitcoin holding relative strength — 99Bitcoins Freedom Tech, Privacy & Infrastructure 10. Jack Dorsey: “Bitcoin is money, not crypto” framing — TradingView News DeFi meets regulation discussion at FinTech Week D.C. — CoinDesk Self-custody & rails (Lightning, Fedimint, federated wallets) gaining attention. Policy, Regulation & Macro Cross-Currents 13. Financial Stability Board (FSB) warns of “significant gaps” in global crypto regulation — Reuters U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair: U.S. is a decade behind on crypto regulation — Bitget News ~$14-15 billion Bitcoin seizure from global scam spanning Cambodia — AP News Stablecoin operational risk: Paxos accidentally mints $300 trillion PYUSD — Tom’s Hardware Macro context: Bitcoin exposed to global liquidity, trade-war and risk-asset flows. Mining, Infrastructure & Backend 18. Mining business evolving: power-first over coin-first. 19. Hash-rate stability and miner accumulation despite price weakness. Meta & Market Structure 20. Is the classic 4-year halving cycle broken? (research / commentary) 21. Derivatives & options markets widen path-dependency (liquidations, skew). 22. Sentiment at extreme fear levels — contrarian setup? — 99Bitcoins Culture & Adoption Tidbits 23. Bitcoin documentary release on major streaming platforms. 24. Infrastructure updates: Start9/Fedimint, federated self-hosting tools. 25. Emerging Lightning payments use-cases in messaging & commerce. 26. Sovereign money narrative resurfaces in multiple podcast & article threads. 27. Education & content expansion: Bitcoin reaching mainstream awareness. 28. Community & open-source momentum: developer tools, protocol improvements. 29. Podcast insights: self-custody, insurance, stacking habit (see Podcast Recap). 30. Q4 question: Will Bitcoin break out or consolidate? Strategy reminder for fortress listeners. Podcast Recap Bitcoin Audible – Chat 147: Interview with Rob Hamilton (AnchorWatch) on multisig, insurance & institutional custody. Rabbit Hole Recap #379: Hosts Matt Odell & Marty Bent on “Stay Humble, Stack Gold”, infrastructure updates, recent crash. Key takeaway: Sovereignty, self-custody, tech rails & stacking habit matter as much as price.  

Bitcoin Fortress — Episode 185 Date: Oct 12, 2025 · Block: 918,759 · Moscow Time: 874 · Fees: 1 / 1 / 1 Links by Segment BTC near new ATH — Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/business/bitcoin-hovers-near-all-time-high-2025-10-06/ Also: Reuters (ATH print): https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bitcoin-hits-all-time-high-above-125000-2025-10-05/ Record weekly inflows ($5.95B) — Reuters summary: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/global-crypto-etfs-attract-record-595-billion-bitcoin-scales-new-highs-2025-10-07/ CoinShares coverage via The Block: https://www.theblock.co/post/373487/global-crypto-etps-record-weekly-inflows-bitcoin-all-time-high-coinshares Daily ETF flow dashboards — Farside: https://farside.co.uk/btc/ All-data table: https://farside.co.uk/bitcoin-etf-flow-all-data/ JPMorgan $165k (vol-adjusted vs. gold) — CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/10/02/bitcoin-could-reach-usd165k-based-on-golds-record-run-jpmorgan Yahoo Finance mirror: https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-could-reach-165k-based-125100745.html Liquidations ~$19B; >1.6M traders — Economic Times: https://m.economictimes.com/markets/cryptocurrency/crypto-news/crypto-faces-historic-19-billion-slide-as-trump-slaps-100-tariffs-on-chinese-tech/articleshow/124497346.cms Bloomberg recap (1.6M traders): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-11/crypto-s-record-selloff-sparks-intrigue-over-who-got-wiped-out Yahoo Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-tariffs-upend-crypto-market-044855553.html One-hour wipe — Yahoo Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-tariffs-upend-crypto-market-044855553.html Bitwise PM post-mortem — CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/10/12/friday-s-usd20b-crypto-market-meltdown-a-bitwise-portfolio-manager-s-postmortem-analysis “Uptober” breakout context — Reuters (near ATH): https://www.reuters.com/business/bitcoin-hovers-near-all-time-high-2025-10-06/ U.S. buys Argentine pesos — Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-purchased-argentine-pesos-after-top-finance-officials-meeting-bessent-says-2025-10-09/ AP News: https://apnews.com/article/7432a188e57264f0e5f6c753ddc40879 Luxembourg sovereign fund buys BTC ETFs — CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/10/09/luxembourg-claims-bragging-rights-as-first-eurozone-nation-to-invest-in-bitcoin Cointelegraph: https://cointelegraph.com/news/luxembourg-sovereign-wealth-fund-invests-in-bitcoin-etfs Yahoo Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/luxembourg-sovereign-wealth-fund-invests-194927123.html EU digital euro roadmap & timing — Reuters (ministers roadmap): https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/eu-ministers-seek-agreement-digital-euro-be-independent-visa-mastercard-2025-09-19/ Reuters (Cipollone 2029): https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/ecbs-cipollone-eyes-2029-digital-euro-launch-2025-09-23/ ECB bank-run simulation: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/digital-euro-could-drain-up-700-billion-euros-deposits-bank-run-ecb-says-2025-10-10/ Stablecoins vs. EM banks / USD demand — Reuters (Std Chartered $1T): https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/stablecoins-could-suck-1-trillion-em-banks-next-three-years-standard-chartered-2025-10-07/ Reuters (JPM $1.4T USD demand): https://www.reuters.com/business/global-markets-stablecoins-jpm-2025-10-08/ Banks explore G7-pegged stablecoins — Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/major-banks-explore-issuing-stablecoins-pegged-g7-currencies-2025-10-10/ Block/Square Bitcoin for merchants — Square IR: https://investors.block.xyz/investor-news/news-details/2025/Square-Brings-Bitcoin-to-Main-Street-With-First-Integrated-Payments-and-Wallet-Solution-for-Local-Businesses/default.aspx Cointelegraph: https://cointelegraph.com/news/square-bitcoin-payments-merchants-crypto Brave New Coin: https://bravenewcoin.com/insights/square-brings-bitcoin-payments-to-4-million-u-s-merchants ETF tracking tools — Farside all-data: https://farside.co.uk/bitcoin-etf-flow-all-data/ Bitbo flows (alt view): https://bitbo.io/treasuries/etf-flows/ Difficulty at records — CoinWarz: https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/difficulty-chart Weekly note: https://ff.io/blog/news/weekly-2025-10-04 Mining margins & pivots — Cointelegraph explainer (current state): https://cointelegraph.com/explained/bitcoin-mining-in-2025 Non-BTC ETF filings — The Block: https://www.theblock.co/post/373487/global-crypto-etps-record-weekly-inflows-bitcoin-all-time-high-coinshares (filings context) 19–30) Macro & structure color — see 2–7 and 11–15 above for sources that underpin the week’s regime (flows, tariffs, liquidations, EU policy). 31–34) Highlighted again  — U.S.–Argentina pesos: Reuters/AP (see #9) — Luxembourg BTC ETFs: CoinDesk/Cointelegraph/Yahoo (see #10) — JPM $165k: CoinDesk/Yahoo (see #4) — Block/Square rollout: Square IR + CT/BNC (see #14) Featured Substack Post “The Austrian School of Economics - A History that Speaks to Bitcoiners” — https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/the-austrian-school-of-economics Books Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5

