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BF125 - Top Bitcoin News - 7/21/24

Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:
Bitcoin oversold after German gov't sell-off - Ark Invest
BlackRock leads Bitcoin ETF inflows as BTC price rebounds
'Bitcoin keeps hashing' amid global CrowdStrike outages:  Mining CEO
Arthur Hayes' Maelstrom Fund launches Bitcoin developer grant program
Bitcoin 2024 Nashville 7/25 - 7/27 at Music City Center:
Overview of event
Elon Musk and Donald Trump set to ignite Bitcoin Conference 2024 in Nashville?  Here's what we know
Bitcoin Conference organizers 'confident' in security measures for former President Trump's appearance
Trump fundraiser at Bitcoin Conference asking $844,600 per seat
Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress Substack:  "Bitcoin Self-Custody:  Ensuring the Security of Your Digital Wealth"
Shout out to top boost of the week on Fountain:
@godsdeth with 236 sats - Thanks!
 
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Mentioned in this week's Podcast:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-oversold-after-german-government-sale-ark-invest
https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/blackrock-bitcoin-etf-record-inflows/
https://decrypt.co/240678/bitcoin-unaffected-in-global-crowdstrike-outages
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/arthur-hayes-maelstrom-fund-launches-bitcoin-developer-grant-program/
https://b.tc/conference/2024
https://www.econotimes.com/Elon-Musk-and-Donald-Trump-Set-to-Ignite-Bitcoin-Conference-2024-in-Nashville-Heres-What-We-Know-1682118
https://www.wsmv.com/2024/07/15/bitcoin-conference-organizers-confident-security-measures-former-president-trumps-appearance/
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-fundraiser-bitcoin-conference-asking-844600-per-seat
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/bitcoin-self-custody

BF124 - Top Bitcoin News - 7/14/24

Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:
Top News of the Week (nobsbitcoin.com)
Supreme Court ruling 'changes the game' for US crytpo firms
Is it over?  Germany sends the last of its Bitcoin to exchanges
Bitcoin ETF's hit record inflows as Germany's BTC supply dries up
Bitcoin won't buckle from Mt. Gox and Germany sales, analysts say
MicroStrategy sets 10 for 1 stock split four months after Bitcoin peak
Donald Trump will speak at Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville
'Price of Tomorrow' author says Bitcoin is the only free market force, predicts prices will fall against BTC
Running the Gauntlet (op-ed)
Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress Substack "Understanding Brollups:  A Simple Guide to Bitcoin's Latest Innovation"
Shout out to this week's top boost on Fountain:  @godsdeth with 236 sats - Thank you!
 
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Mentioned in this week's Podcast:
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/852152/
https://cointelegraph.com/news/supreme-court-us-crypto-chevron
https://decrypt.co/239588/germany-sends-last-bitcoin-exchanges
https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/bitcoin-etfs-record-inflows-germany/
https://decrypt.co/239467/bitcoin-wont-buckle-mt-gox-germany-sales-analysts-say
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/11/microstrategy-sets-10-for-1-stock-split-four-months-after-bitcoin-peak.html
https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/donald-trump-bitcoin-2024-conference/
https://dailyhodl.com/2024/07/14/price-of-tomorrow-author-says-bitcoin-is-the-only-free-market-force-predicts-prices-will-fall-against-btc/
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/print/running-the-gauntlet
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/understanding-brollups-a-simple-guide

BF123 - Top Bitcoin News - 7/7/24

Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:
Block 851078 Important News of the Week (nobsbitcoin.com)
Germany's BTC wallet sees inflows, Mt. Gox moves billions, US Gov transfers $13.6M unnoticed
Peter Schiff:  Bitcoin bear market has much further to go, Ether to crash to $1,500
Bitcoin miners 'near capitulation' as profits dry up alongside BTC sell-off
Fundstrat's Tom Lee predicts 'pretty sharp rebound' for Bitcoin - expects to see $150K BTC this year
Bitcoin Core developers launch new policy to address bugs
Craig Wright has assets frozen in legal battle against McCormack
The Federal Reserve, Custodia Bank and the battle for sovereignty
Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack "Supreme Court Chevron Decision - A Libertarian Perspective"
Shout out to this week's top boosts on Fountain:  @godsdeth 236 sats, @dukenukem 200 sats   Thank you!
 
