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Topics for today: AI agents cut Bitcoin quantum attack benchmark 86% Metaplanet cuts executive reward pool 41% India tokenizes bonds with digital rupee settlement Bitcoin slips as PPI and bond yields rise Blockstream rejects Liquid hackers’ ransom demand CLARITY Act updates DeFi and credit union rules AI CEO bots battle over the AI race Circle P:SoapMinerTallow Soap https://soapminer.com/ Discount code: Use “BITCOINAND” in the Cart’s Coupon Code box for 10% off total purchase Today’s Articles covering bitcoin news, economic news, technology, and regulation: https://decrypt.co/377948/morning-minute-ai-agents-cut-btc-quantum-attack-benchmark-by-86 https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/09/11/metaplanet-cuts-executive-reward-pool-by-41-extinguishes-usd220-million-in-value https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/09/11/india-starts-tokenizing-usd620-billion-corporate-bond-market-with-digital-rupee-settlement https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-falls-on-us-ppi-overshoot-as-30-year-bond-yield-hits-new-19-year-high https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockstream-rejects-ransom-liquid-hackers-return-bitcoin https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/09/10/new-clarity-act-text-tweaks-defi-credit-union-provisions-but-road-ahead-for-bill-remains-murky https://decrypt.co/377898/sam-altman-elon-musk-zuckerberg-ai-bots Get Your Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here:https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhYAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-newsYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs\_7iLDtleV0rZFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-6ae62e63-6b74-4d39-8e57-33e1eab421ae.ico)Fountain: Podcasts & Music![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/639247340887215920Ep1391-692ea8cb-1339-40f5-99ce-c1f3cb83876c.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/bs84OZ6jQcdads6j475o?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) India is moving corporate bonds onto tokenized rails connected to its digital rupee. We are taking systems that were already complicated and giving them AI, automation and eventually quantum computing. Nobody knows what anything costs now so just wait until we have a thousand AI agents inventing and deploying financial derivatives nobody understands around things nobody understands. But none of that was the story that really got me thinking. That came at the end of today's show, when I ran across a guy named Kun Chen who decided to distill himself into an AI. Chen had a practical problem. His AI agents kept coming back to him whenever they did not know what decision to make. So instead of continuing to answer the same kinds of questions, he started encoding his judgment. He built files describing his opinions, the tools he uses, how he approaches problems, how he researches things and even how he writes. In other words, he started taking pieces of Kun Chen and turning them into markdown files. Then an AI could load those files and make decisions that were hopefully a little more like the decisions Kun himself would make. He even published the framework. That part is interesting enough by itself. Then he did it to other people. Chen built AI versions of Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Dario Amodei and Mark Zuckerberg using their public interviews, testimony, blog posts, social media and other material. Then he stuck the four artificial personalities into a room and had them argue about AI. And yes, they argued. That is amusing, but I honestly do not care very much about what the fake Elon Musk said to the fake Sam Altman. I would never take one of these bots, show it a car I was thinking about buying and assume its answer was genuinely what Elon Musk would tell me. That is not the interesting part. The interesting part is that Chen could build the thing at all. Think about how much of yourself you leave behind in the things you create. Suppose you are 50 years old and you have been writing since high school. You have essays, emails, articles, social media posts, recordings, interviews, maybe decades of professional work. Whether you meant to or not, you are in that material. Your values are in there. Your sense of humor is in there. Your preferences are in there. The way you solve problems is in there. How you respond when somebody disagrees with you is in there. Humans shape the things we make because we cannot help it. If enough of those artifacts survive, AI can begin working backward from the artifacts toward the person who created them. It will not reconstruct your soul. I am not suggesting that for one second. When somebody dies, whatever you believe happens to that person afterward is a completely separate question. But the artifacts remain, and those artifacts may contain enough information to reconstruct some recognizable portion of a personality. Right now I think of these AI personality bots like a tiny thumbnail image. If the original image is 1,400 by 1,400 pixels and somebody gives you a 128-by-128 thumbnail, you can recognize what you are looking at, but blow it up and everything gets fuzzy fast. That is probably where we are with personality reconstruction. Low resolution. But technology has this irritating habit of increasing resolution. So what happens at 4K? That is where this gets ethically weird. What happens when somebody clones you without asking? What if the reconstruction becomes good enough that your family says, “Yeah, that sounds exactly like him”? What if somebody takes that version of you and makes it do things you would find disgusting? Chen put four AI executives into a debate. Fine. What if somebody puts high-resolution personality reconstructions into a virtual cage match and tells them to kill each other? They are still software. I understand that. But they are software deliberately constructed to reproduce identifiable real human beings. Somewhere between a crude chatbot wearing an Elon Musk name tag and an extraordinarily detailed reconstruction of Elon Musk, there is probably a line. I have no idea where that line is, and I am pretty sure nobody else does either. Then consider the opposite use. Your husband or wife dies and you are nearing the end of your own life. You have thirty years of their emails, photographs, home videos, voice recordings and messages. Maybe you would rather spend your last six months talking to an imperfect reconstruction of that person than sitting alone. Is that wrong? I do not know. It could be enormously comforting. It could also be psychologically disastrous. And who gets to decide? Does the dead person have to consent before death? Does the surviving spouse get to decide? Can the children build DadBot because they miss him? Can a company build one because his public material happens to be available on the internet? Those are not science-fiction questions anymore. The current versions may be fuzzy thumbnails, but the basic distillation process already exists. And that is what bothers me more than four billionaire chatbots fighting about artificial intelligence. We are getting very good at building the technology before we have even finished identifying the questions the technology creates. The real issue is no longer whether pieces of a human personality can be extracted from the artifacts that person leaves behind. Apparently they can. 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Today I cover Nasdaq’s $100 million investment in Kraken parent Payward, Scott Bessent’s push for Senate action on the CLARITY Act, Steak ’n Shake’s claimed sales growth since adopting Bitcoin, hardware wallet phishing alerts, and the growing quantum computing debate around Bitcoin security. I also look at Hunter Biden’s LAPTOP memecoin crash and a BIS warning about debt-fueled AI investment and global financial stability.Topics for today:Hunter Biden LAPTOP Memecoin CrashBessent Pushes CLARITY Act VoteNasdaq Invests $100M in PaywardSteak ’n Shake Bitcoin GrowthTrezor and BitBox Phishing AlertsBIS Warns About AI DebtIonQ Quantum Computing and BitcoinCircle P:Bitcoin Beanshttps://www.bitcoinbeans.co/https://primal.net/BitcoinBeansBitcoin Beans takes proof of work from the mine to your mug. Regeneratively grown Colombian cacao, hand selected by farmers paid in Bitcoin, lab tested for purity, and priced in sats. This is whole-bean cacao, not candy. 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He launches a coin called LAPTOP and the thing crashes roughly 95% in its first hour. The laptop crashed. You could not write the joke any better. And I have absolutely no intention of buying this thing. I would not recommend anybody else buy it either. But I have to admit there is something interesting about how this was constructed. The allocations, the prediction-based token burns, the airdrops, the public statements about founders not selling all give the appearance of something that wants desperately to be taken seriously while simultaneously being a meme coin named after Hunter Biden’s laptop. These memecoins have become elaborate pieces of fiction with real money attached. The better the story, the more convincing the production, the easier it becomes to forget that you are participating in the fiction. At the same time, the adults who used to laugh at all of this are walking directly into the building. Nasdaq Ventures is investing $100 million in Payward, Kraken’s parent company, while the companies work on Nasdaq Equity Tokens. And these are not being pitched merely as synthetic price exposure. The plan is to move actual equities onto rails that do not close while preserving shareholder rights. That matters. There was a time when people pointed at Bitcoiners and laughed. Now Nasdaq is writing nine-figure checks into the infrastructure surrounding this market. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is publicly pushing the Senate to move crypto market structure legislation forward and talking about American leadership, allies and adversaries while quoting Satoshi Nakamoto. I do not know what timeline we ended up in, but I am pretty sure the laughing part is over. That does not mean we should start believing every pro-Bitcoin headline we see. Steak ’n Shake says it has enjoyed double-digit same-store sales growth since adopting Bitcoin, with franchise-partner same-store sales recently up 19%. Great. I like Steak ’n Shake. I like Bitcoin. I like Bitcoin being used over Lightning. But those facts do not prove Bitcoin caused 19% sales growth. Maybe it helped. I hope it did. But maybe they are also running better restaurants, making better deals with suppliers, advertising effectively and selling food people actually want to eat. Bitcoiners should be especially careful about believing something simply because we want it to be true. If we demand skepticism from everybody else, we need some for ourselves too. That same skepticism matters when we move into the AI story. BIS chief Pablo Hernández is warning that major AI companies are spending enormous amounts of capital, increasingly relying on debt and private credit, with financing arrangements that can be opaque and interconnected. He points to earlier investment manias involving canals, railroads, electrification and the dot-com era. Companies can spend themselves straight into bankruptcy building infrastructure before the profits arrive. But bankruptcy does not make useful infrastructure disappear. During the internet boom, companies laid absurd amounts of fiber because everybody thought the money was going to arrive immediately. Some of those companies got wrecked. The fiber did not evaporate. We use it all today. Railroads were overbuilt but the tracks still moved things; it just moved them a little later. Infrastructure can outlive the bad investment thesis that paid for it. So I am less interested in another “the sky is falling” warning than I am in why the world’s central banking institution feels the need to plant its flag in the AI conversation in the first place: because financial institutions want a permanent seat at that table. Then we get to quantum, and IonQ says its Superion 256 platform is bringing trapped-ion quantum computing into a system designed around semiconductor manufacturing and eventual scale. Maybe they can do exactly what they say. I still want to see it before I swallow every marketing claim. But suppose quantum computing eventually becomes powerful enough to seriously threaten modern cryptography. If your immediate reaction is, “Oh no, Bitcoin,” you are thinking way too small. Banking, identity, communications, government systems, corporate systems and huge pieces of the internet all depend on cryptography. Bitcoin would not be standing alone in the blast radius. The more interesting question is not whether we should panic. It is how much of our lives we should allow to become dependent on systems that we personally cannot repair, inspect or operate without somebody else’s permission. That brings me to something a listener - Permanerd - brought up in a boost: the eight forms of capital used in permaculture thinking. Financial capital is only one. There is also: 1. social capital 2. material capital 3. living capital 4. intellectual capital 5. experiential capital 6. cultural capital 7. spiritual capital Think about that for a second. Your friends are capital. Your skills are capital. Your soil is capital. Knowing how to repair something is capital. Knowing how to grow food is capital. Having a community with shared knowledge is capital. Being connected to a place that gives your life meaning is capital. Quantum computing cannot hack your pitchfork and AI cannot delete the experience you gained from building something with your own hands. A financial crisis cannot erase the relationship you have with a neighbor who will help you fix a fence because you helped him last year. It's not that technology is evil or that everybody needs to run into the woods. I am saying that as these systems become more powerful, complicated and fragile, building capital outside of them starts looking less like nostalgia and more like risk management. If you can build that firewall without spending a fortune, why wouldn’t you? --- ## Circle P [https://www.bitcoinbeans.co/](https://www.bitcoinbeans.co/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://primal.net/BitcoinBeans](https://primal.net/BitcoinBeans?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Bitcoin Beans takes proof of work from the mine to your mug. Regeneratively grown Colombian cacao, hand selected by farmers paid in Bitcoin, lab tested for purity, and priced in sats. This is whole-bean cacao, not candy. It is proof-of-work you can taste. 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I also get into LG smart TV privacy concerns, an Anthropic researcher’s resignation over AI risk, and Robinhood’s deeper move into prediction markets. The mix also touches bitcoin technology, financial news, privacy, custody, and the growing overlap between regulated finance and digital assets.Topics for today:CoinCorner launches insured multisig Bitcoin custodyBlock seeks a U.S. trust bank charter for Bitcoin and stablecoin custodyUK crime agency raises crypto laundering concernsGamers Nexus reports LG TV audio and network scanningCynthia Lummis pressures Democrats over the CLARITY ActCLARITY Act faces a narrowing Senate windowAnthropic researcher resigns over AI riskRobinhood expands its prediction market infrastructure\[INSERT CIRCLE P SPONSOR BLOCK\]Today’s Articles covering bitcoin news, bitcoin regulation, custody, technology, and financial news:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/coincorner-debuts-multisig-vaulthttps://cointelegraph.com/news/block-us-trust-bank-charter-bitcoin-stablecoin-custodyhttps://decrypt.co/377757/uk-crime-agency-warns-of-innovative-use-of-crypto-by-launderershttps://atlas21.com/gamers-nexus-says-lg-tvs-capture-audio-and-scan-networks/https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/lummis-blasts-democrats-on-clarity-acthttps://cointelegraph.com/news/clarity-act-fails-passage-next-session-congresshttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/09/09/anthropic-researcher-quits-with-a-warning-on-ai-that-echoes-the-terminator-scripthttps://decrypt.co/377676/robinhood-equity-crypto-com-prediction-markets Get Your Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here:https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhYAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-newsYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs\_7iLDtleV0rZFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-b25c2587-e3cd-4a5b-be77-362797980345.ico)Fountain: Podcasts & Music![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/639245704749775756Ep1389-57a49f38-7450-4da4-818e-46038ed78b48.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/dR8QOuVj9jjlxrTTU0nU?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) One of the more interesting Bitcoin stories today was CoinCorner launching a multisig vault insured by Lloyd’s of London. Lloyd’s insuring Bitcoin is significant. This is an institution associated with insuring enormous, expensive things, and now here it is standing behind Bitcoin custody. But the part that interests me isn’t really the insurance. It’s the distance. How far away from your Bitcoin are you willing to put yourself before you finally feel safe? Single signature is easy to use, but easier to lose. Multisig can improve security, but now you’ve got several devices and several keys involved. Add a company and an insurance arrangement on top of that and eventually you have to ask whether we’re securing Bitcoin or slowly turning it into something we can barely use. Bitcoin was supposed to be peer-to-peer money. At some point, security can become another kind of lock. That question keeps showing up everywhere. The British government is warning about the “innovative” use of cryptocurrency by money launderers, which apparently confirms my long-running suspicion that human beings are hairless apes who fell out of trees with only two ambitions: launder money and build banks. Forget raising families, planting gardens, going fishing, making things, falling in love, or trying to live a decent life. No, according to the institutional imagination, we are all basically criminals waiting for sufficient bandwidth. The irritating part is the habit governments and financial institutions have developed of treating ordinary people as suspicious by default while some of the largest financial scandals in history have happened inside the institutions supposedly protecting us from financial crime. Bitcoin seems to have made that instinct more visible. It gave people a way to hold and move value without asking permission, and suddenly the control freaks had to come out into the light. The rhetoric is always the same: money laundering, terrorism, trafficking, illicit finance. Pick the most frightening crime available and attach it to whatever technology threatens the existing gatekeepers. That does not mean the crimes are imaginary. It means we should be extremely suspicious when those crimes are used as a universal excuse for surveillance and control. And that brings us nicely to LG televisions reportedly scanning home networks and capturing audio. We spent decades laughing at the telescreen in Orwell’s 1984 because a television watching you back sounded absurd. Now the distinction between absurd fiction and consumer electronics is getting really uncomfortable. Then we get to artificial intelligence, where researchers inside companies developing these systems are publicly warning that AI could become catastrophic. I’m not ready to jump straight from “AI is getting powerful” to “The Terminator is a documentary.” Grown men working close to these systems sounding genuinely frightened is worth paying attention to, but there is still an assumption buried in the doomsday scenario: that a superintelligence would decide humanity needed to be eliminated. We don’t know that. What may be more interesting is why we find that scenario so easy to believe. Maybe AI scares us because it is holding up a mirror. We have built governments, banks, corporations, regulatory systems, and technological platforms that routinely treat human beings as inputs, risks, data points, or criminals. Then we imagine building something smarter than ourselves and immediately assume it will treat us with the same contempt. That may be the real thread running through all of this. We keep building structures that become so large that they stop serving human beings and start managing them. Banks become too important to challenge. Companies expand far beyond whatever they originally existed to produce. Governments write language broad enough to mean whatever regulators decide it means later. Technology enters the home and starts collecting information because apparently a television simply showing television wasn’t profitable enough. Even prediction markets are being transformed into another giant financial machine where the stated goal is becoming the most liquid venue for increasingly elaborate derivative products. Everything has to become larger, more financialized, more measurable, and more profitable. And somehow we are supposed to call all of it progress. Maybe the bigger mistake is that we have allowed somebody else to define wealth for us. Wealth is supposed to be the expensive suit, the bank balance, the impressive title, the financial product, the pile of currency. Some of those things can certainly be useful. But a hundred-dollar bill cannot show up when your life falls apart. Your bank cannot replace the people who love you. Good soil you can grow food in is wealth. A home you are proud of is wealth. Friends who answer the phone are wealth. Family members who arrive before you have even finished asking for help are wealth. Bitcoin can be wealth too, precisely because it gives you something scarce that you can actually own. But the larger lesson is that real wealth should strengthen your ability to live rather than increase your dependence on institutions. Secure your Bitcoin, absolutely. Just don’t secure it so thoroughly that you forget what ownership was supposed to mean in the first place. --- ## Circle P ### Galaxy Mind Website: [https://galaxymind.space/](https://galaxymind.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Galaxy Mind is a free Bitcoin toolset with no accounts and no KYC, built around a directory of merchants who actually take bitcoin. --- Bitcoin self custody and multisig Bitcoin privacy and financial surveillance Bitcoin and institutional control AI existential risk and society Bitcoin and the meaning of wealth ### AI Is Changing Bitcoin Security and Fast URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/ai-is-changing-bitcoin-security-and-fast/ Last updated: 2026-09-08T20:01:12.000Z September 8th, 2026 [Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News • Liquid Gets Liquidated | Bitcoin News • Listen on FountainBitcoin news and financial news update. Today I cover Liquid getting 3,400 BTC back after an unusual round of on-chain communication, Ledger and Trezor warning AI-powered bug hunters about responsible disclosure, Visa’s stablecoin settlement growth, and Hargreaves Lansdown opening access to Bitcoin ETNs. I also get into Strategy’s latest capital move, tokenized bank payments, blockchain rollbacks, wallet security, and other Bitcoin technology stories worth watching.Topics for today:Liquid gets 3,400 BTC backLedger and Trezor warn AI bug huntersVisa stablecoin settlement tops $20 billion annualizedHunter Biden plans LAPTOP meme coin launchHargreaves Lansdown opens Bitcoin ETN accessStrategy repurchases $176 million of STRCDBS and Citi test weekend tokenized dollarsCronos rolls back nearly two hoursMexico killings tied to alleged Bitcoin robberyCircle P:GreatGheeProduct: 100% Pasture-Raised, Grass-Fed, Jersey Cow Ghee sourced and produced in SW VirginiaPut BitcoinAnd in the order comments sectionhttps://oshi.link/OI4TQUToday’s Articles covering bitcoin news, financial news, and Bitcoin technology:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/liquid-gets-3400-btc-back-after-on-chain-talks-white-hats-keep-598-5-btchttps://cointelegraph.com/news/ledger-trezor-warn-ai-bug-hunters-attention-farminghttps://www.theblock.co/news/business/2026-09-08-visa-stablecoin-settlement-tops-20-billion-annualized-run-rate-up-more-than-15x-year-over-year-413749https://decrypt.co/377581/hunter-biden-laptop-meme-coin-airdrop-trumphttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/hargreaves-lansdown-to-allow-bitcoin-etnshttps://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-skips-bitcoin-buy-repurchase-176m-strchttps://www.theblock.co/news/business/2026-09-07-dbs-citi-say-they-completed-first-weekend-usd-payment-between-singapore-and-us-via-tokenized-deposits-413689https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/09/08/cronos-executes-controversial-blockchain-rollback-to-recover-crypto-worth-usd111-millionhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/mexico-quadruple-homicide-alleged-bitcoin-robbery Get Your Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here:https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhYAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-newsYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs\_7iLDtleV0rZFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-b019da33-5da1-4f5d-9fd6-650ea54cdb33.ico)Fountain: Podcasts & Music![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/639244817538602747Ep1388-8a195f43-782d-4d9f-aa63-6d913a3cb483.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/9oZZuvndBBcZHDWIjdBO?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) The Liquid Network got one hell of a security audit over the weekend. Nearly 4,000 bitcoin were withdrawn, supposedly by a party of white-hat hackers, before 3,400 bitcoin were eventually returned. The remaining 598.5 bitcoin stayed with the people who found the problem as what appears to be a self-appointed bounty. At current prices, that is not exactly a gift card and a thank-you note. It is tens of millions of dollars. The exact mechanics of the exploit are still being worked through, but the larger point is already staring us in the face: even teams that know what they are doing are entering a security environment that is changing underneath their feet. And I think AI is a huge part of that change. We are standing right on the edge between the way software used to be written and the way it is going to be written from now on. Experienced programmers can already use AI to review massive amounts of code, compare new modules against an existing codebase, search for weird interactions and ask, essentially, “What did we just break?” That is enormously useful for developers. Unfortunately, the guy trying to break your software for real and for keeps gets the same tools. Give increasingly capable models enough open-source code and enough time, and vulnerability discovery starts getting cheaper, faster and available to far more people. We crossed that Rubicon. We are not going back. That makes responsible disclosure much more important, which is why Ledger’s CTO calling out researchers who publish exploitable bugs before a fix exists caught my attention. Finding a vulnerability is not the same thing as responsibly handling one. If you discover something serious, go to the vendor. Show them how to reproduce it. Give them a reasonable period to fix it. Ninety days is a perfectly understandable default, especially if the deal is simple: fix it within the agreed window or the research becomes public. What does not help is throwing an exploit onto the internet because you want everybody to know you found it first. That is not security research but security theater. It's attention farming with somebody else carrying the risk. It all begs the question: > Does every codebase contain the seeds of its own hack? And this new environment makes the old question of blockchain finality even more important. Cronos was exploited for roughly $120 million and validators responded by rewinding almost two hours of chain history, reversing nearly 11,000 blocks and restoring the network to a point before the attack. Yes, they recovered most of the money. They also reversed transactions from users who had absolutely nothing to do with the exploit. That is the trade. You can recover funds by rewriting history, but now everybody using the chain has to wonder how final “final” actually is. Bitcoin learned this lesson extremely early in its history. Other chains still seem determined to relearn it whenever enough money catches fire. Meanwhile, Visa’s stablecoin settlement business has reached an annualized run rate above $20 billion, while DBS and Citi demonstrated a weekend dollar payment between Singapore and the United States using tokenized deposits that settled in minutes instead of waiting for normal banking hours. None of this means the banks suddenly discovered Bitcoin. They did not. What they discovered is that always-on digital settlement is useful. Stablecoins and tokenized deposits allow them to improve the dollar system without threatening the dollar system, which is exactly why they are comfortable with it. From a Bitcoin perspective, that's fine. Let them make their rails faster. Bitcoin is solving a different problem altogether. And institutions that once dismissed Bitcoin are still finding ways to come crawling back toward it. Hargreaves Lansdown went from telling clients that Bitcoin was not an asset class suitable for portfolios to offering crypto exchange-traded notes. My, how the tables have turned. This is a pattern we have watched for years. Institutions spend a decade explaining why Bitcoin is unserious, dangerous or irrelevant, then eventually discover that their clients want exposure and there is money to be made providing it. Suddenly the philosophical objections get a lot quieter. But all of the technical security in the world does not protect you from somebody showing up at your house. We end with the ugliest reminder of that: prosecutors in Mexico say four people were killed during an alleged attempt to steal a cold wallet believed to contain millions of dollars in bitcoin. A pregnant woman was among the victims, along with a child, an employee and the family dog. That is why I keep saying the same thing: stop advertising your wealth. Do not tell strangers how much bitcoin you own. Do not walk around looking like a human Bitcoin billboard. A hardware wallet protects keys from software attacks. It does not protect you from a person standing in your living room. Security is code, disclosure, network design, operational discipline and personal privacy. Miss any one of those, and the rest may not matter. --- ### **Circle P Vendor of the Day** GreatGhee Product: 100% Pasture-Raised, Grass-Fed, Jersey Cow Ghee sourced and produced in SW Virginia Put BitcoinAnd in the order comments section [https://oshi.link/OI4TQU](https://oshi.link/OI4TQU?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2026/09/Pasted-image-20250616161431.jpg) --- Liquid Network Bitcoin hack AI cybersecurity and Bitcoin responsible disclosure crypto vulnerabilities blockchain rollback and finality Bitcoin personal security ### Weekly Recap: Everybody Wants to Drive URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/weekly-recap-everybody-wants-to-drive/ Last updated: 2026-09-07T16:48:49.000Z 9-7-2026 [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) # Spend five days reading this stuff and eventually you start wondering whether anybody in charge can leave anything alone. Money gets into trouble, so somebody adjusts the money. Markets react badly, so somebody intervenes in the markets. People find a way to hold their own assets, so regulators need records about that. Artificial intelligence gets more powerful, so Congress starts talking about banning things it cannot even define yet. Everything needs a knob. Everything needs a rule. Everything needs somebody standing over it with a clipboard. Apparently the one unacceptable possibility is allowing a system to operate without an institution somewhere sticking its fingers into it. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2026/09/Ep1383-1.png) That was already sitting underneath the debasement discussion Monday. U.S. debt had crossed $40 trillion and Treasury liquidity support was back in the conversation. The response to too much debt is, naturally, more financial machinery. What else would it be? Meanwhile Russia is loosening up around Bitcoin and crypto while its own central bank digital currency appears to be searching for people who actually want the thing. South Korea is going the other direction and plans to give everybody government-supported access to AI. Free unlimited tokens for everybody. Great. I am sure there will be absolutely no strange consequences from wiring artificial intelligence directly into government services and everyday life. If you want the full Monday version, that was [Episode 1383, “My Parent’s Debasement.”](https://fountain.fm/episode/d2UH3QrNoR2v6Ol62v9d?