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  1. 1D AGO

    BF205 - Top Bitcoin News - 3/1/26

    🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 205 Date: March 1, 2026 Block Height: 938,901 Moscow Time: 1503 Fees: 1 / 1 / 2   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring entertaining and informative short video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   📝 Featured Substack Bitcoin vs Political Cycles Bitcoin Fortress https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/bitcoin-vs-political-cycles   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (February 22– March 1, 2026)   📰 Market & Macro Tariff Uncertainty Impacts Bitcoin Barron’s https://www.barrons.com/articles/bitcoin-price-crypto-trump-tariffs-xrp-aa97476d Fed Officials See No Urgent Policy Change Reuters https://www.reuters.com/business/two-fed-officials-do-not-see-imminent-need-change-monetary-policy-2026-02-24/ Fed’s Waller on Jobs Data & Policy Pause Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/us/feds-waller-january-jobs-data-an-upside-surprise-if-it-continues-policy-pause-2026-02-23/ OCBC Explores Physical Gold Custody Amid Demand Surge Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/singapores-ocbc-bank-explores-physical-gold-custody-business-institutional-2026-02-25/ 📊 ETF Flows & Institutional Activity Spot Bitcoin ETFs Record Five Straight Weeks of Outflows The Block https://www.theblock.co/post/390706/spot-bitcoin-etfs-notch-five-straight-weeks-of-outflows-for-first-time-since-march-2025 Spot Bitcoin ETFs See $257M Inflows Cointelegraph https://cointelegraph.com/news/spot-bitcoin-etfs-257m-inflows-fbtc-ibit-bitcoin-65k Bitcoin ETFs Post $506M Inflows Bitcoin Magazine https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-etfs-post-half-a-billion-inflows ETF Outflows & Key Support Levels to Watch MarketWatch https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bitcoin-etfs-are-hemorrhaging-billions-heres-what-investors-awaiting-a-crypto-turnaround-should-watch-for-33d31eed 🏢 Corporate Bitcoin & TradFi Integration Strategy Continues Bitcoin Purchases Amid Price Drop MarketWatch https://www.marketwatch.com/story/strategy-shows-no-fear-it-keeps-adding-to-a-losing-bitcoin-position-as-prices-drop-950e8de1 DDC Surpasses 2,000 BTC Treasury Holdings Nasdaq / Business Wire https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/ddc-surpasses-2000-bitcoin-treasury-holdings-additional-80-btc-purchase-2026-02-17 Morgan Stanley Plans Bitcoin Custody, Trading & Lending Bankless Times https://www.banklesstimes.com/articles/2026/02/27/morgan-stanley-plans-to-offer-bitcoin-custody-trading-yield-and-lending/ Banks Expand Regulated Crypto Infrastructure Coin360 https://coin360.com/news/barclays-morgan-stanley-sofi-crypto-stablecoins-custody-solana ⛏ Mining & Infrastructure Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Jumps 15% The Block https://www.theblock.co/post/390599/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-jumps-15-posting-record-absolute-increase-as-hashrate-rebounds-after-us-winter-storm MARA Earnings & AI/Data Center Pivot Investor’s Business Daily https://www.investors.com/news/bitcoin-price-bitcoin-etf-flows-american-bitcoin-earnings-trump-abtc-mara-terawulf-figure/ American Bitcoin Swings to Quarterly Loss Reuters https://www.reuters.com/business/trump-brothers-backed-american-bitcoin-swings-quarterly-loss-amid-crypto-selloff-2026-02-26/ ⚡ Lightning & AI Lightning Network Processes 5,000 Payments in 8 Hours AOL Finance https://www.aol.com/finance/lightning-network-powers-5-000-192300697.html Lightning Labs Rolls Out AI Agent Tools Bitcoin Magazine https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/lightning-labs-rolls-out-ai-agent-tools 🌎 Sovereign Adoption El Salvador Overhauls Bitcoin Education Program Yahoo News https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/el-salvador-overhauls-bitcoin-learning-114206731.html 🏛 Regulation & Markets CFTC Leadership & Prediction Market Oversight Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-michael-selig-prediction-markets-cftc-2026-3 🎧 Bitcoin Podcast Universe Stephan Livera Podcast — SLP724 (Spam Debates) https://stephanlivera.com Stephan Livera Podcast — SLP725 ($1B Lightning Volume) https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/stephan-livera-podcast-707081/episodes/1b-monthly-volume-on-lightning-283911484 Stephan Livera Podcast — SLP726 (Stablecoins & Adoption) https://stephanlivera.com TFTC #721 — AI & Human Skills https://podbay.fm/p/tftc-a-bitcoin-podcast/e/1772290826 Bitcoin Audible — Read_933 https://podscan.fm/podcasts/bitcoin-audible The Bitcoin Standard Podcast — Episode 312 https://thebitcoinstandardpodcast.buzzsprout.com