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Mentioned in this week's Podcast:
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/851078/
https://news.bitcoin.com/germanys-btc-wallet-sees-inflows-mt-gox-moves-billions-us-gov-transfers-13-6m-unnoticed
https://news.bitcoin.com/peter-schiff-bitcoin-bear-market-has-much-further-to-go-ether-to-crash-to-1500
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-miners-near-capitulation-as-profits-dry-up-alongside-btc-sell-off
https://news.bitcoin.com/fundstrats-tom-lee-predicts-pretty-sharp-rebound-for-bitcoin-expects-to-see-150k-btc-this-year/
https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/bitcoin-core-new-policy-bugs/
https://bitcoinnews.com/legal/wright-assets-frozen-peter-mccormack/
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/the-federal-reserve-custodia-bank-and-the-battle-for-constitutional-sovereignty
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/supreme-court-chevron-decision

BF122 - Top Bitcoin News - 6/30/24

Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:
Bitcoin miners see 100 EH/s exit network as prices and revenues fall
Bitcoin falls after US sends $240M worth of Silk Road-related BTC to Coinbase
Mt. Gox to begin long-awaited Bitcoin repayments to users in July
Dave Portnoy says Barstool Sports will buy millions in Bitcoin - but only if the price tanks
Number of crypto ATM's installed nears its all-time record
Bitcoin payments app Strike launches services in the UK
Coinbase sues SEC and FDIC for withholding information
Supreme Court decision overturns Chevron:  a victory for judicial authority and Bitcoin
Julian Assange is free:  here's what he believes about Bitcoin
Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack "Bitcoin Game Theory - A Comprehensive Exploration"
 
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Mentioned in this week's Podcast:
https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-miners-see-100-eh-s-exit-network-as-prices-and-revenues-fall
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/06/26/bitcoin-falls-after-us-sends-240m-worth-of-silk-road-related-btc-to-coinbase/?_gl=1*qypmqs*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTk5NzE1MjYzMy4xNzE5NzY3Njk0*_ga_VM3STRYVN8*MTcxOTc2NzY5My4xLjAuMTcxOTc2NzY5My4wLjAuMTY1MDI5MTEzMA..
https://bitcoinnews.com/legal/mt-gox-bitcoin-repayments-july/
https://decrypt.co/237597/barstool-sports-buy-millions-bitcoin-dave-portnoy
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-atm-installations-inch-toward-all-time-high
https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/strike-app-bitcoin-services-uk/
https://bitcoinnews.com/legal/coinbase-sues-sec-fdic/
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/supreme-court-decision-overturns-chevron-a-victory-for-judicial-authority-and-bitcoin
https://cryptopotato.com/julian-assange-is-now-free-heres-what-he-believes-about-bitcoin/
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/bitcoin-game-theory

BF121 - Top Bitcoin News - 6/23/24

Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:
EU council withdraws vote on chat control but negotiations will continue
Digital scarcity - billionaire Michael Dell and Michael Saylor exchange dialogue on Bitcoin
Winklevoss twins refunded for exceeding Bitcoin donation limit to Trump
Michael Saylor's Microstrategy acquires 11.9K more Bitcoin for $786M
VanEck to launch Australia's first Bitcoin ETF on ASX
Standard Chartered to launch Bitcoin and Ether trading desk:  report
Bitcoin will soar thanks to failing Japanese banks, says Arthur Hayes
Marathon uses Bitcoin mining to heat town of 11,000 in Finland
Bitcoin miners' reserves at record low:  what does it mean for the market?
Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "Bitcoin Institutional Adoption Update - Nothing stops this train..."
Shout out to this week's top supporters on Fountain: 
@brewsbitcoin 5,000 sats
@godsdeth 236 sats
Thanks for your support!
 
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Mentioned in this week's Podcast:
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/eu-council-withdraws-vote-on-chat-control/
https://news.bitcoin.com/digital-scarcity-billionaire-michael-dell-and-michael-saylor-exchange-dialogue-on-bitcoin
https://cointelegraph.com/news/winklevoss-twins-bitcoin-donations-trump-refund
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/06/20/michael-saylors-microstrategy-acquires-119k-more-bitcoin-for-786m/?_gl=1*1awgko*_up*MQ..*_ga*NzE2MDIxMDY5LjE3MTkxNjMyOTE.*_ga_VM3STRYVN8*MTcxOTE2MzI5MS4xLjAuMTcxOTE2MzI5MS4wLjAuODU0NDE1NzYw
https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/vaneck-bitcoin-etf-australia-asx/
https://cryptopotato.com/standard-chartered-to-launch-bitcoin-and-ether-trading-desk-report/
https://decrypt.co/236507/bitcoin-will-soar-thanks-to-failing-japanese-banks-says-arthur-hayes
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/marathon-uses-bitcoin-mining-to-heat-town-of-11000-in-finland
https://bitcoinnews.com/mining/bitcoin-miners-reserves-record-lows/
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/bitcoin-institutional-adoption-update

