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  1. 13h ago

    BF229 - The Price is in a Bear Market. Bitcoin Isn’t. - 8/16/26

    🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 229 The Price is in a Bear Market.  Bitcoin Isn't. Date: August 16, 2026 Block Height: 962764 Moscow Time: 1583 Fees: 1 / 1 /1   In this episode: Bitcoin remains stuck in a frustrating bear market, but beneath the price action the network and its surrounding infrastructure continue to strengthen. This week we look at whale accumulation, ETF flows, miner selling, Strategy and the evolving Bitcoin treasury model, the convergence of Bitcoin mining and AI infrastructure, and the emergence of institutional Bitcoin-backed credit. We also examine the latest delay in the CLARITY Act, the SEC’s regulatory push, Tether’s first Big Four audit, growing Wall Street exposure, and another reminder about the importance of privacy and self-custody. Plus, we survey the Bitcoin podcast universe, feature “The Discipline of Enough,” and discuss why sometimes the hardest part of a Bitcoin bear market isn’t price pain—it’s time.   Bitcoin Fortress YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Bitcoin Fortress Substack Featured Post: The Discipline of Enough https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/the-discipline-of-enough   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle The Architecture of Money Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (August 9, 2026 – August 16, 2026) Market Structure & Bitcoin Price Bitcoin stuck as ETF inflows offset selling — CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/11/bitcoin-stuck-as-etf-inflows-offset-selling-but-inflation-data-could-spark-a-move Bitcoin volatility returns to 2026 lows — CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/daybook-us/2026/08/14/volatility-exits-crypto-tradfi-markets-even-as-u-s-iran-risks-linger-sovereign-debt-rises Bitcoin ETFs see first two-day August drawdown — CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/14/bitcoin-slips-as-u-s-inflation-fails-to-spark-gains-etfs-see-august-s-first-two-day-drawdown Bitcoin's strongest hands appear to be accumulating — CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/11/bitcoin-s-strongest-hands-are-back-on-chain-data-show Mining & Energy Public miners add $1.78 billion of selling pressure — CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/12/one-overlooked-group-has-added-usd1-78-billion-of-selling-pressure-to-bitcoin-market Why Bitcoin mining and AI are merging — Bitcoin Magazine https://bitcoinmagazine.com/bitcoin-for-corporations/ai-hyperscalers-are-pricing-bitcoin-miners-off-the-grid-heres-why-its-a-massive-win-win Treasury Companies & Bitcoin Credit Strategy sells Bitcoin for fourth consecutive week — MarketWatch https://www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-500-nasdaq-soft-july-payrolls-fed-hike-trump-iran-war-nuclear-deal/card/bitcoin-takes-a-hit-after-strategy-sells-for-a-4th-straight-week-AlbzdhKbBdQD22vLpLzA Strategy and Metaplanet face possible MSCI index exclusions — CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/14/bitcoin-holders-strategy-and-metaplanet-face-stock-index-exclusion-under-msci-s-new-proposal Strategy responds to MSCI proposal — CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/14/strategy-says-msci-should-measure-markets-not-dictate-corporate-assets Metaplanet introduces BitBonds — CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/13/bitcoin-treasury-company-metaplanet-unveils-bitbonds-with-usd1-3-million-private-debt-sale Bitcoin-backed lending enters institutional era — CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/11/bitcoin-backed-lending-is-entering-its-institutional-era-two-prime Institutional Adoption UBS increases BlackRock IBIT position — Bitcoin Magazine https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/ubs-buys-blackrock-bitcoin-etf Goldman Sachs to acquire NEOS Investments — Bitcoin Magazine https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/goldman-sachs-to-acquire-neos-investments Regulation & Washington CLARITY Act faces long odds after Senate delay — Reuters https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/crypto-bill-faces-long-odds-after-senate-punts-vote-september-2026-08-10/ SEC sets meeting for Regulation Crypto proposal — CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/08/11/u-s-sec-sets-meeting-to-propose-reg-crypto-to-support-certain-digital-assets-offerings SEC later cancels crypto rulemaking meeting — Investopedia https://www.investopedia.com/market-update-bitcoin-falls-as-regulatory-hopes-are-dashed-price-btc-12059975 OCC grants conditional trust charter to World Liberty Financial — Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/us-regulator-approves-bank-charter-trump-backed-crypto-company-world-liberty-2026-08-14/ Stablecoins & Global Adoption Tether completes first KPMG full audit — Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/stablecoin-issuer-tether-says-kpmg-us-has-audited-its-2025-statements-2026-08-14/ Russia proposes regulated retail access to Bitcoin, Ether and USDT — CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/08/12/russia-moves-to-restrict-retail-crypto-trading-to-bitcoin-ether-and-usdt Security Trezor data breach exposes nearly 14,000 customer records — Bitcoin Magazine https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/trezor-data-breach-leaks-customer-info Macro Fed expected to hold following softer July inflation — Reuters https://www.reuters.com/business/traders-stick-narrow-bets-september-fed-hold-after-inflation-data-2026-08-12/ Podcast Universe What Bitcoin Did — The $1 Trillion Bitcoin Loan Market Is Coming | Mauricio Di Bartolomeo https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/ What Bitcoin Did — The Data Says Bitcoin's Bottom Is Already In | Mitchell Askew & John Haar https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/ TFTC Podcast https://www.tftc.io/podcast