    24 min

  2. FEB 22

    BF204 - Top Bitcoin News - 2/22/26

    🎙️Bitcoin Fortress Podcast – Episode 204 Date: February 22, 2026 Block Height: 937,854 Moscow Time: 1483 Fees: 1 / 1 / 1   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring entertaining and informative short video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   📝 Featured Substack Post • The Bitcoin Retirement Plan https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinfortress/p/the-bitcoin-retirement-plan-43d   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (February 15–22, 2026) https://www.kucoin.com/news/flash/bitcoin-etf-sees-88-1m-net-inflow-on-feb-20 https://m.economictimes.com/markets/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-hovers-near-68700-as-etf-inflows-decline-caution-rises/articleshow/128408647.cms https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bitcoins-getting-slammed-again-as-number-one-cryptocurrency-loses-nearly-2-000-b5c1cb45 https://www.kiplinger.com/investing/cryptocurrency/603600/bitcoin-etfs-cryptocurrency-funds https://financefeeds.com/strategy-expands-treasury-with-purchase-of-2486-bitcoin-amid-market-volatility/ https://cincodias.elpais.com/criptoactivos/2026-02-18/el-mayor-banco-de-italia-intesa-sanpaolo-apuesta-por-las-criptos-con-80-millones-de-euros-de-exposicion-a-finales-de-2025.html https://www.theblock.co/post/390599/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-jumps-15-posting-record-absolute-increase-as-hashrate-rebounds-after-us-winter-storm https://bitbo.io/news/mining-difficulty-rebounds-us/ https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoins-lightning-network-surpasses https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/stephan-livera-podcast-707081/episodes/monetizing-the-megawatt-with-r-283372270 https://stephanlivera.com https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/stephan-livera-podcast-707081/episodes/bitcoin-spam-debates-with-char-283815855 https://coinstories.libsyn.com/news-block-bitcoin-to-40k-ai-agents-get-wallets-unrealized-gains-taxes-ledn-makes-history https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/coin-stories-with-natalie-brun-1904539/episodes/chris-kline-running-out-of-tim-283639926 https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/coin-stories-with-natalie-brun-1904539/episodes/lyn-alden-gradual-vs-big-print-283361867