BF120 - Top Bitcoin News - 6/16/24

Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:
Week in Review (Bitcoin.com)
Donald Trump's Bitcoin bet:  a new chapter in American politics
Report says Biden administration, Mark Cuban, and Ro Khanna set for critical crypto roundtable
EU's encryption report finds layer 2s, private ownership of Bitcoin 'problematic' for law enforcement
MicroStrategy ups its Bitcoin-centered convertible note offering to $700M
Brazil's largest bank opens Bitcoin trading for over 60 million users
BitFarms adopt 'poison pill' strategy to fend off hostile takeover by Riot Platforms
3 reasons why $65k is the bottom for Bitcoin
Bitcoin's eerie silence:  calm before the storm or new stable era?
Lightning is the common language of the Bitcoin economy
Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "Debunking Myths About Bitcoin's Energy"
 
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Mentioned in this week's Podcast:
https://news.bitcoin.com/trump-champions-bitcoin-mining-vietnamese-increase-gold-buying-and-more-week-in-review/
https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/donald-trumps-bitcoin-bet/
https://news.bitcoin.com/report-says-biden-administration-mark-cuban-and-ro-khanna-set-for-critical-crypto-roundtable/
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/eu-first-encryption-report/
https://cryptopotato.com/microstrategy-ups-its-bitcoin-centered-convertible-note-offering-to-700-million/
https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/itau-unibanco-bitcoin-trading/
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitfarms-adopt-poison-pill/
https://cointelegraph.com/news/3-reasons-why-65k-marks-bottombitcoin
https://cryptopotato.com/bitcoins-eerie-silence-calm-before-the-storm-or-new-stable-era/
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/lightning-is-the-common-language-of-the-bitcoin-economy-
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/debunking-myths-about-bitcoins-energy

BF119 - Top Bitcoin News - 6/9/24

Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:
Week in Review (Bitcoin.com)
Bitcoin falls back after attempt at $72K, but Fed, US data and global rate cuts may bring new all-time highs
Bitcoin network transaction fees temporarily soar to nearly $52
Riot Platforms acquires 12% stake in Bitfarms, Ltd.
Robinhood to acquire Bitstamp in $200M deal
Unchained helps University of Austin create $5 Million Bitcoin fund
OCEAN mining pool chooses El Salvador as its headquarters
Michael Saylor to pay a district record $40M settlement in DC income tax case
Why Joe Biden hates Bitcoin
Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "Bitcoin As a Tool For Activism - The importance of freedom tech"
 
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Mentioned in this week's Podcast:
https://news.bitcoin.com/mexican-billionaire-says-to-buy-bitcoin-musk-vs-nakamoto-and-more-week-in-review/#google_vignette
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/06/06/bitcoin-falls-back-after-attempt-at-72k-but-fed-us-data-and-global-rate-cuts-may-bring-new-all-time-highs/?_gl=1*1idazka*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTQ1ODY0MTE2OS4xNzE3OTU0OTMz*_ga_VM3STRYVN8*MTcxNzk1NDkzMi4xLjAuMTcxNzk1NDkzMi4wLjAuMTA4ODEzMTgxMA..
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-network-transaction-fees-temporarily-soar-to-nearly-52
https://bitcoinnews.com/mining/riot-platforms-12-stake-in-bitfarms/
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/robinhood-to-acquire-bitstamp/
https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/uatx-and-unchained-bitcoin-fund/
https://bitcoinnews.com/mining/ocean-mining-pool-el-salvador/
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/michael-saylor-agrees-to-40m-settlement-in-d-c-income-tax-case/
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/why-joe-biden-hates-bitcoin
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/bitcoin-as-a-tool-for-activism

BF118 - Top Bitcoin News - 6/2/24

Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:
New 'opt in' version of chat control mass surveillance bill is making way through the EU council
Senate urged to pass landmark crypto bill after Biden vetoes resolution to overturn SEC rules
Trump becomes first president to accept Bitcoin lightning payments for campaign donations
Samourai devs first court hearing:  prosecution promises 'substantial evidence,' TDev still in Portugal
Japanese DMM Bitcoin exchange hacked for 4503 BTC
Gemini Earn users receive $2.18B of their assets in kind, Winklevoss call Genesis 'old fashioned financial fraud'
Mt. Gox Bitcoin moves will cause no immediate selling pressure:  CryptoQuant
Companies in two capital markets reportedly in negotiations to implement MicroStrategy's Bitcoin business model
Argentina looks to El Salvador for Bitcoin adoption insights
Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "The Government Crackdown on Bitcoin Privacy Tools - A Call to Uphold Decentralization and Privacy"
 
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Mentioned in this week's Podcast:
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/new-version-of-chat-control-mass-surveillance-bill-is-making-way/
https://news.bitcoin.com/senate-urged-to-pass-landmark-crypto-bill-after-biden-vetoes-resolution-to-overturn-sec-rules/
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/trump-becomes-first-president-to-accept-bitcoin-lightning-payments-for-campaign-donations
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/samourai-developers-first-court-hearing/
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/japanese-dmm-bitcoin-exchange-hacked-for-4500-btc/
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gemini-earn-users-get-2-18m-of-their-assets-in-kind/
https://cryptopotato.com/mt-gox-bitcoin-moves-will-cause-no-immediate-selling-pressure-cryptoquant/
https://news.bitcoin.com/companies-in-two-capital-markets-reportedly-in-negotiations-to-implement-microstrategys-bitcoin-business-model/
https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/argentina-bitcoin-el-salvador/
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/the-government-crackdown-on-bitcoin

