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BF208 - Top Bitcoin News - 3/22/26

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 208
Date: March 22, 2026Block Height: 941737Moscow Time: 1453Fees: 1 / 1 / 2
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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/
 
 

BF205 - Top Bitcoin News - 3/1/26

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 205
Date: March 1, 2026Block Height: 938,901Moscow Time: 1503Fees: 1 / 1 / 2
 
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📝 Featured Substack
Bitcoin vs Political CyclesBitcoin Fortresshttps://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
 
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NEWS (February 22– March 1, 2026)
 
📰 Market & Macro
Tariff Uncertainty Impacts BitcoinBarron’shttps://www.barrons.com/articles/bitcoin-price-crypto-trump-tariffs-xrp-aa97476d
Fed Officials See No Urgent Policy ChangeReutershttps://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 PauseReutershttps://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 SurgeReutershttps://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 OutflowsThe Blockhttps://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 InflowsCointelegraphhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/spot-bitcoin-etfs-257m-inflows-fbtc-ibit-bitcoin-65k
Bitcoin ETFs Post $506M InflowsBitcoin Magazinehttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-etfs-post-half-a-billion-inflows
ETF Outflows & Key Support Levels to WatchMarketWatchhttps://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 DropMarketWatchhttps://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 HoldingsNasdaq / Business Wirehttps://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/ddc-surpasses-2000-bitcoin-treasury-holdings-additional-80-btc-purchase-2026-02-17
Morgan Stanley Plans Bitcoin Custody, Trading & LendingBankless Timeshttps://www.banklesstimes.com/articles/2026/02/27/morgan-stanley-plans-to-offer-bitcoin-custody-trading-yield-and-lending/
Banks Expand Regulated Crypto InfrastructureCoin360https://coin360.com/news/barclays-morgan-stanley-sofi-crypto-stablecoins-custody-solana
⛏ Mining & Infrastructure
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Jumps 15%The Blockhttps://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 PivotInvestor’s Business Dailyhttps://www.investors.com/news/bitcoin-price-bitcoin-etf-flows-american-bitcoin-earnings-trump-abtc-mara-terawulf-figure/
American Bitcoin Swings to Quarterly LossReutershttps://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 HoursAOL Financehttps://www.aol.com/finance/lightning-network-powers-5-000-192300697.html
Lightning Labs Rolls Out AI Agent ToolsBitcoin Magazinehttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/lightning-labs-rolls-out-ai-agent-tools
🌎 Sovereign Adoption
El Salvador Overhauls Bitcoin Education ProgramYahoo Newshttps://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/el-salvador-overhauls-bitcoin-learning-114206731.html
🏛 Regulation & Markets
CFTC Leadership & Prediction Market OversightBusiness Insiderhttps://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 Skillshttps://podbay.fm/p/tftc-a-bitcoin-podcast/e/1772290826
Bitcoin Audible — Read_933https://podscan.fm/podcasts/bitcoin-audible
The Bitcoin Standard Podcast — Episode 312https://thebitcoinstandardpodcast.buzzsprout.com

BF204 - Top Bitcoin News - 2/22/26

🎙️Bitcoin Fortress Podcast – Episode 204
Date: February 22, 2026Block Height: 937,854Moscow Time: 1483Fees: 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 Post
• The Bitcoin Retirement Planhttps://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
 
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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
 

BF203 - Top Bitcoin News - 2/15/26

🎙️Bitcoin Fortress Podcast – Episode 203
February 15, 2026Block Height: 936,776Moscow Time: 1455
Fees:  1/1/3
 
NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring short-form video content and all my podcast episodes:
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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
 
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News (2/8/26-2/15/26):
🟠 Market, Price & ETF Flows
• Bitcoin ETFs shed ~$410M amid price slumphttps://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 liquidationshttps://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 trackerhttps://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 principleshttps://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 projecthttps://www.sigbash.com
• Amboss Lightning toolshttps://amboss.space
🟠 Podcast Universe Episodes Referenced
• What Bitcoin Did – Joe Consortihttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-crashed-what-comes-next-joe-consorti/id1482455669
• What Bitcoin Did – Checkmatehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-the-bitcoin-bottom-in-checkmate/id1482455669
• What Bitcoin Did – Mark Goodwinhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-epstein-files-what-they-reveal-about-bitcoin/id1482455669
• Stephan Livera Podcast – SLP718https://stephanlivera.com/episode/718/
• Stephan Livera Podcast – SLP719https://stephanlivera.com/episode/719/
• Stephan Livera Podcast – SLP721https://stephanlivera.com/episode/721/
• TFTC – What Comes After Taproothttps://tftc.io/tftc-714/
• Rabbit Hole Recaphttps://tftc.io/category/rabbit-hole-recap/

BF202 - Top Bitcoin News - 2/8/26

🎙️ The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 202
Date: February 8, 2026Block Height: 935,617Moscow Time: 1,416Fees: 1 /1 / 2
 
NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring short-form video content and all my podcast episodes:
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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
 
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News (2/1/26-2/8/26):
MARKETS / PRICE ACTIONReuters (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 FLOWSYahoo 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 / NETWORKThe 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 RISKReuters – 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 / REGULATIONReuters (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/textBaker McKenzie – SEC–CFTC crypto coordination meeting: https://blockchain.bakermckenzie.com/2026/02/05/sec-cftc-crypto-coordination-meeting-background-substance-and-implications/
 
TAXIRS – 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 / MiCAAMF (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 RESERVEBarron’s – US Bitcoin Reserve value drawdown framing: https://www.barrons.com/articles/trump-bitcoin-reserve-crypto-prices-cf737623
 
 
 
 

BF201 - Top Bitcoin News - 2/1/26

🎙️ The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 201
Date: February 1, 2026Block Height: 934,624Moscow Time: 1,279Fees: 1 /1 / 2
 
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News (1/25/26-2/1/26):
Bitcoin / Macro
CoinDesk — Bitcoin plunges under $80,000 as U.S.-Iran attacks deepenhttps://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 mounthttps://www.reuters.com/business/bitcoin-falls-below-80000-continuing-decline-2026-01-31/
Reuters — Bitcoin slips as Fed chair speculation hits risky assetshttps://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 deepenshttps://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 dayhttps://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 $83,000https://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 balancehttps://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 summaryhttps://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=9d50d138-ebb6-4912-bc80-9414eefa2a11
OCC Bulletin 2026-1 — Trust bank chartering proposalhttps://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/bulletins/2026/bulletin-2026-1.html
Financial Times — Laser Digital seeks U.S. banking licensehttps://www.ft.com/content/74b07307-d105-4ce4-9f9d-25b35f242a7e
Mining
CoinDesk — Bitcoin hashrate drops 12% in worst drawdown since China mining banhttps://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 millionhttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/strategy-buys-2-932-bitcoin-133807369.html
Lightning / Tech
Protos — It took a decade to fix this Bitcoin Lightning bughttps://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 framinghttps://www.marketwatch.com/story/silver-heads-for-biggest-drop-in-14-years-with-every-man-and-his-dog-rushing-for-the-exit-081baf5c
 

BF200 - Top Bitcoin News - 1/25/26

🎙️ The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 200
Date: January 25, 2026Block Height: 933,760Moscow Time: 1,146Fees: 1 /1 / 3
 
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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
 
 
 

BF199 - Top Bitcoin News - 1/18/26

🎙️ The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 199
Date: January 18, 2026Block Height: 932,830Moscow Time: 1,049Fees: 1 /1 / 3
 
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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