    20 min

  3. FEB 15

    BF203 - Top Bitcoin News - 2/15/26

    🎙️Bitcoin Fortress Podcast – Episode 203 February 15, 2026 Block Height: 936,776 Moscow Time: 1455 Fees:  1/1/3   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring short-form video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Featured Substack Post: https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/who-owns-an-ais-bitcoin   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   News (2/8/26-2/15/26): 🟠 Market, Price & ETF Flows • Bitcoin ETFs shed ~$410M amid price slump https://decrypt.co/358008/bitcoin-etfs-shed-410m-amid-btcs-ongoing-slump • Bitcoin falling toward $60,000 could spark liquidation spiral (Bloomberg) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-13/bitcoin-falling-to-60-000-could-spark-fresh-liquidation-spiral • Bitcoin rebounds from $62K dip, consolidates near $70K after long liquidations https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/cryptocurrency/crypto-news/bitcoin-rebounds-from-last-weeks-62k-dip-consolidates-near-70k-after-long-liquidation/articleshow/128100035.cms • What triggered Bitcoin’s February selloff? (VanEck) https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/blogs/digital-assets/matthew-sigel-what-triggered-bitcoins-major-selloff-in-february-2026/ • U.S. equity funds see outflows amid rate uncertainty (macro context) https://www.reuters.com/business/us-equity-funds-see-outflows-rate-cut-uncertainty-ai-worries-2026-02-13/ 🟠 Bitcoin Credit & Collateral • Bitcoin-backed bond sale hit by crypto turbulence (WSJ) https://www.wsj.com/finance/bitcoin-backed-bond-sale-hit-by-crypto-turbulence-f968eddc 🟠 Regulation & Policy • White House crypto meetings + GENIUS Act implementation tracker https://www.paulhastings.com/insights/crypto-policy-tracker/white-house-hosts-crypto-meetings-treasury-secretary-addresses-genius-act-implementation • Crypto industry counters Wall Street bankers with stablecoin principles https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/02/13/crypto-group-counters-wall-street-bankers-with-its-own-stablecoin-principles-for-bill/ • GENIUS Act – Full bill text (Congress.gov) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/394/text • Congress needs to pass crypto legislation (Bitcoin Magazine) https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/congress-needs-to-pass-crypto-legislation 🟠 Builders & Infrastructure • Sparrow Wallet Releases (2.4.0 and updates) https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases • SigBash project https://www.sigbash.com • Amboss Lightning tools https://amboss.space 🟠 Podcast Universe Episodes Referenced • What Bitcoin Did – Joe Consorti https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-crashed-what-comes-next-joe-consorti/id1482455669 • What Bitcoin Did – Checkmate https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-the-bitcoin-bottom-in-checkmate/id1482455669 • What Bitcoin Did – Mark Goodwin https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-epstein-files-what-they-reveal-about-bitcoin/id1482455669 • Stephan Livera Podcast – SLP718 https://stephanlivera.com/episode/718/ • Stephan Livera Podcast – SLP719 https://stephanlivera.com/episode/719/ • Stephan Livera Podcast – SLP721 https://stephanlivera.com/episode/721/ • TFTC – What Comes After Taproot https://tftc.io/tftc-714/ • Rabbit Hole Recap https://tftc.io/category/rabbit-hole-recap/

    22 min

  4. FEB 8

    BF202 - Top Bitcoin News - 2/8/26

    🎙️ The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 202 Date: February 8, 2026 Block Height: 935,617 Moscow Time: 1,416 Fees: 1 /1 / 2   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring short-form video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Featured Substack Post: https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/charitable-remainder-trusts-charitable   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   News (2/1/26-2/8/26): MARKETS / PRICE ACTION Reuters (Feb 5, 2026) – Bitcoin slumps, crypto market tumbles: https://www.reuters.com/business/bitcoin-slumps-with-key-70000-level-sight-2026-02-05/ Reuters (Feb 6, 2026) – Bitcoin rallies, tops $70K: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/bitcoin-cusp-60000-investors-flee-risky-bets-2026-02-06/   ETF FLOWS Yahoo Finance – Spot Bitcoin ETFs ingest $562M in inflows: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/spot-bitcoin-etfs-ingest-562m-134057619.html Investing.com – Bitcoin ETF flows / IBIT outlier: https://www.investing.com/analysis/bitcoin-etf-flows-btc-slides-to-64k-as-ibit-defies-272m-outflows-200674575   MINING / NETWORK The Miner Mag – Difficulty set for biggest drop since 2021: https://theminermag.com/news/2026-02-07/bitcoin-hashprice-difficulty-3 Yahoo Finance – Bitcoin mining difficulty drops ~11%: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-drops-11-171423125.html CoinDesk – Miner stress / production cost framing: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/02/05/bitcoin-trades-20-below-its-production-cost-as-miner-stress-intensifies   EXCHANGE / COUNTERPARTY RISK Reuters – Bithumb mistakenly sends $44B in bitcoin to users: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/crypto-firm-accidentally-sends-44-billion-bitcoins-users-2026-02-07/   US POLICY / REGULATION Reuters (Feb 3, 2026) – White House meeting fails to resolve crypto legislation stalemate: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/white-house-meeting-fails-resolve-us-crypto-legislation-stalemate-2026-02-03/ Financial Times – Stablecoin war: Wall Street vs crypto: https://www.ft.com/content/0fe2232a-4689-4296-b4cd-8c07c326c48c Congress.gov – GENIUS Act text: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/394/text Baker McKenzie – SEC–CFTC crypto coordination meeting: https://blockchain.bakermckenzie.com/2026/02/05/sec-cftc-crypto-coordination-meeting-background-substance-and-implications/   TAX IRS – Prepare to file in 2026 (digital assets reporting): https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/prepare-to-file-in-2026-get-ready-for-tax-season-with-key-updates-essential-tips   EUROPE / MiCA AMF (France) – MiCA transition / wind-down planning: https://www.amf-france.org/en/news-publications/news/amf-reminds-digital-asset-service-providers-transitional-period-allowing-them-continue-providing   US STRATEGIC BITCOIN RESERVE Barron’s – US Bitcoin Reserve value drawdown framing: https://www.barrons.com/articles/trump-bitcoin-reserve-crypto-prices-cf737623