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) The thing I kept coming back to was broken money. If the money underneath everything is broken, why would we expect everything built on top of it to remain healthy? Japan kept hanging around all week because the yen kept hanging around all week. On Tuesday we had the United States reportedly leaning on Japan over monetary policy. Read that again. The U.S. Treasury wants Japan to make a monetary decision because decisions made in Japan ripple through global markets and eventually come knocking on our door. Somebody has to take one for the team, apparently. At the same time, Bitfinex was listing tokenized notes tied to Strategy and Metaplanet, BlackRock was running Bitcoin through the respectable portfolio mathematics, and everybody was finding new ways to put another financial wrapper around something that already exists. [Episode 1384, “Bitcoin Math”](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) got into all of that. Bitcoin sitting in the middle of these stories is almost funny because nobody can call up Bitcoin and ask for a favor. Nobody gets to tell the protocol that conditions have changed and we really need it to reconsider the issuance schedule before lunch. Japan can change rates. Treasury officials can make calls. Financial firms can manufacture another product. Bitcoin just keeps doing Bitcoin. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2026/09/Ep1385-1.png) Then Thailand decided self-custody needed some attention. Not exchange custody. Not somebody else holding your coins. Your wallet. Their new travel-rule regime requires digital asset operators to verify ownership or control around transfers involving self-hosted wallets and keep transaction information for years. Because everybody is a money launderer now, I guess. I spent a good chunk of [Episode 1385, “Kimchi Snack-Pak”](https://fountain.fm/episode/nohhU6BF8wiC2y4g8zfS?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) wondering how stupid this can get once you start demanding mountains of transaction records from a system capable of producing mountains of transactions. You can write the rule. Congratulations. Now try living with the database you just created. In that same show, headlines were blaming Bitcoin weakness on U.S.-Iran tensions while I was staring at the yen and Japanese government bonds saying, guys, maybe look over here. This happens constantly. We get a nice clean headline because a clean headline is easier to sell than a messy network of currencies, leverage, bonds, rates and capital flows. Unfortunately, markets do not owe us a clean explanation. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2026/09/Ep1386-1.png) Thursday brought us the CLARITY Act. I love Washington names. Call something “clarity” and I immediately assume nobody understands it. The SEC chairman was talking about America becoming the crypto capital of the world while the SEC and CFTC continued working out which digital thing belongs in which regulatory bucket. Okay. Woo hoo. We are saved. Meanwhile Cornell researchers went out and talked to actual people using Bitcoin where banking systems do not always work very well. Venezuelans, Salvadorans and Nigerians were not waiting for Washington to decide which filing category best describes their behavior. They were using something because it worked. The embarrassing part from [Episode 1386, “Face Invaders”](https://fountain.fm/episode/aBaeKSO5atJobsGX0CIh?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) was that 58 percent of people surveyed did not know Bitcoin was capped at 21 million. I do not blame them. I blame us. We have apparently spent years talking about every technical rabbit hole we can find while failing to get one of the simplest ideas in Bitcoin across to normal people. Maybe fewer conference panels and more explaining. Friday was where the wheels really started wobbling. El Salvador is still accumulating Bitcoin, but the IMF says public money is not being used because the additions came through private donations. Okay. That may be exactly what happened. I said as much. I also asked the obvious question: who are the private donors? The whole arrangement is funny because El Salvador appears to have found a way to comply with the IMF while continuing to do the thing everybody thought the IMF had stopped them from doing. Then AMC discovered Robinhood had tokenized exposure to AMC shares without AMC being involved. Robinhood's basic response was, what's the problem? Your stock went up. Have a beer, bro. The token holders do not own AMC shares and do not get shareholder rights, but hey, details. Then the jobs report landed and I was done being polite about revisions. The current number hits the market immediately. Everybody trades on it. Everybody argues about the Fed because of it. Then months later somebody quietly tells us the number was wrong. After enough downward revisions, “we'll fix it later” stops being very comforting. All of that was packed into [Episode 1387, “Fake Jobs Report.”](https://fountain.fm/episode/VC7W9paZ1m0hjbj9fjRC?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2026/09/Ep1387-1.png) And somehow artificial intelligence managed to make everything else look normal. Nvidia is buying Hugging Face for roughly $13 billion, which is an absurd amount of money until you remember who Nvidia is and suddenly it starts looking like pocket change. Hugging Face sits underneath a huge chunk of the AI development world, and Nvidia apparently walked in and got the deal without the kind of bidding war I would have expected. Then Bernie Sanders and Greg Casar came along with legislation aimed at banning advanced AI systems humanity cannot “fully control.” What does “fully control” mean? Seriously. Define it. Where is the line? How do you know when it has been crossed? How do you know when control has been regained? You cannot threaten twenty-year prison sentences and a corporate death penalty and then get fuzzy around the part explaining what crime somebody actually committed. Of course, right behind that story came OpenAI's Astra and reports that it can find software vulnerabilities and turn them into working attacks without a human guiding every step. Fine. That sounds scary. But why was the immediate framing “attacks”? Can the same capability find vulnerabilities and turn them into fixes? That question barely gets a chance before we are already screaming about the machines coming to kill us. Maybe that is what annoyed me most this week. We keep getting told that some new law, intervention, regulation, metric, financial product or government program is going to put the world back inside the lines. Then you look around and the lines moved three hours ago. The yen does what it does. Bitcoin does what it does. AI development is moving at a speed Congress can barely describe, much less regulate. People route around banking systems that do not serve them. Companies tokenize things other companies never asked them to tokenize. Governments write surveillance rules for technology designed to move information globally in seconds. Then another official steps up to a microphone and assures everybody that the adults are handling it. Maybe they are. But after this week, I am going to need more than the press release. 1. Bitcoin weekly recap 2. Bitcoin self custody regulation 3. Bitcoin and monetary policy 4. Bitcoin macroeconomic news 5. AI regulation and financial markets ### RIP-110 URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/rip-110/ Last updated: 2026-08-10T19:07:52.000Z 10 August 2026 [Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News • BIP-110 Stalls | Bitcoin News • Listen on FountainBitcoin news and bitcoin regulation update. Today I cover the BIP-110 fork stalling after miners overwhelmingly stayed with Bitcoin, OCEAN’s response for affected miners, the Senate setting up a September 15 procedural vote on the CLARITY Act, Strategy selling 1,690 bitcoin, and Bitdeer nearly quintupling its Bitcoin mining output. I also get into Trump Media backing away from crypto treasury and prediction market plans, plus North Korean hackers using AI to improve attacks targeting crypto and financial firms.Topics for today:BIP-110 Fork StallsOCEAN Responds to MinersCLARITY Act Vote September 15Trump Media Drops Crypto PlansStrategy Sells 1,690 BitcoinNostr Ecosystem UpdatesBitdeer Mining Output SurgesNorth Korea Uses AI AttacksToday’s Articles covering bitcoin news, bitcoin regulation, mining, markets, and technology:https://www.coindesk.com/daybook-us/2026/08/10/bitcoin-s-bip-110-episode-is-free-market-capitalism-in-purest-formhttps://x.com/ocean\_mining/status/2086623170883399921https://x.com/GhostofWhitman/status/2086651958006260136https://decrypt.co/375174/senate-keeps-clarity-act-alive-with-crypto-bill-vote-set-for-septemberhttps://decrypt.co/375166/trump-media-abandons-crypto-treasury-prediction-markethttps://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/https://mempool.space/https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIhttps://fountain.fm/e/d78fe354f922af6c4c0d9cadd559af3743b7ccc86089a1c5d728c6f9431b03d9https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/10/strategy-sells-1-690-bitcoin-raises-usd653-million-from-mstr-shareshttps://nostrmag.com/https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitdeer-bitcoin-mining-output-fivefold-q2https://www.theblock.co/news/defi/2026-08-10-north-korea-kimsuky-ai-crypto-411229 Get Your Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here:https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhYAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-newsYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs\_7iLDtleV0rZFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-207a4a3d-74d3-4805-b058-84d56674bf9e.ico)Fountain: Podcasts & Music![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/639219771660661237Ep1369-e6429b77-3ebc-4315-9dd3-44f52deb6645.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/NH1vrTcm6gnygHtoYH2T?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) BIP 110 is dead. Or at least this version of it is. The fork happened, two blocks were mined on it, and then the thing more or less ground to a halt under Bitcoin’s bone-crushing mining difficulty. The main chain just kept going. Transactions cleared, miners mined, liquidity flowed, and Bitcoin did what Bitcoin always does when people try to settle an argument by force: it made everyone look like an idiot. That is probably the most important part of this entire mess. Nobody needed a regulator, a committee, or permission to look like an idiot. The fork happened, the market looked at both chains, and the answer came back very quickly: YOU ARE ALL IDIOTS! I have said repeatedly that I do not like spam on Bitcoin. I do not like ordinals and inscriptions. I run a node, and blockchain bloat is not something I'm overly fond of. If people stopped stuffing enormous amounts of non-financial data into transactions tomorrow, I would be perfectly happy. But that does not mean I am going to shove consensus rules into a paper bag, soak it in diesel, light it on fire, and throw it out of a window every time somebody uses Bitcoin in a way I find irritating. If a transaction is valid under the existing consensus rules, then it is valid. I may hate it. I may hate it but that won't change what the rules say. That is why my mind keeps coming back to the Constitution during these kinds of debates. You do not get to treat foundational rules like a menu. Maybe one rule seems outdated. Maybe another one seems stupid. Maybe one gets abused. Fine. The danger begins when everybody decides the rules are only binding until they become inconvenient. Once that becomes normal, you no longer have a stable system. You have political factions. You have whoever screaming the loudest trying to rewrite the contract. Bitcoin is useful precisely because it is extraordinarily difficult to do that. Almost impossible, in fact. > *"Fork your mother if you want to fork!" - Jihan Wu* The Ocean Mining part of this story bothers me much more than the existence of the BIP 110 fork itself. Run whatever software you want. Point your own hash wherever you want. That's Bitcoin. But miners apparently believed they were mining one chain while some of their hash rate was being directed toward another, and Ocean later said it would reimburse affected miners. That is not a philosophical debate about spam anymore. That is a very serious trust problem. Some ordinary miners spent real money trying to support what they believed was the “real” Bitcoin according to the people promoting BIP 110, only to watch the chain mine two blocks and stall. There's a good argument available here about spam and blockchain use and it was used to dupe people into spending real money on real hardware and time to pull their rig together only to be abandonded. Same in Washington D.C., just with better suits and worse coffee. The CLARITY Act has been pushed into September because the votes are not there yet, and one of the recurring problems is Donald Trump’s own involvement in crypto businesses. Then, almost on cue, Trump Media scraps its planned CRO treasury vehicle and backs away from directly integrating prediction markets into Truth Social. The official explanation is market conditions and shifting priorities. Maybe. I think there is a much simpler political explanation: somebody needs votes for CLARITY, and Trump’s crypto interests were making those votes harder to get. Walking away from potentially enormous crypto and prediction-market deals looks a lot like somebody removing an obstacle. To top it off, Michael Saylor decided to insult the injuries of the week. Strategy sold 1,690 Bitcoin, sold more MSTR shares to the mid-wits, added to its dollar reserve, and immediately the market got another round of “Saylor sold Bitcoin” headlines. What you heard much less about was another treasury company buying more Bitcoin than Strategy sold. It's "narrative pie". Strategy has become such a large character in the Bitcoin market that its actions become the story, whether or not they represent the whole picture. I am also increasingly tired of the Bitcoin treasury-company trade in general. The novelty has worn off. Everybody is standing around in the shallow end waiting for adult swim while the market tries to figure out which of these companies actually built something durable and which ones simply found a new wrapper for financial engineering. In times like these (and often, not in times like these) I focus on the **What is wealth?** question. A listener brought up family, rural life, and stepping away from the rat race. Is wealth a number inside Vanguard? Is it a bank balance? Is it a rental property sitting inside an LLC? Maybe. But those dollars buy less every year, accounts can become inaccessible, digital systems can fail, wallets can be compromised, and companies can disappear. At some point, wealth starts looking more like actual utility. Family living close enough that you can help them in fifteen minutes instead of buying a plane ticket. A place to live. Food. Skills. Bitcoin you control. Time you control. Relationships that do not depend on a server staying online. The BIP 110 fight was supposedly about what belongs on Bitcoin, but the larger lesson may be simpler: systems matter because rules matter, and wealth matters because control matters. Everything else is just somebody else’s database. --- BIP 110 Bitcoin fork Bitcoin consensus rules Ocean Mining BIP 110 CLARITY Act crypto Michael Saylor Bitcoin sale ### We Crossed the Rubicon: Coldcard and the Case for Swarm Audits URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/we-crossed-the-rubicon-coldcard-and-the-case-for-swarm-audits/ Last updated: 2026-08-03T21:31:33.000Z 3 August 2026 The Coldcard entropy failure exposed a trusted hardware-wallet bug. It also showed that open-source code, traditional audits, and even a single AI review are no longer enough. The next defensive step is a continuous, adversarial system of Swarm Audits. [Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News • Not Cold Enough | Bitcoin News • Listen on FountainBitcoin news and bitcoin analysis update. Today I cover the reported Coldcard wallet sweeps, the firmware 4.x entropy failure blamed for predictable seed generation, CoinKite’s response, emergency wallet migration, phishing attacks, and the volunteers helping affected users protect their bitcoin. I also look at how AI-assisted code review could change security standards for Bitcoin technology, hardware wallets, and open-source software far beyond Bitcoin.Topics for today:Why I recommended Coldcard and why I was wrongReported Coldcard wallet sweeps beginning July 30Coldcard firmware 4.x and reduced seed entropyHow attackers searched predictable Bitcoin seedsWhy air-gapped wallets still lost fundsColdcard models and firmware versions reportedly affectedPassphrase protection and later attack wavesReports of replacement firmware bricking devicesMoving bitcoin without making panic-driven mistakesColdcard phishing emails and fake wallet auditsBTC Sessions, Rob Hamilton, and volunteer rescue effortsAI code audits and the new security standardWhat this crisis means for Bitcoin self-custodyNever enter your seed phrase into a website, support form, emergency tool, or unsolicited message. Hardware wallet manufacturers do not need your seed phrase to provide legitimate support. 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People generated Bitcoin wallets on devices they believed were secure, air-gapped and producing seeds from an almost unimaginably large field of possibilities. But after the firmware 4.x change, the seed-generation process was allowed to fall back to something far more predictable and that is BAD. Instead of an attacker having to search through a space approaching 256 bits of entropy (more numbers than stars in the known universe), some affected wallets were generated from a space small enough to attack with a laptop. The device never needed to touch the internet. The seed did not need to leak. An attacker could generate possible seeds somewhere else, derive the addresses and compare them against the public blockchain. That is how Bitcoin moved out of wallets that had been sitting offline, untouched and supposedly safe. It should bother everybody that a Coldcard had the hardware and secure components to do the job right. It was a firmware change that sunk the boat. Coldcard also had the reputation. It had years of people, including me, telling other people that it was one of the safest ways to hold Bitcoin. I used one myself. I recommended it because I used it, and I was wrong. Somewhere along the way, we stopped treating “don’t trust, verify” as an instruction and started treating it as branding. We assumed the manufacturer had checked. We assumed somebody in the open-source community had checked. We assumed the experts had checked. Five years went by, and apparently NO ONE CHECKED. Now we find ourselves on the other side of the Rubicon. We are not going back to the world where a company can say its product is secure, point to a repository, mention an audit from three years ago and expect everybody to relax with a beachfront Mai Tai. We are not going back to assuming that because code can be viewed, somebody competent has looked at every important part of it. And we are definitely not going back to believing that a hardware wallet is safe because enough podcasters, developers and influencers have repeated the same recommendation long enough. That world is gone. It may have never really existed, but the Coldcard failure burned away whatever illusion was left. The problem is that the other side of the Rubicon is not comfortable. Large companies may be able to pay professional firms to perform deep audits every time something important changes. Hell, they may be able to do it every day at 8:00 pm. Smaller companies and open-source projects do not and will not have that kind of money. They may be building useful tools with three developers, a small budget and a community that desperately wants the project to succeed. A tiny mistake inside a tiny project can still destroy somebody’s future. So what are those projects supposed to do? They may have to accept community review on a scale that is confusing, noisy, repetitive and occasionally hostile. They may have to accept what I have started calling **Swarm Audits**. A Swarm Audit is not a certification, one approved auditor or one artificial-intelligence model declaring that the code is clean. It is a lot of people using whatever they have. One person may understand the code deeply. Another person may know almost nothing about coding but has access to Grok, ChatGPT, Kimi or some other model and is willing to spend part of a monthly token allowance asking it to inspect a public repository. Somebody else may write a better prompt and post it on Nostr or X so other people can run the same review. Another person may take the results and explain why half of them are nonsense. Then somebody else runs it again with another model and finds something the first three missed. Now scale that to hundreds of people . . . thousands. It is not neat. It is not controlled. That may be the point. I tried this myself with the BitBox codebase. I did not pretend I knew what I was doing, because at the level of coding and auditing code, I do not. It is better to admit that than fake it. I asked Grok to find the company’s repository, examine the code and report any vulnerabilities. I did not give it the repository address. I wanted to see whether it could find the code, determine what it was looking at and produce anything useful. It found the repository. It showed me the libraries, firmware and other parts of the codebase it was examining. Then it produced a report saying it found no major problem. Do I believe that means the product is safe? No. I believe almost nothing right now. That report was not a recommendation. It was one person, using one model, spending a small number of tokens to contribute one small piece of work. Now imagine that happening thousands of times across open-source Bitcoin projects. Different people. Different models. Different prompts. Different levels of technical ability. Yes, there will be noise, false positives, hallucinated problems and people who do not understand what they are reading. There may also be malicious people trying to manufacture a convincing argument for removing a line of code that should remain exactly where it is. Nothing is off the table anymore. But I want to believe there are more good people than bad people. I want to believe that when enough independent people keep checking the work, the useful signal can eventually squelch the garbage. The important thing is that this cannot become a flurry of activity that lasts two weeks and disappears as soon as everybody finds something else to argue about. Swarm Audits have to continue. Code changes. Firmware changes. Models improve. New vulnerabilities appear. A clean report today does not mean a project is clean six months from now, and one person saying “looks good” does not mean anything by itself. We are on this side of the Rubicon now. That means smaller projects may have to open themselves to constant community examination, and the rest of us may have to contribute whatever skills, time, attention or tokens we can afford. We spent years saying not to trust but to verify. Now we may actually have to do it. --- Coldcard entropy exploit Coldcard hardware wallet vulnerability Swarm Audits AI security audits for Bitcoin Open-source hardware wallet security ### You Can’t Have Bitcoin Both Ways URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/you-cant-have-bitcoin-both-ways/ Last updated: 2026-07-30T18:24:51.000Z 30 July 2026 The United States wants Bitcoin in its strategic reserve but sanctions foreign firms for using it. Authorities praise innovation while prosecuting people for protecting their data. Meanwhile, arbitration panels, AI security tools, and quantum-defense proposals are quietly preparing for a world in which Bitcoin is not a speculative sideshow but functioning infrastructure. 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The episode also covers online privacy, the CLARITY Act, wallet technology, and the growing intersection of AI and cryptography.Topics for today:U.S. sanctions target alleged Bitcoin payments tied to an Iranian maritime insurance networkGrapheneOS defends duress passwords as a federal privacy case moves forwardAmerican Arbitration Association launches a specialist panel for crypto and blockchain disputesBitcoin barely moves after the Fed keeps interest rates unchangedAustralia takes Telegram to court over alleged failures to remove extremist contentDemocratic senator backs proposed CLARITY Act changes involving law enforcement concernsAI research weakens a post-quantum signature candidate in roughly 60 hoursResearchers propose quantum-resistant Bitcoin wallet proofs that preserve existing addressesCircle P:Kidwarp’s Vanilla https://www.takemysats.com/kidwarps-vanilla-shop nostr: https://ditto.pub/npub1yfp4s82l246g8fzfmsrwcw9n3ap0x2pjehg9en5hfj8cyachv2kswh32lg Use code bitcoin and… for 10% off!Today’s Articles covering bitcoin news, regulation, privacy, and technology:https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-sanctions-iran-hormuzsafe-bitcoinhttps://decrypt.co/374705/completely-legal-grapheneos-pushes-back-as-duress-password-case-proceedshttps://cointelegraph.com/news/aaa-web3-panel-crypto-blockchain-disputeshttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/bitcoin-stays-still-on-fed-decisionhttps://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/https://mempool.space/https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/australia-telegram-alleged-failures-terror-contenthttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/democratic-senator-backs-clarity-acthttps://x.com/grok/status/2082484297605251201https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/07/29/bitcoin-s-quantum-plan-assumes-some-algorithms-break-ai-just-weakened-one-in-60-hourshttps://decrypt.co/374651/new-research-bitcoin-wallet-quantum-attacks-safe Get Your Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here:https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhYAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-newsYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs\_7iLDtleV0rZFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-4f18b6e7-f9b9-456e-a110-755a3c36e2f2.ico)Fountain: Podcasts & Music![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/639210302209283357Ep1363-bc6d269d-1d60-46af-9b2d-b25c1e06ee31.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/TkjifsHeYfEIDV7wcvd0?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) The United States cannot have Bitcoin both ways. It cannot declare Bitcoin important enough to hold in a strategic reserve, describe it as the strongest money on the planet, and then act shocked when somebody uses it to route around American financial control. That's the entire point and always was. Bitcoin does not ask the Treasury Department whether a transaction is politically convenient before it settles. It makes the sanctions against Iranian maritime firms interesting. Earlier reports about a Bitcoin-payable insurance system in the Strait of Hormuz were mostly screenshots, claims, and Bitcoiners getting excited before anybody had proved that an actual payment had occurred. Now the U.S. Treasury is alleging that Bitcoin and other digital assets were, in fact, accepted as part of the operation. That is not an endorsement, obviously. But it may be the strongest confirmation yet that somebody used Bitcoin to purchase a real service tied to one of the most strategically important shipping lanes in the world. Bitcoin was not sitting in an ETF or decorating a corporate balance sheet. It was being used as currency. And then Washington punished the people using it. I understand why: Sanctions are sanctions, and the United States is trying to exert pressure on Iran and the IRGC. But the messaging falls apart. You cannot spend one day presenting Bitcoin as a national strategic asset and the next treat its censorship resistance as suspicious, aberrant of terroristic behavior. The thing that makes Bitcoin valuable to the United States is the same thing that makes it useful to people the United States does not like. Neutral money does not become neutral only when your friends are using it. Bitcoin is for enemies. The GrapheneOS case exposes the same contradiction from a different direction. Privacy software is legal until somebody uses it to exercise privacy at a moment when the government would prefer access. A man now faces the possibility of years in federal prison after allegedly using a duress code that wiped his phone during a border search. GrapheneOS says the security feature worked exactly as designed and that there is no hidden back door it can hand over afterward. Good! A security system that stops being secure when an agency asks nicely is not a security system. A person shouldn't go looking for unnecessary friction with the state, however. My father taught me that lesson when I was young: being legally right does not make the roadside, the airport, or the interrogation room a good place to prove a point. Protect your data before you arrive. Back it up, wipe the device, travel with as little information as possible, and restore it later. You can believe the government is wrong and still recognize that a federal prosecution is an expensive way to demonstrate your principles. Figure out what the point is going to cost before you decide to make it. While government institutions struggle with Bitcoin’s implications, other institutions are quietly accepting that this technology is becoming ordinary commercial infrastructure. The American Arbitration Association has created a specialist panel for blockchain, digital-asset, and even autonomous software disputes. That sounds boring, and it is . . . kinda. Arbitration exists because real businesses sign real contracts, exchange value, and eventually might disagree about what happened. The AAA is the world's largest private arbitration service and they are being extremely proactive. Once the legal system starts preparing to resolve disputes involving automated transactions and AI agents, we are well beyond the stage where this can all be dismissed as internet casino nonsense. The same is true of the anxiety around AI, quantum computing, and Bitcoin security. AI finding weaknesses in cryptographic proposals is useful. More eyes on security-critical code are better, even when some of those eyes are silicon. But there is a difference between using AI as a tool and surrendering the ability to think, write, explain, and communicate an original idea. Bitcoin did not emerge from code alone. It came with a white paper that allowed human beings to understand what the code was trying to accomplish. A civilization that can generate software but cannot explain its own ideas is not becoming more advanced. It's becoming dependent. Use AI to review the work. Use it to test the cryptography. But learn to write the idea down yourself. Otherwise, eventually, the machines may be the only ones who understand what we built. 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[Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News • Cathedral VI: The Carbon Group • Listen on FountainToday I continue the Cathedral Project with a guided tour of the Carbon Group, the system designed to receive biomass and redistribute its energy, heat, carbon, and useful products throughout Cathedral.The Carbon Group would connect walnut residues, pruning waste, municipal wood, gasification, electricity generation, Bitcoin mining, heat recovery, biochar, greenhouse production, and aquaponics. The central question is how Cathedral can keep energy and carbon moving through the system for as long, and as productively, as possible.Where Cathedral VI fits in the projectThe Carbon Group as Cathedral’s metabolic hubWalnut, pruning, and municipal wood feedstocksFeedstock contamination and supply resilienceChipping, grinding, drying, and moisture controlGasification, syngas, biochar, and wood vinegarGenerating electricity from cleaned syngasBitcoin mining as a flexible electrical loadRecovering gasifier, generator, and mining heatSupporting greenhouses and aquaponicsReturning biochar and carbon to the soilBuilding revenue from interlocking outputsEngineering questions that still need answers Get Your Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here:https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhYAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-newsYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs\_7iLDtleV0rZFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-5e2e7e67-72b0-4671-9065-bf32f097593f.ico)Fountain: Podcasts & Music![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/639208571312477135Ep1361-03ee9eeb-a450-4acc-b3f8-3e183596b575.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/u2pkqrkfuFJqAn6PLVGC?