Bitcoin Fortress — Episode 184   Date: October 5, 2025   Block Height: 917,785   Moscow Time: 810   Fees: 1 / 1 / 2   1) Bitcoin prints a new all-time high above ~$125,000      https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bitcoin-hits-all-time-high-above-125000-2025-10-05/   2) ETF flows rebound: second-highest weekly inflows      https://www.theblock.co/post/373425/bitcoin-etfs-rebound-with-second-highest-weekly-inflows-since-launch-as-btc-approaches-all-time-high   3) IBIT crosses ~$95B AUM milestone      https://www.blackrock.com/us/individual/products/333011/ishares-bitcoin-trust   4) Daily flows early October show absorption      https://farside.co.uk/btc/?utm_source=chatgpt.com   5) Macro shock + “Uptober” narrative      https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/10/02/bitcoin-surges-above-usd119k-as-u-s-government-shutdown-takes-effect-btc-options-look-cheap   6) Rate cut recap & outlook      * (as previous) Reuters Fed coverage     7) Citi trims BTC / lifts ETH      https://www.reuters.com/business/citigroup-lifts-ether-outlook-trims-bitcoin-view-shifting-investor-flows-2025-10-02   8) JPM spot path to $165k      https://www.theblock.co/post/373241/jpmorgan-bitcoin-price-165000-debasement-trade   9) CryptoQuant Q4 $160k–$200k path      https://www.theblock.co/post/373121/bitcoin-price-160000-200000-q4-cryptoquant   10) Mining difficulty record (~150.84T)       https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/10/02/bitcoin-mining-hits-toughest-level-yet-while-hashprice-slides   11) Forecasted downward difficulty       https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/difficulty-chart   12) Rig order boom       https://www.cointelegraph.com/news/canaan-shares-surge-50-000-rig-bitcoin-mining-deal   13) Leverage returns       https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/09/30/leveraged-bitcoin-longs-are-back-in-force-trading-firm-says   14) Options cheap call activity       https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/10/02/bitcoin-surges-above-usd119k-as-u-s-government-shutdown-takes-effect-btc-options-look-cheap   15) SEC generic ETF listing rules       (see prior reference on SEC listing changes)   16) ETF filing wave       https://www.theblock.co/post/373388/things-are-getting-wild-funds-file-dozens-of-proposals-for-cryptocurrency-etfs-to-the-sec   17) Franklin Templeton / Binance digital asset push       https://www.decrypt.co/338817/binance-teams-franklin-templeton-crypto-product-push      https://www.franklintempleton.com/insights/digital-assets   18) EU ministers map digital euro roadmap       https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/eu-ministers-seek-agreement-digital-euro-be-independent-visa-mastercard-2025-09-19       https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/ecbs-cipollone-eyes-2029-digital-euro-launch-2025-09-23       https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/ecb-picks-ai-startup-prevent-digital-euro-frauds-2025-10-02   19) EU watchdog calls stablecoin safeguards       https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/eu-risk-watchdog-calls-urgent-safeguards-stablecoins-2025-10-02   20) European banks to launch euro stablecoin       https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/big-european-banks-form-company-launch-stablecoin-2025-09-25   21) OranjeBTC listing with BTC treasury       https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/billionaire-backed-bitcoin-firm-oranjebtc-begin-trading-brazilian-exchange-2025-10-01   22) TOKEN2049 Singapore momentum       https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/ziplines-djs-trump-singapores-crypto-conference-has-attendees-roaring-2025-10-02   23) Sanctioned rouble token sponsor       https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/rouble-backed-token-targeted-by-sanctions-sponsors-top-crypto-conference-2025-10-03   24) U.S. equity fund inflows spike       https://www.reuters.com/business/us-equity-funds-see-sharp-weekly-inflows-rate-cut-hopes-2025-10-03   25) SEC/IPO processing delays       https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/us-government-shutdown-threatens-disrupt-ipo-market-momentum-2025-10-01   26) World Liberty Financial crypto debit card plans       https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/world-liberty-financial-launch-debit-card-early-this-year-2025-10-01   27) Uptober stats & market cap jump       https://www.theblock.co/post/373369/bitcoin-hits-new-all-time-high-crosses-125000-for-the-first-time-as-uptober-momentum-builds   28) BTC overtakes Amazon in charts       https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/bitcoin-hits-record-high-of-125689-days-after-surpassing-amazon-to-become-the-worlds-seventh-most-valuable-asset/articleshow/124317185.cms   29) Miner stress despite price       https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/10/02/bitcoin-mining-hits-toughest-level-yet-while-hashprice-slides   30) Daily absorption continues       https://farside.co.uk/btc/?utm_source=chatgpt.com   31) Podcast Themes Roundup       (referenced from What Bitcoin Did, Rabbit Hole Recap, Coin Stories, etc.)   Featured Post on Bitcoin Fortress Substack:       https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/overcoming-common-objections-to-using   Fountain Shout-Out: @godsdeth — 225 sats.  Thank you sir!   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5    

Bitcoin Fortress — Episode 183   Date: September 28, 2025   Block Height: 916,801   Moscow Time: 907   Fees: 1 / 1 / 1     News: 1) Strive acquires Semler; 5,816 BTC added      https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/ramaswamy-backed-strive-buy-semler-13-billion-deal-all-stock-deal-boosting-2025-09-22/   2) IREN pivots into AI; stock jumps      https://www.investors.com/news/bitcoin-price-selloff-iren-stock-ai-cloud-expansion-bitdeer-gold-silver/   3) $1.5B+ in crypto liquidations      https://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-ethereum-price-today-crypto-selloff-liquidation-derivatives-market-2025-9   4) BTC dips below \$111K after U.S. growth revision      https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/09/25/bitcoin-falls-below-usd111k-crypto-stocks-plunge-as-gdp-revision-dampens-rate-cut-odds   5) Crypto market value drops ~$300B      https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/crypto-market-crash-2025-why-300-billion-in-cryptocurrencies-btc-bitcoin-eth-wiped-out-this-week/articleshow/124182079.cms   6) ETFs buying ~9× miner issuance      https://cryptobriefing.com/bitcoin-etf-demand-outpaces-supply-etfs-buy-9x-more-btc-than-miners-produce/   7) SEC eases listing rules for commodity/crypto ETFs      https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/sec-paves-way-crypto-spot-etfs-with-new-listing-rules-2025-09-18/   8) Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto ETF approved      https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/news/indnewswire/sec-approves-hashdex-nasdaq-etf-180593749.html   9) September fade: “Red September” fears      https://decrypt.co/341401/crypto-market-red-september-bitcoin-barely-hangs-on   10) October rally possible despite weakness       https://coincentral.com/bitcoin-prepares-for-october-rally-as-september-crash-strikes-again/   11) Cipher undervaluation claimed by DCF       https://simplywall.st/stocks/us/software/nasdaq-cifr/cipher-mining/news/is-cipher-minings-skyrocketing-2025-returns-justified-after/amp   12) UK to allow retail access to crypto ETPs       https://www.thearmchairtrader.com/crypto/a-safer-way-into-the-cryptocurrency-maze/   13) Mining equity ETFs gaining narrative       https://www.etftrends.com/crypto-channel/crypto-mining-etfs-digging-deep/   14) Momentum ETFs: gold/silver/BTC lead       https://markets.financialcontent.com/wral/article/marketminute-2025-9-26-gold-silver-and-bitcoin-etfs-shine-amidst-global-turmoil-a-new-era-for-safe-haven-assets   15) Warsaw launches BTC ETF in Europe       https://volity.io/news/september-crypto-market-update/   16) BTC & alts tumble in daily selloff       https://www.barrons.com/articles/bitcoin-price-xrp-ethereum-crypto-slump-b7bff44d?utm_source=chatgpt.com   17) Macro narrative: “1 big reason to buy BTC before year-end”       https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/09/28/1-big-reason-to-buy-bitcoin-before-the-end-of-2025/   18) U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (policy background)       https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Strategic_Bitcoin_Reserve   19) Texas state BTC reserve law status       https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Strategic_Bitcoin_Reserve   20) New wave of ETFs expected in Q4       https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/crypto-etfs-set-flood-us-market-regulator-streamlines-approvals-2025-09-24/   21) September pullback resets sentiment       https://decrypt.co/341401/crypto-market-red-september-bitcoin-barely-hangs-on   22) Gold & safe asset inflows rising       https://markets.financialcontent.com/wral/article/marketminute-2025-9-26-gold-silver-and-bitcoin-etfs-shine-amidst-global-turmoil-a-new-era-for-safe-haven-assets   23) Institutional correlation rising       https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.09911   24) Interplanetary / quantum timestamping paper       https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.20591   25) Mining ETFs gaining more attention       https://www.etftrends.com/crypto-channel/crypto-mining-etfs-digging-deep/   26) Deutsche Bank: central banks likely adopt Bitcoin + gold       https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/09/22/bitcoin-to-join-gold-on-central-bank-reserve-balance-sheets-by-2030-deutsche-bank     https://www.dbresearch.com/PROD/RI-PROD/PROD0000000000603643/Bitcoin_vs__Gold%3A_The_Future_of_Central_Bank_Reser.PDF     https://finance.yahoo.com/news/deutsche-bank-bitcoin-could-join-095525226.html   27) Luke Dashjr censorship fork proposal debate       https://www.cryptotimes.io/2025/09/26/luke-dashjrs-hardfork-proposal-to-save-bitcoin-sparks-debate/?utm_source=chatgpt.com     https://www.bitget.com/amp/news/detail/12560604990799?utm_source=chatgpt.com     https://www.ainvest.com/news/bitcoin-core-conflict-spam-filters-censorship-risks-2509/   28) UK digital ID plan + backlash       https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-digital-id-scheme-to-be-rolled-out-across-uk     https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britain-introduce-mandatory-digital-id-cards-2025-09-26/     https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/27/petition-opposing-starmer-plan-digital-id-cards?utm_source=chatgpt.com   29) BTC holds better than alts in downturn       https://www.banklesstimes.com/articles/2025/09/28/crypto-weekly-recap-bnb-targets-2k-bitcoin-falls-below-110k-795m-eth-etf-outflows-doge-xrp-etfs-debut-sept-21-27-2025/?utm_source=chatgpt.com   30) Closing snapshot & factors to watch       https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/difficulty-chart   Featured Substack Post:   https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/why-people-of-faith-are-often-early   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5

