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  • BF166 - Top Bitcoin News - 5/11/25

    Block: 896280 Moscow Time: 961 Fees: 1/3/3

    Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:

    • Hodler's Digest 5/4-5/10 (cointelegraph.com)
    • Bitcoin challenges $105k on positive weekend macro headlines
    • Ex-Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky sentenced to 12 years in prison for fraud
    • New BIS report says Bitcoin use surges during economic stress
    • Oregon passes law officially recognizing Bitcoin as collateral
    • Steak N Shake goes full crypto - 100M can pay with Bitcoin next week
    • El Salvador stacks 7 Bitcoin in last week, despite IMF deal
    • Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "The Best Places in the World for Bitcoiners and Sovereign Individuals"
    • Shout out to Fountain booster @godsdeth with 500 sats - Thank You Sir!

       

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      Mentioned in this week's Podcast:

      https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/bitcoin-price-160k-alex-mashinsky-celsius-ceo-12-years-sentence-hodlers-digest/

      https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/05/10/bitcoin-challenging-usd105k-on-positive-weekend-macro-headlines

      https://cryptopotato.com/ex-celsius-ceo-alex-mashinsky-sentenced-to-12-years-in-prison-for-fraud/

      https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/new-bis-report-says-bitcoin-use-surges-during-economic-stress

      https://bitcoinnews.com/legal/oregon-law-bitcoin-as-collateral/

      https://news.bitcoin.com/steak-n-shake-goes-full-crypto-100m-can-pay-with-bitcoin-next-week/

      https://cointelegraph.com/news/el-salvador-stacks-7-bitcoin-week-despite-imf-deal

      https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/publish/posts/drafts

      33 min
    • BF165 - Top Bitcoin News - 5/4/25

      Block: 895217 Moscow Time: 1046 Fees: 1/1/2

      Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:

      • Hodler's Digest 4/27-5/3 (cointelegraph.com)
      • Public Keys:  Strategy doubles down on Bitcoin plans, Robinhood glitters with gold
      • Arizona governor calls crypto an 'untested investment,' vetoes Bitcoin reserve bill
      • Pro-crypto democrats pull support for stablecoin bill in last minute
      • BRICS accelerates currency sift with new trade tools and payment systems
      • How Bitcoin mining can energize real-estate
      • El Salvador continues buying Bitcoin despite IMF deal
      • Arthur Hayes sees Bitcoin at $1M:  here's how it compares to wall street forecasts
      • Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "The Echoes of Empire - What 2025 Can Learn From the 1930's and 1970's"
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        Mentioned in this week's Podcast:

        https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/bitcoin-price-million-cia-bitcoin-instutional-adoption-trends-ethereum-hodlers-digest/

        https://decrypt.co/317671/public-keys-strategy-bitcoin-robinhood-gold

        https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/05/03/arizona-governor-calls-crypto-an-untested-investment-vetoes-bitcoin-reserve-bill

        https://cointelegraph.com/news/democrats-pull-support-gop-stablecoin-bill

        https://news.bitcoin.com/brics-accelerates-currency-shift-with-new-trade-tools-and-payment-systems/

        https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/how-bitcoin-mining-can-energize-real-estate

        https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/el-salvador-bitcoin-holdings-imf-deal/

        https://cryptopotato.com/arthur-hayes-sees-bitcoin-at-1m-heres-how-it-compares-to-wall-street-forecasts/

        https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/the-echoes-of-empire

        43 min
      • BF164 - Top Bitcoin News - 4/27/25

        Block: 894197 Moscow Time: 1065 Fees: 3/3/4

         

        Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:

        • Good Morning Bitcoin - Saturday April 26, 2025 (nobsbitcoin.com)
        • Hodler's Digest 4/20-4/26 (cointelegraph.com)
        • CoinDesk Weekly Recap
        • Arthur Hayes 'very bullish' after calling Bitcoin bottom amid tariff turmoil
        • North Korea hackers set up US shell companies to target crypt developers:  report
        • Semler Scientific boosts Bitcoin stash to $314M as Chairman says doubters can sell stock
        • Federal Reserve eases digital asset rules opening door for banks
        • Bitcoin without privacy is a surveillance system
        • Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "One Year of Bitcoin Fortress - Stacking Truth, Slaying Fiat Lies"
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          Fountain shout outs:

          @godsdeth with 236 sats - Thank you sir!

