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The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast - Episode 193

December 7, 2025

Block Height 926865 | Moscow Time 1094 | Fees 1/1/1

 

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    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

               

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