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Episodes

4 days ago

Block: 900368 Moscow Time: 940 Fees: 1/1/2
Weekly market news / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:
Hodler's Digest 6/1-6/7 
Cryptopotato Weekly Recap
If it keeps the pace, Blackrock's IBIT is on track to seize 1 million BTC by early 2026
Michael Saylor's Strategy announces $979,700,000 stock offering in a bid to acquire more Bitcoin
Metaplanet aims to raise $5.3 Billion to buy more Bitcoin
Circle shares surge on NYSE debut, signaling strong appetite for stablecoin issuers
JP Morgan reportedly to accept Bitcoin ETF shares as collateral
Bitcoin Layer 2:  Ark
Check out this week's featured post on the Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "Bitcoin is Hope"
 
Shout out to Fountain booster @godsdeth with 237 sats - Thank You Sir!
 
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Mentioned in this week's Podcast:
https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/metaplanets-acquisition-goal-james-wynn-liquidation-crypto-kidnapper-hodlers-digest/
https://cryptopotato.com/trump-musk-rift-bitcoins-price-swings-and-ecbs-latest-move-your-weekly-crypto-recap/
https://news.bitcoin.com/if-it-keeps-the-pace-blackrocks-ibit-is-on-track-to-seize-1-million-btc-by-early-2026/
https://dailyhodl.com/2025/06/06/michael-saylors-strategy-announces-979700000-stock-offering-in-a-bid-to-acquire-more-bitcoin-btc/
https://decrypt.co/324025/metaplanet-aims-raise-5-3-billion-to-buy-more-bitcoin
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/06/05/circle-shares-open-at-69-on-nyse-debut-signaling-strong-appetite-for-stablecoin-issuers
https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/jpmorgan-bitcoin-etf-as-loan-collateral/
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/bitcoin-layer-2-ark
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/bitcoin-is-hope-3e5

Sunday Jun 01, 2025

Block: 899393  Moscow Time: 951  Fees: 1/1/2
Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:
Hodler's Digest 5/25-5/31 (cointelegraph.com)
Jack Mallers announced a new system of Bitcoin backed loans at Strike
Michael Saylor presents the 21 ways to wealth at Bitcoin 2025
The debt train has no brakes:  Lyn Alden makes the case for BTC at Bitcoin 2025
IMF alarmed as Pakistan declares bold Bitcoin reserve
JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon says US should stockpile missiles, not Bitcoin
Meta shareholders strongly reject Bitcoin treasury proposal
Bitcoin price analysts predict $180K to $250K - which is most realistic?
'Money printing' will lift Bitcoin to $250K this year:  Arthur Hayes
SEC drops lawsuit against Binance in landmark decision
Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "From Treasury to Titan - The Rise and Future of Bitcoin Treasury Companies"
 
Shout out to Fountain booster @godsdeth with 237 sats - Thank You Sir!
 
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Mentioned in this week's Podcast:
https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/bitcoin-price-breakout-signals-gamestop-buying-bitcoin-hyperliquid-whale-hodlers-digest/
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/jack-mallers-announced-a-new-system-of-bitcoin-backed-loans-at-strike
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/michael-saylor-presents-the-21-ways-to-wealth-at-bitcoin-2025
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/the-debt-train-has-no-brakes-lyn-alden-makes-the-case-for-btc-at-bitcoin-2025
https://news.bitcoin.com/imf-alarmed-as-pakistan-declares-bold-bitcoin-reserve/
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/05/31/jpmorgan-s-jamie-dimon-says-u-s-should-stockpile-missiles-not-bitcoin
https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/meta-shareholders-reject-bitcoin-treasury/
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-analysts-predict-180k-to-250k-price-top-in-2025-which-is-most-realistic
https://decrypt.co/323135/money-printing-lift-bitcoin-250k-this-year-arthur-hayes
https://cryptopotato.com/sec-drops-lawsuit-against-binance-in-landmark-decision/
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/from-treasury-to-titan
 

Sunday May 18, 2025

Block: 897286 Moscow Time: 947 Fees: 4/5/6
Weekly market news update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:
Hodler's Digest 5/11-5/17 (cointelegraph.com)
Gemini Weekly Market Update 5/15
Bitcoin adoption news:  Top Win rebrands, SteakNShake accepts BTC, Galaxy's Nasdaq debut
Bitcoin whale outflows:  over 17,000 BTC exit exchanges in 7 days
Al Abraaj becomes first mideast firm with Bitcoin treasury
Twenty One Capital becomes 3rd largest corporate holder of Bitcoin
Coinbase data breach and $20M ransom:  what we know so far
Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "A Brief History of Financial Crises - Lessons from the Edge"
Shout out to Fountain booster @godsdeth with 225 sats - Thank You Sir!
 
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Mentioned in this week's Podcast:
https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/arthur-hayes-bitcoin-prediction-altcoin-rally-looms-coinbase-breach-hodlers-digest/
https://www.gemini.com/blog/inflation-cools-bitcoin-rallies-to-usd105k-and-stablecoin-bill-negotiations
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/05/16/bitcoin-adoption-news-top-win-rebrands-steak-n-shake-accepts-btc-galaxys-nasdaq-debut
https://cryptorank.io/news/feed/cae62-bitcoin-whale-outflows-over-17000-btc-exit-exchanges-in-7-days
https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/al-abraaj-restaurants-bitcoin-treasury/
https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/twenty-one-capital-third-largest-holder/
https://bitcoinnews.com/legal/coinbase-data-breach-20m-ransom/
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/publish/posts/drafts

Sunday May 11, 2025

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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Nostr:  npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5
 
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

Sunday May 04, 2025

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

Sunday Apr 27, 2025

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"
 
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
 
 

Sunday Apr 20, 2025

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

Sunday Apr 13, 2025

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

Sunday Apr 06, 2025

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

Sunday Mar 30, 2025

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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Nostr:  npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5
 
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

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