  2. Aug 9

    BF228 - The System is Stronger Than the Components - 8/9/26

    🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 228 The System is Stronger Than the Components Date: August 9, 2026 Block Height: 961755 Moscow Time: 1533 Fees: 1 / 2 /2   In this episode: Bitcoin’s resilience gets tested from multiple directions as the fallout from the Coldcard vulnerability deepens, BTCPay Server discloses an active exploit, and BIP-110 produces a minority chain split. We also examine strong ETF inflows, Strategy selling Bitcoin to support its capital structure, miners increasingly using Bitcoin as collateral, and whether the traditional four-year cycle is beginning to break down. On the macro and policy front, a surprisingly weak jobs report shifts rate expectations, the CLARITY Act moves closer to a September Senate vote, and Brazil introduces new restrictions on transfers to self-custody wallets. Plus, we survey the major themes from the Bitcoin podcast universe, feature this week’s essay Living With Intention, and tease what may be coming next from Bitcoin Fortress.   Bitcoin Fortress YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Bitcoin Fortress Substack Featured Post: Living With Intention - Conclusion of the Bitcoin Way of Life Series https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/living-with-intention   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle The Architecture of Money Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (August 2, 2026 – August 9, 2026) Coldcard wallet losses may near $114 million — CoinDesk Bitcoin developers flag 85 critical bugs — CoinDesk BTCPay warns of actively exploited vulnerability — The Block BIP-110 supporters split onto minority Bitcoin chain — The Block Bitcoin and Ether ETFs draw $1.1 billion — The Block Strategy sells another 1,638 BTC — The Block American Bitcoin reports record production and Q2 loss — Reuters MARA pledges 18,750 BTC for $600 million in debt — TFTC First U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF set to close — CoinDesk Why Bitcoin's 500-day rule faces its biggest test — CoinDesk Bitcoin fails to keep pace with record global equities — CoinDesk U.S. unexpectedly loses 23,000 jobs in July — Reuters Senate advances CLARITY Act process — Reuters Brazil tightens transfers to self-custody wallets — Reuters Wells Fargo launches tokenized deposits — CoinDesk Treasury sanctions Iran-linked crypto exchanges — U.S. Treasury Intesa Sanpaolo cuts IBIT stake 94% — CoinDesk