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) The Carbon Group is not the sexiest part of the Cathedral Project. It is hot, noisy, dusty, complicated, and likely to leave somebody covered in black carbon by the end of the day. It is also the part that makes the rest of Cathedral fit together. I used to call it the project’s heartbeat, but that is not quite enough. The Carbon Group is Cathedral’s metabolic frame. It takes material in, breaks it apart, harvests the energy, and sends the resulting products back through the larger organism. Cathedral is not supposed to operate like conventional agriculture, where one product is pulled from the land and everything else becomes somebody else’s disposal problem. Walnut shells, husks, pruning waste, municipal tree trimmings and chipped wood are normally treated as debris. Here, they become feedstock. In some cases, municipalities may even pay Cathedral a tipping fee to accept material that would otherwise be hauled to a landfill. People would effectively be paying us to receive something we need. Once that biomass is chipped, dried and fed into a gasifier, the cascade begins. In a low-oxygen environment, heat breaks the wood apart through pyrolysis rather than simply burning it into ash. The process produces synthesis gas, heat, biochar and wood vinegar. The synthesis gas can be cleaned and used to run an engine connected to an electrical generator. Some of that electricity runs the chippers, conveyors, blowers, pumps and controls that keep the Carbon Group operating. The system begins using yesterday’s waste to prepare tomorrow’s fuel. The heat is not an inconvenience to be dumped into the atmosphere. It is a product. High-temperature heat from the gasifier can begin drying freshly chipped wood. Generator heat can continue the process as the feedstock approaches its target moisture level. Lower-grade heat from Bitcoin miners can finish the job. After leaving the drying silos, the air may still be warm enough to support a greenhouse or aquaponics system. By the time that heat finally leaves Cathedral, the goal is to have worked it as hard as reasonably possible. Bitcoin mining fits into this system, but it is not the purpose of the system. The miners are a flexible load that can consume electricity when the Carbon Group is producing more power than the rest of Cathedral needs. When a chipper, grinder or pump requires that electricity, the miners can be curtailed. When the equipment is idle, the miners turn otherwise stranded power into Bitcoin and place exposure to the hardest money ever conceived on Cathedral’s balance sheet. Bitcoin does not need to be awkwardly bolted onto the project. It simply catches energy that might otherwise go unused. The biochar produced is even more important than the electricity. Cathedral needs enormous quantities of stable carbon returned to the soil. Properly produced biochar is highly porous, giving water, nutrients and soil biology a place to collect rather than wash away, evaporate or disappear. It functions like a water battery, a nutrient battery and a microbiology reef buried throughout the land. Instead of buying that carbon by the truckload, Cathedral can produce it from material other people were prepared to throw away. Once the land has received what it needs, excess biochar may become another saleable product. None of this means the engineering is finished. Feedstock volumes remain unknown. Equipment must be sized. Incoming wood must be inspected for treated lumber, paint, plastic, heavy metals and other contaminants. The gas-cleaning system must protect the generator. Biochar quality must be tested. The economics of mining, tipping fees, carbon credits, electricity production and agricultural products still need actual numbers. A lot of math remains. But the larger principle is already clear: begin with what everybody else calls waste, then keep its energy and carbon moving through the system for as long and as productively as possible. That is why the Carbon Group is not merely another component of Cathedral. It is the mechanism that turns the whole project into a living system. Cathedral Project Carbon Group biomass gasification and Bitcoin mining biochar regenerative agriculture waste heat greenhouse system Bitcoin mining with stranded energy ### I Just Made Big Bitcoin Bigger! URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/i-just-made-big-bitcoin-bigger/ Last updated: 2026-07-27T17:11:48.000Z 27 July 2026 This episode covered the latest version of the Crypto Clarity Act, a deeply unsettling State Department “freedom tech” partnership, Strategy’s latest capital moves, Circle’s purchase of IBM blockchain patents, and the bankruptcy of one of crypto’s oldest decentralized storage projects. But the larger point was hiding underneath the headlines: many early altcoin projects had useful ideas. What ruined them was the insistence that every idea needed its own token. [Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News • Big Bitcoin Bigger | Bitcoin News • Listen on FountainBitcoin news and bitcoin regulation update. Today I cover Fidelity’s support for the CLARITY Act, a new State Department freedom technology program involving Bitcoin, Strategy’s latest capital moves, Circle’s purchase of nearly 1,000 IBM blockchain patents, Claude Opus 5’s benchmark results, and Storj’s Chapter 11 filing. The episode also covers bitcoin investing, financial news, and technology.Topics for today:Fidelity Backs the CLARITY ActState Department Launches Bitcoin ProgramStrategy Repurchases STRC Preferred SharesCircle Buys IBM Blockchain PatentsClaude Opus 5 Tops BenchmarksStorj Files Chapter 11Circle P: Workstr: SOVEREIGN TRAINING https://app.workstr.fit/Today’s Articles covering bitcoin news, regulation, markets, and technology:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/fidelity-backs-crypto-clarity-acthttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/state-department-tech-program-with-bitcoinhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-sells-mstr-buys-back-25-milllion-strchttps://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/27/circle-buys-nearly-1-000-blockchain-patents-from-ibmhttps://decrypt.co/374305/claude-opus-5-outscores-fable-5-most-benchmarks-half-pricehttps://cointelegraph.com/news/storj-chapter-11-bankruptcy-tokenholder-equity Get Your Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here:https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhYAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-newsYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs\_7iLDtleV0rZFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-2645b9a6-0b58-4b53-9def-491fbf49497b.ico)Fountain: Podcasts & Music![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/639207667800607660Ep1360-788304d0-e9d8-4e79-9b5c-441aa65487dd.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/DAeOlSf1ZGAEaa169STf?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) Storj filing for bankruptcy is a reminder of an era when nearly every decent software idea was strapped to a token, shoved into an ICO, and marketed as though speculative liquidity were the same thing as building a useful product. To Storj’s credit, it at least tried to provide a real service. Decentralized digital storage is a great idea and has serious utility. Letting people rent unused storage capacity to other people is useful. The problem was not necessarily the product. The problem was the token. Like so many projects from that period, a potentially useful service was polluted by the belief that it needed its own money. It was the pattern of 2015-2017\. Start with a legitimate problem and build a useful thing to help solve it. But then add blockchain! whether it was necessary or not. Create a token. Sell the token. Convince people the token would become valuable because the project might someday become useful. Then hope the founders could unload their bags before reality shows up and punches you in the face. It's frustrating that some of those ideas were genuinely good. Storj was one. Slock.it was another. The concept behind Slock.it was simple enough: use digital payments and programmable access to let someone rent a property and unlock the door without a physical key, front desk, or key card. That is not a bad idea. It was just dragged into Ethereum’s tokenized carnival, where everything had to be financialized before it had even proved that it worked. Now look at what is happening on Nostr. Nostr is usually discussed as though it were merely an alternative to Twitter. That undersells it badly. Nostr is a decentralized messaging protocol, and messages can be far more than social posts. Developers are already using it for file storage, software repositories, identity, payments, applications, and services that have almost nothing to do with social media. Workstr is a good example. It is a workout-tracking application built on Nostr. You can select exercises, log sets, adjust repetitions and weight, track rest periods, and save your workout history. The interface works. The product has a clear purpose. Most importantly, it does not need a Workstr token. If Workstr eventually charges for premium features, it will use Bitcoin because force feeding a shitcoin via the nostr protocol when bitcoin is already native would be difficult at best. If decentralized storage is built through Nostr relays and Blossom servers, it can use Bitcoin. If someone revives an idea like Slock.it, it can use Bitcoin. There is no need to spin up a new asset, manufacture artificial scarcity, bribe influencers, and pretend that a token launch is the same thing as product-market fit. This may be where Nostr’s future is stronger than its current reputation suggests. Breaking the network effect of Twitter, TikTok, and the rest of the established social platforms is extremely difficult. People complain about those platforms and then keep using them because everyone else is already there. But Nostr does not have to defeat Twitter to succeed. Its more interesting future already exists outside of the social layer: applications, storage, identity, communications, and services that use an open protocol and Bitcoin instead of creating another speculative token. Quietly, almost invisibly, Nostr developers may be rebuilding the most useful ideas from the altcoin era while removing the part that ruined them. Storj had a real idea and so did Slock.it. Plenty of early "crypto" projects did. Their mistake was believing every useful tool also needed to become a casino to make it work. Nostr gives those ideas another chance. This time, they do not need a new token. They already have Bitcoin. --- # Circle P: ### Workstr: SOVEREIGN TRAINING [https://app.workstr.fit/](https://app.workstr.fit/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2026/07/14-7.png) --- Nostr applications beyond social media Storj bankruptcy and decentralized storage Bitcoin versus altcoin utility tokens Nostr decentralized apps Bitcoin native applications ### Nature Is Healing URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/nature-is-healing/ Last updated: 2026-07-24T19:04:03.000Z 24 July 2026 BitMEX is closing under the shadow of a 623-Bitcoin lawsuit, Poolin is headed for bankruptcy, and smaller Bitcoin treasury companies are selling coins to survive. That may look like a wall of bad news, but it is something healthier: the market is finally separating Bitcoin from the weak businesses, leveraged schemes, and political theater built around it. [Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News • Token Ranching | Bitcoin News • Listen on FountainBitcoin news and bitcoin regulation update. Today I cover the growing pressure on bitcoin treasury companies, Poolin’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a 623 BTC lawsuit against BitMEX, Goldman Sachs backing the CLARITY Act, and new questions surrounding Tether-backed Twenty One Capital. I also look at India’s attempt to remove Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat code, Kazakhstan’s national crypto reserve plans, and Brazilian farmers using tokenized cows to secure loans. This episode connects bitcoin investing, financial news, regulation, mining, open-source technology, and the changing economics of bitcoin. Topics for today:BitMEX Faces 623 BTC LawsuitGoldman Sachs Backs CLARITY ActTether’s Twenty One Capital QuestionsIndia Targets Jack Dorsey’s BitchatBrazilian Farmers Tokenize CowsKazakhstan Plans National Crypto ReservePoolin Files Chapter 11Bitcoin Treasury Companies Sell Holdings Circle P: SoapMinerTallow SoapWebsite: https://soapminer.com/Discount code: Use “BITCOINAND” in the Cart’s Coupon Code box for 10% off total purchaseToday’s Articles covering bitcoin news, regulation, markets, and technology:https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitmex-liquidation-fraud-lawsuit-shutdownhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/goldman-sachs-backs-the-clarity-acthttps://www.theblock.co/post/409538/swan-ceo-twenty-one-serves-tethers-us-political-interests-mallers-role-ceremonialhttps://decrypt.co/374239/india-orders-github-to-take-down-jack-dorseys-bitchat-amid-protestshttps://decrypt.co/374148/brazilian-farmers-cows-blockchain-loanshttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/kazakhstan-to-build-a-national-cryptohttps://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-mining-poolin-chapter-11-bankruptcyhttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/24/bitcoin-treasury-companies-sell-up-repay-debt-pivot-to-ai-as-share-prices-collapse Get Your Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here:https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhYAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-newsYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs\_7iLDtleV0rZFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-56aa9a60-75db-497f-aa16-58b50a8c9401.ico)Fountain: Podcasts & Music![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/639204991848621218Ep1359-9744bd80-632f-4dd5-9378-a70c574326a0.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/AFxoJGhDYg1cau0BoVyD?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) BitMEX announced that it is shutting down, and on the very same day it got hit with a proposed class-action lawsuit involving roughly 623 Bitcoin. The plaintiffs claim the exchange engineered liquidations, gave an internal trading desk advantages ordinary customers did not have, and swept the leftover collateral into its insurance fund. BitMEX says the claim is opportunistic and baseless and maybe it is. The company has faced this sort of thing before and defended itself. But the timing is almost comical. The doors are closing, and somebody is trying to get a claim through them before they lock it all down. I do not think the lawsuit caused the shutdown. Six hundred and twenty-three Bitcoin is enormous money to normal people, but it is not necessarily an extinction-level event for a platform like BitMEX. More likely, the plaintiffs were already preparing the case and accelerated their timeline when the closure was announced. If they can prove what they allege, BitMEX should pay. If they cannot, then this becomes another legal dog-and-pony show. Either way, the era of casually trusting offshore leverage machines with your Bitcoin should have ended a long time ago. Meanwhile, nature is healing. Smaller firms are selling Bitcoin, repaying debt, liquidating holdings, abandoning mergers, and trying to survive collapsing share prices. Poolin, once the largest Bitcoin mining pool in the world, has filed for Chapter 11 with liabilities far above its stated assets. Not pleasant, this is but it is not Bitcoin dying. It is nature healing. The wound is ugly, it hurts, and it is going to itch before the scab falls off. But the weak structures built around Bitcoin were never entitled to survive forever. We got carried away when Michael Saylor arrived in 2020\. I did too. At first it looked like corporations had finally discovered the obvious: hold the hardest money available instead of watching cash rot on the balance sheet. What followed was an army of imitators, many of them already half-dead companies searching for a stock-price miracle. It was the Long Island Iced Tea trick all over again. In 2017, struggling companies announced they were becoming blockchain businesses or mining companies and watched their shares explode. This time they called themselves Bitcoin treasury companies, borrowed money, bought Bitcoin, and hoped the number would keep going up forever. I said it yesterday and I'll say it again: A "business" has a product or service somebody willingly pays for. It earns revenue, covers costs, and produces something useful. Sitting on a pile of Bitcoin while issuing increasingly elaborate debt instruments is not a product nor is it a service. The top few treasury companies may survive because they have scale, market access, and competent operators. Most of the smaller ones are probably toast unless they use whatever time remains to build something people actually want. Bitcoin can strengthen a real business. It cannot permanently disguise the absence utility. As youth protests spread across several Indian cities, the Cockroach Janta Party is calling for nationwide demonstrations on July 24 and demanding that the education minister finally pack his bags. Not surprisingly, India has attempted to pressure GitHub into removing Bitchat. It is a demonstration of that regimes' utter disregard for its citizenry. Bitchat allows nearby phones to communicate through a Bluetooth mesh network without internet access, servers, accounts, or phone numbers. That makes it useful when governments shut down communications and naturally that makes governments uncomfortable. India reportedly gave GitHub three hours to remove the repositories while protesters were already turning to offline tools. But open-source code does not politely disappear because a ministry sends a stern letter. It gets copied, mirrored, and distributed somewhere else. Removing an app from a store can slow distribution. Trying to erase open-source code is a different proposition entirely. Centralized platforms close. Leveraged companies collapse. Governments demand takedowns. Bankers support or oppose legislation according to whichever version protects their own business model. The personalities and corporations will keep rotating through. Bitcoin does not care. The cleanup will be painful, but it is necessary. The sooner the market stops confusing Bitcoin with every exchange, treasury stock, stablecoin bill, mining company, and executive wrapped around it, the healthier this entire ecosystem becomes. --- # Circle P: ### SoapMiner Get away CLEAN with SoapMiner Tallow Soap! Gentle enough for grandma, rugged enough for plebs. Every bar: Pure, natural, and made with pride. 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[Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News • End Of An Era: BitMEX | Bitcoin News • Listen on FountainBitcoin news and financial news update. Today I cover the permanent shutdown of BitMEX, a $15 million effort to strengthen Bitcoin against future quantum computing threats, Lightning Labs making Bitcoin payments easier for developers and autonomous agents, and another Swiss bank bringing bitcoin trading into its regular banking apps. I also look at two very different corporate bitcoin treasury moves, an unusual AI security story, and a $24 million DeFi exploit.Topics for today:BitMEX Sets Permanent ShutdownBitcoin Quantum Security Gets $15MLightning Labs Launches WavelengthSwiss Bank Adds Bitcoin TradingSmarter Web Sells 178 BitcoinZhibao Proposes 3,500 BTC DealOpen AI Helps Fight AIAFX Trade Loses $24 MillionCircle P: Bitcoin Beans https://www.bitcoinbeans.co/ https://primal.net/BitcoinBeans Bitcoin Beans takes proof of work from the mine to your mug. 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New registrations have stopped, and the exchange will move to reduce-only trading before closing remaining positions.https://www.theblock.co/post/409495/bitmex-to-shut-down-permanentlyStrategy, BlackRock, and other founding members of the Bitcoin Security Consortium pledged $15 million over three years to support work on Bitcoin’s long-term quantum security.https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-consortium-15m-quantum-proof-bitcoinLightning Labs launches Wavelength, a new developer platform designed to make Bitcoin and Lightning payments easier to integrate into applications and autonomous-agent tools.https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/lightning-labs-launches-wavelength-bitcoin-on-easy-mode-for-developers-and-autonomous-agentsSwiss cantonal bank BancaStato now lets clients buy, hold, and sell bitcoin through its existing web and mobile banking apps using infrastructure from Sygnum and Avaloq.https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/swiss-bank-bancastato-launches-bitcoinThe Smarter Web Company sold 177.89 bitcoin at an average price of $65,762 to repay an $11.7 million convertible instrument ahead of schedule. The repayment also eliminated the potential issuance of more than 7.7 million ordinary shares.https://www.theblock.co/post/409506/not-currently-the-right-capital-solution-smarter-web-sells-178-bitcoin-to-repay-11-7m-convertible-instrumentNasdaq-listed Zhibao Technology signed a non-binding term sheet for a proposed PIPE transaction that could bring approximately 3,500 bitcoin into the company. The deal remains subject to valuation, custody, regulatory review, and final agreements.https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/zhibao-technology-to-take-3500-bitcoinHugging Face says it used the locally run, open-weight Chinese model GLM 5.2 while investigating an incident involving OpenAI models. The company said commercial AI systems refused parts of the forensic work because of their safety filters.https://decrypt.co/374052/hugging-face-ceo-thanks-chinese-ai-saving-day-after-openai-hackAFX Trade was drained of roughly $24 million after an exploit involving its USDC bridge on Arbitrum. 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BitMEX gave the world the 100x leverage perpetual swap, along with a daily parade of liquidation notices that made your eyes water. People were getting vaporized for millions of dollars when Bitcoin was still trading below $20,000\. It was reckless, spectacular and deeply embedded in Bitcoin’s early culture. The exchange may have faded from relevance years ago, but its closure still removes a recognizable landmark from Bitcoin history. However, Michael Saylor is being Michael Saylor . . . again. And what Saylor said about Bitcoiners who believe in self-custody sounds like a deeply seated rancor. Asked whether concentrating Bitcoin with large regulated custodians could create seizure or confiscation risks, Saylor dismissed those concerns as the paranoia of “crypto anarchists.” He suggested that people warning about government confiscation are often trying to sell hardware wallets, passports, guns, insurance policies or some other fear-based product. In one answer, he managed to insult self-custody advocates, hardware wallet manufacturers, jurisdictional consultants and a substantial portion of the people who spent years building Bitcoin before Strategy arrived with a corporate treasury department. Self-custody is not some eccentric side hobby practiced by people hiding in bunkers amidst piles of MREs and a selection of large caliber rifles from the 1940's. It is one of the central reasons Bitcoin exists. The ability to hold an asset without requiring permission from a bank, government or financial intermediary is the point, or at least one of the points. When Saylor treats that principle as irresponsible paranoia, he is not merely criticizing a subgroup of Bitcoiners. He is criticizing Bitcoin’s foundational value proposition while continuing to wrap himself in the Bitcoin brand. Saylor still doesn't understand Bitcoin and I don't think he cares. Then Strategy announced its involvement in a $15 million effort to support research into Bitcoin’s long-term security against quantum computing. Funding developers is good. Bitcoin developers should be funded. But context is important, and Saylor’s comments make the announcement difficult to view without suspicion. After publicly dismissing the people who care most about user sovereignty, he now wants to participate in deciding how Bitcoin should be protected. The consortium includes some of the largest financial institutions and custodians in the industry. It also looks increasingly like “Big Bitcoin”: powerful institutions claiming stewardship over a system whose original design was meant to reduce dependence on powerful institutions. ### *Always remember that you can run whatever "Bitcoin" you want but you must run a node to affect change (or resist change as the case may be).* The treasury-company landscape is beginning to show its cracks as well. The Smarter Web Company sold roughly 178 Bitcoin to repay a convertible financing instrument and said such instruments are not currently the "right capital solution for the company". Welcome to the party, pal. The corporate Bitcoin boom encouraged companies to issue increasingly complicated debt, buy Bitcoin and assume the price would continue moving in the correct direction forever. That works beautifully until someone flushes the toilet. When the market turns, the supposedly permanent treasury asset becomes the first thing sold to satisfy creditors. Zaibo Technology’s proposed deal is more interesting because it would receive approximately 3,500 Bitcoin as consideration in a transaction that could also shift control of the company’s board. This isn't a business selling shares and receiving Bitcoin. It looks more like Bitcoin being used as a vehicle to acquire control of a public company. The coins move onto the company’s balance sheet, but the party providing them may effectively gain control of the destination. It is less like spending Bitcoin and more like sailing a Trojan horse across the ocean, taking the country and then announcing that the gold inside the horse belongs to the country . . . which you now control. Against all of this institutional maneuvering, Lightning Labs (God bless them) released Wavelength, a toolkit designed to let developers and autonomous AI agents add self-custodial Bitcoin payments without operating nodes, managing channels or sourcing liquidity themselves. Easier access without surrendering control is always a welcome path. Users keep their keys, applications gain simple payment tools, and participants retain the ability to exit to the Bitcoin blockchain unilaterally. While one corner of the industry explains why you should trust custodians, another is doing the difficult work of making self-custody usable. One side is trying to make Bitcoin fit the existing financial system. The other is trying to make Bitcoin work better as Bitcoin. --- ## Circle P: ### Bitcoin Beans [https://www.bitcoinbeans.co/](https://www.bitcoinbeans.co/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://primal.net/BitcoinBeans](https://primal.net/BitcoinBeans?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Bitcoin Beans takes proof of work from the mine to your mug. Regeneratively grown Colombian cacao, hand selected by farmers paid in Bitcoin, lab tested for purity, and priced in sats. This is whole-bean cacao, not candy. It is proof-of-work you can taste. 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Today I cover Satsuma shareholders voting to liquidate the company’s bitcoin treasury, the latest ethics fight holding up the CLARITY Act, Jack Dorsey’s decentralized Slack rival, and a BIS warning about stablecoins bypassing capital controls. I also look at Telegram’s plan for a native non-custodial wallet, a $25 million DOJ crypto forfeiture action, and the increasingly strange intersection of autonomous AI, cybersecurity, and blockchain payments.Topics for today:Satsuma Votes to Sell BitcoinCLARITY Act Ethics FightJack Dorsey Launches BuzzStablecoins Challenge Capital ControlsTelegram Plans Native Crypto WalletDOJ Targets $25 MillionOpenAI Models Escape TestingAI Agents and Blockchain PaymentsCircle P:Everstone Eternal Digital Memorials on Bitcoin https://everstonebtc.compress@everstone.ioToday’s Articles covering bitcoin news, regulation, technology, and financial markets:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/satsuma-shareholders-bitcoin-liquidationhttps://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/21/crypto-clarity-act-still-at-mercy-of-ethics-section-as-democrats-balk-at-trump-dealhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/jack-dorsey-debuts-chat-app-slack-rivalhttps://decrypt.co/374001/pavel-durov-telegram-crypto-wallet-billion-usershttps://cointelegraph.com/news/doj-25m-crypto-forfeiture-romance-investment-scamshttps://cointelegraph.com/news/openai-models-hacked-hugging-face-to-cheat-on-a-testhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/agentic-ai-killer-use-case-blockchain-franklin-templeton Get Your Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here:https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhYAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-newsYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs\_7iLDtleV0rZFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-99461b07-867a-43dd-b50f-367dc39c2c54.ico)Fountain: Podcasts & Music![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/639203382629443744Ep13567-b22b21ea-0591-4b0a-af36-9808ee778103.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/8AqibamDTFCYvRPziRDh?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) Satsuma is finished. Shareholders voted to liquidate the company’s remaining Bitcoin holdings, return the capital, and pull the stock from the London market. The vote wasn't even close: 90% supported the wind-down. Satsuma was one of the smaller public companies that attempted to build its entire identity around holding Bitcoin on its balance sheet without having any real revenue streams. Oh, it had a story but it also bought late, bought high, watched the value of its holdings fall, and eventually found itself with shareholders who wanted whatever money remained returned to them. This is exactly the problem with the Bitcoin treasury-company copycat model. A company cannot survive indefinitely by sitting on cash, Bitcoin, or some other financial asset and then using that asset to manufacture increasingly complicated ways to raise capital instead of, you know, actually generating some. "Complicated" may create accounting income. It may create exciting investor presentations. It may even create a temporary premium in the stock. But it's not a business. A real company has to sell something. It needs a product, a service, customers, and positive cash flow. Finding something people are willing to pay for is difficult. Understanding that you must have something people are willing to pay for is not difficult at all. The smaller Bitcoin treasury companies ignored that distinction and continue to do so at their peril. They looked at Strategy, saw the capital markets machine Michael Saylor had built, and decided they could do the same thing. They couldn't, can't, and won't. They were too small to create the same financial instruments, too obscure to generate the same investor attention, and too late to accumulate Bitcoin at anything resembling Strategy’s early cost basis. By the time many of them arrived, the largest treasury companies had already helped push the price upward. The smaller firms entered after the opportunity had changed, but they acted as though the original playbook still applied. It did not. Satsuma bought most of its Bitcoin at an average price above $113,000\. With Bitcoin trading far below that level, the company’s treasury was sitting on steep losses. Its shares had already collapsed from their peak, and the company had begun selling Bitcoin under liquidity pressure before shareholders finally forced this total, final liquidation. More will come. There are plenty of small Bitcoin treasury companies with weak operating businesses, limited access to capital, impatient shareholders, and Bitcoin positions accumulated at unfavorable prices. As pressure builds, boards and shareholders will face the same choice Satsuma faced: raise more money into a skeptical market (yeah, not gonna happen) or sell the Bitcoin and return what remains. The direct selling may not be large enough to crush the Bitcoin market by itself. The larger risk is sentiment. Every new liquidation will create another headline announcing that a Bitcoin treasury company has failed. The market will not patiently distinguish between a failed corporate structure and a failed monetary asset. Most people will simply absorb the message that “another Bitcoin company is in trouble.” None of this means Bitcoin has failed. It means weak companies headed by weaker minds adopted Bitcoin without solving the basic problem every company must solve: how to produce value and earn revenue. Bitcoin can strengthen a balance sheet. It cannot replace a business model. Satsuma is no more. We have a few fistfuls of "stupid" to rid ourselves of so let the game begin. --- # Circle P: ## Everstone ### Eternal Digital Memorials on Bitcoin **Website:** [https://everstonebtc.com](https://everstonebtc.