           

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          Mentioned in this week's Podcast:

          https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2025-04-26/

          https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/bitcoin-100k-price-hopes-sam-bankman-fried-prison-move-hodlers-digest/

          https://www.coindesk.com/news-analysis/2025/04/25/coindesk-weekly-recap-finally-the-bitcoin-rally

          https://news.bitcoin.com/arthur-hayes-very-bullish-after-calling-bitcoin-bottom-amid-tariff-turmoil/

          https://cryptopotato.com/north-korean-hackers-set-up-us-shell-companies-to-target-crypto-developers-report/

          https://decrypt.co/316441/semler-scientific-boosts-bitcoin-stash

          https://bitcoinnews.com/legal/federal-reserve-eases-digital-asset-rules/

          https://bitcoinmagazine.com/builders/bitcoin-without-privacy-is-a-surveillance-system

          https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/one-year-of-bitcoin-fortress

           

           

          49 min
        • BF163 - Top Bitcoin News - 4/20/25

          Block: 893272  Moscow Time: 1183  Fees: 2/2/2

          Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:

          • Hodler's Digest 4/13-4/19 (cointelegraph.com)
          • Good Morning Bitcoin - Thursday, April 17th, 2025 (nobsbitcoin.com)
          • Peter Schiff:  Every bank will fail as recession ignites full-scale depression
          • Binance advising multiple governments on strategic Bitcoin reserve
          • Charles Schwab targets April 2026 for launch of spot Bitcoin trading services
          • Lyn Alden lowers Bitcoin forecast after 'tariff kerfluffle,' eyes liquidity
          • Bitcoin eyes $139k by year-end amid macro resilience and on-chain strength:  21shares
          • Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "Getting a Bitcoin-Backed Loan in California - My Experience and What I Learned"
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            Mentioned in this week's Podcast:

            https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/altcoin-crypto-rally-incoming-mantra-plans-team-token-burn-hodlers-digest/

            https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2025-04-17/

            https://news.bitcoin.com/peter-schiff-every-bank-will-fail-as-recession-ignites-full-scale-depression/

            https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/binance-advising-multiple-governments-on-strategic-bitcoin-reserve

            https://www.tradingview.com/news/cryptonews:e361a4221094b:0-charles-schwab-targets-april-2026-for-launch-of-spot-bitcoin-trading-services/

            https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-year-end-prediction-lowered-lyn-alden-liquidity-tariffs

            https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/04/19/bitcoin-eyes-usd139k-by-year-end-amid-macro-resilience-and-on-chain-strength-21shares

            https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/getting-a-bitcoin-backed-loan-in

            32 min
          • BF162 - Top Bitcoin News - 4/13/25

            Block: 892258 Moscow Time: 1186 Fees: 1/1/1

            Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:

            • CoinDesk Weekly Recap:  crypto emerges from the tariff war
            • Hodler's Digest 4/6-4/12 (cointelegraph.com)
            • Why the bond market matters more than ever for US foreign policy
            • Bitcoiners were first to realize US economic data 'was wrong' - Pompliano
            • Bitcoin hashrate hits 1 zettahash for first time ever as price tanks
            • Apple, Google, Cash App alums ditch Big Tech to build on bitcoin, fueled by VC money and friendly White House
            • Saylor signals new Bitcoin buy after Strategy reports nearly $6 billion Q1 unrealized loss
            • Bitcoin outshines stock markets in risk=adjusted terms as fiat strains show
            • Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "Hal Finney - Bitcoin's Quiet Hero"
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              Mentioned in this week's Podcast:

              https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2025/04/11/weekly-recap-crypto-emerges-from-the-tariff-war

              https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/bitcoin-100k-price-target-shaquille-oneal-nft-synthetix-hodlers-digest/

              https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/why-the-bond-market-matters-more-than-ever-for-u-s-foreign-policy

              https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoiners-realize-us-economic-data-flawed-anthony-pompliano

              https://bitcoinnews.com/mining/bitcoin-hashrate-1-zettahash/

              https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/12/apple-google-cash-app-alums-ditch-big-tech-to-build-on-bitcoin.html

              https://www.tradingview.com/news/cryptobriefing:a50dc1d17094b:0-saylor-signals-new-bitcoin-buy-after-strategy-reports-nearly-6-billion-q1-unrealized-loss/

              https://cryptopotato.com/bitcoin-outshines-stock-markets-in-risk-adjusted-terms-as-fiat-strains-show/

              https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/hal-finney-bitcoins-quiet-hero

              47 min
            • BF161 - Top Bitcoin News - 4/6/25

              Block: 891223 Moscow Time: 1233 Fees: 1/1/1

              Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:

              • Hodler's Digest 3/30-4/5 (cointelegraph.com)
              • CoinDesk Weekly Recap:  Bitcoin holds steady amid market turmoil
              • Mad Money's Jim Cramer warns of 1987-style market crash amid tariff driven volatility
              • Crypto chill:  Bitcoin dips 2.6% under $81K ahead of Wall Street's next move
              • Bitcoin traders prepare for rally to $100K as 'decoupling' and 'gold leads BTC' trend takes shape
              • Bitcoin's price stability at risk from potential 'basis trade blowup' that catalyzed COVID crash
              • Robert Kiyosaki says crash has landed, recession here, depression next, buy Bitcoin
              • US macro setup to favor new Bitcoin ATH in the long run:  analyst
              • US Treasury Secretary declares Bitcoin a 'store of value' to rival gold - as its price beats Trump's 'crashing' stock market
              • Check out this week's featured post on the Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "Holding Your Own - A Nontechnical Guide to Bitcoin Custody and Key Management"
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                Mentioned in this week's Podcast:

                https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/bitcoin-price-prediction-crypto-investor-spacex-mission-arthur-hayes-hodlers-digest/

                https://www.coindesk.com/news-analysis/2025/04/04/coindesk-weekly-recap-bitcoin-holds-steady-amid-market-turmoil

                https://news.bitcoin.com/mad-moneys-jim-cramer-warns-of-1987-style-market-crash-amid-tariff-driven-volatility/

                https://news.bitcoin.com/crypto-chill-bitcoin-dips-2-6-under-81k-ahead-of-wall-streets-next-move/

                https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-traders-prepare-for-rally-to-100-k-as-decoupling-and-gold-leads-btc-trend-takes-shape

                https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/04/06/bitcoin-s-strength-amid-nasdaq-drop-is-impressive-but-the-risk-of-a-basis-trade-blowup-that-spurred-the-covid-crash-looms

                https://news.bitcoin.com/robert-kiyosaki-says-crash-has-landed-recession-here-depression-next-buy-bitcoin/

                https://bitcoinist.com/us-macro-to-favour-new-bitcoin-ath-in-the-long-run/

                https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2025/04/05/us-treasury-secretary-declares-bitcoin-store-of-value-to-rival-gold-as-its-price-beats-trumps-crashing-stock-market/

                https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/holding-your-own

                43 min
              • BF160 - Top Bitcoin News - 3/30/25

                Block: 890133 Moscow Time: 1213 Fees: 1/1/2

                Weekly market news update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:

                • Block 889101 Important News of the Week (nobsbitcoin.com)
                • Hodler's Digest 3/23-3/29 (cointelegraph.com)
                • This Week in Bitcoin (decrypt.co)
                • 5,000 US banks cleared for crypto - regulators unlock digital assets
                • Strategy holders might be at risk from Michael Saylor's financial wizardry
                • Hardware wallets:  Bitcoin's biggest adoption barrier
                • Bitcoin's outflows are signaling big things despite recent profit taking
                • Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "Borrowing Against Bitcoin:  CeFi Platforms in North America - A Bitcoin Fortress Deep Dive"
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                  Mentioned in this week's Podcast:

                  https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/889101/

                  https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/bitcoin-all-time-high-expected-soon-xrp-price-significant-fall-prediction-hodlers-digest/

                  https://decrypt.co/312210/this-week-bitcoin-gamestop-reserve-inflation-fears

                  https://news.bitcoin.com/5000-us-banks-cleared-for-crypto-regulators-unlock-digital-assets/

                  https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/03/28/strategy-holders-might-be-at-risk-from-michael-saylor-s-financial-wizardry

                  https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/hardware-wallets-bitcoins-biggest-adoption-barrier

                  https://cryptopotato.com/bitcoins-outflows-are-signaling-big-things-despite-recent-profit-taking/

                  https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/borrowing-against-bitcoin-cefi-platforms

                  1 hr 2 min
                • BF159 - Top Bitcoin News - 3/23/25

                  Block: 889088 Moscow Time: 1173 Fees: 4/4/5

                  Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:

                  • Hodler's Digest 3/16-3/22 (cointelegraph.com)
                  • Strategy raises $711M to buy more Bitcoin in upsized STRF perpetual offering
                  • Beyond Strategy:  11 more publicly traded companies that are stockpiling Bitcoin
                  • North Korea-linked Lazarus Group holds more Bitcoin than Elon Musk's Tesla
                  • US Government removes Tornado Cash sanctions
                  • FUD of the Week:  "Top Bitcoin Articles" according to Chat GPT
                  • The FAIR Act would protect Bitcoin holders
                  • Expert:  Bitcoin's 'dip then rip' pattern signals 190% surge after market crashes
                  • Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "Tax Reduction Strategies for W-2 Employees With Bitcoin Holdings - A Bitcoin Fortress Deep Dive"
                  • Shout out to top boost of the week on Fountain:

                    @godsdeth with 236 sats - Thank You Sir!