  3. Aug 2

    BF227 - The Bear Market Exposes Everything - 8/2/26

    🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 227 The Bear Market Exposes Everything Date: August 2, 2026 Block Height: 960749 Moscow Time: 1584 Fees: 1 / 3 /3   In this episode: In this episode, we examine how the bear market is exposing weak security assumptions, fragile business models, and hidden leverage across the Bitcoin ecosystem. We cover the Coldcard vulnerability, Strategy’s evolving capital structure and preferred securities, Coinbase’s continuing losses, ETF flows, miner capitulation, the AI pivot, the Federal Reserve, the growing federal debt burden, the CLARITY Act, and the end of BitMEX. We also review the week’s major Bitcoin podcast themes, feature “Building Instead of Extracting,” and discuss all four Bitcoin Fortress books, including the newly released The Architecture of Money.   Bitcoin Fortress YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Bitcoin Fortress Substack Featured Post: Building Instead of Extracting - A Bitcoin Way of Life - Week 11 https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/a-bitcoin-way-of-life-week-11   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle The Architecture of Money Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (July 26, 2026 – August 2, 2026) Security & Self Custody Coldcard vulnerability expands into major bitcoin theft https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/08/02/bitcoin-cold-wallet-attack-spreads-to-4-500-addresses-as-losses-near-usd89-million Initial report on the coordinated attack https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/07/31/major-bitcoin-wallet-flaw-drains-594-btc-in-25-minute-sweep Strategy / Bitcoin Treasury Companies Strategy Q2 2026 Financial Results https://www.strategy.com/press/strategy-announces-second-quarter-2026-financial-results_07-30-2026 Strategy earnings coverage https://www.barrons.com/articles/strategy-earnings-stock-price-ff30d6f8 Markets Coinbase Q2 Earnings https://investor.coinbase.com/ Coinbase reports third consecutive quarterly loss https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/crypto-exchange-coinbase-reports-third-straight-quarterly-loss-trading-slowdown-2026-07-30/ Bitcoin ETF weekly flows https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/27/bitcoin-etfs-record-third-consecutive-weekly-inflows-despite-losses-of-usd465-million-to-end-week NYDIG Quarterly Research https://www.nydig.com/research/q2-2026-review-leverage-not-spot-demand-is-driving-bitcoin-while-value-and-momentum-buyers-wait?utm_source=chatgpt.com Federal Reserve & Macro Federal Reserve July FOMC Statement https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20260729a.htm U.S. Debt Clock (Treasury) https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/datasets/debt-to-the-penny Regulation Latest CLARITY Act analysis https://www.dwt.com/blogs/financial-services-law-advisor/2026/07/senate-updates-crypto-market-bill SEC Crypto Task Force https://www.sec.gov/securities-topics/crypto-task-force?utm_source=chatgpt.com Mining Bitcoin mining difficulty and miner capitulation https://www.bitbase.com/news/bitcoin-miner-capitulation-deepens-as-difficulty-falls-19-9 Ionic Digital Nasdaq debut https://www.reuters.com/technology/bitcoin-miner-ionic-digital-valued-225-billion-after-shares-fall-nasdaq-debut-2026-07-28/ Exchanges HTX sanctioned by the European Union https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/crypto-exchange-htx-included-eus-russia-sanctions-2026-07-24/ BitMEX announces shutdown https://www.reuters.com/business/cryptocurrency-exchange-bitmex-shut-down-2026-07-23/ Bitcoin Podcast Universe What Bitcoin Did https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/ TFTC https://www.tftc.io/podcast Coin Stories https://talkingbitcoin.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

  4. Jul 26

    BF226 - The Grind Continues: Bitcoin, AI Power, CLARITY and the Fight Over BIP 110 - 7/26/26

    🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 225 The Grind Continues: Bitcoin, AI Power, CLARITY and the Fight Over BIP 110 Date: July 26, 2026 Block Height: 959719 Moscow Time: 1544 Fees: 1 / 3 /3   In this episode: In this episode, we examine Bitcoin's steady recovery as institutional ETF inflows improve and the market begins to stabilize despite rising oil prices, elevated real yields, and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty. We explore the growing convergence between Bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence infrastructure, the evolving economics of Bitcoin treasury companies, and the latest developments surrounding the CLARITY Act in Washington. We also dive into the spirited debate over BIP 110 and Bitcoin governance, recap the most insightful conversations from the Bitcoin podcast universe, feature Week 10 of A Bitcoin Way of Life, and share an update on all four Bitcoin Fortress books—including a teaser for what's coming next.   Bitcoin Fortress YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Bitcoin Fortress Substack Featured Post: Hope Without Illusion - A Bitcoin Way of Life - Week 10 https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/a-bitcoin-way-of-life-week-10   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle The Architecture of Money Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (July 19, 2026 – July 26, 2026) Bitcoin market and macro Bitcoin Rally Faces Key Test at $68,000 — CoinDesk Optimistic Signals Meet a $68,000 Wall — The Block Bitcoin Hits One-Month High Above $66,000 — CoinDesk Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF Nears $400 Million — Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Bulls Face a Historic Real-Yield Test — CoinDesk Bitcoin Retreats as Oil Tops $85 — CoinDesk Bitcoin Wilts as Oil and Rates Rise — CoinDesk VanEck Mid-July 2026 Bitcoin ChainCheck — VanEck Mining, AI, and treasury companies Hut 8 Signs $9.8 Billion AI Data-Center Lease — Reuters Big Tech’s AI Backstops and TeraWulf — Financial Times Smarter Web Company Sells Bitcoin to Repay Debt — Bitcoin Magazine Strategy Bitcoin Sales Highlight Treasury-Company Pressure — Reuters Jack Mallers Steps Down at Twenty One Capital — The Block CLARITY Act and public policy Fidelity Backs the CLARITY Act — Bitcoin Magazine Senator Warren’s Statement on the Revised CLARITY Act — Senate Banking Committee Progressives Pressure Senator Gillibrand Over Crypto Bill — Axios State Department Freedom Technology Program — Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Magazine News: Goldman Sachs, Kazakhstan and CLARITY Developments Bitcoin protocol and podcast universe Stephan Livera Podcast 757: Lyn Alden on BIP 110 and Fiscal Dominance Stephan Livera Podcast 758: Daniel Buchner on BIP 110 Rabbit Hole Recap 417: The Grind Continues

