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BF215 - Top Bitcoin News - 5/10/26

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 215
Date: May 10, 2026Block Height: 948805Moscow Time: 1230Fees: 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 Controlhttps://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
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NEWS (May 3, 2026 – May 10, 2026)
Reuters — Strategy Q1 loss and Bitcoin holdingshttps://www.reuters.com/legal/government/saylors-strategy-posts-wider-quarterly-loss-bitcoin-slump-2026-05-05/
MarketWatch — Saylor may sell Bitcoin under certain circumstanceshttps://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*Tradehttps://www.ft.com/content/ce292294-3f04-4ac8-971b-2f45877b8e65
Schwab — Schwab Crypto rollouthttps://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 filinghttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1479026/000119312526154126/d58512d485apos.htm
Barron’s — Stablecoin yield compromisehttps://www.barrons.com/articles/crypto-bill-stablecoin-yields-coinbase-clarity-act-tillis-alsobrooks-78dd5028
Investopedia — Bitcoin above $81K and Clarity Act progresshttps://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 Strategyhttps://cryptobriefing.com/new-jersey-pension-fund-strategy-bitcoin-exposure/
Crypto Briefing — Tether Q1 profit and Bitcoin reserveshttps://cryptobriefing.com/tether-billion-dollar-profit/
Investors.com — Hut 8 AI data center dealhttps://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 updatehttps://www.riotplatforms.com/riot-announces-first-quarter-2026-production-and-operations-updates/
Bitcoin Magazine — Bitfarms selling Bitcoin / AI pivothttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitfarms-bitf-selling-its-bitcoin
SoFi — Big Business Banking fiat and crypto platformhttps://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 pivothttps://www.investors.com/news/coinbase-stock-layoffs-14-workforce-ai-shift-bullish-rally-4-2-billion-acquisition-equiniti-tokenization-blsh/
Coin Stories — News Blockhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coin-stories-with-natalie-brunell/id1569130932
TFTC — Bitcoin loyalty data and weekly Bitcoin themeshttps://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-loyalty-programs-oshi-research-small-business-btc-rewards/
What Bitcoin Did — Jeff Ross liquidity episodehttps://www.whatbitcoindid.com/wbd985-jeff-ross
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BF214 - Top Bitcoin News - 5/3/26

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 214
Date: May 3, 2026Block Height: 947751Moscow Time: 1269Fees: 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 Architecturehttps://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
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NEWS (April 26, 2026 – May 3, 2026)
Bitcoin 2026 Conferencehttps://2026.b.tc/
SEC and CFTC Signal Regulatory Resethttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/sec-cftc-chiefs-signal-new-day-for-crypto
DOJ and FBI Refocus on Crypto Crime, Not Developershttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-isnt-going-anywhere-fbi-discuss
Bitcoin Self-Custody as a Civil Libertyhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-self-custody-framed-civil-liberty
Block Revamps Bitcoin Ecosystem with Bitkey and Squarehttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/block-bitcoin-ecosystem-with-bitkey-wallet
Strike Announces Bitcoin Lending Proof-of-Concepthttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/strike-ceo-jack-mallers-bitcoin-conference
Aven Launches Bitcoin-Backed Visa Cardhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/aven-launches-bitcoin-backed-visa-card
Bitcoin Loans and Homeownershiphttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/how-bitcoin-backed-loans-homeownership
Steak ’n Shake Says Bitcoin Payments Cut Processing Costshttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-is-fueling-steak-n-shake-comeback
MARA Launches Bitcoin-Focused Foundationhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/mara-launches-bitcoin-focused-foundation
Galoy Expands Bitcoin-Native Banking Platformhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/galoy-pushes-deeper-into-u-s-banking
Paystand Launches USDb on Bitcoin Layershttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/paystand-launches-usdb-stablecoin-on-bitcoin-layers-for-100t-b2b-payments
Strategy Buys 3,273 More Bitcoinhttps://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 Centershttps://www.investors.com/news/riot-platforms-stock-earnings-bitcoin-miner-data-center-amd-contract-capacity/
House Republicans Warn Bitcoin Weakness Benefits Chinahttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/house-republicans-bitcoin-weakness-china
Stablecoin Legislation Compromisehttps://www.barrons.com/articles/crypto-bill-stablecoin-yields-coinbase-clarity-act-tillis-alsobrooks-78dd5028
Stephan Livera Podcast — Open Source Fundinghttps://stephanlivera.com/
Jack Mallers Showhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jack-mallers-show/id1695949365
 
 
 

BF213 - Top Bitcoin News - 4/26/26

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 213
Date: April 26, 2026Block Height: 946772Moscow Time: 1278Fees: 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 Trusthttps://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!
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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/
 
 

BF212 - Top Bitcoin News - 4/19/26

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 212
Date: April 19, 2026Block Height: 945813Moscow Time: 1329Fees: 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 Debasementhttps://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
 
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NEWS (April 12, 2026 – April 19, 2026)
NEWS AND MARKET
Bitcoin slips below $71,000 as Trump orders blockade of Strait of Hormuzhttps://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 awayhttps://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 Februaryhttps://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 cyclehttps://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 Bitcoinhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/strategy-mstr-buys-a-massive-13927-bitcoin
 
Strategy STRC ATM just did $1 billion in a single dayhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/strategy-strc-1-billion-volume-day
 
Strategy STRC ATM clears $2.7B in 48 hourshttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/billion-dollar-day-strc-atm
 
Capital B buys more Bitcoinhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/capital-b-buys-more-bitcoin
 
Goldman Sachs files for its first Bitcoin ETF producthttps://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 cryptohttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/virginia-enacts-law-state-crypto
 