    20 min

  5. FEB 1

    BF201 - Top Bitcoin News - 2/1/26

    🎙️ The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 201 Date: February 1, 2026 Block Height: 934,624 Moscow Time: 1,279 Fees: 1 /1 / 2   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring short-form video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Featured Substack Post: https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/bitcoin-and-the-oregon-trail   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   News (1/25/26-2/1/26): Bitcoin / Macro CoinDesk — Bitcoin plunges under $80,000 as U.S.-Iran attacks deepen https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/01/31/bitcoin-plunges-under-usd80-000-as-u-s-iran-attacks-deepen Reuters — Bitcoin falls below $80,000, continuing decline as liquidity worries mount https://www.reuters.com/business/bitcoin-falls-below-80000-continuing-decline-2026-01-31/ Reuters — Bitcoin slips as Fed chair speculation hits risky assets https://www.reuters.com/business/bitcoin-slips-fed-chair-speculation-hits-risky-assets-2026-01-30/ Bloomberg — Bitcoin plunges below $80,000 as the crypto slide deepens https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-31/bitcoin-plunges-below-80-000-as-the-crypto-slide-deepens ETFs / Flows CoinDesk — U.S.-listed bitcoin, ether ETFs bleed nearly $1 billion in one day https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/01/30/u-s-listed-bitcoin-ether-etfs-bleed-nearly-usd1-billion-in-one-day crypto.news — Bitcoin ETFs extend four-day outflow streak while BTC stalls near $83,000 https://crypto.news/bitcoin-etfs-extend-4-day-outflow-streak-btc-stalls/ Policy / Banking Yahoo Finance — Wall Street banks & crypto leaders meet in Washington with Clarity Act hanging in the balance https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wall-street-banks-crypto-leaders-set-to-meet-in-washington-with-landmark-clarity-act-hanging-in-the-balance-143008155.html Lexology — Senate Agriculture Committee / market structure draft summary https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=9d50d138-ebb6-4912-bc80-9414eefa2a11 OCC Bulletin 2026-1 — Trust bank chartering proposal https://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/bulletins/2026/bulletin-2026-1.html Financial Times — Laser Digital seeks U.S. banking license https://www.ft.com/content/74b07307-d105-4ce4-9f9d-25b35f242a7e Mining CoinDesk — Bitcoin hashrate drops 12% in worst drawdown since China mining ban https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/01/30/bitcoin-hashrate-drops-12-in-worst-drawdown-since-china-mining-ban-cryptoquant Hashrate Index — Roundup (Jan 26, 2026) https://hashrateindex.com/blog/hashrate-index-roundup-january-26-2026/ Corporate Yahoo Finance — Strategy buys 2,932 bitcoin for $264 million https://finance.yahoo.com/news/strategy-buys-2-932-bitcoin-133807369.html Lightning / Tech Protos — It took a decade to fix this Bitcoin Lightning bug https://protos.com/it-took-a-decade-to-fix-this-bitcoin-lightning-bug/ PRNewswire — Amboss unveils RailsX (Lightning-native P2P exchange layer) https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/amboss-unveils-railsx-the-first-lightning-native-dex-for-p2p-bitcoin-and-stablecoin-trading-302669827.html Gold & Silver Friday Carnage Barron’s — Gold and Silver Prices Fall Sharply (Warsh/Fed-chair catalyst) https://www.barrons.com/articles/gold-silver-prices-trump-fed-chair-warsh-cce66577 MarketWatch — Silver suffers biggest drop in decades / panic unwind framing https://www.marketwatch.com/story/silver-heads-for-biggest-drop-in-14-years-with-every-man-and-his-dog-rushing-for-the-exit-081baf5c