                     

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                    Mentioned in this week's Podcast:

                    https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/ripple-ceo-sec-lawsuit-over-donald-trump-crypto-event-hodlers-digest/

                    https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/03/21/strategy-raises-usd711m-to-buy-more-bitcoin-in-upsized-strf-perpetual-offering

                    https://decrypt.co/300470/beyond-microstrategy-publicly-traded-companies-buying-bitcoin

                    https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/03/21/north-korea-linked-lazarus-group-holds-more-bitcoin-than-elon-musk-s-tesla

                    https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/03/21/u-s-government-removes-tornado-cash-sanctions

                    Here are some of the top Bitcoin articles from the past week:

                    1. "Crypto can't outshine gold as a vital store of wealth"

                    New York Post+4Latest news & breaking headlines+4Wikipedia+4

                    2. "Trump vows to make US 'undisputed Bitcoin superpower and crypto capital of the world'"

                    Wikipedia+2New York Post+2El País+2

                    3. "In Pursuit of the Bitcoin God"

                    ​New York Magazine

                    4. "Why bitcoin's plunge could have further to go despite its recent bounce"

                    MarketWatch

                    5. "Máxima tensión en el mundo de las criptomonedas: por qué Trump pasa de esperanza a pesadilla para los 'criptobros'"

                    news & breaking headlines+7Wikipedia+7

                    6. "Komainu's Paul Frost-Smith: 'Trump has put the US back in our priorities'"

                    ​FinBiz News

                    7. "A Looming Threat to Bitcoin: The Risk of a Quantum Hack"

                    ​WSJ

                    https://bitcoinmagazine.com/politics/the-fair-act-would-protect-bitcoin-holders

                    https://news.bitcoin.com/expert-bitcoins-dip-then-rip-pattern-signals-190-surge-after-market-crashes/

                    https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/tax-reduction-strategies-for-w-2

                    45 min
                  • BF158 - Top Bitcoin News - 3/16/25

                    Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:

                    • Hodler's Digest 3/9-3/15 (cointelegraph.com)
                    • Tim Draper:  Bitcoin goes to infinity against the dollar - $250K BTC is just the start
                    • Bitcoin experiencing 'shakeout,' not end of 4-year cycle:  Analysts
                    • Gold's historic rally leaves Bitcoin behind, but the trend may reverse
                    • Cantor Fitzgerald to expand Bitcoin financing amid US policy shift
                    • Low fees are a symptom of deeper problems
                    • Leak reveals Russia is quietly priming Bitcoin and crypto for a price bombshell
                    • Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "Bitcoin's Intrinsic Value - Beyond the Fiat Price Tag"
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                      Shout out to top boost of the week on Fountain:

                      @godsdeth with 236 sats - Thank You Sir!

                       

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                      Mentioned in this week's Podcast:

                      https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/ether-price-bottom-sec-delays-multiple-crypto-etfs-ftx-hodlers-digest/

                      https://news.bitcoin.com/tim-draper-bitcoin-goes-to-infinity-against-the-dollar-250k-btc-is-just-the-start/

                      https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-shakeout-not-end-4-year-cycle-analysts

                      https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/03/14/gold-s-historic-rally-leaves-bitcoin-behind-but-the-trend-may-change

                      https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/cantor-fitzgerald-to-expand-bitcoin-financing-amid-u-s-policy-shift

                      https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/low-fees-are-a-symptom-of-deeper-problems

                      https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2025/03/16/leak-reveals-russia-is-quietly-priming-bitcoin-and-crypto-for-a-price-bombshell/

                      https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/bitcoins-intrinsic-value

                      32 min
                    • BF157 - Top Bitcoin News - 3/9/25

                      Block: 887058 Moscow Time: 1212 Fees: 1/1/2

                       

                      Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:

                      • Week in Review (Bitcoin.com)
                      • Hodler's Digest 3/2-3/8 (cointelegraph.com)
                      • Interest rate fears replace tariff fears as crypto pulls back
                      • Bitcoin reserve backlash signals unrealistic industry expectations
                      • Trump plans to 'rescind and amend' IRS crypto tax rules, sign stablecoin bill by August
                      • OCC clarifies bank authority to engage in certain cryptocurrency activities
                      • Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve bill passes the Senate
                      • Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "WTF Happened in 1971?  The Fiat Standard, Societal Shifts and Bitcoin's Answer"
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                        Shout out to top boost of the week on Fountain:

                        @godsdeth with 236 sats - Thank You Sir!

                         

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                        Mentioned in this week's Podcast:

                        https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-price-watch-btcs-next-move-hinges-on-83-5k-support-amid-low-demand/

                        https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/bitcoin-odds-new-all-time-highs-june-sam-bankman-fried-bitcoin-reserve-hodlers-digest/

                        https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/03/06/rate-fears-replace-tariff-fears-as-crypto-pulls-back

                        https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-risks-close-below-82k-btc-reserve-disappointment

                        https://decrypt.co/309172/trump-rescind-irs-crypto-rules-sign-stablecoin-bill

                        https://www.occ.treas.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2025/nr-occ-2025-16.html

                        https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/texas-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-bill-passes-the-senate

                        https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/wtf-happened-in-1971-the-fiat-standard

                        33 min

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