Crypto talks approaching the final stretchhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/crypto-legislation-nears-finish-line
 
Crypto Clarity bill has 30% chance of passing this yearhttps://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 IBIThttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/sheri-biggs-discloses-250000-bitcoin
 
EXCHANGES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Kraken reportedly confirms confidential IPO filinghttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/kraken-reportedly-confirms-ipo-filing
 
Deutsche Börse takes $200 million stake in Krakenhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/deutsche-borse-takes-200m-stake-in-kraken
 
Kraken owner Payward to acquire Bitnomialhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/kraken-owner-payward-to-acquire-bitnomial
 
TECH AND SECURITY
Bitcoin developers propose quantum migration planhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-developers-propose-quantum-plan
 
ADOPTION AND CULTURE
Tether moves over $70 million in Bitcoin to reserveshttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/tether-moves-over-70-million-in-bitcoin
 
Bitcoin Scholars Fund launches with $21 million goalhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-scholars-fund-launches
 
Steak ’n Shake teases Bitcoin Milkshake for Bitcoin Conference 2026https://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 Lindnerhttps://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 Rosshttps://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 Prudenhttps://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 AIhttps://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 | SLP733https://stephanlivera.com/episode/733/
 
TFTChttps://www.tftc.io/
 
 

BF211 - Top Bitcoin News - 4/12/26

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 211
Date: April 12, 2026Block Height: 944765Moscow Time: 1408Fees: 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 MonetizationBitcoin Fortresshttps://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
 
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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 Universehttps://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
 

BF210 - Top Bitcoin News - 4/5/26

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 210
Date: April 5, 2026Block Height: 943794Moscow Time: 1484Fees: 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 RepressionBitcoin Fortresshttps://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
 
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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 Referenceshttps://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
 

BF209 - Top Bitcoin News - 3/29/26

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 209
Date: March 29, 2026Block Height: 942826Moscow Time: 1511Fees: 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 InflationBitcoin Fortresshttps://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
 
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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 weekhttps://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 billionhttps://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 breakouthttps://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 sayshttps://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 liquidityhttps://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 datahttps://farside.co.uk/btc/
Investors yank $171 million from bitcoin ETFs in largest single-day outflow in three weekshttps://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 shinehttps://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 expectationshttps://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 stallshttps://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 priceshttps://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 transitionhttps://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 buybackhttps://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 acquisitionshttps://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 ETFshttps://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 partieshttps://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-review-urges-cap-overseas-political-donations-pause-crypto-2026-03-25/
Reuters Future of Money video hubhttps://www.reuters.com/video/future-of-money/
Bitcoin Policy Institute brings Coinbase, River, and Block to Capitol Hill for de minimis reformhttps://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 innovationhttps://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 exemptionhttps://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 archivehttps://castamatic.com/guid/8ab72df1-134f-5c04-a181-8927ace98cb8
Rabbit Hole Recap #400: Coinbase Fights Bitcoinhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rabbit-hole-recap-400-coinbase-fights-bitcoin/id1622698349?i=1000754925422
What Bitcoin Did episodes archivehttps://www.whatbitcoindid.com/episodes
TFTC #731: Fixing Broken Bitcoin Tax Policy with Andrew Gordonhttps://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 Conferencehttps://coinstories.libsyn.com/lana-miles-inside-the-worlds-biggest-bitcoin-conference-what-to-expect-at-bitcoin-2026
Coin Stories News Blockhttps://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
 

BF208 - Top Bitcoin News - 3/22/26

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 208
Date: March 22, 2026Block Height: 941737Moscow Time: 1453Fees: 1 / 1 / 2
 
NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring entertaining and informative short video content and all my podcast episodes:
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📝 Featured Substack
Bitcoin vs Monetary ExpansionBitcoin Fortresshttps://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
 
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NEWS (March 15, 2026 – March 22, 2026)
🧠 Macro / Market Structure
Fed decision and crypto reactionhttps://www.barrons.com/articles/bitcoin-xrp-ethereum-fed-decision-cryptos-powell-e3021a22
Citi cuts 12-month Bitcoin targethttps://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 dashboardhttps://bitbo.io/treasuries/etf-flows/
Bitcoin as geopolitical hedge narrativehttps://www.barrons.com/articles/bitcoin-ethereum-xrp-crypto-iran-risk-62e28edb
🏢 Treasury Companies / Corporate Bitcoin
Strategy acquires 22,337 BTChttps://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 guidancehttps://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-30-sec-clarifies-application-federal-securities-laws-crypto-assets
⛏️ Mining / Network
20 million BTC mined milestonehttps://fortune.com/2026/03/10/bitcoin-has-mined-20-million-coins/
Hash rate decline and energy pressurehttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/18/bitcoin-hash-rate-is-tumbling-as-iran-war-lifts-energy-prices/
Mining difficulty drop and miner stresshttps://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 Walletshttps://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 Flywheelhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nakamoto-flywheel-strategy-for-scaling-a/id1459884105

BF207 - Top Bitcoin News - 3/15/26

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 207
Date: March 15, 2026Block Height: 940796Moscow Time: 1398Fees: 1 / 1 / 2
 
NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring entertaining and informative short video content and all my podcast episodes:
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📝 Featured Substack
Bitcoin vs Compounding DebtBitcoin Fortresshttps://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
 
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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
 

BF206 - Top Bitcoin News - 3/8/26

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 206
Date: March 8, 2026Block Height: 939,878Moscow Time: 1491Fees: 1 / 1 / 1
 
NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring entertaining and informative short video content and all my podcast episodes:
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📝 Featured Substack
Bitcoin vs Entitlement EconomicsBitcoin Fortresshttps://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
 
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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 UNIVERSEhttps://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/