  5. Jul 19

    BF225 - Top Bitcoin News - 7/19/26

    🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 225 Date: July 19, 2026 Block Height: 958758 Moscow Time: 1547 Fees: 1 / 3 /4   In this episode: In Episode 225 of The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast, we examine one of the most consequential weeks for Bitcoin in recent months. We unpack the macro forces driving Bitcoin's price action, including cooler inflation data, Federal Reserve policy, and renewed geopolitical tensions. We take a deep dive into Strategy's Bitcoin sales and what they reveal about the emerging Bitcoin treasury-company model, explore the growing debate surrounding BIP-110 and the future of Bitcoin governance, and review important developments in regulation, institutional adoption, and global digital-asset policy. We also discuss the week's biggest themes from the Bitcoin podcast universe, including whether the traditional four-year cycle is evolving into a broader capital cycle, before featuring this week's Substack essay, A Bitcoin Way of Life – Week 9. As always, the focus is on cutting through the noise and helping you better understand the long-term forces shaping Bitcoin and the future of money.   Bitcoin Fortress YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Bitcoin Fortress Substack Featured Post: A Bitcoin Way of Life - Week 9 https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/a-bitcoin-way-of-life-week-9   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle The Architecture of Money Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (July 12, 2026 – July 19, 2026) News and Research Bitcoin Price Jumps Over $65,500 on Soft Inflation Data — Bitcoin Magazine https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/bitcoin-price-jumps-over-65500 Federal Reserve Racing to Release Stablecoin Rules — Barron’s https://www.barrons.com/livecoverage/fed-kevin-warsh-congress-testimony/card/fed-racing-to-release-stablecoin-rules-NO4hQNFK01hHRF8t9jpV Bitcoin Falls Under $63,000 on U.S.-Iran Strikes and China Tensions — Bitcoin Magazine https://www.barrons.com/livecoverage/stock-market-news-today-071326/card/bitcoin-falls-as-new-round-of-u-s-and-iran-attacks-weigh-wvyBaTc7iWGOSaqYGNi2 Bitcoin Reclaims $65,000 as Inflation Cools and ETF Inflows Return — Investopedia https://www.investopedia.com/bitcoin-clawed-its-way-back-over-usd65-000-here-s-why-and-what-to-know-now-12019866 Strategy Bitcoin Sales Shine Light on Faltering Treasury Companies — Reuters https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/strategy-bitcoin-sales-shine-light-faltering-crypto-hoarding-companies-2026-07-13/ Foundry Asks Bitcoin Miners to Vote on BIP-110 — Bitcoin Magazine https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/foundry-asks-bitcoin-miners-vote-bip-110 Michael Saylor Calls BIP-110 a Bad Idea — CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/07/19/bitcoin-s-biggest-advocate-michael-saylor-says-new-plan-to-clean-up-the-blockchain-is-a-bad-idea BIP-110 Background, Proposal and Technical Analysis https://bip110.org/articles CLARITY Act Passage Odds Fall as Senate Delay Continues — CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/17/polymarket-traders-cut-clarity-act-passage-odds-to-record-low-as-senate-delay-drags-on Trump Meets Senators in Push for CLARITY Act — Barron’s https://www.barrons.com/articles/coinbase-global-cryptocurrency-trump-senate-8a5e43ac U.S. Government Moves Seized Bitcoin and Ether to Coinbase Prime — CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/14/u-s-government-moves-usd288-million-in-seized-bitcoin-ether-to-coinbase-prime Japan Reclassifies Cryptocurrency as Financial Assets — Reuters https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/japan-recognise-cryptocurrency-financial-assets-nhk-says-2026-07-15/ Japan’s New Crypto Rules, Tax Framework and Potential ETFs — CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/15/japan-reclassifies-crypto-as-a-financial-asset-paves-way-for-tax-cuts FATF Warns Organized Crime Is Exploiting Crypto Regulatory Gaps — Reuters https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/organised-crime-groups-move-billions-through-crypto-global-financial-crime-2026-07-16/ T. Rowe Price Debuts ETF With Bitcoin and Crypto Exposure — Bitcoin Magazine https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/t-rowe-price-debuts-new-bitcoin-etf Crypto.com Secures $400 Million Citadel Securities Investment — Bitcoin Magazine https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/citadel-securities-invests-400-million-cryptocom-20-billion-valuation-2026-07-16/ Cloudflare x402 Integration Opens Door for Bitcoin AI Micropayments — Bitcoin Magazine https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/cloudflare-x402-integration-opens-door-for-bitcoin-in-ai-agent-micropayments SBI Holdings Acquires Majority Stake in Coinhako — Bitcoin Magazine https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/sbi-holdings-takes-majority-stake-coinhako?utm_source=chatgpt.com Keel Infrastructure Consolidates Bitcoin Mining Sites Into AI Campus — Bitcoin Magazine https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/keel-infrastructure-to-consolidate Podcast Universe The End of the 4-Year Bitcoin Cycle — Why the Capital Cycle Is Next, with Alex Leishman https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/bitcoin-magazine-podcast/id1459884105 Robinhood Chain, Onchain Lending and Bitcoin’s BIP-110 Debate — Galaxy Grid https://www.galaxy.com/insights/podcasts/galaxy-grid/robinhood-chain-onchain-lending-and-bitcoin-s-bip-110-debate Why Bitcoin’s Lack of Yield Keeps Straining Treasury Companies — Unchained https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/why-bitcoins-lack-of-yield-keeps-straining-its/id1123922160?i=1000775267617 Why Bitcoin Sovereignty Beats ETF Convenience — Bitcoin for Corporations Show https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/bitcoin-magazine-podcast/edc38ec0-5088-0137-f266-1d245fc5f9cf