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) **Contact:** press@everstone.io --- Satsuma Bitcoin liquidation Bitcoin treasury companies Bitcoin corporate treasury strategy Satsuma shareholder vote Bitcoin treasury company risks ### Everybody Wants to Rule the Rails URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/everybody-wants-to-rule-the-rails/ Last updated: 2026-07-20T18:45:13.000Z 20 July 2026 Michael Saylor’s attack on BIP 110, the ECB trying to stymie stablecoins, and the use of eminent domain for AI infrastructure are all problems powerful institutions who love “neutrality” and “public benefit” (right up until those principles interfere with their own incentives) cause. [Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News • Honkey Lips | Bitcoin News • Listen on FountainBitcoin news and financial news update. Today I cover Michael Saylor’s 110-point argument against Bitcoin’s proposed BIP-110 soft fork, Strategy raising cash without buying more bitcoin, and Capital B’s plan to attract a broader institutional investor base. 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Still, beneath the gimmick, his strongest argument is legitimate: Bitcoin cannot determine the intent behind a collection of bytes. It cannot reliably distinguish an image from a proof, a contract, a privacy tool, or some future application nobody has invented yet. Once consensus rules are changed to prohibit a use that enough people dislike, the precedent survives long after the temporary restriction expires. Bitcoin does not need guardians deciding which transactions are pure enough. It needs rules that remain neutral when people disagree. That does not mean Saylor’s motives deserve to be accepted without inspection. He specifically warned that the precedent could eventually threaten "novel" custody, stablecoin settlement, and token systems. That is an interesting list for a man whose company manufactures preferred shares, credit instruments, and increasingly elaborate financial products around its Bitcoin holdings. Perhaps he is defending neutral consensus as a matter of principle. Perhaps he also sees a future in which Strategy wants to tokenize some of those products or settle them through Bitcoin-adjacent systems. In Bitcoin, the correct response is to identify incentives and make sure the rules do not depend upon anyone’s purity (or stupidity). Europe’s banking establishment is having its own crisis of control. ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone has repeatedly warned that stablecoins could pull deposits away from commercial banks. He is as right as he is too late. They will and there is nothing he can do to stop it. He also worries that banks are losing payment fees and transaction data to mobile platforms. That second complaint is eye-watering and deserves some attention. Banks do not merely want to hold your money. They want to know where it went, when it went there, what you purchased and where. The digital euro is being presented partly as a way to preserve the role of European banks and payment systems as private alternatives gain ground. In other words, the institutions that failed to build the new rails now want a government-sponsored version that keeps them sitting under the troll-bridge. The ECB frames deposit flight as a threat to lending, but lending will not disappear simply because old banks lose deposits. New institutions will collect capital, extend credit, finance homes, and lend to businesses. They may use stablecoins, tokenized deposits, or structures that do not yet have familiar names. Unfortunately, the replacement power brokers may be every bit as unpleasant as the old ones. Technology changes the owners of the machinery more quickly than it changes human behavior. Stablecoins are not freedom money, and a new financial intermediary is not automatically better because its application has cleaner graphics. This is why Bitcoin remains the exit rather than merely another contestant for control of the existing system. The ugliest version of that struggle is appearing around AI data centers. Utilities need transmission lines to feed enormous new facilities' voraciousness, and landowners are discovering that refusal may not be the end of the negotiation. Eminent domain can allow property to be taken for public use with compensation, even when the owner does not consent. The phrase “public use” becomes dangerously elastic when infrastructure is built primarily to satisfy private data-center demand. A hospital, road, or genuinely public utility is one argument. Seizing someone’s land so a technology company can secure more compute is another. When government power and private capital join together to take property for a favored industry, “innovation” stops sounding like progress and becomes a threat. --- # Circle P: ### Sagebrush Corporate Solutions [https://www.sagebrushcs.com/](https://www.sagebrushcs.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Sagebrush helps Bitcoiners form and maintain Wyoming companies without turning the process into a giant mess. 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Today I cover a Chinese AI model that sent Bitcoin and semiconductor stocks lower, a major new Bitcoin ETF from T. Rowe Price, and several institutional moves reshaping crypto infrastructure. Bitcoin analysis shows the asset is increasingly trading as a leveraged bet on the AI capital cycle, not just a risk asset. I also look at Cloudflare’s new machine payments standard, Visa’s stablecoin platform for banks, and a Stanford study on Polymarket manipulation.Topics For TodayKimi K3 AI Model and Bitcoin Price ReactionT. Rowe Price Acti Crypto ETF LaunchCloudflare x402 and Bitcoin MicropaymentsCitadel Securities Invests in Crypto.comVisa Stablecoin Platform for BanksTrump Media Truth API for Wall StreetStanford Study on Polymarket ManipulationBitcoin Miners and the AI Pivot RiskCircle P: Bitcoin Beans https://www.bitcoinbeans.co/ https://primal.net/BitcoinBeans Bitcoin Beans takes proof of work from the mine to your mug. 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Apparently, that is where we are now. Bitcoin is no longer merely called a risk asset. It is being traded as though it were some kind of sidecar attached to the artificial intelligence industry and it makes no sense. Bitcoin is not an AI company. It does not manufacture chips. It does not train large language models. It does not need a data center lease, a venture capital round, or a subscription plan. Bitcoin is simple money that cannot be printed. You can connect it to AI agents, internet payment systems, Cloudflare, Coinbase, Lightning, stablecoins, or whatever else comes next, but none of those things define Bitcoin. The market still does not understand that distinction. One week Bitcoin rises because semiconductor stocks are rising. The next week it falls because a Chinese model makes American AI valuations look expensive. Before that, Bitcoin was supposedly trading with oil because of war. Tomorrow somebody will connect it to something else. After seventeen years, institutions and retail investors still seem determined to misunderstand the one thing Bitcoin actually brings to the table: monetary scarcity. The AI story isn't irrelevant. Bitcoin miners that abandoned mining and went all-in on AI infrastructure may have a real problem. Their business model depends on sustained demand for expensive compute. If powerful models become cheaper, more efficient, and openly available, the assumptions underneath those data center deals start to weaken. Miners that kept their Bitcoin operations while adding AI capacity are in a much stronger position. They diversified. The ones that threw away the mining business to chase the newest trend may discover that trend chasing works until it does not. At the same time, AI could become a major user of machine-native payments. Cloudflare’s move toward automated internet payments is a really big development because Cloudflare touches an enormous portion of the web. AI agents need a way to pay for data without humans opening accounts, entering credit cards, managing API keys, and approving every tiny transaction. Bitcoin and Lightning are natural candidates for that kind of system. But let us not get carried away. Stablecoins will be there. Shitcoins will be there. Every questionable token project on Earth will try to crawl into the machine-payment economy and announce that it is now essential internet infrastructure. The altcoins will always be with us. That does not make them good, and it certainly does not mean we have to pretend they are useful. ### A Note About Money Fiat currency carries the priorities of the people who control it. When money can be created without meaningful restraint, it spreads short-term thinking, political favoritism, bad investment, apathy, and decay throughout everything it touches. Money becomes a vector. It transmits the values embedded in the system behind it. Bitcoin is also a vector, but it carries something different. It carries scarcity, proof of work, and respect for the time required to produce value. That is the point the market keeps missing while it chases AI headlines and daily narratives. Bitcoin is not an AI trade. It is not an oil trade. It is not a semiconductor trade. It is an exit from money that can be diluted whenever the people in charge decide dilution is convenient, which is now every damn day. --- # Circle P: ### Bitcoin Beans [https://www.bitcoinbeans.co/](https://www.bitcoinbeans.co/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://primal.net/BitcoinBeans](https://primal.net/BitcoinBeans?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Bitcoin Beans takes proof of work from the mine to your mug. Regeneratively grown Colombian cacao, hand selected by farmers paid in Bitcoin, lab tested for purity, and priced in sats. This is whole-bean cacao, not candy. It is proof-of-work you can taste. 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[Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News • Don’t “AI” Your Wallet | Bitcoin News • Listen on FountainBitcoin news and bitcoin regulation update. Today I cover President Trump’s planned meeting with senators as the CLARITY Act runs into an ethics fight, Tether’s growing investment push across Latin America, and a new permanent-capital company built around cash-flowing businesses and a bitcoin treasury strategy. 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President Trump is meeting with senators to discuss ethics provisions that could restrict senior government officials from maintaining personal crypto business interests. In other words, the bill’s future may depend on whether Trump supports legislation that could limit his own ability to profit from the industry. I would not bet heavily on that happening. The market has placed an absurd amount of emotional weight on legislation like this. CLARITY is not a particularly good bill. It does not appear to offer the level of developer protection that would make me start waving pom-poms for it. But if it fails, the market will probably treat that failure as a major rejection of Bitcoin and crypto, even though Bitcoin itself will continue producing blocks exactly as it did before. It's a most deliciously fragile psychology we are dealing with. Too many people own Bitcoin without understanding the asset. They don't understand the trade, the ETFs, the treasury strategies, or the leverage. They LOVE the promise that some famous executive says it is going to $500,000 though. They simply do not understand why Bitcoin exists. So when Washington produces a negative headline, they sell first and think later. But is the juice worth the squeeze? Orange Juice, a new permanent-capital company backed by Jeff Booth, Lyn Alden, Ricardo Salinas, and others. The company plans to acquire American businesses generating between $1 million and $10 million in annual cash flow, hold them for the long term, and place excess capital into a Bitcoin treasury. On its face, this is far more interesting than another company borrowing money to buy Bitcoin while producing little of value itself. Orange Juice is at least beginning with actual businesses. These companies have customers, employees, products, services, and cash flow. If the strategy is to acquire durable businesses, improve their operations, keep their identities intact, and save a portion of the profits in Bitcoin, that could work exceptionally well. But then the warning signs start appearing. There is talk of conservative leverage, capital markets, artificial-intelligence adoption, a future public listing, and a “liquid ownership currency.” Maybe that language is harmless. Maybe it simply means publicly traded equity. But after watching the Bitcoin treasury-company trend evolve into an increasingly complicated machine of preferred shares, convertible debt, leverage, and derivative products, I am no longer inclined to give anyone the benefit of the doubt. I like Jeff Booth. I like Lyn Alden. They and Ricardo Salinas appears to understand why Bitcoin matters. These are not unserious people. But the structure could drift into the same financial theater we have already seen elsewhere. The temptation will always be there to stop focusing on the underlying companies and start manufacturing securities that promise yield, access, leverage, or some new form of Bitcoin exposure. That would be a mistake. The best version of Orange Juice is painfully simple: buy good companies, operate them responsibly, generate real profits, and save some of those profits in Bitcoin. No magic. No double-digit preferred yield. No elaborate financial engineering. No pretending that issuing another product tied to the price of Bitcoin is the same thing as building a productive business. On to Latin America where Tether’s continued expansion offers a related lesson. Stablecoins have product-market fit whether Bitcoiners like it or not. People use them because they solve an immediate problem. Tether is investing in companies and infrastructure in regions where demand is real, while regulated competitors such as Circle gain favor in Western markets by complying with the local political order. A dollar token still inherits the inflation of the dollar, along with an additional layer of issuer and counterparty risk. But denying its usefulness does not make that usefulness disappear. Tether is following demand, and Latin America may be the clearest place for it to defend its position. The opposite approach is what we are seeing from companies that force artificial intelligence into products that do not need it. Ledger’s new agent toolkit supposedly allows AI software to inspect wallets, prepare transactions, and propose payments while requiring final approval on a Ledger device. It's not a breakthrough. It's more like a complicated marketing funnel designed to sell additional hardware. “Agents propose, humans approve” is a nice slogan. It does not answer the more important question: why does an AI agent need to be involved with your Bitcoin wallet at all? The safest rule remains the old one. Keep only what you are willing to lose in a hot wallet. Use narrow, purpose-built tools. Minimize the number of systems, currencies, applications, agents, and companies standing between you and your keys. Every additional feature creates another place for something to go wrong. Whether it is legislation, treasury companies, stablecoins, social tokens, or AI-enabled wallets, the industry keeps trying to make Bitcoin more complicated than it needs to be. The people who succeed over the long term will probably be the ones who resist that pressure. Build something useful. Produce cash flow. Protect the keys. Hold Bitcoin. 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A clear head, a full night of sleep, a slow morning, a quiet house, productive land, strong family relationships and enough independence to tell the world to leave you alone all sound suspiciously wealthy to me. (Hat Tip to Contra on nostr for that one). Yet modern life is carefully designed to make those things feel secondary to an account balance. The trouble is that most of the financial structures we are told are permanent necessities are not permanent at all. They are products, policies and institutions created at particular moments in history. Then the marketing machine got hold of them and turned them into laws of nature. Now people spend their entire lives terrified that they will not have the correct number in the correct account at the correct age. I am not telling anyone to empty a retirement account or reject an employer match. I am saying that a civilization cannot be healthy when its definition of security is built almost entirely around instruments denominated in money that is continuously debased. Wealth sure as hell is not simply what we were told it was. That same habit of accepting the story before examining the facts showed up when the United States government moved hundreds of millions of dollars in seized bitcoin and ether to Coinbase Prime. The immediate implication was obvious: everybody panic, the government is preparing to dump its bitcoin. Except moving coins is not the same thing as selling coins. Coinbase Prime provides custody as well as trading services, and the observed transfers do not establish that a sale took place. Nearly 4,000 bitcoin were moved in the July 13 transactions, but the destination alone does not prove intent. This is where one of the best lessons I ever received still applies: do not begin with **why**. Begin with **how**. What happened? Coins moved from government-linked wallets through intermediary addresses and into Coinbase Prime. That is what we know. Everything beyond that is speculation until additional evidence appears. Yet the language surrounding these events is routinely engineered to imply danger, betrayal or an imminent sale because fear generates clicks. Journalism should describe what occurred before smuggling a motive into the sentence. Otherwise, it is not informing you. It is steering you. Britain, remarkably, gave us an example of government policy moving in the opposite direction. HM Revenue and Customs announced that certain cryptoasset loans and liquidity-pool arrangements will receive “no gain, no loss” treatment beginning April 6, 2027\. Instead of pretending that every technical transfer represents a genuine economic disposal, the rules defer capital-gains taxation until an actual economic disposal occurs. It doesn't make every crypto arrangement sensible. It simply brings the tax treatment closer to the underlying economic reality. I am genuinely surprised, because governments rarely pass up an opportunity to create another taxable event for their citizenry. And here we arrive at artificial intelligence absconding with developer's hard work. Researchers found that Grok Build was uploading entire Git repositories—including unread files and full commit histories—to storage controlled by xAI, rather than transmitting only the material required for a coding task. In one test, the system moved 5.1 gigabytes through its storage channel while the actual model interaction used roughly 192 kilobytes. A rounding error that is not, Luke. That is your whole repository leaving the machine. Subsequent reporting said xAI moved to delete previously uploaded customer data, but developers still have every reason to ask what was collected, how long it existed, who could access it and why the tool was built to send so much in the first place. These stories look unrelated until you notice the common thread. We are constantly being handed a preferred interpretation: retirement products equal wealth, a wallet transfer equals a sale, every token movement equals a taxable disposal, and an AI assistant uploading your entire repository is merely the cost of innovation. Stop accepting the interpretation. Look at the mechanism. Ask what actually happened, who benefits from the official story and what you are surrendering in exchange for convenience. That is part of what Bitcoin teaches better than almost anything else: verify the reality underneath the narrative. Sometimes the richest thing you can own is the ability to see clearly. --- # Circle P: ## Bitcoin Beans [https://www.bitcoinbeans.co/](https://www.bitcoinbeans.co/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Bitcoin Beans takes proof of work from the mine to your mug. Regeneratively grown Colombian cacao, hand selected by farmers paid in Bitcoin, lab tested for purity, and priced in sats. 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Today I cover Michael Saylor and Adam Back pushing back against BIP-110 as miner support sits near zero, Strategy raising its cash reserve without buying bitcoin, and new stablecoin scrutiny across Thailand and China. 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I do not like inscriptions. I think stuffing arbitrary images, token metadata, and other junk into Bitcoin transactions is stupid, unproductive, and a waste of block space. So BIP-110 begins with a complaint I can understand. The problem is that it takes a legitimate irritation and proposes a cure that is worse than the disease. BIP-110 would temporarily impose consensus-level restrictions on several methods used to place arbitrary data inside Bitcoin transactions. Its stated purpose is to refocus Bitcoin on being permissionless money rather than a general-purpose data-storage system. The restrictions are intended to last about one year, and the proposal’s authors say known monetary uses would remain unaffected. But Bitcoin being permissionless means something even when people use it in ways I dislike. You cannot claim Bitcoin is censorship-resistant and then begin writing consensus rules that determine which properly constructed, fee-paying transactions are morally acceptable. A miner can refuse a transaction. A node operator can run whatever software he wants. But trying to make one faction’s transaction policy binding on the wider network is a very different proposition. That is where BIP-110 stops being an argument about spam and becomes an argument about control. Supporters see inscriptions as an abuse of block space. Critics see the proposal as an attempt to police other people’s transactions. Adam Back has made that objection directly, while Michael Saylor has argued that the proposed intervention may be more dangerous to Bitcoin than the spam it is supposed to stop. The word “temporary” bugs me. What exactly is a temporary consensus restriction supposed to accomplish? After one year, do the old rules return and inscriptions resume? Does the restriction get extended? Does another political fight begin over what remains prohibited? Calling the fork temporary does not answer the underlying question. It merely delays the next argument while establishing the precedent that Bitcoin’s transaction rules can be tightened to suppress an unpopular use. The current support numbers do not suggest that the network is eager to take that step. Miner signaling has remained below one percent and recently stood at zero, far short of the proposal’s 55 percent threshold. Nodes enforcing the rules without broad miner participation would not clean up Bitcoin for everyone. They would risk separating themselves onto a minority chain. That does not mean the proposal can be ignored. Bitcoin’s block-size war taught us how quickly a technical disagreement can become a political campaign filled with deadlines, declarations, pressure, and fear. People who lived through that fight should know better than to manufacture another consensus confrontation without overwhelming support. 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BIP-110 miner support ### Bitcoin is Publishable Money URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/bitcoin-is-publishable-money/ Last updated: 2026-07-08T19:33:56.000Z July 8, 2026 India wants to keep "crypto" outside its regulated financial system, Vanguard is finally admitting digital assets are not going away, and Strike has invented a Bitcoin loan that raises questions. The bigger story is that governments and financial institutions are scrambling to deal with monetary technology they can no longer ignore nor control. [Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News • Mrs. Poly Gambling | Bitcoin News • Listen on FountainBitcoin news and bitcoin regulation update. Today I cover Bitcoin falling as renewed U.S.-Iran tensions push oil higher, Polymarket adding instant Lightning deposits through Spark, Strike’s new no-margin-call Bitcoin-backed loans, Radar Chat combining encrypted messaging with self-custodial Lightning payments, Vanguard hiring a digital assets chief, the SEC’s coming crypto safe harbor, Nigel Farage triggering a by-election amid probes into crypto-linked gifts, and India’s central bank pushing to keep financial institutions away from crypto exposure. 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The Reserve Bank of India says foreign-currency stablecoins threaten monetary sovereignty, while even rupee-backed tokens could threaten government revenue and financial stability. Fine, but India is not terrified that somebody is going to make a wildly successful digital rupee. It is terrified of digital dollars because the dollar is no longer going to stop politely at the border and wait for a local foreign-exchange desk to let it in. Everybody now carries a little financial machine in their pocket. Governments can ban an app, remove it from an app store, block a service, and congratulate themselves for fifteen minutes. Then another app appears. Then another. The branding changes but the user still has access to dollar-backed tokens. This is the part central banks do not want to say out loud: the mechanism is becoming harder to control than the money. That does not mean I think this is necessarily good. I am calling balls and strikes here. The United States has spent decades enjoying the privilege of issuing the world’s reserve currency. Dollar stablecoins will take that privilege and strap a heavy-lift rocket to it. Tether, USDC, and whatever comes next can move digital dollars around the planet in seconds, including into countries whose governments would rather their citizens use the local currency. India can lean toward prohibition all it wants. The larger question is whether prohibition still works when the monetary rail lives on millions of phones and other devices. Even Vanguard seems to understand that something permanent has changed. The company is hiring a Head of Digital Assets to build strategy around areas including stablecoins, tokenization, custody, settlement, wallets, and blockchain-based infrastructure. This means one of the most conservative financial institutions on Earth has finally decided it needs somebody in the building who understands what is happening. That is a form of capitulation. Bitcoin is not going away. Stablecoins are not going away. Vanguard can dislike that reality all it wants, but it still has to hire somebody to explain it. Strike, and this one bothers me has a new “volatility-proof” Bitcoin loan removing price-triggered margin calls and liquidations as long as the borrower stays current and can choke on 14% APR. The trade is a maximum 45% initial loan-to-value ratio, a six-month term, and an interest rate 2.95 percentage points above Strike’s standard loan rates. Miss a payment and let the grace period expire, and your collateral can still be sold. So it is volatility-proof, not consequence-proof. My problem is that I look at those terms and wonder who this is really for. Outside of a very specific emergency or short-term business need, it looks an awful lot like expensive liquidity for people who want to go make another bet. Which brings us to Polymarket. The online casino for betting on stupid things now accept Bitcoin deposits over Lightning using Spark. Technically, that is interesting. Faster payments are good. Better Bitcoin infrastructure is good. But congratulations, we have also made it easier to move your Bitcoin into a mortuary. And Polymarket does not have to operate the entire stack itself because Spark handles the deposit infrastructure. Maybe that works beautifully forever. I hope it does. But my rule remains the same: third parties are security holes, and convenience has a long history of convincing human beings to hand responsibility to somebody else. Bitcoin is winning attention, but attention is not the same thing as victory. Banks will try and build around it. Asset managers will study it. Lenders will turn it into collateral. Casinos will make it easier to deposit. Governments will try to contain the monetary technologies growing beside it. None of this changes the basic lesson: buy Bitcoin, hold Bitcoin, and understand what control of the keys really means. My final thought is that Wall Street was always coming to Bitcoin whether anybody invited it or not. 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Bitcoin keeps getting dragged into that machine, but the question remains the same: can they really hold the beach ball underwater forever? [Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News • Curses And Cursors | Bitcoin News • Listen on FountainBitcoin news and financial news update. Today I cover Kraken’s CFTC-regulated bitcoin perpetual futures launch, Michael Saylor’s argument that Bitcoin does not need Ethereum-style yield, Bitcoin’s reaction to the Bank of Japan rate hike, BlackRock’s new bitcoin income fund, Strive’s latest BTC purchase, Ledn’s bitcoin-backed lending forecast, and Coinbase and AWS bringing x402 payments to AI traffic. This episode touches on bitcoin investing, bitcoin technology, interest rates, and the broader economics of bitcoin. Topics for today: BBC macro and global news lead Kraken launches CFTC-regulated bitcoin perpetual futures Strategy and Saylor frame Bitcoin credit versus crypto yield Bitcoin reacts to Bank of Japan rate hike BlackRock rolls out bitcoin income fund Strive adds 73 BTC to its treasury Ledn sees a large bitcoin-backed lending market Coinbase and AWS bring x402 payments to AI agents Today’s Articles covering bitcoin news, financial news, markets, and bitcoin technology: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgd5g7d7gyo https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/kraken-launches-cftc-regulated-bitcoin https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-saylor-bitcoin-credit-alternative-crypto-yield https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/16/bitcoin-rises-after-bank-of-japan-hikes-interest-rates-to-a-31-year-highhttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/16/blackrock-s-new-bitcoin-income-fund-offers-cash-flow-alongside-btc-exposure https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/strive-asst-acquires-73-bitcoin https://www.theblock.co/post/404885/ledn-says-bitcoin-backed-lending-market-could-reach-1-trillion-as-securitization-attracts-institutional-capital https://www.theblock.co/post/404877/coinbase-aws-enable-publishers-on-cloudfront-and-waf-to-charge-ai-agents-via-x402-protocol Get Your Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here:https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhYAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-newsYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs\_7iLDtleV0rZFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-56dcb0bd-7b96-491c-98f2-0bfd04f456aa.ico)Fountain: Podcasts & Music![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/639172233274636058Ep1342-ee470338-907f-4975-9c6f-c712e51f9f5a.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/EK4wHWQHdtcgSl0yc934?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) Elon Musk buying Cursor through SpaceX is not technically a Bitcoin story, but pretending it does not matter to Bitcoin would be naïve. SpaceX is now using its freshly public stock like high-powered financial ammunition, agreeing to buy Anysphere, the company behind Cursor, in an all-stock deal valued around $60 billion. What we are watching SpaceX stock get massive public valuation, the market geting excited, the shares pumping, and suddenly those shares become currency for buying another company. That may be perfectly legal and perfectly normal in modern finance, but it still paints the picture: corporate shares are money now, as long as the crowd believes hard enough. And right now they do believe. That same psychology machine showed up in Japan. The Bank of Japan raised rates to 1%, the highest level since 1995, while trying not to spook the entire global market structure built on cheap yen. Rate hikes are supposed to pressure risk assets, including Bitcoin, but central banks have learned the art of delivering bad medicine with a spoonful of soothing language. Hike here, bond-market reassurance there, and everybody tries to act calm simply because the BoJ says it will ease its purchase of JGB (bonds) relaxing further upside yield spikes on the bonds themselves. We shall see. Meanwhile, the financialization of Bitcoin keeps grinding forward. Kraken is bringing CFTC-regulated perpetual futures to eligible U.S. traders through Bitnomial, giving traders another regulated way to lever up long or short without touching the underlying Bitcoin. They call that "asset class maturity". Sounds like another set of tools for suppressing, steering, and manipulating price under the banner of “market efficiency” to me. BlackRock is now leaning into the same theme from another angle with its iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, BITA, which seeks Bitcoin exposure while generating income through an options strategy. In normal Wall Street language, that is a covered-call product. In plain English, it is yield engineered out of market structure. And whenever somebody says “Bitcoin income,” the first question should always be: where exactly is the yield coming from? ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2026/06/15-3.png) That is the difference between Bitcoin and the financial products being built around it. Bitcoin itself is simple. You buy it, hold it, secure it, and nobody gets to print more of it. The products around it are where the games begin: preferred shares, perpetuals, covered calls, securitized loans, and every other engineered instrument Wall Street can dream up from the wicked depths of their depravity. Some of it may be useful and even be inevitable. But none of it changes the base case of Bitcoin. Coinbase and AWS pushing x402 for AI agents makes the point even sharper. The web may finally get a pay-per-request model where AI agents can pay for content access, but right now the rails are being pointed toward USDC on Base. That is useful, clever, and also very convenient for dollar dominance. The thing I want is simpler: give the agent a Lightning invoice and let it pay. Instead, the market keeps trying to route the future through stablecoins, dollars, and permissioned financial plumbing. Bitcoin is being surrounded by financial machinery and some of it is even impressive. Mostly, it is irritating and probably dangerous. But the beach ball analogy still holds. You can push Bitcoin underwater with derivatives, yield products, central-bank jawboning, and dollar-backed stablecoin rails. You can even hold it there for a while. But eventually energy runs out. The ball comes back up. And that is why Bitcoin remains the exit, even while everybody else is busy building more complicated rooms. --- - Bitcoin financialization - Bitcoin market manipulation - BlackRock Bitcoin income ETF - Kraken Bitcoin perpetual futures - Bitcoin and stablecoins ### The Trap Is Always the Same: Yield, Exposure, Convenience, and Control URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-trap-is-always-the-same-yield-exposure-convenience-and-control/ Last updated: 2026-06-15T17:35:58.000Z 15 June 2026 Good morning. Today we look at SpaceX tokenized shares getting scrapped, Bitcoin treasury games, prediction market jurisdiction, oil repricing, and the rise of local AI agents, tying them together with one larger warning: every shiny new financial or technical product asks you to hand over just a little more control. [Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News • Tokenized Rugpull | Bitcoin News • Listen on FountainBitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover the market reaction to the reported U.S.-Iran breakthrough, Fed risk staying in focus, SpaceX joining the Bitcoin treasury leaderboard, failed tokenized SpaceX share offerings, Strategy adding more bitcoin, and the CFTC’s fight with New Mexico over prediction market regulation. This episode also touches on bitcoin investing, financial news, bitcoin regulation, and the growing overlap between markets, AI, and digital assets. Topics for today: Markets rally on U.S.-Iran breakthrough news while oil and Fed risk stay in focus Crypto firms scrap tokenized SpaceX share offerings after heavy demand SpaceX joins the public Bitcoin treasury leaderboard CFTC sues New Mexico over prediction market jurisdiction Strategy buys 1,587 more BTC with $100 million from reserves Michael Saylor explains why Strategy may sell bitcoin for digital credit products Blockworks acquires Messari as crypto data platforms consolidate Moonshot AI launches Kimi Work with desktop AI agents Today’s Articles covering bitcoin news, economic news, regulation, markets, and technology: https://www.coindesk.com/daybook-us/2026/06/15/markets-cheer-u-s-iran-breakthrough-though-middle-east-risks-fed-remain-in-focus https://decrypt.co/370948/crypto-firms-scrap-tokenized-spacex-share-offerings-spcx-surges-ipo https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/spacex-officially-join-bitcoin-leaderboard https://cointelegraph.com/news/cftc-sues-new-mexico-over-prediction-market-jurisdiction https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/15/strategy-deploys-usd100-million-from-usd-reserves-to-acquire-1-587-btc https://cointelegraph.com/news/saylor-strategys-bitcoin-sale-defend-digital-credit-products https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/blockworks-acquires-messari https://decrypt.co/370954/moonshot-ai-kimi-work-300-agents-desktop Get Your Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here:https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhYAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-newsYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs\_7iLDtleV0rZFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-84f85030-f525-4b7a-b9a0-688cf9ac0573.ico)Fountain: Podcasts & Music![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/639171389006238696Ep1341-a29c7e46-bec2-44ab-affc-8c7979f01746.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/eQg2NVSF6ltJ9aBP6Gue?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) The market got a little bit of relief on the reported U.S.–Iran breakthrough, and you can see it everywhere. Oil pulled back, stocks caught a bid, Bitcoin got a bump, and everyone is acting like the danger has passed. I've seen this movie before. A signed agreement does not magically turn unstable people, unstable governments, and unstable incentives into something reliable. Reality may have something else in store. The tokenized SpaceX mess should surprise exactly nobody. People were chasing “pre-IPO exposure” through crypto platforms, only to discover that exposure is not ownership. These products were very careful to say that what you were buying was price exposure, not actual shares. And when the underlying allocation did not show up, the platforms had to unwind the whole thing. Who could have imagined that a synthetic version of something you do not own might not behave like the thing itself? The SpaceX story also gave everyone a fresh reason to scream about Elon Musk becoming a trillionaire. But the yelling misses the point. A trillionaire is not born in a vacuum. A trillionaire is what happens when governments spend decades destroying the money. If your currency can be printed into oblivion, it will be. We used to talk about millionaires. Then billionaires. Now trillionaires. The trend is not mysterious. It is the predictable result of fiat money being stretched until the word “wealth” starts to lose all connection to reality. And then there was Bitcoin. Bitcoin is not perfect because people around it are perfect. Clearly, they are not. Bitcoin matters because it remains tied to something outside political theater and spreadsheet magic. It is tied to energy, difficulty, time, and physics. That does not mean every Bitcoin-flavored product deserves your trust. Quite the opposite. When you see preferred shares, synthetic stablecoins, dividend-backed credit instruments, and “digital credit” stacked on top of corporate Bitcoin treasuries, you should slow down. If you want Bitcoin exposure, you can buy Bitcoin. You do not need to climb a ladder of financial engineering built by people who swear this time the leverage is safe. Kimi Work sounds impressive: hundreds of agents, local files, browser control, scheduled tasks, reports, spreadsheets, research, automation. It also sounds like the beginning of a very expensive personal data disaster. Ask yourself a simple question: do you even remember every file sitting on your computer? Old spreadsheets, tax notes, private documents, half-finished ideas, medical files, business records, browser sessions, passwords, accounts, emails. Now imagine handing an AI agent broad access to all of that because the demo looked cool. The shear amount of connections that can be made, resulting in a profoundly deep profile of you, should cause you to pause and with any luck, to stop. It's the Battlestar Galactica lesson. The safest computer system is sometimes the one that is not networked to everything else. Captain Adama was right. Once everything talks to everything, one compromise becomes everyone’s problem. The same is true on your laptop. “Local” does not automatically mean safe when the model, the API, the browser bridge, and the automation layer can still move data outside your control. You'll get convenience, speed, and useful connections between forgotten files. But the price may be a complete behavioral map of your life. That is the thread running through all of this. Tokenized shares promise access. Digital credit promises yield. AI agents promise convenience. Federal regulators promise clean jurisdiction. Fiat promises stability. Every one of them asks you to trust a system you do not fully control. Bitcoin was supposed to teach us the opposite lesson. Hold the real thing. Minimize trust. Keep control where you can. And when someone offers you a shiny product that turns ownership into exposure, savings into credit, or your hard drive into training material, take a breath before you let the machine in --- - Bitcoin treasury risk - tokenized stock exposure - AI agents privacy risk - Bitcoin self custody - digital credit Bitcoin ### The Market Is a Fog Machine URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-market-is-a-fog-machine/ Last updated: 2026-06-12T17:55:43.000Z 12 June 2026 Lordy, there is a lot to cover today: Trump’s latest “Iran war is over” headline, Gary Gensler oddly landing on the states’ rights side of prediction market regulation, El Salvador’s tax-and-Bitcoin pitch, AI panic among graduates, and BitGo’s new Lightning yield product. [Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News • Blast Off | Bitcoin News • Listen on FountainBitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover Bitcoin’s rebound as war-risk pressure eases, Gary Gensler backing states in the prediction market regulation fight, Metaplanet buying Siiibo Securities, Poland’s latest MiCA veto, El Salvador’s tax pitch for Bitcoin holders, Sam Bankman-Fried losing another FTX appeal, Microsoft’s AI labor warning, and BitGo bringing institutional bitcoin to the Lightning Network. This episode touches on bitcoin price, bitcoin regulation, financial news, and bitcoin technology without pretending any of this is normal. Progress, apparently. 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Trump says the Iran war is over. Again. Markets breathe a sigh of relief . . . again. Oil drops again, stocks catch a bid again, Bitcoin crawls back into the green again, and everyone pretends this time is different again. Maybe it is. Maybe a deal really does get signed and maybe everyone involved suddenly discovers the ancient lost technology of keeping their word. But we have seen this movie before: escalation, panic, de-escalation headline, market bounce, rinse, repeat. It's worth paying attention to but it's still all fake and . . . well, I won't go there. The pattern is the key. When political noise can whip oil, equities, Bitcoin, gold, and prediction markets around like toys, someone always knows before you do. Someone always has the better seat, the faster wire, the cleaner signal. The rest of us get the press conference, the candle chart, and the privilege of pretending this is a fair game. Which is why Gary Gensler showing up on the right side of a fight is strange enough to deserve its own paragraph. In the prediction market fight, Gensler is siding with states against the idea that the CFTC can magically claim nationwide jurisdiction over sports betting because someone found a clever legal door under Dodd-Frank. And for once, he has a point. If federal agencies can keep invoking “exclusive jurisdiction” every time they want to bulldoze state law, then the Tenth Amendment becomes horse puckey. Today it is prediction markets. Tomorrow it is food, banking, movement, money, or whatever else some agency decides belongs to it. That same question of sovereignty shows up in El Salvador, but from the other direction. El Salvador is trying to make itself attractive to foreign capital, remote workers, Bitcoiners, entrepreneurs, and families looking for an escape hatch. Low physical presence requirements, territorial taxation, no capital gains tax on Bitcoin, no wealth tax, no inheritance tax. On paper, it sounds like a serious plan B. But then comes the catch: your home country may not want to let go of its tax cattle. That invisible chain is very real. You may be shown open roads, beaches, airports, and “freedom,” but try leaving the plantation cleanly and see how quickly the paperwork turns Gothic. Graduates are booing the people who helped build the AI machine and are now coming for entry-level work. Microsoft wants them to adapt, find purpose, develop courage, and please stop being so negative about the automated future. That is lovely. Purpose is great. Courage is admirable. Neither pays rent. Still, AI is not going away, and pretending otherwise is useless. The real question is whether we use it to hollow out human beings or to build things we could not maintain before. And then there is Bitcoin, still sitting there doing the one thing no other asset can do: offering a clear audit every ten minutes. A real-time, global, adversarial ledger that does not care who is yelling on television. And Lightning matters too. BitGo’s Lightning Earn product may not be perfect, and institutions should be cautious with anything labeled yield, but routing liquidity for fees is at least attached to an actual service. Payments need liquidity. Liquidity has value. So yes, the world is loud. War headlines, IPO mania, federal power grabs, tax traps, AI panic, and financial products wrapped around Bitcoin are all flying at once. The trick is not to believe every bounce, every promise, or every suit with a microphone. The trick is to keep asking: where is the real signal, who benefits from the noise, and what can I verify for myself? --- - Bitcoin market volatility - Bitcoin and macro news - El Salvador Bitcoin tax haven - AI job disruption graduates - Lightning Network Bitcoin yield ### The Casino Is Loud. The Builders Are Quiet. URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-casino-is-loud-the-builders-are-quiet/ Last updated: 2026-06-10T20:23:37.000Z 10 June 2026 Today I dig into a strange DOJ claim around Ross Ulbricht, Fold selling bitcoin to clean up its balance sheet, Botanix shutting down, SpaceX sucking liquidity out of markets, Saylor’s shifting metrics, and prediction markets pretending they can police national security. The larger point: markets are noisy, incentives are warped, and Bitcoin only matters if people build real alternatives. [Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News • Kalshi Intelligence Agency | Bitcoin News • Listen on FountainBitcoin news and economic news update. 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According to Loeb, the DOJ warned Trump it would “go after” him if he freed Ross, and Trump backed off. A pretty serious accusation in my book. It is also, so far, an uncorroborated one. Every once in a while we have to stop, walk around the story, and ask the annoying question nobody wants to ask: why this guy, why that moment, and who benefits from the story being told this way? That is the problem with living inside the modern information fog. Everyone wants instant certainty. Nobody wants to say, “Hold on, were you there?” It's not that the story is instantly false, it simply means we should be careful before turning every headline into gospel. The older I get, the less interested I am in institutional fairy tales from either side. Government, media, markets, spokespeople, all of it comes wrapped in incentives. Sometimes the right move is suspicion with a beer . . . or five. Fold’s bitcoin sale was a cleaner case. Fold disclosed that it monetized about $45 million in bitcoin at roughly $71,000 per coin, used $20 million to eliminate bitcoin-collateralized debt, and kept $25 million for growth. The stock ripped because, for once, selling bitcoin was not necessarily surrender. Debt gone, cash on hand, bitcoin still in treasury is not the kind of “number go up” purity test people love, but businesses do not survive on memes alone. If the filings are straight, this was a company choosing some flexibility. Botanix was the other side of the same lesson. After four years, the Bitcoin DeFi experiment is winding down and users have been told to withdraw assets by July 9\. The stated reason was simple: weak demand, weak fee revenue, and not enough actual product-market fit for Bitcoin-native DeFi. Good. Say it out loud. Bitcoin does not need every Ethereum idea dragged over, spray-painted orange, and sold as inevitable. Maybe decentralized finance eventually becomes useful. But right now, most of it is a complicated risk machine looking for a user who does not exist yet. Bitcoiners mostly want better money. Yield carnival with extra steps is IMO annoying. The SpaceX IPO is stomping through markets like a bull in a china shop. Reuters reported massive demand around the offering, with figures north of $250 billion in investor demand for a $75 billion raise, and analysts are already tying the event to liquidity pressure in crypto and tech. Maybe this is temporary. Maybe capital rotates back. But this is the kind of hype cycle that should make everyone slow down. SpaceX may be valuable. That does not mean every market around it needs to be strip-mined for liquidity so people can chase the newest shining object. The same smell is coming off the Strategy debate. Michael Saylor says the latest capital raise was accretive if you include cash. Critics say Strategy’s own BTC Yield metric fell, so on a bitcoin-per-share basis it was dilutive. Both things can be true, which is exactly why people are irritated. If BTC Yield was the big sacred metric when it looked good, do not act shocked when people use it against you when it looks worse. Welcome to markets. The rules always seem to change right when the old scoreboard stops telling the preferred story. And prediction markets? Kalshi now wants employment disclosures of market makers for "sensitive" markets, while the CFTC is moving toward a broader framework for event contracts, including sports, while drawing lines around war, terrorism, assassinations, injuries, and other uglier markets. That sounds neat and then someone says they are going to assess national security risk. Really? With what clearance? With what hidden knowledge? This is where the casino starts dressing itself up as public service. We do not need more gambling rails. We need more builders, more families, more people finding ways out of broken systems. Bitcoin is not a yield product. 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A critical counterfeiting vulnerability was found in Zcash’s Orchard shielded pool. Bugs happen. The scary part is that because of how Zcash is built, nobody can cryptographically prove whether someone used it before the patch. That has always been the tradeoff. Bitcoin’s blockchain is public. Painfully public. Every transaction is out there. You can mix, you can coinjoin, you can try to create distance between wallets, but the chain itself is open for everybody to inspect. That is irritating for privacy, no question. But the upside is enormous: anyone can audit the supply. You can know how many bitcoin exist. You can verify it yourself. You do not have to trust a foundation, a lab, a committee, or a very smart guy on X telling you everything is "probably" fine. Zcash went the other direction. It promised privacy by making things opaque. And now the exact thing Bitcoin maximalists have warned about for years is sitting right in the middle of the room: if somebody found a way to print Zcash inside the shielded pool, how would you know? That is the design tradeoff we said was going to cause more problems than it solves. Now, maybe nobody exploited it. Maybe the bug was so subtle that only a highly skilled review using cutting-edge AI tooling could uncover it. Maybe the emergency hard fork fixed the immediate problem and everyone can move on. But “maybe” is not monetary assurance. “Probably fine” is not a supply audit. And “we’re discussing a new shielded pool with turnstile accounting” does not exactly make holders sleep like babies. The problem is more psychological than technical. Meanwhile, Bitcoin is down hard, and everybody is hunting for the one villain. Michael Saylor sold 32 bitcoin, and the market treated it like Moses smashed the tablets. In dollar terms, that sale is basically a rounding error against Strategy’s position. Capital is rotating into artificial intelligence at historic scale. Everyone is staring at AI, Iran, liquidity, oil, equities, and the general fog of war. Nobody really knows what comes next, so everything not nailed down is getting sold. The strange twist: Bitcoin miners may end up becoming some of the most valuable landlords in the AI boom. These companies spent years chasing cheap, reliable power for mining. Now AI needs exactly that: massive powered sites ready for compute. The miners were mocked, squeezed, and written off, and suddenly the thing they built might be exactly what the hyperscalers need. That does not mean every miner wins. It does mean the Bitcoin world keeps creating infrastructure other industries later discover they need. Next it will be the stranded energy infrastructure that has been and continues to be built out for bitcoin mining. So yes, the market looks ugly. Bitcoin is down. Gold and silver are down. Equities are getting smacked. Oil is weird. Nobody knows what Iran means tomorrow, nobody knows where AI goes next, and the media looks like it has developed a full-body informational fatigue. But maybe that is the point. Maybe this is the part where the fluff burns off. The fake certainty, the clever altcoin narratives, the “trust us bro” monetary experiments, the idea that opacity is the same thing as strength. Bitcoin is public, auditable, boring in the right places, but always brutally honest. 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Coinbase and Better have now funded the first Fannie Mae-backed mortgage using Bitcoin as collateral, which is a real milestone. A married couple in Michigan used pledged Bitcoin instead of selling their stack, paying capital gains, and giving up future upside. That part is interesting. The structure is also interesting: one regular mortgage, one crypto-backed loan for the down payment, and Bitcoin collateral pledged at roughly 2.5-to-1. The timing, of course, feels ugly. Bitcoin price action has been rough, sentiment is terrible, and nobody needs to pretend otherwise. But the loan structure does leave some headroom. If you borrow $100,000 against $250,000 in Bitcoin, that is not exactly reckless zero-margin behavior. Still, the larger point is not just “Bitcoin mortgage good” or “Bitcoin mortgage bad.” The larger point is that Bitcoin is being pulled into every corner of the financial machine while that machine itself gets louder, faster, and more distorted by the day. 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Global access to U.S. markets is expanding, regulators are making more room for crypto-style products, and everybody everywhere wants into the same casino. That does not automatically mean a crash is coming tomorrow. It means nobody really knows what to do with their money, so they keep inventing more instruments, more venues, more leverage, and more ways to confuse price with value. The better story this week may be Tether-backed Adecoagro preparing to mine Bitcoin in Brazil using electricity generated from sugarcane waste. That is the kind of thing that actually matters. Sugarcane bagasse already gets burned for steam and electricity. If there is surplus power, Bitcoin mining can turn that otherwise stranded or underused energy into something globally liquid. That fits into a much bigger idea: maybe “waste” is just a resource that has not found the right system yet. Waste heat, agricultural residue, synthesis gas from biochar production are inputs waiting for the right machine. 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Today I cover U.S. Treasury sanctions on Iranian crypto exchanges, a stablecoin platform reportedly backed by Stripe, Visa, and Mastercard, George Santos and Kalshi prediction market scrutiny, Schwab’s mid-2027 target for advisor bitcoin trading, and the latest fight over Bitcoin in 401(k) plans. 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The more interesting part is just how close this thing sits inside the Iranian power structure. When an exchange is tied into sanctioned institutions and leadership circles, you can see why OFAC took this very seriously. Sanction the company, sure. But sanction the founders and executives too, because that is where the real pressure starts. The problem is that nobody really knows what is happening with Iran right now with any clarity. Early on, the information came like a fire hose. Now it feels like the whole thing has slowed to a trickle. You can flip between NPR, CNBC, Fox, social media, and whatever else you want, and still walk away feeling like you have less understanding than when you started. Governments are sanctioning crypto exchanges, freezing assets, talking about regime money, and hinting at broader warfare around payments, and the average person is left trying to piece together reality from rumor. Fog of idiocy only now with a ticker symbol. George Santos is back on deck, because apparently we are not allowed to have normal scandals anymore. Santos reportedly told the public he planned to attend Trump’s State of the Union address, while allegedly betting on Kalshi that he would not attend. Then he did not attend. Then he posted that watching from an airport TV “was not part of the plan.” Clever trade? No. That is a clown car pulling into a regulatory checkpoint. Kalshi reportedly flagged the activity and referred the matter to the CFTC and DOJ, and multiple outlets have reported federal scrutiny around the alleged trades. But there's a catch: prediction markets are running directly into a problem the old rulebook never really anticipated: what happens when the person betting can influence the outcome? This is not really “inside information” in the traditional sense. It is trading on your own conduct and that's a different beast. 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But the bigger point is simpler: if you bought Bitcoin because Twitter was happy, you may sell it because Twitter is miserable. That is not a strategy. [Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News • Moving Mountains | Bitcoin News • Listen on FountainBitcoin news and financial news update. Today I cover Strategy’s small bitcoin sale and the $80 million Polymarket dispute around it, Mt. Gox moving $739 million in bitcoin for the first time since March, Twenty One Capital’s NYSE compliance issue, Coinbase’s view on the path for crypto regulation, and more bitcoin treasury activity from Strive and Capital B. This episode also touches on bitcoin investing, bitcoin price pressure, and the strange little corners of prediction markets where timing is apparently everything.Topics for today: Strategy’s bitcoin sale sparks Polymarket dispute Mt. 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The problem is not just Polymarket. It is also the people betting on vague markets without reading every single word like it was a hostage note. May 31 was a Sunday. Everybody knew May 31 was a Sunday. Everybody knew an SEC filing for Strategy was not likely to show up until the next business day. But Polymarket also should have written the market clearly enough that this mess did not happen in the first place. If the question was whether Strategy sold Bitcoin by May 31, and the filing says it did, then the answer looks pretty obvious. Trade on truth, not technicalities. And Saylor’s explanation that his BTC sale was somehow needed to prove Bitcoin is liquid is dubious at best. Nobody needed Strategy to sell thirty-two Bitcoin to discover that Bitcoin can be sold. People buy and sell Bitcoin every day on apps, exchanges, OTC desks, and face-to-face markets all over the world. Bitcoin’s liquidity was not waiting around for a corporate treasury company to bless it with a ceremonial sale. That argument deserves to be dragged out back and retired with extreme prejudice. The timing, though, is what really stinks. Strategy spooks the market, Bitcoin is already weak, and then Mt. Gox decides this is the perfect moment to move hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Bitcoin from cold storage. Can I prove coordination? No. Absolutely not. That is tinfoil-hat territory. But the timing is still irritating. Markets do not need proof of conspiracy to get nervous. They just need a pile of ugly signals showing up at the same time. And underneath all of this is the CME gap sitting around the low $60,000s like a nasty little ghost in the room. Nobody wants to talk about it unless they are already bearish, but it is there. The market knows it is there. Traders know it is there. And whether you like chart gaps or think they are astrology with candlesticks, the market has a way of caring about things just because enough traders care about them. That kind of downside magnet can hang over Bitcoin until it gets resolved. Meanwhile, the Bitcoin treasury-company craze is starting to look a lot less magical. Twenty One Capital has compliance problems. Strive is buying aggressively while Bitcoin keeps sliding. Capital B wants a massive mandate to raise money and buy more Bitcoin. The question is not whether holding Bitcoin is bad. The question is whether a “company” that mostly exists to hold Bitcoin is really a company, or just a bank account with a ticker symbol and a marketing department. You need revenue. You need a product. You need a service. You need something besides “we bought coins, please applaud.” The same skepticism applies to AI-driven wealth management and algorithmic trading. Sure, maybe the bots are outperforming. Maybe some of these systems really can dance through volatility better than a passive holder. But what happens when every institution has machines trading against every other institution’s machines at microsecond speed? Retail does not have that. Small funds do not have that. Smaller endowments do not have that. The result may be another round of consolidation, where everyone who cannot afford the machine has to hand their money to someone who can. And we already know what consolidation does: it centralizes power. So yes, Bitcoin is ugly right now. Sentiment is ugly. Twitter is ugly. People on nostr are fighting. But this is where people need to remember why they bought in the first place. If you got into Bitcoin because everyone online was euphoric, you are vulnerable to getting shaken out when everyone online starts crying. That is a bad reason to buy, and it is a bad reason to sell. 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They Seized the Narrative. URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/treasury-didnt-seize-bitcoin-they-seized-the-narrative/ Last updated: 2026-06-01T20:01:30.000Z 1 June 2026 ## TL;DR It's a rough macro Monday, folks. From U.S.-Iran tensions and Bitcoin's reaction to stablecoin fears in Europe, Jamie Dimon’s fight with Coinbase, the end of the CME gap, and the AI bubble sucking capital out of everything that is not nailed down I cover it all. [Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News • Bombing Strategy | Bitcoin News • Listen on FountainBitcoin news and financial news update. Today I cover the U.S. Treasury’s Iran-linked crypto seizures, Bitcoin’s first CME gap-free Monday, Strategy selling a small amount of BTC, a major BlackRock IBIT block sale, stablecoin regulation pressure in the U.S. and Europe, and Coinbase getting CFTC clearance for global crypto perpetual futures access. This episode also touches on bitcoin price, bitcoin regulation, bitcoin investing, and the broader economics of bitcoin.Topics for today: U.S. Treasury says it seized nearly $1 billion in Iran-linked crypto Bitcoin’s first CME gap-free Monday tests a familiar trading signal Strategy sells 32 BTC to fund preferred stock distributions NYDIG reviews a $1.26 billion BlackRock IBIT block sale The U.S. Constitution gets inscribed on Bitcoin Jamie Dimon attacks the Clarity Act and Coinbase ECB officials warn about stablecoin risks and dollar dominance UniCredit raises concerns over MiCA and stablecoin-driven bank stress Coinbase gets CFTC clearance for global crypto perps access \[Circle P sponsor block goes here\] Today’s Articles covering bitcoin news, financial news, and regulation: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/u-s-treasury-the-united-states-iran https://beincrypto.com/bitcoin-first-cme-gap-free-monday https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/01/live-markets-bitcoin-retreats-under-usd72-000-as-strategy-unloads-btc-for-first-time-in-four-years https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/05/31/a-massive-usd1-26-billion-sale-of-blackrock-s-ibit-was-likely-a-rapid-exit-by-a-large-investorhttps://decrypt.co/369498/you-can-read-us-constitution-bitcoin-blockchain https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/jpmorgan-chase-ceo-dimon-declares-war https://cointelegraph.com/news/ecb-stablecoins-public-money-digital-euro https://atlas21.com/unicredit-europe-lacks-the-tools-to-manage-a-stablecoin-driven-banking-crisis/ https://decrypt.co/369504/coinbase-first-us-exchange-allowed-offer-global-crypto-perps-trading Get Your Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here:https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhYAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-newsYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs\_7iLDtleV0rZFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)Fountain: Podcasts & Music![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/639159318513242075Ep1332-ad3ae0f717dfe300643298ba0e78660f051ad9f1a5fdd69034a7e9877daa67a7.