Bitcoin Fortress — Episode 182 Date: Sept 21, 2025 Block Height: 915,753 Moscow Time: 865 Fees: 1 / 3 / 4 1) Fed cut 25 bps; more cuts signaled - Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/business/fed-lowers-interest-rates-signals-more-cuts-ahead-miran-dissents-2025-09-17/ - Reuters (Powell “risk management”): https://www.reuters.com/business/view-fed-lowers-rates-by-quarter-point-powell-says-was-risk-management-cut-2025-09-17/   2) Street adds Oct/Dec cuts - Reuters (Gundlach / more cuts commentary): https://www.reuters.com/business/doubleline-capital-ceo-gundlach-says-feds-25-bps-rate-cut-is-the-right-move-2025-09-17/   3) Glassnode: September strong; YTD bull “soft” - Glassnode Week On-Chain: https://insights.glassnode.com/the-week-onchain-week-37-2025/ - Cointelegraph (best Sept in 13 years): https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-gains-8-september-2025-on-track-for-best-in-13-years - TradingView relay of CT story: https://www.tradingview.com/news/cointelegraph%3A1e2968ec4094b%3A0-bitcoin-price-gains-8-as-september-2025-on-track-for-best-in-13-years/   4) Vietnam: ~86M accounts frozen/closed for biometrics - Cointelegraph: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoiners-criticize-vietnam-closing-86m-bank-accounts - (Syndication) CoinFi: https://www.coinfi.com/news/1717721/why-we-bitcoin-vietnam-closes-86m-bank-accounts-that-fail-biometrics   5) Canada: RCMP dismantles TradeOgre; >C$56M seized - RCMP press release: https://rcmp.ca/en/news/2025/09/rcmp-executes-record-seizure-more-56-million-dollars-cryptocurrency - CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/09/18/rcmp-seizes-usd56m-cad-in-crypto-shuts-down-tradeogre-in-canada-s-largest-digital-asset-bust - Global News: https://globalnews.ca/news/11434722/rcmp-record-cryptocurrency-seizure/   6) ETFs vs issuance: funds out-buy miners - Yahoo Finance (River flow map): https://finance.yahoo.com/news/businesses-absorbing-bitcoin-4x-rate-160711584.html - altii BTC report (450 BTC/day issuance reference): https://www.altii.de/the-altii-btc-report-2025-09-02/ - The Block ($553M daily inflow, Sep 12): https://www.theblock.co/post/370413/spot-bitcoin-etfs-553-inflows   7) Difficulty ATH; next jump projected - Cointelegraph (142.3T): https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-all-time-high-centralization-fear - CoinWarz next adjustment est: https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/difficulty-chart   8) Miners ripping - CoinDesk futures/OI wrap mentions miner beta context: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/09/19/crypto-markets-today-treading-cautiously-with-smaller-tokens-showing-froth - (Also) CoinDesk Friday tape: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/09/19/crypto-gives-away-week-s-gains-in-friday-decline   9) American Bitcoin (ABTC) mainstream profile - Barron’s: https://www.barrons.com/articles/american-bitcoin-stock-trump-gryphon-f5672bd5   10) BitGo files for IPO (BTGO) - Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/technology/crypto-custody-startup-bitgo-files-us-ipo-2025-09-19/ - CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/09/20/bitgo-files-for-ipo-with-usd4-2b-in-h1-2025-revenue-usd90b-in-crypto-on-platform   11) Michigan BTC reserve bill advances - CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/09/19/michigan-s-stalled-bitcoin-reserve-bill-advances-after-7-months/ - Yahoo Finance relay: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/michigans-stalled-bitcoin-bill-advances-074944268.html   12) Futures OI up after FOMC - CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/09/19/crypto-markets-today-treading-cautiously-with-smaller-tokens-showing-froth/   13) Friday gave back gains; higher lows intact - CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/09/19/crypto-gives-away-week-s-gains-in-friday-decline - Yahoo relay: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crypto-gives-away-weeks-gains-155303876.html   14) JPM: BTC undervalued vs gold as vol collapses - CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/08/28/bitcoin-undervalued-versus-gold-as-volatility-collapses-jpmorgan-says - Yahoo Finance relay: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-undervalued-compared-gold-fair-172230487.html   15) CME/derivatives deepening - CoinDesk Indices note (CME OI, flows): https://www.coindesk.com/coindesk-indices/2025/09/17/now-is-the-time-for-active-management-in-digital-assets/   16) ETF rotation: new spot funds > legacy trusts - The Block daily flows: https://www.theblock.co/post/370413/spot-bitcoin-etfs-553-inflows   17) September strength (seasonality flip) - Cointelegraph: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-gains-8-september-2025-on-track-for-best-in-13-years   18) Global policy split: Fed eases, others hold - Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/global-markets-cenbank-graphic-2025-09-19/   19) Institutional > retail - Reuters (context from summer ATH): https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/bitcoin-rally-driven-more-by-institutional-demand-than-speculation-2025-07-14/   20) Miners’ energy economics - (Context via difficulty & miner rally items) CT difficulty: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-all-time-high-centralization-fear - CoinDesk market wraps (miner beta context): https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/09/12/crypto-markets-today-bitcoin-pulls-back-pengu-open-interest-surges   21) Price map (levels) - CoinDesk (resistance talk, OI): https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/09/19/crypto-markets-today-treading-cautiously-with-smaller-tokens-showing-froth/   22) “Slow bull” theme (on-chain + pods) - Glassnode: https://insights.glassnode.com/the-week-onchain-week-37-2025/   23) Podcast: What Bitcoin Did — “Is Bitcoin Culture Dead?” (Rizzo) - Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-bitcoin-culture-dead-pete-rizzo/id1482455669?i=1000727497867   24) Podcast: Rabbit Hole Recap #375 — “The Powell Parlay” - Audacy: https://www.audacy.com/podcast/rabbit-hole-recap-f28d4/episodes/rabbit-hole-recap-375-the-powell-parlay-b519c - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qkZAWH9Jto   25) Podcast: Coin Stories — recent macro/treasury episodes - Apple (feed): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coin-stories/id156913093 2 26) Bitcoin Magazine on the cut & Q4 - Article: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/fed-rate-cut-boosts-bitcoin-price-ahead-of-q4-melt-up   27) American Bitcoin stock narrative (mainstream lens) - Barron’s: https://www.barrons.com/articles/american-bitcoin-stock-trump-gryphon-f5672bd5   28) On-chain supply/dormancy context - Glassnode: https://insights.glassnode.com/the-week-onchain-week-37-2025/   29) BTC dominance steady; alts wobble - CoinDesk Friday tape: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/09/19/crypto-gives-away-week-s-gains-in-friday-decline   30) Difficulty jump risk into early Oct - CoinWarz estimate: https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/difficulty-chart   Featured Substack Post: https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/success-failure-and-the-lessons-of Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle  