BF117 - Top Bitcoin News - 5/26/24

Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:
Week in Review (Bitcoin.com)
Donald Trump pledges to stop Biden's anti-crypto agenda, protect Bitcoin, free Ross Ulbricht
Congress overturns SAB 121 ruling - "We are so back"
Is the House's FIT21 bill really the legislation that crypto needs?
US House passes central bank digital currency anti-surveillance state act
Marathon Digital enters renewable energy partnership with Kenyan government
Bitcoin white paper returns to Bitcoin.org following Wright's defeat
Spot Bitcoin ETF inflows equal March record as BTC price heads for $69K
Michael Saylor and Quoth the Raven:  The conundrum of central planning
Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "The Technology Behind Bitcoin:  A Robust Framework for Decentralization."
 
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Mentioned in this week's Podcast:
https://news.bitcoin.com/sec-approves-spot-ether-etfs-jim-rickards-predicts-27k-gold-price-and-more-week-in-review/
https://news.bitcoin.com/donald-trump-pledges-to-stop-bidens-anti-crypto-agenda-protect-bitcoin-free-ross-ulbricht/
https://bitcoinnews.com/legal/congress-sec-ruling-sab-121/
https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2024/05/23/is-the-houses-fit21-bill-really-the-legislation-that-crypto-needs/?_gl=1*vzlhcf*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTIyMjEzMzg0NS4xNzE2NzM2ODk1*_ga_VM3STRYVN8*MTcxNjczNjg5NS4xLjAuMTcxNjczNjg5NS4wLjAuMTI0NDgxNjk2MQ..
https://news.bitcoin.com/us-house-passes-central-bank-digital-currency-anti-surveillance-state-act/
https://cointelegraph.com/news/marathon-digital-kenya-renewable-energy
https://bitcoinnews.com/legal/bitcoin-white-paper-returns/
https://cryptopotato.com/spot-bitcoin-etf-inflows-equal-march-record-as-btc-price-heads-for-69k/
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/michael-saylor-and-quote-the-raven-the-conundrum-of-central-planning
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/the-technology-behind-bitcoin-a-robust

BF116 - Top Bitcoin News - 5/19/24

Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:
Blackrock Bitcoin ETF attracts 414 institutional holders - analyst says IBIT 'blows away record'
Russia and Iran collaborating on single BRICS currency, Iranian ambassador says
Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev sentenced to 64 months in prison in the Netherlands
IBEX Pay suspends services in the United States
US Senate votes to kill SEC Bitcoin accounting policy in a historical vote
Crypto industry rallies behind House bill as it heads toward final vote
Venezuelan authorities announce Bitcoin mining ban, confiscate over 11,000 miners to face the nation's energy crisis
This is how much Bitcoin El Salvador has mined using volcanic energy:  report
The Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Paradox (FUD of the week)
Bitcoin's bullish momentum:  It has 'a lot of room to run'
Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "Understanding Fiat Currency - A Simple Overview"
 
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Mentioned in this week's Podcast:
https://news.bitcoin.com/blackrock-bitcoin-etf-attracts-414-institutional-holders-analyst-says-ibit-blows-away-record/
https://news.bitcoin.com/russia-and-iran-collaborating-on-single-brics-currency-iranian-ambassador-says/
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tornado-cash-developer-alexey-pertsev-sentenced-to-64-months-in-prison-in-the-netherlands/?ref=weekly-digest-newsletter
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ibex-pay-quits-us/?ref=weekly-digest-newsletter
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/us-senate-votes-to-kill-sec-bitcoin-accounting-rule/?ref=weekly-digest-newsletter
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/05/17/crypto-industry-rallies-behind-house-bill-as-it-heads-toward-final-vote/?_gl=1*504fz*_up*MQ..*_ga*ODcwODg5NTAuMTcxNjE1NzE1NA..*_ga_VM3STRYVN8*MTcxNjE1NzE1NC4xLjAuMTcxNjE1NzE1NC4wLjAuMTk2NjIyNjQ1Ng..
https://news.bitcoin.com/venezuelan-authorities-announce-bitcoin-mining-ban-confiscate-over-11000-miners-to-face-the-nations-energy-crisis/
https://cryptopotato.com/this-is-how-much-bitcoin-btc-el-salvador-has-mined-using-volcanic-energy-report/
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/guides/the-bitcoin-ponzi-scheme-paradox
https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/bitcoin-bullish-vwap-oscillator/
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/understanding-fiat-currency