    23 min

  6. JAN 25

    BF200 - Top Bitcoin News - 1/25/26

    🎙️ The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 200 Date: January 25, 2026 Block Height: 933,760 Moscow Time: 1,146 Fees: 1 /1 / 3   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring short-form video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Featured Substack Post: https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/the-real-market-structure-is-incentives   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   News (1/18/26-1/25/26): CoinDesk — BTC slips below $88K ahead of Fed week The Block — spot BTC ETFs worst outflow week since Feb 2025 Reuters — Strategy buys ~$2.13B BTC in eight days Financial Times — Galaxy to launch ~$100M crypto hedge fund Reuters — Scaramucci: volatility up, cautiously optimistic on BTC CoinDesk — major U.S. crypto bill “on the move” Lowenstein — Senate draft changes, CFTC authority over digital commodities CoinDesk — hashrate drop / miner capitulation narrative VanEck — mid-January “ChainCheck,” miners pivot toward AI demand Hashrate Index — roundup + hashrate moving averages Protos — Lightning two-party channel liquidity challenges (Pickhardt research) The Guardian — report on Iran central bank using USDT at scale Blockworks — Tether pushes back audit timeline

    20 min

  7. JAN 18

    BF199 - Top Bitcoin News - 1/18/26

    🎙️ The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 199 Date: January 18, 2026 Block Height: 932,830 Moscow Time: 1,049 Fees: 1 /1 / 3   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring short-form video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Featured Substack Post: https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/why-the-system-needs-you-distracted   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   News (1/11/26-1/18/26):   POLICY / REGULATION - US senators introduce long-awaited bill to define crypto market rules (Reuters): https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/us-senators-introduce-long-awaited-bill-define-crypto-market-rules-2026-01-13/ - Senate Banking: Chairman Scott releases bipartisan negotiated market structure bill text: https://www.banking.senate.gov/newsroom/majority/chairman-scott-releases-bipartisan-negotiated-market-structure-bill-text - Senate Banking delays crypto bill after Coinbase CEO opposition (Reuters): https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/coinbase-cannot-support-crypto-bill-current-form-ceo-armstrong-says-2026-01-15/   MARKETS / ETFS - Bitcoin jumps above $97,000 on regulatory optimism (Barron’s): https://www.barrons.com/articles/bitcoin-xrp-ether-crypto-legislation-8cae962e - Bitcoin ETFs see ~$1.42B weekly inflows (crypto.news): https://crypto.news/bitcoin-etfs-see-1-42b-weekly-inflows-ibit-dominates/ - iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) fund stats (BlackRock): https://www.blackrock.com/us/individual/products/333011/ishares-bitcoin-trust-etf   CORPORATE TREASURY - Strategy makes largest Bitcoin purchase since July (CoinDesk): https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/01/12/strategy-makes-largest-bitcoin-purchase-since-july-adds-13-627-btc - Strategy stock jumps as cryptos rally (Barron’s): https://www.barrons.com/articles/mstr-stock-price-strategy-microstrategy-bitcoin-coinbase-1fd70347   STATE / PUBLIC FINANCE - Florida legislators renew push for bitcoin reserve (Yahoo Finance): https://finance.yahoo.com/news/florida-legislators-renew-push-bitcoin-133703293.html   MINING / NETWORK - Bitcoin network difficulty dips slightly in first 2026 adjustment (Yahoo Finance): https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-network-difficulty-dips-slightly-071138201.html - Miner stress read: difficulty slip + profitability pressure (CryptoSlate): https://cryptoslate.com/why-a-small-bitcoin-difficulty-drop-can-mean-big-miner-stress-in-2026/   SECURITY / SCAMS - Hacker steals $282M in hardware wallet social engineering attack (CoinDesk): https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/01/16/hacker-steals-usd282-milion-in-hardware-wallet-social-engineering-attack - Chainalysis: record ~$17B estimated stolen in scams/fraud in 2025 (Chainalysis): https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/crypto-scams-2026/   NARRATIVE / QUANTUM - Jefferies strategist drops bitcoin citing quantum risk (Business Insider): https://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-price-prediction-quantum-computing-risk-cryptography-jefferies-2026-1   PODCAST THEME ANCHORS - Investopedia Express Ep. 277 (Jan 12, 2026): https://www.investopedia.com/the-express-podcast-episode-277-11883706 - The Bitcoin Standard Podcast episode listing (Jan 13, 2026 entry on Apple Podcasts): https://podcasts.apple.com/mz/podcast/308-fiat-money-inflation-the-collapse-of/id1403202032?i=1000744960198 - What Bitcoin Did — Episodes feed: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/episodes - Citadel Dispatch (Podchaser listing / latest): https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/citadel-dispatch-1656796