📜 Show Notes — Bitcoin Fortress Podcast, Episode 181 Recorded: September 14, 2025 Block Height: 914,680 • Moscow Time: 864 • Fees (low/med/high): 1 / 3 / 4 sats/vB Segment Sources (1–31) Bitcoin-proxy equities cool / premiums compress — Reuters overview of “bitcoin hoarder” stocks pullback; FT analysis of the “crypto treasury” trade. Link: https://www.reuters.com/business/bitcoin-buyers-plunge-investors-crypto-euphoria-fades-2025-09-10/ Reuters Link: https://www.ft.com/content/ad063ed3-4c69-40e6-a478-40e0061d1b3c Financial Times S&P 500 & MicroStrategy (index inclusion context) — S&P U.S. Indices methodology (eligibility criteria); recent coverage of non-inclusion. Link: https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/documents/methodologies/methodology-sp-us-indices.pdf S&P Global Link: https://www.investopedia.com/strategy-misses-s-and-p-500-inclusion-this-month-will-it-ever-make-the-cut-11805904 Investopedia Macro check (CPI, jobs, Fed path) — Reuters economist poll on September cuts; Investopedia FOMC preview; CME FedWatch. Link: https://www.reuters.com/business/september-fed-rate-cut-done-deal-least-one-more-follow-by-year-end-2025-09-11/ Reuters Link: https://www.investopedia.com/next-fed-meeting-september-11808225 Investopedia Tool: https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/interest-rates/cme-fedwatch-tool.html CME Group September seasonality vs. new demand — Background on flows & seasonality via CoinDesk flows recap. Link: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/09/12/bitcoin-etfs-record-fourth-consecutive-day-of-inflows-adding-usd550m CoinDesk U.S. strategic Bitcoin reserve discourse — Trump EO / policy statements & ongoing commentary. Link: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/06/trump-executive-order-create-strategic-reserve-crypto-00217147 Politico Link: https://www.reuters.com/technology/trump-administration-views-bitcoin-reserve-digital-fort-knox-senior-officials-2025-03-07/ Reuters Link: https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-treasury-chief-says-plan-be-put-place-acquiring-crypto-2025-03-07/ Reuters Onramp launches an institutional advisory suite — Company release & product page. Link: Newswire Link: https://onrampbitcoin.com/products/institutional Onramp Bitcoin Africa Bitcoin Corporation (Altvest rebrand; JSE) — Company circular + coverage. Link (PDF): https://altvestcapital.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Altvest-Name-Change-and-Strategy-Change-announcement-8-September-2025-FINAL.pdf altvestcapital.co.za Link: https://cointelegraph.com/news/africa-bitcoin-treasury-company-unique-opportunity Cointelegraph American Bitcoin (ABTC) Nasdaq debut — PR and coverage. Link: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-bitcoin-debuts-on-nasdaq-as-abtc-302544577.html PR Newswire Link: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/09/03/trump-linked-bitcoin-firm-american-bitcoin-targets-usd2-1b-stock-sale-after-nasdaq-debut CoinDesk Metaplanet treasury expansion / capital raise — Recent purchase + larger capital plan. Link: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/09/08/metaplanet-brings-bitcoin-holdings-to-more-than-20k-with-latest-purchase CoinDesk Link: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/06/24/metaplanet-plans-to-inject-5b-into-us-unit-to-accelerate-bitcoin-buying-strategy CoinDesk HIVE Digital — August production — Company site; SEC exhibit; coverage. Link: https://www.hivedigitaltechnologies.com/news/hive-digital-technologies-provides-august-2025-production-report-with-22-monthly-increase-in-bitcoin-production-and-phase-3-expansion Hive Digital Technologies Link: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1720424/000106299325015417/exhibit99-2.htm SEC Link: https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/1077999/hive-digital-technologies-reports-jump-in-august-bitcoin-production-advances-phase-3-expansion-1077999.html Proactiveinvestors NA Spot Bitcoin ETF inflows (record week markers) — CoinDesk and The Block. Link: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/09/11/bitcoin-ether-etfs-post-positive-flows-as-prices-rebound CoinDesk Link: https://www.theblock.co/post/370413/spot-bitcoin-etfs-553-inflows The Block Whale distribution vs. LTH supply — CoinDesk LTH context; additional LTH spending gauge. Link: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/07/04/bitcoin-long-term-holders-signal-patience-in-market CoinDesk Link: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-long-term-holders-spend-052352459.html Yahoo Finance “Paper BTC” unwind / open interest context — OI trend snapshots. Link: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/08/18/markets-today-crypto-declines-as-u-s-index-futures-hold-steady CoinDesk Link: https://www.ainvest.com/news/bitcoin-news-today-bitcoin-futures-open-interest-drops-3-66-retail-traders-cut-leverage-positions-2508/ AInvest Fed cuts & BTC sensitivity — Reuters poll; FedWatch snapshot. Link: https://www.reuters.com/business/september-fed-rate-cut-done-deal-least-one-more-follow-by-year-end-2025-09-11/ Reuters Tool: https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/interest-rates/cme-fedwatch-tool.html CME Group Hashrate & difficulty at ATHs — Decrypt roundup. Link: https://decrypt.co/339228/bitcoin-hash-rate-difficulty-hit-record-highs-as-miner-supply-spikes Decrypt Miner holdings at 90-day high — Decrypt notes miner balances rising alongside difficulty. Link: https://decrypt.co/339228/bitcoin-hash-rate-difficulty-hit-record-highs-as-miner-supply-spikes Decrypt Tether unveils USAT (U.S. stablecoin) — CoinDesk; Reuters; DLNews. Link: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/09/12/tether-unveils-usat-stablecoin-for-u-s-market-names-bo-hines-to-lead-new-division CoinDesk Link: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/tether-plans-launch-new-us-stablecoin-ceo-says-2025-09-12/ Reuters Link: https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/tether-to-release-usat-stablecoin-for-us-market DL News Bitcoin-hoarding equities pull back — Reuters wrap. Link: https://www.reuters.com/business/investors-retreat-shares-bitcoin-buyers-decline-2025-09-10/ Reuters Miner margins compress (hashprice, power, difficulty) — HIVE data (efficiency); industry OI/hashrate context. Link: https://www.hivedigitaltechnologies.com/news/hive-digital-technologies-provides-august-2025-production-report-with-22-monthly-increase-in-bitcoin-production-and-phase-3-expansion Hive Digital Technologies Link: https://coinstats.app/news/5b2c77a5ec1f29aec70277474fa19e10493ef34dace19c4345d9c83d025d8e6b_Bitcoin-Hash-Rate%2C-Difficulty-Hit-Record-Highs-as-Miner-Supply-Spikes/ CoinStats BTC pop on CPI (three-week high near $115,150) — Economic Times market note. Link: https://m.economictimes.com/markets/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-trades-near-115k-as-cpi-data-lift-sentiments/articleshow/123846238.cms The Economic Times Tether’s U.S. compliance pivot (leadership & rails) — Reuters; CoinDesk. Link: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/tether-plans-launch-new-us-stablecoin-ceo-says-2025-09-12/ Reuters Link: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/09/12/tether-unveils-usat-stablecoin-for-u-s-market-names-bo-hines-to-lead-new-division CoinDesk Strategic reserve + institutional demand convergence — Mix of policy + flows above (Segments 5 & 11); add CoinDesk flows day. Link: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/09/11/bitcoin-ether-etfs-post-positive-flows-as-prices-rebound CoinDesk Iren (mining + AI cloud) update — IBD coverage; Globenewswire monthly update. Link: https://www.investors.com/news/iren-stock-bitcoin-miner-ai-cloud-monthly-business-update-august-2025 Investors Link: https://www.globenewswire.com/fr/news-release/2025/09/08/3145927/0/en/index.html GlobeNewswire On-chain fundamentals (activity, fees) — Glassnode “Week On-Chain” context; exchange-balance trend. Link: https://insights.glassnode.com/the-week-onchain-week-12-2025 Glassnode Link: https://cryptoslate.com/bitcoin-supply-on-exchanges-reaches-lowest-since-2018 CryptoSlate Cloud mining counterparty risk (historical) — Wired & CoinDesk on Compass Mining saga. Link: https://www.wired.com/story/compass-mining-bitcoin-russia WIRED Link: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/08/08/after-countless-bungles-compass-mining-tries-to-change-its-course CoinDesk Miners partnering with AI/HPC — Cointelegraph on CoreWeave/Riot & broader pivot; The Block overview. Link: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-miners-gamble-ai-paid-off Cointelegraph Link: https://www.theblock.co/post/336129/riot-platforms-bitcoin-mining-ai-data-encouraging-analysts-say The Block Stablecoin legislation shaping rails (U.S.) — Reuters on bill passage; Practical Law explainer; House docs. Link: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-house-passes-stablecoin-legislation-sending-bill-trump-2025-07-17 Reuters Link: uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2392/text Congress.gov Investor rotation toward fundamentals (ETFs > proxy equities) — Reuters/FT pullback (see #1) + CoinDesk inflows (see #11). Link: https://www.reuters.com/business/bitcoin-buyers-plunge-investors-crypto-euphoria-fades-2025-09-10 Reuters Link: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/09/12/bitcoin-etfs-record-fourth-consecutive-day-of-inflows-adding-usd550m CoinDesk Macro & Fed path ahead — Reuters poll; Morgan Stanley/DB expectations wrap. Link: https://www.reuters.com/business/morgan-stanley-deutsche-bank-expect-three-us-interest-rate-cuts-this-year-2025-09-12 Reuters Long-term supply tightness (illiquid supply, exchange balances) — CryptoSlate / CryptoQuant summaries. Link: https://cryptoslate.com/bitcoin-supply-on-exchanges-reaches-lowest-since-2018 CryptoSlate Link: https://bitbo.io/news/cryptoquant-bitcoin-supply-warning Bitbo FinCEN proposal on privacy tools (CoinJoin/mixers) — status & scope — Official NPRM + summary explainer. Link (NPRM): https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-proposes-new-regulation-enhance-transparency-convertible-virtual-currency FinCEN.gov PDF: https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/federal_register_notices/2023-10-19/FinCEN_311MixingNPRM_FINAL.pdf FinCEN.gov Explainer: https://www.mayerbrown.com/en/insights/publications/2023/10/fincen-proposes-recordkeeping-and-reporting-requirements-for-convertible-virtual-currency-mixing Mayer Brown Featured & Extras This week’s Substack: Bitcoin Under the Hood – Part II → https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/bitcoin-under-the-hood-part-ii Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide for Beginners → (Amazon link) Bitcoin Retirement & Estate Planning → (Amazon link — now available) Coming soon: The Bitcoin Lifestyle