  6. Jul 12

    BF224 - Top Bitcoin News - 7/12/26

    🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 224 Date: July 12, 2026 Block Height: 957731 Moscow Time: 1560 Fees: 1 / 1 /1   In this episode: In this episode of The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast, we examine why Bitcoin’s price may be stuck in one of its longest consolidations while the network’s underlying infrastructure continues to strengthen. We cover the latest ETF flows, Strategy’s Bitcoin sale and what it means for corporate treasury models, the CLARITY Act, the new U.S. CBDC ban, quantum-computing preparedness, privacy advancements, global adoption, and the biggest themes from the Bitcoin podcast universe. The bear market may be testing conviction, but the long-term foundations of Bitcoin continue to advance.   Bitcoin Fortress YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Bitcoin Fortress Substack Featured Post: A Bitcoin Way of Life - Week 8 https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/a-bitcoin-way-of-life-week-8   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle The Architecture of Money Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (July 5, 2026 – July 12, 2026) Market structure, price and ETF flows Bitcoin’s $60,000–$70,000 range becomes its third-longest consolidation U.S. Bitcoin ETFs break a ten-day negative streak Analysts say holder capitulation may signal a late-stage bear market Bitcoin’s July gains face weak U.S. demand Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their worst month since launch in June The behavioral mistake hurting Bitcoin ETF investors Strategy, digital credit and corporate Bitcoin Strategy sells 3,588 Bitcoin for approximately $216 million Strategy reports an $8.3 billion quarterly loss Strategy sells Bitcoin after announcing its new capital playbook Metaplanet explores Bitcoin-backed digital credit in Japan Metaplanet announces its Bitcoin-backed credit study Washington, regulation and financial control New Senate CLARITY Act draft may arrive within days The CLARITY Act and Congress’s approaching summer deadline Four-year Federal Reserve CBDC prohibition becomes law Housing legislation containing the CBDC prohibition passes into law SEC prepares its Regulation Crypto proposal New Hampshire rejects a $100 million Bitcoin-backed municipal bond Additional details on the rejected New Hampshire Bitcoin bond Security, quantum risk and privacy Crypto firms prepare for the quantum-computing threat BitGo announces quantum-risk management controls BitGo adds quantum-risk controls to Bitcoin custody SLP 753 — Dan Gould on Payjoin and Bitcoin privacy Global adoption and financial infrastructure Russia’s Alfa-Bank plans Bitcoin trading and custody Swift launches a blockchain ledger with 17 banks Japan’s domestic-investment push may support Bitcoin and gold Bitcoin podcast universe Stephan Livera Podcast SLP 753 — Payjoin DevKit with Dan Gould SLP 752 — Fedimint, community custody and Bitcoin in South Africa