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/iZHflqr7FsRmZXk4RH3i?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) There is a lot breaking loose in markets right now, and very little of it feels sane. The U.S. is supposedly negotiating peace with Iran while also bombing them repeatedly, which is a strange definition of “good faith.” Energy is ripping, Bitcoin is under pressure, and capital is stampeding toward anything with artificial intelligence printed on the label. In other words, the world is being run by children, and the markets are acting accordingly. But the headline that really needs cleaning up is this: the U.S. Treasury says it seized nearly a billion dollars in Iran-linked “crypto.” Naturally, half the internet immediately crawled out of the drywall to announce that Bitcoin had been proven fake, compromised, and seizable. No. That is not what happened. As far as we can tell, this was mostly stablecoin exposure, especially USDT. Tether can freeze tokens. Centralized chains can be pressured. Custodial exchanges can be served paperwork. That is not the same thing as seizing Bitcoin from someone who controls their own keys. If you don't own the keys, you don't own the Bitcoin. It's a top-of-mind distinction, because the Trump administration knows better. If officials say “crypto” vaguely enough, critics get to pretend Bitcoin, Tether, Tron, Coinbase balances, and every other digital asset are the same thing. They are not. If Iran held Bitcoin on a regulated exchange, sure, that exchange could be forced to surrender access. That is why Bitcoiners keep saying the same boring sentence over and over again: get your Bitcoin off exchanges. But if what was frozen was centrally controlled stablecoin infrastructure, then the story is not “Bitcoin failed.” The story is “centralized dollar tokens behave exactly like centralized dollar tokens.” Meanwhile, the old CME gap era is basically over. CME moved its crypto futures and options toward around-the-clock trading, removing the weekend closure that created those famous Bitcoin futures gaps traders obsessed over for years. That does not mean we magically get calm markets. It just means one popular short-term signal has been dragged out behind the barn. With war risk, ETF outflows, forced liquidations, and AI mania pulling money into chip names, the lack of a CME gap is not going to save anybody’s Monday. Ah, the Strategy story. Yes, Strategy sold 32 Bitcoin. Yes, people panicked. And yes, everyone needs to breathe. Thirty-two Bitcoin is not nothing in normal-person terms, but compared with Strategy’s mountain of holdings, it is a rounding error. The market treated it like Michael Saylor personally rang the bell at the top and announced the end of Bitcoin. That is ridiculous. Still, the symbolism is ugly, and in a market already looking for reasons to puke, even dumb symbolism can matter. My question, as always is about the timing of Saylor's decision. The more interesting selloff may have been the $1.26 billion block sale of BlackRock’s IBIT. That looked less like some elegant hedge-fund basis trade unwind and more like a very large investor punching out fast and accepting a painful discount to do it. Why? My guess is simple: they wanted money for something else. And right now, that “something else” is probably AI. This is the new FOMO trade. People are looking at anything not related to AI, deciding it is dead money, and yanking capital to chase the upside. That does not mean AI is fake. The internet was not fake either. But the dot-com bubble still popped, and this one may inflate even bigger before it finally breaks. Europe sees part of this clearly and still seems too late. The ECB and European banking voices are worried that dollar stablecoins will reinforce U.S. dollar dominance, pull deposits away from banks, and create risks they cannot backstop the way the U.S. can. They are right to worry. But they are also late. Dollar stablecoins are already the story. Euro stablecoins, won stablecoins, Australian dollar stablecoins . . . sure, they may matter locally (probably not for very much longer). But globally, this is a dollar game for the rest of the decade at minimum. Coinbase received rapid permission to offer access to global crypto perpetual futures while Jamie Dimon fumes about the Clarity Act and Brian Armstrong. Dimon says crypto firms want banking-like privileges without all the banking burdens. But he is also defending the old banking castle, and he knows it. The funny part is watching Coinbase get a blindingly fast government response to their request to not be sued if they offer these products to customers while bankers complain they are the adults in the room. Maybe Armstrong is better at Washington than Dimon wants to admit. Maybe that is why Dimon sounds so irritated. Through all of this, Bitcoin itself is still doing what Bitcoin does. Blocks are moving. Fees are low. Hashrate remains enormous. 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What starts as an alleged wetland issue turns into something much larger: lease cancellations, criminal exposure, sealed proceedings, cultural-resource allegations, and a brutal look at what happens when a family ranch becomes the target of a state with nearly unlimited money and patience [Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News • Ranch Wars: The King Ranch | Bitcoin And Revisited • Listen on FountainToday’s episode is a replay of an older interview I recorded in August 2024 with Toni Meachum, one of the attorneys representing the King Ranch and the King family in Central Washington.This conversation looks at ranching, land stewardship, water rights, state power, and the fight over one family’s cattle operation. We start with the difference between ranching and farming, why succession planning can make or break generational ranches, and why ranchers think in terms of stewardship instead of exit plans.From there, we get into the King Ranch case, including allegations from Washington’s Department of Ecology and Department of Natural Resources, disputed alkali wetland claims, man-made stock ponds, DNR lease cancellations, and the legal pressure facing the family at the time of the recording.Toni walks through the civil, administrative, and criminal pieces of the case, including the Environmental Protection Division, the use of an organized crime statute, the subpoena of a King Ranch employee, due process concerns, and the later pivot toward cultural resource claims.This one is for anyone paying attention to Bitcoin, property rights, food, ranching, government overreach, and the economics of bitcoin in the real world.Topics for today:- King Ranch and Washington State- Ranching, Stewardship, and Succession- Government Overreach in Agriculture- Department of Ecology and DNR Actions- Alkali Wetlands and Stock Ponds- Ranch Water Rights in Washington- Criminal Investigation and Due Process- Cultural Resource Claims- DNR Lease Cancellations- Why Ranching Matters to Bitcoiners- Circle P: Applied Permaculture Class- How to Support King Ranch Get Your Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here:https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhYAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-newsYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs\_7iLDtleV0rZFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)Fountain: Podcasts & Music![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/639158400004350686Ep943-bd558f126f556a06f6fed80890356aba70f36a67a55c58f480baab564cca0fba.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/JWSxWMEEFg3VT2FBTdkM?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) There is a difference between a farm and a ranch. A farm grows crops. A ranch is built around livestock, animal husbandry, land stewardship, and a relationship with place that is supposed to outlive the person currently holding the reins. When people talk about “ranching,” they often talk about it like it is just another business. It is not. As Toni Meachum put it, ranchers do not talk about an exit plan. They talk about a succession plan. That one sentence explains more about rural America than most policy papers ever will. That is the frame for what is happening to the King Ranch in Central Washington. The Kings are a multigenerational ranch family running cattle in arid country where there is little farming, little irrigation, and not much margin for nonsense. Their operation depends on private ground, long-running state leases, cattle, stock water, and the kind of practical land knowledge that cannot be created in an Olympia office building with a spreadsheet and a mission statement. According to Toni, the trouble began with Washington’s Department of Ecology claiming the Kings had damaged “alkali wetlands.” That already sounds strange when you are talking about dry Central Washington cattle country, but it gets stranger. The claim, according to Toni, appears to have started from an aerial image pulled from Google Earth, not from agency people walking the ground and doing the hard work first. The Kings were then hit with a $267,000 fine and a restoration demand, while the Department of Natural Resources moved to declare them in default on their lease and kick their cattle off the ground. And this is where the story stops being merely irritating and starts feeling deeply un-American. The Kings hired experts, and according to Toni, those experts found no characteristics of wetlands or alkali wetlands in the areas at issue. Yet instead of one clear dispute with one clear path, the Kings found themselves fighting on multiple fronts: an environmental appeal, a DNR lease fight, an APA action against Ecology, criminal exposure through the Environmental Protection Division, and another lease cancellation in Douglas County. Five separate actions. Five. For a family ranch trying to keep cattle watered and stay alive. The criminal side is the part that should make everybody sit up straight. Toni described a sealed proceeding brought under an organized crime statute, with the state subpoenaing the King Ranch’s only employee and trying to compel testimony while the family could not even see what the state was basing its actions on. This does not sound like the America most of us were taught existed. You do not need to be a lawyer to understand the problem with “we have evidence, but you cannot see it,” especially when the state is threatening felony consequences. Then came the pivot. The original story was wetlands. Later, DNR moved toward cultural-resource allegations, with claimed indicators on a tiny fraction of a 12,000-acre lease, while still seeking to keep the Kings off the whole thing. This is how bureaucratic warfare works. The accusation changes shape, the battlefield expands, and the target bleeds money the entire time. The state can always say, “If we are wrong, we will write a check.” But a ranch is not a checking account. You cannot write a check that replaces bloodlines, grazing ground, years of selection, a family’s working knowledge, or the trust between people and land. That is the bigger point of this episode. This is not just about one family in Washington. It is about what happens when the people who actually steward land become easy targets because they are busy working, not networking, lobbying, or running media campaigns. Ranchers tend to keep their heads down, ask their families for help, and get back to work. That makes them strong in one sense and vulnerable in another. Because when the state decides to make an example out of somebody, the quiet people are often the easiest to isolate. So no, this episode is not just “local ranch drama.” It is a warning shot. If a state can take a multigenerational ranch, claim wetlands from the sky, cancel leases, run sealed proceedings, float criminal charges, pivot to cultural resources, and force a family into years of legal defense before the basic facts are even clear, then this is bigger than the King Ranch. Spread this one around because if this machinery works once, it will not stop with one ranch. --- - King Ranch Washington - ranching and government overreach - Washington Department of Ecology ranch case - ranch stewardship and due process - Bitcoin And ranch wars episode ### Markets Hate the Iran Circus and CME Kills the Weekend Gap URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/markets-hate-the-iran-circus-and-cme-kills-the-weekend-gap/ Last updated: 2026-05-28T19:16:36.000Z 28 May 2026 ## TL;DR Bitcoin got dragged lower by another round of U.S.-Iran headlines, but the bigger story is how fragile everything feels right now. In this episode, I connect the dots between geopolitical panic, institutional Bitcoin plumbing, prediction-market enforcement, Cash App’s stablecoin compromise, and the basic self-custody lesson people still refuse to learn. [Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News • Mind The CME Gap | Bitcoin News • Listen on FountainBitcoin news and macro news update. Today I cover bitcoin and crypto markets selling off after fresh U.S. strikes on Iran, CME’s move toward 24/7 bitcoin futures trading, a Polymarket insider trading case involving a Google employee, Cash App adding stablecoin support, and another reminder that bitcoin custody is not a “set it and forget it” hobby. 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The problem is not just that Bitcoin dropped. The problem is that everything is twitchy. Oil moves. Bond yields move. Bitcoin moves. Risk assets move. Every headline out of the Middle East feels like somebody shaking the table while the glasses are already half off the edge. Crypto markets reportedly shed around $80 billion as Bitcoin fell to its lowest level since mid-April, a reminder that during stress, Bitcoin still gets treated like a high-beta risk asset before it gets treated like the pristine hedge everyone wants it to be. This Iran mess is covering over a much bigger structural problem, however. The markets already have plenty to worry about without another round of “peace talks” that somehow include military strikes. That does not exactly scream peace. It screams power projection. The United States has to look strong. Iran has leverage around the Strait of Hormuz. Everybody knows oil matters. Everybody knows trade routes matter. Everybody knows inflation is already politically radioactive. So now we get a market where every move creates a reaction, and that reaction creates another reaction. Polymarket is also on deck. A Google engineer was charged with allegedly using internal Google data to make $1.2 million betting on Google’s own “Year in Search” outcomes. The Justice Department says Michele Spagnuolo, allegedly operating as “AlphaRaccoon,” placed millions in bets using confidential business information, and the CFTC filed its own complaint. Fine. Go after him. But let’s not pretend this is probably the only person inside a giant information company who realized that private data could be turned into even more private money. That would require a level of innocence I do not possess. CME is moving crypto futures and options toward continuous trading, which effectively changes the old weekend gap game. For years, CME would close, Bitcoin would keep trading everywhere else, and then Sunday night would bring the ritual of watching whether the futures market snapped back to “fill the gap.” Now that friction gets reduced, and maybe some of the noise gets cleaned up. But it also means institutional players get more weekend access. CME says its cryptocurrency futures and options are set to trade continuously beginning May 29, 2026, with weekend maintenance and next-business-day clearing rules. That may be cleaner. It may also make weekends more dangerous. Welcome to Bitcoin. Cash App adding stablecoin support is another one of those “I get it, but I do not have to like it” stories. Cash App is rolling out USDC support across networks including Solana, Ethereum, Polygon, and Arbitrum. Jack Dorsey can be Bitcoin-first all day long, but product reality has a way of kicking ideology in the shins. People want fast dollar rails. Competitors are not waiting around. So Block is doing the thing it probably has to do to keep users inside the ecosystem. Still, choosing Circle leaves a bad taste for plenty of Bitcoiners who remember the old fights. It may be practical. It does not have to be celebrated. The self-custody lesson of the day comes from Miami, where an IT worker was accused of stealing nearly $2 million in Bitcoin from a former boss after setting up his hardware wallet for him. The real theft started the moment the owner outsourced the seed phrase generation. That is the part people still do not want to hear. You can buy the hardware wallet. You can put it in a safe. You can wait years. But if another person generated or saw the seed phrase, it was never really yours in the first place. Bitcoin does not care about your trust issues. It simply enforces the keys. So yes, Bitcoin is down. Yes, Iran is making markets nervous. Yes, prediction markets are growing up just in time to inherit all the same insider-trading problems traditional markets already had. And yes, institutions are getting better access to Bitcoin while regular people still hand their seed phrases to “the computer guy.” The technology keeps moving forward. 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My argument is that the real story may be a liquidity vacuum: investors are selling whatever they can to chase AI exposure, from SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic to semiconductor and data center plays. [Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News • Dark Pool, Adult Swim | Bitcoin News • Listen on FountainBitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover the bitcoin selloff, the reported $1.3 billion dark pool sale of BlackRock’s IBIT shares, Fold’s new $150 million credit facility for its bitcoin rewards card program, bitcoin miners moving deeper into AI infrastructure, Trump backing CFTC authority over prediction markets, and fresh DeFi security warnings as AI changes the hacking landscape. This episode also gets into bitcoin price, bitcoin regulation, bitcoin economics, macro liquidity, AI data center power demand, and why the economics of bitcoin still favor simple custody over complicated yield games. Topics for today: BlackRock IBIT dark pool sale and bitcoin price weakness Fold gets a $150 million bitcoin rewards credit facility IREN signs a $1.6 billion Dell AI cloud infrastructure deal AI chatbot bias, Catholicism, and Pope Leo’s AI warning TeraWulf acquires a 1 GW Kentucky AI data center site Trump backs CFTC control over prediction markets Bitcoin++ Vienna, Lightning, Arc, and scaling tradeoffs OpenZeppelin warns AI makes DeFi security worse Stake DAO exploit shows private key risk in DeFi Circle P: Go to https://sats4snacks.com/ for freeze dried pineapple, peaches, organic mangoes, organic bananas, and organic strawberries. Use coupon code Bitcoin And to get 2.1% off your entire purchase. That is https://sats4snacks.com/ with coupon code Bitcoin And. 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Treasury yields are falling. Oil is off its highs. The macro picture is weird, but not obviously anti-Bitcoin. So what is actually going on? My best guess is liquidity. People want cash, and they want it now, because the AI circus is rolling through town with SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic, and every semiconductor-adjacent trade you can imagine pulling capital into the same gravity well. That is the part people keep missing. This is a liquidity black hole. Everybody wants exposure to the same handful of AI names, the same chip supply chain, the same compute infrastructure, and the same “number go up because artificial intelligence” narrative. When that happens, people sell whatever they can sell. Bitcoin is liquid. So Bitcoin gets sold. Then we get the strange IBIT action. A massive BlackRock Bitcoin ETF sale shows up through a dark pool. But what caught my eye was the public chart action around it: a big buy candle, followed almost immediately by a big sell candle. I am not saying I know exactly what happened. I do not. But it is odd that everybody wants to talk about the sell and almost nobody wants to talk about the run-up that came before it. Something about that does not smell normal. Meanwhile, Bitcoin miners and infrastructure companies are increasingly turning into AI compute companies. IREN signs a massive Dell deal for Blackwell systems. TeraWulf grabs a gigawatt-scale AI data center site in Kentucky. These companies are chasing compute, power contracts, and hyperscale infrastructure. And here is the funny part: when Bitcoin used energy, politicians and media people treated it like an environmental crime scene. When AI data centers use the kind of power that could serve hundreds of thousands of homes, suddenly everybody gets very quiet. And yes, AI may be in a bubble. It probably is. But that does not mean AI goes away. The dot-com bubble popped, and the internet did not disappear. What probably happens is that companies figure out they cannot just burn tokens, fire people, and call it productivity. Eventually the market forces everyone to get more judicious. But until then, the AI trade is still sucking capital, power, hardware, attention, and common sense out of everything around it. The other place AI is showing up is DeFi, and that is where things get ugly. Security people are now warning that AI coding agents are getting extremely good at finding vulnerabilities. That is very bad news for a sector built out of endless smart contracts, bridges, governance keys, wrapped tokens, privileged permissions, and other Rube Goldberg machinery. DeFi was never safe. Now it is becoming unsafe at machine speed. That is why the answer is still boring, simple, and correct: buy Bitcoin, hold your own keys, and do not hand your stack to some third party that might be playing around in DeFi behind the curtain. Complexity is the enemy. 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This episode also touches on bitcoin technology, financial news, and the pressure points around custody, identity, markets, and regulation.Topics for today: Nakamoto plans a 1-for-40 reverse stock split to address Nasdaq listing pressure Gigi argues on-chain zaps create serious privacy and user safety risks Binance launches SpaceX pre-IPO perpetual contracts South Carolina bans CBDCs and adds protections for crypto users and Bitcoin miners Silvergate’s former risk chief discusses the SEC settlement and regulatory pressure The wife of Sandbox co-founder Sébastien Borget is reportedly targeted in a kidnapping attempt Circle P Sponsor: \[Add Circle P sponsor block here\] Today’s Articles covering bitcoin news, bitcoin regulation, financial news, and bitcoin technology: https://cointelegraph.com/news/nakamoto-1-for-40-reverse-stock-split-nasdaq-bitcoin-treasury https://dergigi.com/2026/05/20/careful-icarus/ https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/05/21/binance-launches-spacex-pre-ipo-perps https://decrypt.co/368455/south-carolina-law-banning-cbdc-protecting-crypto-users-bitcoin-miners https://cointelegraph.com/news/silvergates-fraher-breaks-silence-on-settlement-with-genslers-sec https://www.theblock.co/post/402146/wife-of-sandbox-co-founder-sebastien-borget-targeted-in-kidnapping-attempt-at-home-in-france-report Get Your Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here:https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhYAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-newsYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs\_7iLDtleV0rZFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)Fountain: Podcasts & Music![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/639149787289741276Ep1326-17e264e092902066f588fdc048d15999407829b3845f1a994d621d6069cb869b.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/SpmaC4CQk88wCQFuhJeA?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) The first real heavyweight fight on Nostr has arrived, and naturally it has Bitcoin fingerprints all over it. On-chain zaps sound simple enough: instead of sending sats over Lightning, someone can send Bitcoin directly to your Nostr identity. Your npub becomes, in effect, a public Bitcoin wallet. That sounds convenient right up until you remember that Bitcoin is not a private bank account. It is a public ledger with a very long memory. Gigi’s rebuttal to the whole thing lands very hard because he is not arguing against experimentation. He is arguing against bad defaults. Zaps are public, yes, but Lightning zaps do not reveal your wallet balance, your future spending, your past transaction history, or the rest of your financial life. On-chain zaps can. If your social identity gets tied to a static on-chain address, you have handed chain surveillance firms, criminals, and every bored data-scraper on the internet a gift basket with a bow on it. The core problem is not that someone might send you money. The problem is that they can send you money without your consent, attach that money to your public identity, and potentially create a trail you now have to deal with. Do nothing, and people can see the sats sitting there. Move them, and now they can follow where they go. Combine them with other UTXOs, and congratulations, you have just connected your Nostr profile to your real Bitcoin stash. That is contrast dye for a chain analysis MRI. And it took almost no time for the obvious to happen. Once on-chain zaps were born, someone quickly built a “rich list” showing who had the most Bitcoin tied to their Nostr identity. Today that might mean a few dollars. Tomorrow it could mean a full coin. Either way, it turns a social network into a target list. People have been robbed, extorted, and kidnapped over Bitcoin for years. Pretending that public identity plus public money plus public transaction history is harmless is not optimal by any stretch of the imagination. That said, losing our minds does not help either. Alex Gleason and Vitor (the guys who came out swinging with on-chain zaps) are not villains. They are very competent and above board developers who built something that was possible, and if they had not built it, someone else eventually would have. That is the uncomfortable part. Bitcoin and Nostr fit together in ways that make this kind of thing almost inevitable. The answer cannot be pretending the door does not exist. The answer is building better doors, better locks, and maybe not inviting everybody to walk through the broken one first. That is why the silent payments work from Tim Bouma is so encouraging. In the middle of the panic, someone else came along and showed a more private path: receive funds to an npub-like identity without blasting the whole thing into an easily traceable public mess. Is it perfect? No. Does it solve every fee, dust, or UX issue? Also no. But it is exactly how this ecosystem is supposed to work. Someone builds something dangerous, someone else points out why it is dangerous, and then someone else starts making it less dangerous. The lesson here is not to “never build” anything, ever because \[insert reason here\]. It is “do not confuse velocity with wisdom.” Convenience is seductive, especially when the demo works. But money and identity are not the same thing, and Bitcoin privacy is not something you can casually bolt back on after the fact. On-chain zaps may be here now, but sane defaults still matter. Users should not have to become UTXO hygiene experts just to post memes and receive sats. Build fast, sure. But first, do no harm --- - on-chain zaps Nostr - Bitcoin privacy and Nostr - Nostr zaps Lightning - Bitcoin UTXO privacy - silent payments Nostr ### The Rails Are the Real Story URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-rails-are-the-real-story/ Last updated: 2026-05-20T20:15:45.000Z 20 May 2026 ## TL;DR Looking past the headline noise around Prime Trust clawbacks, Truth Social ETF filings, Jane Street’s Terra allegations, Warren’s crypto-bank freakout, Trump’s Fed master-account order, Nostr VPNs, mining heat, and dollar stablecoin dominance, we land on the same point: the fight is over rails, access, custody, and who gets to use the system without asking permission. [Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News • Jane’s Street Addiction | Bitcoin News • Listen on FountainBitcoin news and bitcoin regulation update. Today I cover Prime Trust’s estate suing Strike over pre-collapse withdrawals, Truth Social pulling crypto ETF bids, Jane Street allegations tied to Terra’s collapse, Elizabeth Warren challenging crypto bank charters, and Trump ordering a Fed review of crypto firms’ access to master accounts. I also cover Tether’s Twenty One Capital move, Nostr privacy tools, bitcoin mining heat, and the stubborn dollar dominance inside stablecoins.Topics for today: Prime Trust estate sues Strike over withdrawals Truth Social pulls crypto ETF bids Jane Street faces Terra-related allegations Elizabeth Warren challenges crypto bank charters Trump pushes Fed master account review Tether buys SoftBank’s Twenty One Capital stake Nostr VPN uses public keys Canaan brings mining heat to homes Non-dollar stablecoins stay tiny Today’s Articles covering bitcoin news, bitcoin regulation, and financial news: https://coinpedia.org/news/prime-trust-estate-sues-strike-over-29-5m-and-bitcoin-withdrawals-before-collapse/ https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-backed-truth-social-pulls-bids-for-crypto-etfs https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/05/20/telegram-group-at-center-of-jane-street-insider-trading-allegations-in-terra-collapse https://decrypt.co/368385/elizabeth-warren-crypto-bank-charter-approvals-coinbase-ripple-illegal https://decrypt.co/368431/trump-orders-fed-to-review-crypto-firms-access-to-master-accounts https://www.theblock.co/post/402015/tether-acquires-softbanks-stake-in-twenty-one-capital-as-share-price-jumps-5 https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-developer-privacy-focused-nostr-vpn-public-keys https://opensats.org/blog/seventeenth-wave-of-nostr-grants https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/canaan-can-wins-contract-mining-heat https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/05/20/non-dollar-stablecoins-are-struggling-to-crack-0-5-of-market-share Get Your Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here:https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhYAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-newsYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs\_7iLDtleV0rZFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)Fountain: Podcasts & Music![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/639148972260850693Ep1325-c432a252e4067ea88d9cae90fdd57378a57f231725180a3cb4215d9b32c8f4a1.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/M8fzlDRrupjZ3bwIpu4J?