Show Notes — Episode 180 Recorded: September 7, 2025 Block Height: 913,606 | Moscow Time: 899 | Fees: 1/1/1 sats/vB Headlines & Source Links SEC's pro-crypto rulemaking agenda & SEC/CFTC coordination → Decrypt – SEC ramps up digital asset rule games Registered exchanges can list spot crypto assets → Shearman & Sterling insight summary Senate floats crypto market-structure framework → CoinDesk – Senate banking proposes federal crypto oversight bill Bitcoin rebounds toward $113K as dominance rises → CoinDesk – Bitcoin dominance inches toward two-week high Jobs data whipsaws Bitcoin intraday → CoinTelegraph – Bitcoin ignores payroll miss spike Sora Ventures launches $1B BTC fund for Asia corporates → CoinTelegraph – Sora Ventures Asia BTC treasury fund Public companies now hold over 1M BTC → Cointelegraph – Public companies’ Bitcoin holdings exceed 1M BTC ABTC Nasdaq debut triggers volatility → MarketWatch – American Bitcoin surges then pulls back HKU Business School to accept tuition in Bitcoin → SCMP – University of Hong Kong considers Bitcoin payments El Salvador plans “Bitcoin Histórico” conference → BitcoinNews – El Salvador hosts Bitcoin Histórico Tether brings USDT to Bitcoin via RGB → BitcoinNews – Tether launches USDT on Bitcoin RGB Bitcoin Optech #370: splicing, privacy, tapscripts → BitcoinOps.org Newsletter 370 “Red September” seasonality vs. ETF optimism → CoinTelegraph – Will Bitcoin drop in September? → Decrypt – ETF flows may save September curse → CryptoPotato – Bitcoin breakout brewing? MicroStrategy buys $449M in Bitcoin → Bitcoin Magazine – MicroStrategy adds 4,048 BTC Bitplanet launches South Korea’s first BTC treasury → BitcoinNews – Bitplanet announces BTC treasury ABTC $2.1B ATM raise plan revealed in filings → BitcoinNews – Details of ABTC capital program Block unveils modular Proto mining rig → CoinTelegraph – Block develops Proto mining hardware Corporate Bitcoin holdings extend beyond mining companies → Cointelegraph – Non-mining public companies start stacking BTC Congress returns; crypto oversight heats up → CoinDesk – Crypto policy gets heavy fall calendar Dormant whale wakes up: 80 BTC moves after 13 years → Decrypt – Bitcoin from 13 years ago moves for first time Public companies now control 5%+ of BTC supply → BitcoinNews – Public entities hold 5% of Bitcoin supply Macro liquidity flows undercut Fed-rate cuts expectations → Decrypt – Bitcoin rallies on rate-cut hopes Indian officials jailed for Bitcoin extortion → BitcoinNews – India officials sentenced in BTC extortion Universities embracing Bitcoin payments → Binance Blog – Universities pioneering BTC use cases Media narratives diverge on market prospects → CryptoPotato – Bulls and bears argue Bitcoin’s outlook → CoinTelegraph – Crypto markets in September debate ETF inflows remain strong despite volatility → Decrypt – ETF money keeps flowing into Bitcoin Op-ed: Why only Bitcoin should be on corporate balance sheets → Bitcoin Magazine – Bitcoin-only treasury argument Asian policy tailwinds for Bitcoin adoption → BitcoinNews – Asia strengthens BTC regulatory rails Lightning UX upgrades: splicing & privacy → BitcoinOps – LDK & CLN enhance Lightning UX Behind the scenes: fuzz-testing and protocol audits → BitcoinOps – Security bolstered via testing Featured Content Substack Feature: BitChat – Peer-to-Peer Communication Explore how decentralized messaging enhances Bitcoin privacy and sovereignty. Read it here Book Recommendation: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide for Beginners Perfect for guiding newcomers to sound Bitcoin understanding. Buy on Amazon Coming Soon: Bitcoin Retirement & Estate Planning A practical guide to securing your Bitcoin legacy and long-term financial autonomy.

