BF180 - Top Bitcoin News - 9/7/25

Show Notes — Episode 180

Recorded: September 7, 2025
Block Height: 913,606 | Moscow Time: 899 | Fees: 1/1/1 sats/vB

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Headlines & Source Links

1. SEC's pro-crypto rulemaking agenda & SEC/CFTC coordination
   → Decrypt – SEC ramps up digital asset rule games

2. Registered exchanges can list spot crypto assets
   → Shearman & Sterling insight summary

3. Senate floats crypto market-structure framework
   → CoinDesk – Senate banking proposes federal crypto oversight bill

4. Bitcoin rebounds toward $113K as dominance rises
   → CoinDesk – Bitcoin dominance inches toward two-week high

5. Jobs data whipsaws Bitcoin intraday
   → CoinTelegraph – Bitcoin ignores payroll miss spike

6. Sora Ventures launches $1B BTC fund for Asia corporates
   → CoinTelegraph – Sora Ventures Asia BTC treasury fund

7. Public companies now hold over 1M BTC
   → Cointelegraph – Public companies’ Bitcoin holdings exceed 1M BTC

8. ABTC Nasdaq debut triggers volatility
   → MarketWatch – American Bitcoin surges then pulls back

9. HKU Business School to accept tuition in Bitcoin
   → SCMP – University of Hong Kong considers Bitcoin payments

10. El Salvador plans “Bitcoin Histórico” conference
    → BitcoinNews – El Salvador hosts Bitcoin Histórico

11. Tether brings USDT to Bitcoin via RGB
    → BitcoinNews – Tether launches USDT on Bitcoin RGB

12. Bitcoin Optech #370: splicing, privacy, tapscripts
    → BitcoinOps.org Newsletter 370

13. “Red September” seasonality vs. ETF optimism
    → CoinTelegraph – Will Bitcoin drop in September?
    → Decrypt – ETF flows may save September curse
    → CryptoPotato – Bitcoin breakout brewing?

14. MicroStrategy buys $449M in Bitcoin
    → Bitcoin Magazine – MicroStrategy adds 4,048 BTC

15. Bitplanet launches South Korea’s first BTC treasury
    → BitcoinNews – Bitplanet announces BTC treasury

16. ABTC $2.1B ATM raise plan revealed in filings
    → BitcoinNews – Details of ABTC capital program

17. Block unveils modular Proto mining rig
    → CoinTelegraph – Block develops Proto mining hardware

18. Corporate Bitcoin holdings extend beyond mining companies
    → Cointelegraph – Non-mining public companies start stacking BTC

19. Congress returns; crypto oversight heats up
    → CoinDesk – Crypto policy gets heavy fall calendar

20. Dormant whale wakes up: 80 BTC moves after 13 years
    → Decrypt – Bitcoin from 13 years ago moves for first time

21. Public companies now control 5%+ of BTC supply
    → BitcoinNews – Public entities hold 5% of Bitcoin supply

22. Macro liquidity flows undercut Fed-rate cuts expectations
    → Decrypt – Bitcoin rallies on rate-cut hopes

23. Indian officials jailed for Bitcoin extortion
    → BitcoinNews – India officials sentenced in BTC extortion

24. Universities embracing Bitcoin payments
    → Binance Blog – Universities pioneering BTC use cases

25. Media narratives diverge on market prospects
    → CryptoPotato – Bulls and bears argue Bitcoin’s outlook
    → CoinTelegraph – Crypto markets in September debate

26. ETF inflows remain strong despite volatility
    → Decrypt – ETF money keeps flowing into Bitcoin

27. Op-ed: Why only Bitcoin should be on corporate balance sheets
    → Bitcoin Magazine – Bitcoin-only treasury argument

28. Asian policy tailwinds for Bitcoin adoption
    → BitcoinNews – Asia strengthens BTC regulatory rails

29. Lightning UX upgrades: splicing & privacy
    → BitcoinOps – LDK & CLN enhance Lightning UX

30. Behind the scenes: fuzz-testing and protocol audits
    → BitcoinOps – Security bolstered via testing

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