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) The Prime Trust estate is still swinging, and now Strike is in the blast radius. The estate is reportedly suing over nearly $29.5 million and about 2,000 bitcoin withdrawn before Prime Trust collapsed. That sounds scary until you ask the obvious question: did Strike have illegal inside information, or did Strike look at Prime Trust, smell smoke, and decide to protect its customers? Because those are not the same thing. Seeing mismanagement and getting out is not a crime. That is called paying attention. Crypto bankruptcies are now turning into a giant legal wood chipper. The estate wants money back. Fine. That is what estates do. But if every company that had the good sense to leave a failing custodian gets treated like it did something dirty, then the lesson becomes backwards: do not protect your customers too quickly or the corpse of the failed company might sue you later. Unless there is proof Strike had nonpublic information, this looks less like justice and more like Prime Trust’s remains shaking every couch cushion it can find. Jane Street, on the other hand, is a different animal. The Terraform estate alleges Jane Street used a private Telegram backchannel with Terraform insiders to dump $192 million of UST before the collapse and then profit from short positions as the whole Terra/Luna mess came apart. Jane Street denies the claims, but the allegations are specific, ugly, and exactly the kind of thing that makes normal people look at Wall Street and say, “Yeah, that tracks.” Then there is the banking fight. Elizabeth Warren is angry that crypto firms are getting national trust charters, arguing that companies like Coinbase, Ripple, Circle, Paxos, BitGo, Fidelity, Crypto.com, Stripe, and others are trying to act like banks without bank rules. She has asked the OCC for records and explanations. But this is the same tired act: say you are fighting banks while defending the moat that protects banks. Warren calls it safety and soundness. The incumbents call it regulatory fairness. Everyone else can see the velvet rope. Trump’s executive order puts that rope under pressure. The order directs regulators, including the Fed, to review whether fintech and crypto firms should have more direct access to payment systems and master accounts. That does not force the Fed to approve everyone, but it does force the Fed to explain itself out loud. That is the real shift. Crypto spent years building outside the rails. Now the fight is whether crypto gets inside the rails, and whether the people guarding the doors still get to pretend their discretion is neutral. On to something more meaningful: Martti Malmi, one of Bitcoin’s earliest developers, released a Nostr-based VPN that uses public keys instead of email accounts or third-party logins. It's protocol-level freedom tech. And Canaan’s mining-heat project in the Nordics points to the same kind of mental flip: heat is not waste if you build systems that use it. Nostr is not a Twitter clone. Mining is not just hashes. Heat is infrastructure. Messaging is infrastructure. Bitcoin keeps forcing people to look at supposedly useless byproducts and see rails. And then stablecoins walk in and make the whole thing geopolitical. Non-dollar stablecoins are still not even cracking half a percent of the market. CoinDesk reported that non-USD stablecoins were about $771 million in April 2026, while dollar-pegged stablecoins held 99.76% of the market. That means Tether and Circle are not just crypto companies. They are becoming distribution engines for dollar-denominated debt. Europe can talk about euro stablecoins. China can try its own version. But on-chain, the dollar already ate the room. Tether did not just unlock a product category. 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[Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News • Bond Market Circus’ Dumpster Fire | Bitcoin News • Listen on FountainBitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover the White House saying a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve announcement is imminent, Swan Bitcoin facing a nearly $1 billion lawsuit tied to Prime Trust, the SEC’s reported tokenized stock framework, Japan’s blockchain and AI financial proposal, and fresh debt pressure in Japan. This episode also touches on bitcoin regulation, financial news, Strategy’s bitcoin accumulation, AI lawsuits, WLFI treasury risk, and suspicious Polymarket military betting.Topics for today: White House Strategic Bitcoin Reserve update Swan Bitcoin and the Prime Trust fallout SEC tokenized stock framework Japan’s AI and blockchain finance push Japan’s fresh debt budget plan Elon Musk loses OpenAI lawsuit WLFI treasury company warns of survival risk TD Cowen raises Strategy price target Polymarket military betting cluster Circle P:Bitcoin Beanshttps://www.bitcoinbeans.co/https://primal.net/BitcoinBeansBitcoin Beans takes proof of work from the mine to your mug. Regeneratively grown Colombian cacao, hand selected by farmers paid in Bitcoin, lab tested for purity, and priced in sats. This is whole-bean cacao, not candy. 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So yes, we have now reached the Justin Sun phase of federal Bitcoin policy but it is certainly not a Treasury buy order being announced. More like, “Hey, we may have figured out how to count the Bitcoin we already have and maybe keep it from wandering off.” It makes sense, even if it is not what the market wants to hear. The market wants the Treasury to come out and say it is buying Bitcoin. I do not think that is what this is. My bet is that this announcement will be about custody, accounting, consolidation, and legal plumbing. Right now, the government’s Bitcoin appears to be scattered across agencies, custody arrangements, and whatever other bureaucratic filing cabinets these people use when they accidentally become Bitcoin holders. The more interesting story is Swan Bitcoin getting dragged into a nearly billion-dollar lawsuit over the Prime Trust collapse. The claim is that Swan had access to nonpublic information and moved assets out before Prime Trust went down. It is not enough to say Swan escaped while others got wrecked. The lawsuit has to prove the key pieces: the Prime executive’s role, any compensation or advisory relationship with Swan, and most importantly, what was actually communicated. If the alleged conversations were indeed encrypted as alleged, then the next fight may not just be Swan versus a bankruptcy trust. It could turn into a fight over whether anyone can force encrypted messaging platforms to cough up what was said. Timing may look ugly, but ugly timing is not proof. Meanwhile, the SEC is looking at tokenized stocks, Wall Street is getting excited, and everybody is acting like putting equities on-chain is obviously progress. Maybe it is. Faster settlement, 24/7 markets, global access etc. Sure, that all sounds nice but now add AI trading into the mix. We already live in a market where firms physically place servers as close as possible to exchanges to shave off microscopic fractions of time. Now imagine AI systems doing that everywhere, all the time, across tokenized assets that never sleep. What could possibly go wrong? And that is before you get to the bigger question: what happens when AI makes finance more efficient while also gutting the jobs of the people who are supposed to buy the products these companies sell (not to mention the tokenized equities mentioned above)? There is a point where efficiency stops being a miracle and starts being a valve closing around society’s throat. If AI replaces the worker, the worker loses the paycheck. If the worker loses the paycheck, who buys the AI-produced goods? The circle breaks. The machine eats the customer. Japan seems determined to test that theory in real time. Its ruling party is floating a national AI-and-blockchain financial system built around agentic commerce, tokenized deposits, stablecoins, and automated infrastructure. In plain English: take everything people do not understand about artificial intelligence, marry it to everything people do not understand about blockchain, and call the baby “next-generation finance.” At the same time, Japan is talking about fresh debt and extra budget spending while its bond market is already under serious pressure. That is not confidence-inspiring. This is the larger point running through the whole episode: the old financial system is wobbling, and the new one is being designed by people who sound way too confident for their britches. Japan’s bond market, U.S. debt stress, Middle East energy risk, tokenized markets, AI trading, locked-up token treasuries, prediction market insider bets and on and on and on. It all has the same smell: More leverage, more opacity, more automation, and more “trust us, the framework is coming.” And somehow, in the middle of all this, Bitcoin keeps sitting there doing the boring thing that actually matters: producing blocks, securing value, and not needing a committee to explain why it exists. At $76K Bitcoin is a steal and you might consider buying some in cases it "catches on" some more. --- ## **Circle P Vendor of the Day:** ## Bitcoin Beans [https://www.bitcoinbeans.co/](https://www.bitcoinbeans.co/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://primal.net/BitcoinBeans](https://primal.net/BitcoinBeans?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Bitcoin Beans takes proof of work from the mine to your mug. Regeneratively grown Colombian cacao, hand selected by farmers paid in Bitcoin, lab tested for purity, and priced in sats. This is whole-bean cacao, not candy. It is proof-of-work you can taste. 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[Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News • The Safe of Hormuz | Bitcoin News • Listen on FountainBitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover Iran reportedly considering a Strait of Hormuz insurance platform paid in bitcoin, a Claude Mythos AI exploit against Apple M5 protections, the CLARITY Act stablecoin yield compromise, Strategy’s latest $2 billion bitcoin buy, Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala raising its bitcoin ETF stake, Bitcoin Depot filing for Chapter 11, and ChatGPT’s new bank account connection through Plaid. This episode touches on bitcoin regulation, financial news, bitcoin technology, and the broader economics of bitcoin.Topics for today: Iran weighs Bitcoin payments for Strait of Hormuz shipping insurance Claude Mythos helps build an Apple M5 exploit in under a week Bernstein says the CLARITY Act compromise strengthens Circle’s edge Nostr infrastructure update from Ditto Global markets, Bitcoin price, fees, and mempool check Strategy adds another massive bitcoin purchase Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala raises its bitcoin ETF stake Bitcoin Depot files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ChatGPT adds bank account access through Plaid Circle P: Galaxy Mind Galaxy Mind (galaxymind.space) is a free set of Bitcoin tools. No accounts, no KYC, no tracking. The core of it is a community-submitted directory of 100+ merchants in around 19 countries who take bitcoin for physical goods, so the focus is on spending sats, not just stacking. It also has a buying gauge that reads ten market signals to answer whether now is a decent time to buy, with a seven-day forecast. A float tracker that estimates how much BTC is realistically still available to buy. A scoreboard comparing the Bitcoin treasury companies like Strategy, Metaplanet, Twenty One and Strive on the same mNAV basis. And an allocation tool for Bitcoin-adjacent securities. The data is timestamped and the methodology is public, so you can check the math yourself. Free to use, and free to embed on your own site. 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Yes, the famous story is the Papa John’s pizzas. Yes, May 22 is Bitcoin Pizza Day. And yes, I still remember alpaca socks being in the conversation for first known direct Bitcoin purchase. The past gets fuzzy, especially when the mythology gets louder every year. But fine. Pizza week it is. The strangest story on the board is Iran supposedly looking at some kind of Strait of Hormuz “insurance” scheme paid in Bitcoin. I am putting “insurance” in quotes because I have no idea what exactly is being insured here. If the same regime writing the policy is also the party everyone is afraid might blow a hole in your ship, that's a shakedown with paperwork. Not insurance. The whole thing may be real, fake, trolling, or somebody trying to stir the pot. Until there is better confirmation, treat the “Iran only takes Bitcoin for safe passage” story with a very large grain of salt. The AI story is not much more comforting. A Vietnamese startup claims it used Anthropic’s Claude Mythos preview to help develop an Apple M5 exploit in less than a week, going from a regular user account to root access. That is not good. But the part that makes me scratch my head is how a startup got access to a supposedly restricted model that Anthropic only released to select companies, banks, and researchers. Maybe they are that good. Either way, pairing frontier AI models with skilled exploit developers is exactly the kind of thing that should make normal people ask what happens when these tools leak beyond the “select few.” Next up: USDC, and the Clarity Act. Bernstein thinks the latest stablecoin language structurally favors Circle because it blocks passive yield while preserving usage-based rewards and distribution arrangements. Translation: Circle may get to keep growing USDC without turning stablecoins into bank deposits, while competitors cannot simply bribe users with yield. That matters because USDC is gaining share, Circle is building payment infrastructure, and Jeremy Allaire is being handed more influence than I would personally like to see. I have said it before: the people who got rich because Bitcoin exists sure do spend a lot of time building things that are not Bitcoin. The Nostr fight over on-chain zaps is another one of those “only in Bitcoin” moments. Somebody figured out a way to zap a Nostr user on-chain by effectively building an npub into a Bitcoin wallet address. Some people are furious because of the privacy implications. Others think it is technically fascinating. I get both sides. Yes, it can create dust. Yes, it can reveal relationships between accounts and payments. Yes, accepting the funds may confirm information you did not intend to confirm. But also, how incredible is it that this kind of experimentation is even possible? If a weird Nostr zap experiment can break Bitcoin, then Bitcoin deserves to be broken. I do not think it will. I do think people should understand what they are touching before they start throwing sats around. Meanwhile, Strategy bought more Bitcoin, because of course it did. Michael Saylor added another massive stack, and once again, he bought when I think he should have waited. I can buy Bitcoin on a Sunday. Why can’t he? But the point remains: Strategy keeps accumulating, and now their holdings are so large that every purchase feels both ridiculous and routine. Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala is also increasing exposure, though through BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF rather than direct coins. That is not the same as holding Bitcoin, but it is still a signal. Sovereign money, institutional money, ETF money . . . it just keeps showing up. Bitcoin ATMs, on the other hand, are having a rough time. Bitcoin Depot filing for bankruptcy is being blamed on regulation, and sure, regulation probably did not help. But I think the bigger issue is simpler: ATMs themselves are fading. Cash ATMs, Bitcoin ATMs, crypto ATMs; how often do you actually see people using them? Most of this can be done on a phone. I am not cheering for anybody’s business to fail, but Bitcoin ATMs always felt too early, and maybe even the wrong interface for the moment. And then we get to the story that really should make people stop and think: ChatGPT connecting to your bank account. OpenAI is rolling out a finance feature for Pro users that uses Plaid to read balances, transactions, investments, and liabilities. They say it cannot move money. They say it is read-only. They say data follows your privacy settings and can be deleted. That is all nice. I still would not connect an LLM to my bank account. You cannot prove they did not copy the data. You cannot prove every connection is truly closed forever. You cannot prove some future version of the system will not learn far more about you than you ever intended to give away. If you desperately want AI budgeting help, export your own transactions, strip out what you can, and use a more privacy-focused tool. Even then, understand what you are handing over. Your spending history is not just numbers. It is a map of your habits, weaknesses, politics, health, vices, family life, and routines. Do not casually hand that to a frontier model because it promises to tell you to cancel Netflix and eat out less. --- # Circle P Vendor of the Day: ## Galaxy Mind Galaxy Mind (galaxymind.space) is a free set of Bitcoin tools. No accounts, no KYC, no tracking. The core of it is a community-submitted directory of 100+ merchants in around 19 countries who take bitcoin for physical goods, so the focus is on spending sats, not just stacking. It also has a buying gauge that reads ten market signals to answer whether now is a decent time to buy, with a seven-day forecast. A float tracker that estimates how much BTC is realistically still available to buy. A scoreboard comparing the Bitcoin treasury companies like Strategy, Metaplanet, Twenty One and Strive on the same mNAV basis. And an allocation tool for Bitcoin-adjacent securities. The data is timestamped and the methodology is public, so you can check the math yourself. Free to use, and free to embed on your own site. Website: [https://galaxymind.space/](https://galaxymind.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) nostr Profile: [https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqspwnkez659yrnzx2fu4kzpngtkak7v3sdpuh6jw83key38xru5wrcny0sdm](https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqspwnkez659yrnzx2fu4kzpngtkak7v3sdpuh6jw83key38xru5wrcny0sdm?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) npub: nprofile1qqspwnkez659yrnzx2fu4kzpngtkak7v3sdpuh6jw83key38xru5wrcny0sdm Twitter Profile: [https://x.com/GalaxyMind](https://x.com/GalaxyMind?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2026/05/14-3.png) ### Bitcoin And Revisited: Jack Spirko on Permaculture, Preparedness, and Backing Up Your Life URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/bitcoin-and-revisited-jack-spirko-on-permaculture-preparedness-and-backing-up-your-life/ Last updated: 2026-05-17T17:05:37.000Z 17 May 2026 ## TL;DR In this *Bitcoin And Revisited* episode, I go back to my conversation with Jack Spirko of *The Survival Podcast,* one of the people who helped push me over the edge into finally buying Bitcoin. We talked about permaculture, preparedness, systems thinking, edge effect, and why Bitcoiners should care about more than just the money [Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News • Jack Spirko Interview | Bitcoin And Revisited • Listen on FountainJack Spirko Interview | Bitcoin And Revisited Bitcoin And Revisited is where I go back through the archives and rerun older interviews that still have something worth hearing today. These conversations may come from earlier days of the show, but the edges I was exploring—Bitcoin, resilience, permaculture, education, podcasting, and culture—still have a way of staying relevant.In this episode, I sat down with Jack Spirko, host of The Survival Podcast, for a wide-ranging conversation on systems thinking, Bitcoin, permaculture, preparedness, podcasting, and the strange overlap between people who want sound money and people who want resilient lives. Jack is not the bunker-and-MRE caricature of “survivalism.” He is a practical, systems-minded thinker who helped push me over the line into finally buying Bitcoin. Topics Covered The overlap between Bitcoiners, preparedness, and regenerative agriculturePermaculture as systems-level design scienceTurning poor land into productive land with ducks, trees, swales, and patienceWhy weeds are not always enemies; sometimes they are messagesEdge effect in ecology, Bitcoin, commerce, podcasting, and communityPreparedness without the bunker fantasyFood storage, backup power, sanitation, security, and personal risk assessmentWhy resiliency matters more than paranoiaPodcasting as a craft, business, and escape hatch from corporate lifeSphinx Chat, Lightning, and streaming sats for value-for-value podcastingKey Takeaways Bitcoin and permaculture may look like different worlds, but both deal with time preference, fragility, resilience, and systems design.Preparedness is not about fantasy collapse scenarios. It is about building redundancy into everyday life.Nature repairs damage if you learn how to observe and cooperate with it.Abundance often appears at the edge where two systems meet.The best security plan is not chest-thumping. It is good decisions, good neighbors, proper procedures, and not being where trouble is.Independent media becomes stronger when listeners can send value directly to creators.Guest Links The Survival Podcast: thesurvivalpodcast.comShort URL: tspc.coContact: jack@thesurvivalpodcast.comSupport the Show Support Bitcoin And through Sphinx Chat by streaming sats while you listen. Join the tribe, send a few sats, and participate in the value-for-value model that lets listeners support podcasters directly over the Lightning Network. 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And this one absolutely does. Jack Spirko was one of the people who finally got me to stop circling Bitcoin and actually buy some. I had heard about it, read about it, ignored it, heard about it again, and still did nothing. Then Jack basically said, “If you haven’t tried this thing yet, grab some, learn how to use it, and send me some.” So I did. But this conversation was never just about Bitcoin. That is the whole point of *Bitcoin And*. I came to Bitcoin through the side door: permaculture, regenerative agriculture, aquaculture, preparedness, and systems thinking. Before I was hearing Bitcoiners talk about time horizons, fragility, anti-fragility, brittleness, and resilience, I had already been hearing those ideas from the permaculture world. Bitcoin didn’t feel like falling down a rabbit hole as much as walking through a looking glass. It was the same world reflected back at me from the other side. Jack’s version of preparedness is also worth revisiting because it is not the cartoon version of bunker cospla with some guy stacking MREs and waiting for zombies. Jack’s preparedness is practical, boring in the best possible way, and rooted in redundancy. Food, water, shelter, energy, security, health, and sanitation. In other words: back up your life. Bitcoiners understand backing up a wallet. Jack’s argument is that you should apply the same thinking to everything else you depend on. The permaculture side of this conversation is where things really start to connect. Jack describes permaculture as a systems-level design science, not just organic gardening with better branding. It is about designing human systems that work with nature instead of constantly fighting it. His own property in North Texas started as thin soil over limestone slab. Basically the kind of place where most people would throw up their hands and say nothing can grow. Jack looked at it differently. Trees, ducks, swales, chop-and-drop fertility, and patience turned that place into something alive. That matters because permaculture forces humility. Nature gives feedback whether you want it or not. If weeds show up, they are not just “weeds.” They are information. They are the land telling you what is broken, missing, compacted, exposed, or out of balance. Most people see a patch of amaranth and reach for the mower or poison. Jack sees a repair crew. That is the difference between dominating land and learning to read it. And then there is edge effect, which is the heart of this show. In ecology, edge effect describes the abundance that appears where two systems meet. Field and forest. Water and land. Bitcoin and permaculture. Bitcoin and podcasting. Bitcoin and preparedness. Jack makes the point that commerce itself is an edge. When two people voluntarily exchange value, abundance is created. When that value moves through Bitcoin, when it touches food production, podcasting, local resilience, or community, you get new edges that provide new possibilities. That is why this conversation still holds up. Bitcoin is not supposed to be a sterile asset sitting in cold storage while everybody refreshes the price chart and argues online. It is supposed to rub up against the rest of life. Food. Land. Energy. Media. Education. Preparedness. Community. The good stuff happens at the edges --- - Bitcoin And Revisited Jack Spirko - Bitcoin and permaculture - Bitcoin preparedness podcast - Jack Spirko Survival Podcast interview - Bitcoin resilience and systems thinking ### Bitcoin Gets Clarity, Bond Markets Get Ugly, and Saylor’s STRC Machine Gets Weird URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/bitcoin-gets-clarity-bond-markets-get-ugly-and-saylors-strc-machine-gets-weird/ Last updated: 2026-05-15T16:53:54.000Z 15 May 2026 ## TL;DR The CLARITY Act made it out of Senate committee with bipartisan support, but the bigger story may be the split forming among Democrats over crypto regulation. Meanwhile, Bitcoin briefly rallied, then got dragged back down by surging bond yields, inflation fears, oil prices, and a growing mess around Strategy’s preferred equity products, STRC cycles, and new Bitcoin-backed dividend experiments. [Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News • Stretch Sketch | Bitcoin News • Listen on FountainBitcoin news and bitcoin regulation update. Today I cover the Senate Banking Committee advancing the CLARITY Act, bitcoin holding near key levels as Treasury yields pressure risk assets, Strategy’s STRC trading surge, Strive’s daily dividend plan, Signal’s warning over Canada’s lawful access bill, and THORChain halting trading after a $10 million exploit. This one also touches financial news, bitcoin investing, privacy, and the strange new world of Bitcoin treasury credit products.Topics for today: Senate committee advances the CLARITY Act Bitcoin shrugs off regulatory progress as yields rise ETF outflows and key bitcoin price levels Nostr note from Ditto Strategy’s STRC hits record trading volume Strategy may retire convertible notes at a discount Strive unveils daily dividends for SATA preferred shares Signal warns it may leave Canada over Bill C-22 THORChain halts trading after a $10 million exploit Today’s Articles covering bitcoin news, bitcoin regulation, markets, and financial news: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/senate-committee-advances-clarity-act https://decrypt.co/367952/bitcoin-shrugs-off-clarity-gains-as-institutions-sell-amid-surging-treasury-yields https://ditto.pub/nevent1qgsx8zd7vjg70d5na8ek3m8g3lx3ghc8cp5d9sdm4epy0wd4aape6vsqyqzu8mlv9puc9pzqg5k3zqv725z5m6j7t96w23xyd4cz508yrtdn2qckcyy https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategys-strc-attracts-record-1b-liquidityhttps://www.theblock.co/post/401482/strategy-to-retire-1-5-billion-in-convertible-notes-at-a-discount-may-sell-bitcoin-to-fund-buyback https://decrypt.co/367878/bitcoin-firm-strive-daily-dividend-payments-preferred-share https://cointelegraph.com/news/signal-says-it-leave-canada-if-forced-to-comply-with-lawful-access-bill https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/05/15/thorchain-halts-trading-after-usd10-million-cross-chain-exploit-rune-token-drops-12 Get Your Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here:https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhYAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-newsYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs\_7iLDtleV0rZFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-66.ico)Fountain: Podcasts & Music![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/639144589973028150Ep1322.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/YtHPO5C4OyHAXaVxlfxi?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) The CLARITY Act is out of committee. The Senate Banking Committee advanced the digital asset market structure bill 15–9, with two Democrats joining Republicans to move it forward. On paper, this is the kind of thing the industry has been asking for: a federal framework, clearer lines between the SEC and CFTC, and actual rules for exchanges, brokers, custodians, stablecoins, and intermediaries. But the interesting part is not just that the bill passed. The interesting part is who broke ranks, who dug in, and what that tells us about the political shape of Bitcoin and crypto regulation going forward. Elizabeth Warren and her side of the Democratic camp came in swinging, arguing that the bill weakens securities laws, opens consumers up to fraud, and leaves too many enforcement gaps. Other Democrats were clearly more willing to work with Republicans on a framework, even if they still want changes before a full Senate vote. That's a split, or "rift" if I may be so bold. Banking Committee seats are not handed out like participation trophies. These are senior people with real influence, and now there is a visible divide inside the Democratic side over whether crypto is something to regulate into the U.S. system or something to beat back with every tool available. That is more interesting than the markup itself. A bipartisan committee vote does not mean this bill is done. It still has to merge with the Agriculture Committee’s version and survive the full Senate. But it does mean the “just say no” faction is not the only voice in the room anymore. Bitcoin noticed for about five minutes. The price jumped when the CLARITY news hit, then reality came stomping back in wearing steel-toed boots. Treasury yields started screaming, oil was up, inflation worries were back in the driver’s seat, and legacy markets bled across the board. Bitcoin, once again, acted like it was handcuffed to everything else. That is not the dream we want but it is the nightmare-market we are in. When bond yields go vertical, people do not sit around calmly discussing market structure legislation. They start selling risk. And then there is Strategy, because apparently one layer of weird financial engineering was not enough. STRC, Strategy’s preferred equity product, has developed what looks like its own little monthly rhythm around the ex-dividend date. People pile in before the date, collect the right to the dividend, then rotate elsewhere. The price movement is not dramatic if you are looking at pennies, but when the volume is enormous, pennies matter. STRC just hit record trading volume, and it has become one of the primary tools Strategy can use to keep feeding the Bitcoin machine. The problem is that cycles inside cycles can get strange. Bitcoin already has its four-year rhythm, whether you believe in it religiously or not . . . just admit everyone else trades like they do. Now STRC may be creating a shorter dividend-driven rhythm inside that larger market structure. Sometimes waves reinforce each other. Sometimes they cancel each other out. Sometimes they just make noise. And if Strategy moves STRC from monthly payouts to semi-monthly payouts, that calming little pond gets a rock thrown straight into the middle of it. And, YAY!, Strive is now entering the game with SATA, a Bitcoin-backed preferred product that plans to pay dividends daily. **Daily**. Strategy pays monthly, maybe soon twice monthly, and Strive wants to go every single day with a higher stated annual rate. That is either financial innovation or a bunch of people building increasingly elaborate machines around Bitcoin because they cannot help themselves. Maybe both. But when Bitcoin-backed dividend products start competing on payout frequency, you should at least raise an eyebrow. The real warning: do not confuse complexity with safety. DeFi just gave us another reminder with Thorchain halting trading after a multi-million-dollar exploit. Signal may leave Canada rather than compromise encryption under a proposed lawful access bill. Bond markets are unstable, oil is jumping, governments want surveillance, and financial engineers are wrapping Bitcoin in increasingly exotic paper. Through all of that, the cleanest signal is still the same: know what you own, know where it lives, and do not let somebody else’s clever structure become your problem. --- - CLARITY Act crypto regulation - Bitcoin bond yields - Strategy STRC dividend cycle - Michael Saylor Bitcoin strategy - Bitcoin-backed preferred equity ### The Adults Are Making A Mess URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-adults-are-making-a-mess/ Last updated: 2026-05-13T19:06:07.000Z 13 May 2026 ## TL;DR Today’s episode follows Bitcoin’s continued march into legacy finance, from Kevin Warsh’s Fed rise and Square’s one million Bitcoin-enabled merchants to Schwab’s retail crypto rollout. But the real fight is over who gets to build, who gets protected, and whether “tokenized Wall Street” becomes another shiny machine for separating people from their money. [Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News • CLARITY Under Attack | Bitcoin News • Listen on FountainBitcoin news and financial news update. Today I cover Kevin Warsh’s Senate confirmation, Square crossing 1 million Bitcoin-enabled merchants, Schwab rolling out direct crypto trading, Franklin Templeton and Kraken pushing tokenized Wall Street products, and the latest fights around AI startup shares, market structure, and prediction markets. This episode touches on bitcoin regulation, bitcoin investing, Bitcoin payments, and the steady march of traditional finance into crypto infrastructure.Topics for today: Kevin Warsh confirmed by the Senate Square crosses 1 million Bitcoin-enabled merchants Schwab starts direct Bitcoin and Ethereum trading Franklin Templeton and Kraken tokenize Wall Street products OpenAI and Anthropic warn on unauthorized startup shares BRCA and the market structure debate CFTC backs Kalshi in Ohio prediction markets fight Circle P: Kidwarp’s Vanilla https://www.takemysats.com/kidwarps-vanilla-shop nostr: https://ditto.pub/npub1yfp4s82l246g8fzfmsrwcw9n3ap0x2pjehg9en5hfj8cyachv2kswh32lg Use code bitcoin and… for 10% off! 