  7. Jul 5

    BF223 - Top Bitcoin News - 7/5/26

    🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 223 Date: July 5, 2026 Block Height: 956807 Moscow Time: 1598 Fees: 1 / 1 /2   In this episode: In this episode, we cover Bitcoin’s latest stress test: Strategy’s capital stack, weak ETF flows, miner pressure, macro volatility, and the broader question of discipline in a noisy market. We also look at this week’s Bitcoin podcast themes, feature A Bitcoin Way of Life — Week 7: Discipline Without Force, and connect it all back to building a stronger Bitcoin fortress over time.   Bitcoin Fortress YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Bitcoin Fortress Substack Featured Post: A Bitcoin Way of Life - Week 7 https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/a-bitcoin-way-of-life-week-7   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle The Architecture of Money Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (June 28, 2026 – July 5, 2026) Market and Macro Bitcoin price near low $60,000s — CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/price/bitcoin Bitcoin price and market data — CoinMarketCap https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/bitcoin/ Weak jobs data helped Bitcoin reclaim $62K — Seeking Alpha https://seekingalpha.com/news/4609678-weak-job-data-handed-bitcoin-a-lifeline-btc-price-reclaims-62k-who-else-helped Dollar weakens after jobs report — Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/yen-consolidates-ahead-of-u-s-nonfarm-payrolls-report-94a64c4a Gold heads for worst quarter in 13 years — Reuters https://www.reuters.com/business/gold-set-fourth-monthly-fall-bets-fed-rate-hikes-2026-06-30/ Strategy / MSTR / STRC Strategy enterprise value falls below Bitcoin holdings — Reuters https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/strategys-valuation-falls-below-bitcoin-holdings-crypto-sentiment-sours-2026-06-29/ Strategy financial overhaul — Barron’s https://www.barrons.com/articles/mstr-stock-buybacks-bitcoin-sales-f197e065 Strategy insiders buy STRC — Barron’s https://www.barrons.com/articles/strategy-strc-preferred-stock-insider-buying-12b9ea17 Strategy buybacks and Bitcoin monetization program — CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/29/saylor-s-strategy-initiates-buybacks-bitcoin-monetization-program-lifts-strc-dividend ETFs, Sentiment, and Flows Bitcoin ETF record outflow streak — Decrypt https://decrypt.co/price/bitcoin Bitcoin ETF inflows return as exchange deposits spike — Decrypt https://decrypt.co/372744/bitcoin-53k-exchange-deposits-jump-analysts-warn-increased-volatility Coinbase Bitcoin premium negative streak — Stocktwits https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/cryptocurrency/coinbase-bitcoin-premium-negative-record-streak/cZmL9HzR7kL Citi cuts Bitcoin target — Bitcoin Magazine https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/citi-slashes-bitcoin-target-to-82000 Fidelity outlines factors that could end Bitcoin winter — Bitcoin Magazine https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/fidelity-5-factors-bitcoin-crypto-winter Mining and Network Bitcoin mining energy and accidental forks study coverage — Live Science https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/dead-end-bitcoin-mining-wastes-as-much-energy-as-switzerlands-entire-hydropower-generation-capacity Bitcoin mining difficulty drops 10.09% — Yahoo Finance https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-drops-10-092553340.html Treasury Companies and Bitcoin Equities Public companies bought more Bitcoin than miners produced — SpendNode https://www.spendnode.io/blog/public-companies-bitcoin-buying-double-mined-supply-july-2026/ American Bitcoin reverse split — Bitcoin Magazine https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/trump-backed-american-bitcoin-july-2 Dave Portnoy Bitcoin timing story — CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/05/barstool-s-portnoy-plans-to-hold-bitcoin-down-to-zero-after-timing-it-wrong-every-time Podcast Universe The Bitcoin Layer — Has Bitcoin Lost Its Narrative? https://podcasts.apple.com/ke/podcast/has-bitcoin-lost-its-narrative-fernando-nikolic/id1482455669?i=1000775361679 New Era Finance — Michael Saylor: They Want You To Sell Bitcoin https://podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/michael-saylor-they-want-you-to-sell-bitcoin/id1781211657?i=1000774835582 MSTR Today — Bitcoin’s New Weapon: How MSTR Is Winning https://podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/bitcoins-new-weapon-how-mstr-is-winning/id1782689243?i=1000775002163 MSTR Today — MSTR’s $733 Million Problem Wall Street Isn’t Talking About https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/mstrs-%24733-million-problem-wall-street-isnt-talking-about/id1782689243?i=1000775336147 51 Insights — Jeff Booth on Bitcoin as protocol https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/51-insights-whats-next-in-digital-asset-ai-and-business/id1745570063 Bitcoin Magazine Podcast — Ryan Long on Bitcoin culture https://podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/bitcoin-magazine-podcast/id1459884105

