BF214 - Top Bitcoin News - 5/3/26

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 214

Date: May 3, 2026
Block Height: 947751
Moscow Time: 1269
Fees: 1 / 1 / 2

 

In this episode:
We break down the biggest Bitcoin stories from April 26 to May 3, 2026, including key announcements from the Bitcoin 2026 conference in Las Vegas, growing institutional adoption, Bitcoin-backed lending and payments, mining and AI trends, and shifting regulatory signals. We connect it all back to a bigger theme: Bitcoin as a new monetary architecture built on rules, scarcity, and self-custody—contrasting sharply with the debt-driven fiat system.

 

Bitcoin Fortress YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ

 

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Bitcoin vs Monetary Architecture
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/bitcoin-vs-monetary-architecture

 

Bitcoin Fortress Books:

• Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners

• Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning

• The Bitcoin Lifestyle

• The Architecture of Money

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NEWS (April 26, 2026 – May 3, 2026)

Bitcoin 2026 Conference
https://2026.b.tc/

SEC and CFTC Signal Regulatory Reset
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/sec-cftc-chiefs-signal-new-day-for-crypto

DOJ and FBI Refocus on Crypto Crime, Not Developers
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-isnt-going-anywhere-fbi-discuss

Bitcoin Self-Custody as a Civil Liberty
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-self-custody-framed-civil-liberty

Block Revamps Bitcoin Ecosystem with Bitkey and Square
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/block-bitcoin-ecosystem-with-bitkey-wallet

Strike Announces Bitcoin Lending Proof-of-Concept
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/strike-ceo-jack-mallers-bitcoin-conference

Aven Launches Bitcoin-Backed Visa Card
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/aven-launches-bitcoin-backed-visa-card

Bitcoin Loans and Homeownership
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/how-bitcoin-backed-loans-homeownership

Steak ’n Shake Says Bitcoin Payments Cut Processing Costs
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-is-fueling-steak-n-shake-comeback

MARA Launches Bitcoin-Focused Foundation
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/mara-launches-bitcoin-focused-foundation

Galoy Expands Bitcoin-Native Banking Platform
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/galoy-pushes-deeper-into-u-s-banking

Paystand Launches USDb on Bitcoin Layers
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/paystand-launches-usdb-stablecoin-on-bitcoin-layers-for-100t-b2b-payments

Strategy Buys 3,273 More Bitcoin
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/27/michael-saylor-s-strategy-buys-3-273-bitcoin-as-it-inches-closer-to-its-1-million-target

Riot Platforms, AMD, and Bitcoin Mining/Data Centers
https://www.investors.com/news/riot-platforms-stock-earnings-bitcoin-miner-data-center-amd-contract-capacity/

House Republicans Warn Bitcoin Weakness Benefits China
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/house-republicans-bitcoin-weakness-china

Stablecoin Legislation Compromise
https://www.barrons.com/articles/crypto-bill-stablecoin-yields-coinbase-clarity-act-tillis-alsobrooks-78dd5028

Stephan Livera Podcast — Open Source Funding
https://stephanlivera.com/

Jack Mallers Show
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jack-mallers-show/id1695949365