📒 Show Notes — Episode 179 Recorded: August 31, 2025 Block Height: 912,572 | Moscow Time: 919 | Fees: 1/3/4 sats/vB Topics & Articles U.S. Commerce Dept on-chain data pilot — CoinDesk Tether USDT on Bitcoin via RGB — Bitcoin Magazine Amsterdam Bitcoin Treasury Strategy raises funds — CoinTelegraph UAE government-linked mining report — Bitcoin News American Bitcoin (ABTC) Nasdaq listing — Reuters Bitcoin Optech: diff-fuzzing and splicing — Bitcoin Optech Ocean Pool hashrate bug explained — CoinDesk Galaxy Research fee study — Galaxy Research Hashrate Index weekly report — Hashrate Index Luxor hashrate derivatives report — Luxor U.S. miner tariff impacts — Reuters VerifTools malware marketplace dismantled — Europol Florida home-invasion sentencing — Bitcoin News Florida court orders return of seized BTC — Decrypt Pennsylvania official crypto ban proposal — CoinTelegraph Open-source dev protections letter — Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Asia 2025 conference highlights — CoinDesk MicroStrategy lawsuit dismissed — Reuters Luxor: AI and curtailment economics — Hashrate Index Brazil Bitcoin reserve hearing — Bitcoin News Galaxy long-term holder report — Galaxy Research Corporate treasury pulse — Bitcoin Magazine Featured Substack: The Philosophy of Holding, Part III Book: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide for Beginners   Bonus Content - Bitcoin Fortress Substack Preview:  Success, Failure, and the Lessons of Bitcoin

Episode 178 — Recorded August 24, 2025 Block Height: 911,507 | Moscow Time: 874 | Fees: 1/1/1 sats/vB Topics & Articles DOJ backs off prosecuting devs for code — Reuters Fed ends crypto oversight unit — Reuters Basel crypto capital rules under review — Reuters IRS crypto chief exits — CoinDesk CFTC “crypto sprint” — CoinDesk SoFi + Lightspark Lightning remittances — CoinTelegraph JPMorgan: hashrate +4% — CoinDesk Solo miner wins block — CoinDesk TeraWulf AI hosting deal — Barron’s Hong Kong Ming Shing treasury — Bitcoin News Bitcoin Asia 2025 preview — CoinDesk Gemini IPO filing — Reuters SEC delays ETFs — CoinTelegraph Fed Gov Bowman crypto comments — Reuters $91M phishing theft — Decrypt India launches Bitcoin Policy Institute — Bitcoin Magazine India crypto tax review — Economic Times Banks push Basel/Congress — Reuters U.S. miners = 33.6% share — CoinDesk Capital B Bitcoin-only fund — Bitcoin Magazine Featured Substack: Filtering the Noise Book: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide for Beginners  

Bitcoin Fortress Podcast Episode 177 — August 17, 2025 Block Height: 910,479 Moscow Time: 848 Fees: 1 / 1 / 2 sats/vB Show Notes Podcast Highlights State-Level Bitcoin Reserves: Texas has officially created its own Bitcoin reserve via S.B. 21—now operating as a standalone fund outside the general treasury. → Read the news Corporate Treasury Adoption: Public companies now hold ~320,000 BTC across 30+ firms, including MicroStrategy—whose stock still trades at a premium to its Bitcoin holdings. Trump Executive Order on 401(k)s: New policy now allows for incorporating alternative assets such as cryptocurrency, private equity, and real estate in U.S. retirement plans. → Read more Scott Bessent’s Strategic Reserve Comment: The former Soros CIO briefly proposed the U.S. create a Bitcoin reserve, drawing headlines—before walking it back. AI + Bitcoin Mining: TeraWulf secured a $3.7 billion, 10-year AI hosting agreement backed by Google, positioning mining facilities as dual-use compute centers. → Learn more Federal Reserve Custody Oversight Shift: The Fed ended its “special crypto supervision” unit and is folding crypto oversight into regular bank supervision. → Read more On-Chain Market Trends: Long-term holders remain dominant, but notable movements like Galaxy Digital’s ~80,000 BTC transfer show strategic circulation—not panic. → Details India’s New Bitcoin Policy: India launched a new Bitcoin-focused policy institute to mature understanding and regulation of the asset. → Read coverage Physical Security Alert: Woeful increase in “wrench attacks” and kidnappings targeting Bitcoiners—emphasizes the critical need for robust OPSEC. → Vranova’s warning Quantum Readiness, No Panic: Bitcoin’s migration to quantum-resilient cryptography is already underway—multisig and Taproot help mitigate risk today. → NIST PQC standards Featured Weekly Resources Substack Feature: Bitcoin and the Future of Estate Planning — Estate planning for sovereignty. → Read it here Book Plug: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide for Beginners — Ideal for getting loved ones started with Bitcoin. → Get it on Amazon

Block: 908422 Moscow Time: 876  Fees: 1/3/3   Weekly fiat market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News: Hodler's Digest 7/27-8/2 Weekly Crypto Recap - Cryptopotato 8/1/25 Arthur Hayes unloads millions in ETH, PEPE, ENA says Bitcoin will 'test 100k' Bitcoin sets record monthly close at $115,800 despite market chaos GENIUS sets new stablecoin rules but remains vague on foreign issuers Controlling more Bitcoin:  Strategy unveils $4.2B BTC-backed security Anchorage Digital Bank acquires 10,000 BTC worth $1.19 Billion Bitcoin miner profits hit highest monthly mark since halving:  JP Morgan Bitcoin Independence Day:  Is Bitcoin History Being Forgotten? Bitcoin Podcast Roundup - 7/28-8/3 Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "Part II:  The Block Size War and Bitcoin's Civil War"   Shout out to @godsdeth with a boost of 225 sats on Fountain.  Thank you sir!   Substack: Bitcoin Fortress Nostr:  npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5 (NEW) Book:  Bitcoin Fortress - A Simple Guide to Bitcoin For Beginners   Mentioned in this week's Podcast: https://cointelegraph.com/news/xrp-price-surge-crypto-firms-return-us-hodlers-digest https://cryptopotato.com/fed-holds-rates-trump-strikes-with-new-tariffs-as-bitcoin-and-alts-react-your-weekly-crypto-recap/ https://news.bitcoin.com/arthur-hayes-unloads-millions-in-eth-pepe-ena-says-bitcoin-will-test-100k/ https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/bitcoin-price-record-monthly-close-115800/ https://cointelegraph.com/news/genius-new-stablecoin-rules-remains-vague-foreign-issuers https://bitcoinist.com/controlling-more-bitcoin-strategy-unveils-4-2b-btc-backed-security/ https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/anchorage-digital-10000-btc/ https://decrypt.co/333229/bitcoin-miner-profits-highest-monthly-mark-halving-jp-morgan https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-independence-bitcoin-history 🎧 Bitcoin Podcast Roundup (July 28 – August 3, 2025) 🐇 Rabbit Hole Recap Episode #368 – “No Privacy? No Freedom.” (Published approximately end of July, as the latest episode shown on Apple Podcasts) Featured coverage of Samourai Wallet developers pleading guilty for unlicensed money transmission, Tornado Cash verdict updates, and broader privacy litigation. Contextual insights on Bitcoin anonymity, regulatory developments, and the HRF Story of the Week.  Apple Podcasts link for #368 (navigate to the latest episode) 🧠 TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast “The Convergence of Bitcoin, Energy & Mining” (Center of Hash) 📅 July 29, 2025 Explores how Bitcoin mining monetizes stranded energy and reshapes decentralized energy economics. Apple Podcasts link 🧱 Citadel Dispatch (Matt Odell) Episode CD171 – “Calle: BitChat and Cashu” 📅 July 30, 2025 Covers developments in Cashu (a Bitcoin privacy layer) and BitChat—two key projects pushing privacy-first use cases. Apple Podcasts link 📘 Coin Stories (Natalie Brunell) “Peter McCormack: Bitcoin Bull Markets, 401(k), and Craig Wright Victory” 📅 July 29, 2025 Discussion on changing Bitcoin bull markets, governmental influence, and long-standing legal battles involving Craig Wright. Coin Stories show page link (scroll to July 29 episode) https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/part-ii-the-block-size-war-and-bitcoins