  8. Jun 28

    BF222 - Top Bitcoin News - 6/28/26

    🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 222 Date: June 28, 2026 Block Height: 955830 Moscow Time: 1680 Fees: 1 / 1 /2   In this episode: Bitcoin is weak, but the monetary thesis is getting stronger. In Episode 222, we look at ETF outflows, Strategy pressure, the return of four-year-cycle anxiety, stablecoins becoming a banking and geopolitical battleground, the Fed’s quiet liquidity plumbing, the U.S.-Iran oil-dollar waiver, and why Bitcoin still stands apart as neutral money in a world of increasingly managed money.   Bitcoin Fortress YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Bitcoin Fortress Substack Featured Post: A Bitcoin Way of Life - Week 6 https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/a-bitcoin-way-of-life-week-6   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle The Architecture of Money Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (June 21, 2026 – June 28, 2026) Bitcoin / Markets Investopedia — Bitcoin’s rough 2026 and second-half outlook https://www.investopedia.com/what-to-expect-from-bitcoin-crypto-in-the-second-half-2026-11990861 Decrypt — 21Shares says Bitcoin has not broken the four-year cycle https://decrypt.co/371985/bitcoin-hasnt-broken-4-year-cycle-yet-21shares CoinDesk — Strategy should pause Bitcoin buying, CryptoQuant says https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/24/strategy-should-pause-its-bitcoin-buying-and-rebuild-cash-cryptoquant-says CoinDesk — Strategy’s Bitcoin purchase fails to stir BTC price https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/09/strategy-s-bitcoin-purchase-fails-to-stir-btc-price Stablecoins / Banking / CBDCs The Guardian — Community banks fight stablecoin legislation https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/28/crypto-v-community-local-lenders-fight-stablecoins-law OCC — GENIUS Act BSA and sanctions compliance standards https://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/bulletins/2026/bulletin-2026-28.html Federal Register — Stablecoin issuer AML/CFT and sanctions rulemaking https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/24/2026-12692/permitted-payment-stablecoin-issuer-anti-money-launderingcountering-the-financing-of-terrorism-and Reuters — Bank of England softens stablecoin rules https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/bank-england-softens-stablecoin-rules-final-framework-2026-06-22/ BIS — Stablecoins fall short as money https://www.bis.org/press/p260623.htm Rep. Tom Emmer — Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act sent to Senate https://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/whip-emmer-s-cbdc-ban-legislation-sent-to-senate Macro / Dollar / Geopolitics Reuters — NY Fed official downplays asset-buying language https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/ny-fed-official-plays-down-new-fomc-language-ample-reserves-system-2026-06-24/ Federal Reserve — June 17 FOMC statement https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20260617a.htm Reuters — U.S. authorizes Iranian oil sales amid peace talks https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-issues-iran-related-general-license-oil-sales-2026-06-22/ WSJ — U.S. allows Iran to sell oil in dollars https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/vance-says-iran-agreed-to-allow-nuclear-inspectors-back-in-209db17c Mining / Energy / AI TechRadar — Former crypto mining sites converted into AI cloud facilities https://www.techradar.com/pro/cracks-in-the-crypto-world-this-top-data-center-provider-is-spending-usd500-million-to-turn-former-cryptomining-sites-into-ai-cloud-facilities Data Center Dynamics — AiOnX acquires Genesis Digital Assets stake https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/aionx-completes-500m-genesis-digital-assets-deal-will-pivot-crypto-data-centers-to-ai/

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