    20 min

  8. JAN 11

    BF198 - Top Bitcoin News - 1/11/26

    🎙️ The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 198 Date: January 11, 2026 Block Height: 931,866 Moscow Time: 1101 Fees: 1 /2 / 2   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring short-form video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Featured Substack Post: https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/bitcoin-infinite-banking   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (1/4–1/11) - Spot Bitcoin ETF outflows / streak context (CoinDesk): https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/01/09/bitcoin-etf-optimism-fades-as-three-day-outflows-streak-erases-early-month-gains - Spot Bitcoin ETFs pullback / price action (CoinDesk): https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/01/09/bitcoin-pulls-back-to-usd90-000-as-early-friday-rally-attempt-fails - ETF flow roundup (The Block): https://www.theblock.co/post/384997/xrp-etfs-hit-record-weekly-volume-as-bitcoin-ether-funds-face-750-million-in-combined-outflows - Morgan Stanley files for Bitcoin ETF (Reuters): https://www.reuters.com/business/morgan-stanley-files-bitcoin-etf-2026-01-06/ - Senate market structure vote momentum (CoinDesk): https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/01/10/the-senate-moves-toward-a-market-structure-vote-state-of-crypto - BPI policy note (BPI): https://bpi.com/bpinsights-january-10-2026/ - CPI date (Kiplinger): https://www.kiplinger.com/investing/when-is-the-next-cpi-report - Strategy unrealized loss report (Reuters): https://www.reuters.com/business/bitcoin-hoarder-strategy-reveals-1744-billion-unrealized-loss-fourth-quarter-2026-01-05/ - MSCI keeps DATCOs in indexes (FT): https://www.ft.com/content/85b72a87-3ee4-4525-8e23-76af117553c5 - Strategy stock + MSCI decision (Barron’s): https://www.barrons.com/articles/strategy-stock-bitcoin-selloff-msci-63de7e8f - Mining difficulty note (Cointelegraph via TradingView): https://www.tradingview.com/news/cointelegraph%3A4023fee53094b%3A0-bitcoin-mining-difficulty-falls-in-first-adjustment-of-2026/ - Difficulty chart / estimator (CoinWarz): https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/difficulty-chart - Multisig exploit coverage (Yahoo): https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hacker-drains-27m-multi-sig-150113526.html - Samourai Wallet forfeited BTC dispute (Yahoo): https://finance.yahoo.com/news/report-reveals-us-may-sold-000248643.html - Bitcoin Core releases page (Bitcoin Core): https://bitcoincore.org/en/releases/   PODCAST THEMES (examples referenced) - TFTC (Apple Podcasts listing): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tftc-a-bitcoin-podcast/id1292381204 - What Bitcoin Did (Episodes page): https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/episodes - Coin Stories episode with Jeff Booth (Apple Podcasts): https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/jeff-booth-why-prices-rise-but-quality-gets-worse-the/id1569130932?i=1000743981477

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