Block: 907444 Moscow Time: 839 Fees: 3/3/4 Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News: Hodler's Digest 7/20-7/26 Bitcoin Highlights 7/20-7/27 Global liquidity surge sets stage for Bitcoin price explosion Bitcoin nears $120K as analyst predicts 'larger price swings' next Bitcoin 'up year' is 2026, and the four-year cycle is dead:  Bitwise exec Does Bitcoin have less than 100 days left in this cycle? Bitcoin Podcast Roundup (7/13-7/27) Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  " The Convergence of Bitcoin and AI - Unleashing Human Flourishing" Substack: Bitcoin Fortress Nostr:  npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5 (NEW) Book:  Bitcoin Fortress - A Simple Guide to Bitcoin For Beginners   Mentioned in this week's Podcast: https://cointelegraph.com/news/building-a-future-for-rwas-and-multichain-defi-ama-recap-with-algorand https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/07/27/usd9-billion-exit-by-satoshi-era-btc-whale-sparks-debate-are-bitcoin-ogs-losing-faith?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/bubble-bursting-take-care-rich-dad-poor-dad-author-robert-kiyosaki-warns-of-gold-silver-and-bitcoin-price-crash-soon/articleshow/122856021.cms?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-media-bitcoin-reserve-djt-mstr-btc-crypto-treasury-ether-2025-7?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.ft.com/content/e80fd759-1296-4b50-afd4-1dfd499f93c0?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.lowenstein.com/news-insights/newsletters/crypto-brief-july-24-2025?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://news.bitcoin.com/global-liquidity-surge-sets-stage-for-bitcoin-price-explosion/ https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-nears-120k-as-analysis-predicts-larger-price-swings-next https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-upside-2026-four-year-cycle-dead-bitwise-invest-cio https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/bitcoin-100-days-left-in-this-cycle Podcast Episodes & Links 🐇 Rabbit Hole Recap Ep #367 – “First Bitcoin Company in the S&P 500” https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rabbit-hole-recap-367-first-bitcoin-company-in-the-s-p-500/id1622698349?i=1000718907907 🧠 TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast Ep #643 – “The Bitcoin Big Long: Wall Street’s Coming” https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/643-the-bitcoin-big-long-wall-streets-coming/id1292381204?i=1000718684930 🎧 What Bitcoin Did (Peter McCormack) Ep – “Bitcoin Culture vs Wall Street” with Thomas Pacchia https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/bitcoin-culture-vs-wall-street Interview with Jeff Booth – “Bitcoin and the Moral Case for Deflation” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA77M7PRc0Y Interview with Nik Bhatia – “Bitcoin’s New Era: Liquidity and Macro Alignment” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBXblPDvsJs 📘 Coin Stories (with Natalie Brunell) News Block – GENIUS Act, 401(k) Bitcoin, Government Holdings https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coin-stories/id1569142301 (Link to show page – specific episode title not listed, but July 21 episode covers this) 🐐 Gold, Goats & Guns (Tom Luongo) Ep #223 – “Vince Lanci and What Lies Beneath Stablecoins” https://tomluongo.me/2025/07/25/podcast-episode-223-vince-lanci-stablecoins/ 🧱 Citadel Dispatch (Matt Odell) CD169 – “Ben Kaufman on Bitcoin Keeper & Multisig Wallets” https://citadeldispatch.com/cd169 CD168 – “Matt Ahlborg on PayPerQ AI & Privacy in Bitcoin” https://citadeldispatch.com/cd168 https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/the-convergence-of-bitcoin-and-ai

Block: 905406 Moscow Time: 842 Fees: 1/1/1   Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News: Hodler's Digest 7/6-7/12 Bitcoin surpasses silver, becomes sixth largest asset in the world 6 reasons behind Bitcoin's surge to uncharted territory:  can they push BTC even higher? IBIT hits $80B AUM milestone, now holds over 700,000 BTC 5 free metrics every Bitcoin investor needs Democrat senators want El Salvador sanctioned, BTC tracked 5 of the weirdest Bitcoin, Dogecoin and Etherium treasury pivots Bitcoin podcast recap (NEW) Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack "California Wants Your Dormant Bitcoin - Unless You Hold Your Own Keys" Shout out to Fountain booster @user19404474 with 115 sats.  Thank you!   Substack: Bitcoin Fortress Nostr:  npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5 (NEW) Book:  Bitcoin Fortress - A Simple Guide to Bitcoin For Beginners   Mentioned in this week's Podcast: https://cointelegraph.com/news/tron-strengthens-its-role-in-stablecoin-settlements-mid-year-report https://cryptonews.com/news/bitcoin-surpasses-silver-becomes-sixth-largest-asset-in-the-world/ https://cryptopotato.com/6-reasons-behind-bitcoins-surge-to-uncharted-territory-can-they-push-btc-even-higher/ https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/ibit-80b-aum-holds-700000-btc/ https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/5-free-metrics-bitcoin-investor https://bitcoinnews.com/legal/democrats-el-salvador-accountability-act/ https://decrypt.co/329914/5-weirdest-bitcoin-dogecoin-ethereum-treasury-pivots Weekly Podcast Recap: Rabbit Hole Recap #365: “Open Water Bitcoin Returns” (July 11, 2025) – Anon moves 80 K BTC, hot topics from Samourai to Russia's mining registry 🎧 [Apple Podcasts] YouTube+15Apple Podcasts+15Metacast: podcast app with transcripts+15 TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast #638: Q1 2025 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis (July 12, 2025) 🎧 [Apple Podcasts] Rephonic+4Apple Podcasts+4Plink - Podcast Links+4 #637: From Industrial Debt to Digital Abundance with Jordi Visser (July 9, 2025) 🎧 [Apple Podcasts] Podbean+5Rephonic+5Pod.link+5 This Week in Bitcoin (Jupiter Broadcasting) Ep 63: “Grift Drains Bitcoin Gains” (July 9, 2025) – A cautionary look at bank-driven scams 🎧 [YouTube] Jupiter Broadcasting+3YouTube+3Metacast: podcast app with transcripts+3 🎧 [Jupiter Broadcasting page] TFTC – Truth for the Commoner+2Jupiter Broadcasting+2Jupiter Broadcasting+2 https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/california-wants-your-dormant-bitcoin

