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🎙️ The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 194

Date: December 14, 2025

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    📰 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/

                     

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