BF150 - Top Bitcoin News - 1/19/25

Block: 879957  Moscow Time: 953  Fees: 4/5/6

 

Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:

• Block 879835:  Important News of the Week (nobsbitcoin.com)
• Hodler's Digest 1/12-1/18 (cointelegraph.com)
• This week in Bitcoin:  BTC blasts off ahead of Trump inauguration
• IRS to require third party reporting on crypto transactions starting in 2025 (report)
• Trump may be considering SOL, XRP and USDC alongside Bitcoin for an 'America First' strategic reserve
• Microstrategy targeting $2B perpetual preferred stock offering:  Benchmark
• California is working towards embracing Bitcoin
• Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "Freedom Under Fire - The 2025 Laws Redefining Travel and Privacy"

 

Shout out to top boosts of the week on Fountain:

@godsdeth with 536 sats - Thank You Sir!

 

Substack: Bitcoin Fortress

Nostr:  npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5

 

Mentioned in this week's Podcast:

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/879835/

https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/bitcoin-price-target-180k-nfts-plunge-2024-trump-crypto-priorities-hodlers-digest/

https://decrypt.co/301551/this-week-bitcoin-blasts-off-trump-inauguration

https://cryptopotato.com/irs-to-require-third-party-reporting-on-crypto-transactions-starting-in-2025-report/

https://news.bitcoin.com/trump-may-be-considering-sol-xrp-and-usdc-alongside-bitcoin-for-an-america-first-strategic-reserve/

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/01/15/micro-strategy-targeting-2-b-perpetual-preferred-stock-offering-benchmark

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/california-is-working-towards-embracing-bitcoin

https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/freedom-under-fire