Block: 904320 Moscow Time: 918 Fees: 1/1/3   Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News: Hodler's Digest 6/29-7/5 Crypto Market Update - Cryptopotato Mysterious Bitcoin whale moves $8B in 'largest daily' transfer of old BTC in history Bitcoin's 5% problem:  why most people still don't own crypto - and what that means for its future Bitcoin price watch:  tight range signals calm before the breakout Senator Lummis introduces Digital Asst Tax legislation Why liquidity matters more than ever for Bitcoin Bitcoin treasury companies are bubbles Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  " Teaching Kids About Money in a Bitcoin World"   Substack: Bitcoin Fortress Nostr:  npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5 (NEW) Book:  Bitcoin Fortress - A Simple Guide to Bitcoin For Beginners   Mentioned in this week's Podcast: https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/dogecoin-rally-ripple-ceo-brad-garlinghouse-banking-us-standard-chartered-hodlers-digest/ https://cryptopotato.com/bitcoin-climbs-as-trumps-5-trillion-bill-sparks-market-volatility-and-political-tensions/ https://decrypt.co/328678/mysterious-bitcoin-whale-8-billion-largest-daily-move-btc-history https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoins-5-problem-why-most-123030689.html https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-price-watch-tight-range-signals-calm-before-the-breakout/ https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/senator-lummis-introduces-digital-asset-tax-legislation https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/why-liquidity-matters-for-bitcoin https://bitcoinmagazine.com/bigread/the-bitcoin-treasury-companies-bubble https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/teaching-kids-about-money-in-a-bitcoin

Block: 903256 Moscow Time: 930 Fees: 1/1/1   Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News: Hodler's Digest 6/22-6/28 Grant Cardone calls Bitcoin treasury companies the new gold rush Few Bitcoin treasury companies will survive 'death spiral':  VC report Tahini's Bitcoin treasury:  how a family chain outsmarted inflation Bitcoin takes pressure off the US dollar - US President Trump How the IMF prevents global Bitcoin adoption (and why they do it) Forget 1%, 3% or 5%:  financial advisor recommends up to 40% Bitcoin allocation How much Bitcoin has Iran mined?  It's complicated. Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "When Liberty Worked:  Real World Case Studies in Freedom and Prosperity"   Substack: Bitcoin Fortress Nostr:  npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5 (NEW) Book:  Bitcoin Fortress - A Simple Guide to Bitcoin For Beginners   Mentioned in this week's Podcast: https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/bitcoin-price-prediction-anthony-pompliano-coinbase-hodlers-digest/ https://news.bitcoin.com/grant-cardone-calls-bitcoin-treasury-companies-the-new-gold-rush/ https://cointelegraph.com/news/few-bitcoin-treasury-companies-survive-death-spiral https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/tahinis-bitcoin-treasury-how-a-family-chain-outsmarted-inflation https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-takes-pressure-off-us-dollar-trump https://bitcoinmagazine.com/featured/how-the-imf-prevents-global-bitcoin-adoption-and-why-they-do-it https://cryptopotato.com/forget-1-3-or-5-financial-advisor-recommends-up-to-40-bitcoin-allocation/ https://decrypt.co/327381/how-much-bitcoin-iran-mined-complicated https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/when-liberty-worked-real-world-case

Block: 902328 Moscow Time: 1005 Fees: 1/1/2 Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News: Hodler's Digest 6/15-6/21 Bitcoin quickly plunges below $103K, with volatility burst spurring $450M in crypto liquidations Texas governor signs bill adding Bitcoin to official reserves Bitcoin treasury companies:  a double-edged sword for the market - here's why Bitcoin gets a billionaire boost from Mexico's 3rd wealthiest man Trump Media gets SEC approval for $2.3B Bitcoin treasury Which crypto IPO's could be next following Circle? Crypto-native asset managers grow from $1 billion to over $4 billion in onchain capital What happens to Bitcoin when quantum computers arrive? Check out this week's featured post on the Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "Bitcoin Private Key Management - Best Practices and the Future of Sovereign Security"   Shout out to @user17197020 for your support of 95 sats on Fountain! Substack: Bitcoin Fortress Nostr:  npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5 (NEW) Book:  Bitcoin Fortress - A Simple Guide to Bitcoin For Beginners   Mentioned in this week's Podcast: https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/bitcoin-price-prediction-historical-trend-us-crypto-etf-approval-hodlers-digest/ https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/06/20/bitcoin-quickly-plunges-below-103k-with-volatility-burst-spurring-450m-in-crypto-liquidations https://cointelegraph.com/news/texas-creates-bitcoin-reserve-with-public-funds https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-treasury-companies-double-edged-sword/ https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-gets-a-billionaire-boost-from-mexicos-3rd-wealthiest-man/ https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/trump-media-tmtg-sec-approval-bitcoin/ https://decrypt.co/326369/which-crypto-ipos-could-be-next-following-circle https://cryptopotato.com/crypto-native-asset-managers-grow-from-1-billion-to-over-4-billion-in-onchain-capital/ https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/what-happens-to-bitcoin-when-quantum-computers-arrive https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/bitcoin-private-key-management

Block: 901380 Moscow Time: 946 Fees: 1/1/1 Market news update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News: Hodler's Digest 6/8-6/14 Vietnam legalizes crypto under new digital technology law Bitcoin-backed loans open the real estate market to crypto-rich, tax-free Why is BlackRock's IBIT Bitcoin ETF soaring? How US firms and small businesses are increasing crypto adoption:  Coinbase Research The 30,000-foot view of the Oslo Freedom Forum Bitcoin Core devs remove "datacarrier" limit despite criticism Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "Stay Humble, Stack Sats - The Deeper Meaning Behind Bitcoin's Most Enduring Motto."   Substack: Bitcoin Fortress Nostr:  npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   Mentioned in this week's Podcast: https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/bitcoin-price-prediction-oil-sharplink-ether-buy-anthony-pompliano-hodlers-digest/ https://cointelegraph.com/news/vietnam-legalizes-crypto-sets-digital-tech-ambitions https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-backed-loans-real-estate-capital-gains https://decrypt.co/325162/why-blackrock-ibit-bitcoin-etf-soaring https://cryptopotato.com/how-us-firms-and-small-businesses-are-increasing-crypto-adoption-coinbase-research/ https://bitcoinmagazine.com/featured/the-30000-foot-view-of-the-oslo-freedom-forum https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/bitcoin-core-remove-datacarrier-limit/ https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/stay-humble-stack-sats-58c

Block: 900368 Moscow Time: 940 Fees: 1/1/2 Weekly market news / outlook and Top Bitcoin News: Hodler's Digest 6/1-6/7  Cryptopotato Weekly Recap If it keeps the pace, Blackrock's IBIT is on track to seize 1 million BTC by early 2026 Michael Saylor's Strategy announces $979,700,000 stock offering in a bid to acquire more Bitcoin Metaplanet aims to raise $5.3 Billion to buy more Bitcoin Circle shares surge on NYSE debut, signaling strong appetite for stablecoin issuers JP Morgan reportedly to accept Bitcoin ETF shares as collateral Bitcoin Layer 2:  Ark Check out this week's featured post on the Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "Bitcoin is Hope"   Shout out to Fountain booster @godsdeth with 237 sats - Thank You Sir!   Substack: Bitcoin Fortress Nostr:  npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   Mentioned in this week's Podcast: https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/metaplanets-acquisition-goal-james-wynn-liquidation-crypto-kidnapper-hodlers-digest/ https://cryptopotato.com/trump-musk-rift-bitcoins-price-swings-and-ecbs-latest-move-your-weekly-crypto-recap/ https://news.bitcoin.com/if-it-keeps-the-pace-blackrocks-ibit-is-on-track-to-seize-1-million-btc-by-early-2026/ https://dailyhodl.com/2025/06/06/michael-saylors-strategy-announces-979700000-stock-offering-in-a-bid-to-acquire-more-bitcoin-btc/ https://decrypt.co/324025/metaplanet-aims-raise-5-3-billion-to-buy-more-bitcoin https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/06/05/circle-shares-open-at-69-on-nyse-debut-signaling-strong-appetite-for-stablecoin-issuers https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/jpmorgan-bitcoin-etf-as-loan-collateral/ https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/bitcoin-layer-2-ark https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/bitcoin-is-hope-3e5