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Kevin Warsh, who has spoken positively about Bitcoin and called it a useful signal for monetary policy, has been confirmed to the Federal Reserve Board while moving closer to the chairmanship. When the Fed sneezes, half the planet starts checking for symptoms. A Fed chair who does not treat Bitcoin like radioactive internet money is a real shift but Warsh is also known as an inflation hawk, and inflation is not exactly behaving itself with the PPI print of 1.7, almost 3 times the expected number. Block’s Square has crossed roughly one million Bitcoin-enabled merchants after auto-enrolling eligible U.S. sellers into Bitcoin payments, with Lightning handling the rails and merchants receiving dollars by default. Most merchants do not want currency risk, tax headaches, or a lecture from a Bitcoin guy in line holding up everybody’s coffee. They want the sale to clear. If a customer pays over Lightning and the merchant gets dollars unless they choose otherwise, that is how Bitcoin sneaks into normal life. Charles Schwab rolling out spot crypto trading to its first retail clients is another major infrastructure signal. Schwab is not a basement exchange with a mascot coin and a Discord server. It manages trillions in client assets, and now a first group of clients can trade Bitcoin and Ethereum alongside their regular brokerage holdings. That makes Bitcoin easier to buy for ordinary investors, especially people already living inside legacy finance. But there is a tradeoff. The more Bitcoin gets plugged into standard brokerage accounts, the more it starts reacting to standard Wall Street panic buttons: CPI, PPI, Fed chatter, rate expectations, and whatever some guy with a Bloomberg terminal decides at 5:31 in the morning. And that brings us to the great tokenization carnival. Franklin Templeton and Kraken parent Payward are teaming up to bring more Wall Street products on-chain, including tokenized money market funds and other institutional products. Fine. Maybe some of that becomes useful plumbing. But let’s not pretend there is no fire nearby. Anthropic and OpenAI are both warning investors that unauthorized stock transfers, SPVs, tokenized interests, and other backdoor “exposure” products may be void, unrecognized, and economically worthless to buyers. In other words: congratulations, you may have bought a very expensive screenshot of a thing you do not own. This is why the tokenized-everything pitch deserves a raised eyebrow and maybe a fire extinguisher. When a real company says, “If our board did not approve this, you have no rights,” that should cut through the noise. Kraken and Franklin Templeton are serious players, but the broader market will not be limited to serious players. It never is. The same people who sold magic beans in 2017 will absolutely sell “pre-IPO AI exposure” in a slick wrapper if enough retail buyers are willing to click the button. The words change. The trap does not. The biggest fight in Washington, though, may not be stablecoin yield or ETF status. It may be Section 604 of the CLARITY Act, the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act. BRCA is supposed to clarify that noncustodial software developers and infrastructure providers are not money transmitters if they do not control customer funds. That should not be controversial. Writing code is not the same thing as transmitting money. But without strong developer protections, the message to builders is simple: build wallets, protocols, privacy tools, or noncustodial software in America, and maybe prosecutors will decide later that you belong in prison. Is that CLARITY or a relocation package to Switzerland, Singapore, or the UAE? Finally, the CFTC is backing Kalshi in its fight with Ohio over prediction markets, arguing that federally regulated event contracts belong under CFTC jurisdiction, not state gambling regulators. I am not exactly rooting for the federal government here, and I am not exactly rooting for the states either. The Tenth Amendment matters. So does the fact that gambling commissions are not exactly a clean, holy institution descended from Mount Liberty. Mostly, this is one to watch because the outcome will tell us how much of this new financial world gets absorbed by federal market regulators and how much gets dragged into fifty different state-level knife fights. And somehow, in 2026, the CFTC is standing shoulder to shoulder with prediction markets and crypto platforms in a way I never would have expected a decade ago. 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[Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News • Anthro Apology | Bitcoin News • Listen on FountainBitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover Anthropic pushing back against unauthorized tokenized stock exposure, a new Senate Banking draft of the CLARITY Act, Bitfarms’ Q1 loss and AI pivot, Germany’s proposed digital asset tax change, bitcoin market conditions, Bitcoin power projection, and a crypto wrench attack indictment in California. This episode touches on bitcoin regulation, financial news, bitcoin analysis, and the broader economics of bitcoin.Topics for today: Anthropic fights tokenized stock exposure Senate Banking releases CLARITY Act draft Bitfarms reports Q1 loss amid AI transition Germany eyes digital asset tax changes Bitcoin market and mempool check Bitcoin power projection and U.S. military strategy Crypto wrench attack indictments in California Circle P: Maple Trade Maple Syrup and Soaps SHOP -> https://www.takemysats.com/mapletrade-maple-syrup Use code BitcoinAnd nostr handle: https://primal.net/p/npub172mu27r5yny0nnmvgjqwhx055dmsesrrx7j0p5d3pxagfx6xgxfsv75p3q Twitter: https://x.com/beisnerds Today’s Articles: Today’s Articles covering bitcoin news, economic news, financial news, and regulation: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/05/12/anthropic-fights-unauthorized-stock-exposure-as-token-markets-imply-trillion-dollar-valuation https://decrypt.co/367533/senate-banking-panel-releases-clarity-act-draft-ahead-of-thursday-markup https://www.theblock.co/post/400900/former-bitcoin-miner-bitfarms-reports-145-million-q1-net-loss-amid-keel-rebrand-ai-transition https://atlas21.com/germany-klingbeil-wants-to-eliminate-digital-asset-tax-exemption-in-2027/https://bitcoinmagazine.com/politics/what-does-bitcoin-power-projection-mean-to-the-u-s-military https://decrypt.co/367513/three-indicted-over-brazen-crypto-wrench-attack-spree-in-california Get Your Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here:https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhYAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-newsYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs\_7iLDtleV0rZFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-64.ico)Fountain: Podcasts & Music![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/639142017902083510Ep1319.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/1dS2Ib1kunl20UfCjfyC?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) The “tokenize everything” crowd has run straight into a pretty inconvenient problem: the actual company whose stock they claim to be selling might not recognize the deal at all. Anthropic, the AI company behind Claude, is now warning that unauthorized sales or transfers of its stock (or any interest in that stock) are void unless approved by its board. That includes SPVs, forward contracts, tokenized securities, and the usual “trust me, bro, I’ve got pre-IPO shares in my vest pocket” nonsense. Anthropic’s own warning says buyers may end up with no shareholder rights and no recognized claim on the company’s books. That is the part people need to hear twice. Some of these markets are implying trillion-dollar-plus valuations on private companies while the actual backing can be tiny compared with the headline number. CoinDesk reported that PreStocks’ Anthropic market implied a valuation above $1.5 trillion while the platform held roughly $23 million in total assets. That is not price discovery. That is a narrative grenade with a ticker symbol attached. And it is exactly why I have been saying tokenized equities, tokenized pre-IPO shares, tokenized everything are ripe for scams, confusion, and eventual tears. Meanwhile in Washington, the Senate Banking Committee’s CLARITY Act draft is trying to draw lines around digital assets, but the lines are already weird. One provision would stop the SEC from classifying any token as a security if it was the principal asset of a U.S.-listed spot ETF as of January 1, 2026\. In plain English, that means Bitcoin gets through the gate, and Ethereum probably does too. Everything else gets to wander into the regulatory swamp and hope the alligators are in a good mood. The bill also creates a process where a token issuer can tell the SEC, “we’re not a security,” and if the agency does not object within 60 days, the filing becomes effective. That is not exactly confidence-inspiring. Over in Germany, politicians are doing what politicians do: losing a tax fight, waiting five minutes, changing the wrapper, and trying again. Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil wants to eliminate Germany’s current rule that lets investors sell Bitcoin and other digital assets tax-free after holding for more than twelve months. Under the new plan, crypto gains would be hit with a flat 25% tax plus extras, regardless of holding period. And this is apparently the fourth attempt in eighteen months to kill that exemption. There is no cost to these people for reintroducing bad ideas over and over again until the public gets tired or distracted. Bitfarms (now rebranded as Keel Infrastructure) is another reminder that chasing the new hot thing does not magically fix the old business. The former Bitcoin miner reported a $145 million Q1 net loss while shifting toward high-performance compute and AI infrastructure. The AI data-center story may work for some companies, especially those with power, land, capital, and scale. But cutting away from Bitcoin mining to go all-in on AI is a big bet, and smaller players can get swallowed fast in a market full of giants. “We have a vision” is nice. Cash flow is nicer. The second half of the show got into Bitcoin and military “power projection,” and this is where the theory runs into the wall. Yes, Bitcoin’s proof-of-work is one of the most important inventions in computer science. Yes, it can inspire new ways of thinking about spam, denial-of-service attacks, authentication, and network defense. But Bitcoin itself is money. That is what the network is built for. Its incentives, miners, users, developers, and security model all point in that direction. Every time somebody tries to strap a second grand mission onto Bitcoin, whether ordinals, identity, military signaling, or some “Bitcoin-but-for-battle-plans” fantasy, the thing usually ends up in a dead end. The inspiration may be useful. The piggybacking usually is not. And then there is the ugly, physical side of all this. Three Tennessee men were indicted over alleged crypto robberies in California, where prosecutors say they posed as delivery people, entered victims’ homes, used firearms, duct tape, and zip ties, and forced transfers of millions in crypto. One alleged incident involved $10 million in Bitcoin and $3 million in Ethereum. This is the part where everyone needs to stop treating opsec like a hobby. Delivery drivers are everywhere now. People are desensitized. Let the package hit the porch. Wait. Look. Then open the door. 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Those sit on top of the cup. They decorate it and 'confectionize' it until it's no longer really coffee at all. This article expresses thinking differently about brewing coffee. It describes how the coffee itself shows up; how the bitterness reads; how the aroma rises; and how the finish lingers. You can feel the cup reorganize while you drink it, like the coffee finds a deeper body posture in your mouth, on your tongue, and in your mind. That shift starts with cacao. Get yours at [https://www.bitcoinbeans.co/](https://www.bitcoinbeans.co/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) A small amount of red chile adds the next layer: not “pepper coffee,” but a quiet heat that wakes up the finish and makes the whole cup feel more dimensional. My favorite red chile can be found at [https://thechileshop.com/nativenamberedchilepowder.aspx](https://thechileshop.com/nativenamberedchilepowder.aspx?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Then roasted piñon arrives as the bridge note. Nutty, toasted, faintly resinous, it connects everything into one integrated flavor instead of three separate effects. You can purchase raw piñon from [https://newmexicanconnection.com/products/new-mexico-pinons-6-oz](https://newmexicanconnection.com/products/new-mexico-pinons-6-oz?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) What follows is a practical kitchen experiment: three versions of the same 12-cup pot, each one building on the last. This is flavor architecture you can do in a normal home kitchen. ## The Base - **3/4 cup Colombian coffee beans (light to medium roast)** - **1 scant tablespoon Colombian cacao nibs** Grind them together (slightly finer than your usual drip grind) and brew in a basket-style drip machine. I use a Mr. Coffee because it’s what’s on my counter, but the concept works in any standard drip setup. You’ll notice something right away. The cacao doesn’t just “add chocolate" so much as it softens the harsh edges and leaves a subtle cocoa finish, like the coffee got rounder without becoming sweet. From a flavor chemistry standpoint, cacao can shift coffee in a few overlapping ways at once. It contributes roasted chocolate aromatics that weave into coffee’s roast notes, and it reframes bitterness. Coffee bitterness can feel sharp or ashy when it stands alone; cacao bitterness often reads broader, darker, more like cocoa roast. The total bitterness may not drop in a strict chemical sense, but the brain interprets the bitterness differently. It's rounder, more coherent, and less jagged. Even the mechanics matter. Cacao nibs grind and direct water flow differently than coffee. That can subtly change extraction in a brew basket, especially when you go slightly finer than standard drip. It’s part of the magic: the cup becomes smoother because the whole system behaves differently. ## Why chile works here When you add a small amount of ground red chile, you introduce a new channel of sensation: **trigeminal perception**: the warm “heat” response. Capsaicin doesn’t register on the tongue the way sugar does. It activates heat/pain receptors. At a restrained dose, that warmth doesn’t turn your coffee into something “spicy.” It changes how your brain organizes everything else in the cup. Used gently, chile can pull attention away from harsh bitterness, extend the finish, and increase perceived complexity. It can also make the cacao feel richer and more intentional. The chocolate note stops being a hint and starts becoming a theme. You already know these pairings in other forms. Coffee and cacao make sense. Cacao and chile make sense. So coffee + cacao + chile, kept tasteful, lands in a natural flavor neighborhood. The cup tastes more alive, not more aggressive. ## Cacao and Chile: A Brief History In the Mexica world, the cacao and chile pairing didn’t read as a "flavor combo". It read as *xocoatl*. It's a drink people describe as “bitter water,” built from cacao and worked into a serious, foamed beverage. The cup carried a purposeful intensity: bitterness, roast, spice, aroma, and texture all mattered because they signaled craft, potency, and presence. When I add chile to coffee with cacao, I’m not “spicing it up.” I’m echoing a lineage that already understood how bitterness and warmth can feel charged, focused, and strangely comforting in the body. Cacao also carried **status and structure**, not just flavor. The Aztec empire treated cacao beans as a high-value good. So valuable that records show the Aztecs taking enormous quantities as tribute from cacao-growing regions, while people also used the beans as currency and reserved the drink for the privileged. That reality shaped who got to drink xocoatl most often: it functioned as an elite-coded beverage because it literally grew into the economy and the power structure of the empire. People also tied cacao to **religious and ceremonial life**, not only to banquets and status. Sources describe cacao beverages in festival contexts and religious practice, including accounts that place cacao drinks in rites surrounding human sacrifice. Separately, we have specific historical descriptions from ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes of gatherings where participants ate **teonanácatl** (psychoactive mushrooms) and drank chocolate before dawn, then later talked through the visions they experienced. So, cacao beverages accompanied visionary contexts, at least in some settings. ## Piñon is the fourth note Roasted piñon adds nutty, toasted richness with a faint resinous edge connecting the other elements together rather than competing with them. Think of piñon as a bridge note. It can tie coffee’s roast bitterness to cacao’s chocolate depth, and it gives the chile a warmer landing in the finish. Instead of “coffee plus ingredients,” you get a layered cup with a beginning, middle, and end. It's a story that plays out in your olfactory system over a period of time rather than a simple "gulp and get the buzz". One practical note matters here. If you roast piñon in shell, do it if you like, but use **only the shelled kernels** in the brew. Don’t grind or brew the shells. Shell material can contribute woody, dusty bitterness and it can flatten the delicacy you’re trying to build. Although, I have had coffee with whole roasted piñon nuts (shells included) and it was gorgeous but only you can make that determination for yourself. --- # Recipe 1: Coffee with Cacao (12-cup pot) This is the foundation and the best place to start. Brew it a few times before you change anything else, because it teaches your palate what cacao does to bitterness and aroma all by itself. ## Ingredients - **3/4 cup Colombian coffee beans** (light to medium roast) - **1 scant tablespoon Colombian cacao nibs** - Water for a 12-cup drip machine (use your machine’s fill line) ## Method 1. Add the coffee beans and cacao nibs to your grinder. 2. Grind them together to a **slightly finer-than-normal drip grind**. 3. Transfer the grounds to your filter basket. 4. Brew as usual. 5. Taste black first, then decide what (if anything) you want to add. ## What to expect You’ll usually notice the chocolate more in the steam than the first sip. The taste should feel rounder, less sharp, with a faint cocoa/dark chocolate aftertaste that lingers in the back of the mouth. ## Flavor chemistry note This recipe works through **aroma blending** and **bitterness reframing**. Cacao doesn’t sweeten the coffee; it changes what the bitterness *means*. The cup shifts from “harsh roast” toward “cocoa roast,” and your brain reads that as smoother and more integrated. --- # Recipe 2: Coffee with Cacao and Red Chile (12-cup pot) This version adds warmth, lift, and a longer finish. At this dose, it should feel alive rather than hot. ## Ingredients - **3/4 cup Colombian coffee beans** (light to medium roast) - **1 scant tablespoon Colombian cacao nibs** - **1/4 teaspoon New Mexico ground red chile** (dry red pepper powder) - Water for a 12-cup drip machine ## Method 1. Grind the coffee beans and cacao nibs together to a slightly finer-than-normal drip grind. 2. Add the grounds to the filter basket. 3. Sprinkle in the **1/4 teaspoon ground red chile** and gently stir through the grounds in the basket to distribute evenly. 4. Brew as usual. 5. Taste black and pay attention to the finish more than the first sip. ## What to expect Coffee and cacao show up first, and then you’ll notice a gentle warmth that blooms later. The finish tends to lengthen and the cup feels less flat. Chocolate notes often read more “finished,” like they have a clear edge and shape instead of being a faint suggestion. ## Flavor chemistry note The chile introduces **capsaicin**, which activates trigeminal receptors. That warmth changes flavor perception at low levels, often increasing the sense of richness and complexity without making the coffee taste overtly spicy. ### If it tastes too hot or dusty Keep the cacao the same and drop the chile to **1/8 teaspoon**, then re-test before changing anything else. You’ll learn faster if you move in small steps. --- # Recipe 3: Coffee with Cacao, Red Chile, and Roasted Piñon (12-cup pot) This is the full expression: roasted, nutty, chocolate-rich, gently warming, and layered. The cup should feel crafted without feeling heavy. ## Ingredients - **3/4 cup Colombian coffee beans** (light to medium roast) - **1 scant tablespoon Colombian cacao nibs** - **1/4 teaspoon New Mexico ground red chile** - **1 teaspoon roasted piñon kernels (shelled), coarsely crushed** - Water for a 12-cup drip machine ## Method 1. If you roast piñon in shell, do that first. Then **shell the nuts** and measure the kernels. (If you decide not to shell the nuts then crush them and make sure the shells are fully breached in many places.) 2. Coarsely crush the kernels. Don’t grind them into a paste; you want pieces, not nut butter. 3. Grind the coffee beans and cacao nibs together to a slightly finer-than-normal drip grind. 4. Add the grounds to the filter basket. 5. Add the chile and crushed piñon and gently mix to distribute. 6. Brew as usual. 7. Taste black, then taste again after the cup cools slightly. Nut notes often show more clearly as temperature drops. ## What to expect Coffee roast and cacao arrive first. The middle of the cup rounds out into something deeper and more cohesive, and you’ll notice a nutty, toasted body note that feels faintly resinous. The chile stays mostly in the finish, where it reads as warmth and length rather than spice. ## Flavor chemistry note Piñon brings roasted nut aromatics and lipid-associated richness cues. In small amounts, it behaves like a **bridge note**, helping coffee, cacao, and chile read as one integrated flavor rather than separate ingredients you can point to. ### Important process note Piñon contains more oil than coffee and cacao. If you use too much or crush it too fine, the brew can turn muddy and the filter flow can slow. Start low, keep it coarse, and increase gradually. --- # How to dial in your own house version Experimenting with these flavors rewards receptiveness. Start with the baseline and let your palate tell you what it wants next. Move one ingredient at a time, in small steps, and you’ll learn the system quickly without overcorrecting. If you want **more chocolate**, increase cacao nibs slightly (try **1.25 to 1.5 tablespoons**). If you want **more warmth**, adjust chile in tiny steps (**1/8 teaspoon increments**). If you want **more body and cohesion**, raise piñon modestly (up to **2 teaspoons**, shelled and coarsely crushed). --- # Final thoughts This coffee lives in a beautiful old flavor neighborhood: roasted cacao, chile warmth, bitter depth, nut richness. It can feel both familiar and surprising, like something you already knew but never assembled quite this way. Cacao shouldn’t turn it into hot chocolate. Chile shouldn’t dominate. Piñon shouldn’t push it into oily heaviness. When you hit the balance, the cup does something special. It still tastes like coffee, but it tastes like a more complete version of coffee. 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For decades, he ran a commercial dairy in Iowa and Missouri, milking cows twice a day and selling into the cooperative system. That model collapsed in 2022 when he refused to sign new paperwork filled with climate and compliance language. The co-op stopped picking up his milk. Overnight, his market disappeared. Rather than fold, he and his wife cut their herd to fifteen cows and pivoted to direct-to-consumer raw milk sales. They bottle their own product, deliver weekly, and face challenges with marketing, shelf life, and convenience. It is farming the way his grandfather did, with a twenty-first-century peer-to-peer twist. The deeper issue is the money. JR makes it clear that land prices, input costs, subsidies, and futures markets are all distorted by fiat. Since 1971, when the dollar lost its gold backing, agriculture has been on a treadmill. Land is valued as an inflation hedge, not as a productive base. Farmers borrow against inflated land values, chasing efficiency with more equipment, bigger barns, and confinement systems. When Paul Volcker began raising rates in 1979, variable-interest loans exploded and the farm crisis hit. Today, the same fragile leverage haunts the industry. Land is priced for speculation, not production, and "subsidies" keep the game alive. Against that backdrop, ranchers as ecologists emerge as the real innovators. JR has shifted his view of efficiency from dollar yield per acre to ecological balance. Animals grazing in rotation, chickens cleaning up behind cows, and soil life regenerating is where resilience builds. The rancher becomes the ecologist, managing sun, soil, and water instead of just pouring inputs into dirt. Commodity agriculture tries to engineer sameness, but regenerative systems invite diversity, nuance, and genuine health. It is slower, less predictable, but it connects food back to place. Yet the U.S. food system sits on a knife’s edge. Consolidation has left four major meatpackers controlling the industry. Imports fill gaps when domestic herds are culled. Ethanol mandates warped crop insurance models ultimately gutting cattle herds. COVID exposed fragility in processing plants. One disruption like fuel price spikes, geopolitical breakdown, or transport bottlenecks, could ripple through the entire supply. Meanwhile, food quality has slipped into empty calories, feeding a sick-care economy rather than nourishing people. The push toward fake meat and factory proteins is a technocratic attempt to control what nature was already doing well. Bitcoin enters here as both a tool and a frustration. JR is a Bitcoiner, buying regularly and eager to transact with customers. But very few will pay him in Bitcoin. The parallel is striking: just as people avoid the inconvenience of meeting their farmer or shaking their rancher's hand they avoid the unfamiliarity of paying with sound money. Both require proof of work, both require responsibility. Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer bridge out of a broken system. If consumers step forward, sovereignty in both food and money becomes possible. We have a lot of work to do and time is running out. --- [Nourishing Family FarmNourishing Family Farm![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/cow.png)Nourishing Family Farm![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/jersey-cow-looking-at-you-scaled_08101b65-6de0-4954-aadd-54851900975d.webp)](https://www.nourishingfamilyfarm.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Shake your Daryman's hand: [https://x.com/JRcowfarmer](https://x.com/JRcowfarmer?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### BTC: Forking Over URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/btc-forking-over/ Last updated: 2025-09-26T20:19:18.000Z 9-26-2025 Hard fork rumors around Luke Dashjr spark noise but little substance. 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Screenshots of private chats suggest he wants to build a censorship committee to strip CSAM and other data from the chain using zero-knowledge proofs. Let’s all calm down. I lived through the block size wars from 2016 to 2018, and this isn’t it. At most, this is fog of war mixed with gossip. Even if Luke really is talking about it, conversations are not hard forks. And if anyone does fork, we already know the winning side is the one that keeps Bitcoin’s censorship resistance intact. While that noise carries on with itself, BlackRock is back in the headlines. They want to launch a Bitcoin yield ETF that sells covered call options on futures. In plain English: gambling dressed up as fixed income. Suit-speak will call it innovation, but it’s really just a Wall Street play to squeeze yield out of thin air and rubes. They’re building around Bitcoin because it’s the only asset in this space worth their time. Don’t fool yourself into thinking this product is about sound money. It’s about fees and control. Meanwhile, regulators are sniffing around treasury companies. The SEC and FINRA contacted over 200 firms after suspicious stock moves ahead of crypto treasury announcements. That smells like insider trading. Buy stock before telling the world you’re adding Bitcoin to the balance sheet, and you’ve already crossed the line. Some companies may escape, but many will get hammered. This is part of the larger pattern we’ve been seeing: desperation on the long tail of firms chasing the “Bitcoin treasury” label without understanding what it means to hold Bitcoin responsibly. On the global stage, China and the UK are pressing ahead with digital currency experiments. The digital yuan’s new international operations center cements its role in cross-border trade, while the UK launches a tokenized sterling pilot with six megabanks. Both scream CBDC. They’ll be marketed as efficient and inclusive, but watch the gates, caps, and reversibility. 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Circle, the company behind USDC, is now considering reversible transactions. Their president, Heath Tarbert, claims it would allow refunds for fraud cases and help the industry win mainstream trust. But let’s call it what it is. Circle was never born from Bitcoin’s ethos. Its leadership came from the same financial system that rejected them years ago. Reversible transactions strike at the heart of immutability, the very thing that makes Bitcoin valuable. We’ve seen these actors before and their true colors are showing again. Meanwhile, real progress happened somewhere completely different. Macadamia, a wallet built on the Cashew protocol, rolled out eCash payments directly inside Apple’s iMessage. You can literally text someone Bitcoin, and they can redeem it with a simple wallet download. No gas fees, no bridging, no compatibility headaches. It just works. That’s the kind of user experience that actually brings people in. Most folks won’t ever care about block heights or hash rates, but they know how to send a text. Matching Bitcoin’s UX to that baseline is how you win adoption. Contrast that with what’s happening in corporate treasuries. Australian fitness firm Fitell and several other companies dove headfirst into Solana and got punished for it. Their share prices cratered, wiping out whatever hope their balance sheet gimmicks were meant to inspire. Analysts already had them pegged as overvalued and underperforming. Now, after announcing big Solana buys, they look like zombies grasping at the crypto fad as a last gasp before liquidation. Some of these companies holding Bitcoin may at least leave real value behind for acquirers, but the rest will simply vanish. It’s collapse and consolidation season, and desperation makes for ugly moves. Then there’s the new crop of “yield” protocols. BOS rolled out Grail Pro, and Botanix Labs hyped a 34% APR product. Both lean on the same tired pitch: put your Bitcoin to work and watch the magic happen. The problem is that no one can clearly explain where the yield comes from. If you can’t answer that, you are the yield. These schemes dress themselves in technical jargon but underneath it’s just another way to part people from their coins. We’ve already seen enough BlockFis and Celsiuses to know how this movie ends. The future worth paying attention to is Lightning and value-for-value. Instant settlement, split payments, and streaming sats open new models for work, media, and collaboration. It’s a parallel economy already running on top of Bitcoin. Podcasting, sponsorships, and even simple commerce change when value flows instantly and directly. It’s not perfect, and adoption is slow, but the rails are here. The work now is crafting user experiences that make it obvious. Whether it’s Macadamia in iMessage or a Lightning-enabled audiobook sale, the real action happens where friction disappears. 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Leverage traders got wrecked. FTX payouts are cash, not coin. Bolivia turns to USDT as dollars vanish. 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The problem is the same as always: nobody can tell me if this company makes a dime outside of printing debt instruments to buy Bitcoin with. I keep thinking, "what’s their operating revenue? What are they selling besides shares to fund more coin buys?" Until I see evidence of an actual business model, I’m calling this a zombie company. A failed hotel operation that put on a new mask and decided to play Saylor’s game which is not sustainable. If all you do is print shares to buy Bitcoin, you’re not a company. You’re simply a ticker symbol. Then came the Strive–Semler Scientific deal. Now this is what I want to see. Strive is paying a fat 210% premium for Semler because Semler has something real: a profitable diagnostics business. They sell an FDA-cleared device, they generate cash flow, and they also stack Bitcoin. That’s a dual strategy I can get behind. Strive bought the coin stack and a working business that can fund more accumulation without leaning on endless dilution. That’s what makes a treasury strategy credible, and it’s the template the rest of these jokers should follow. Markets themselves gave us a swift kick in the butt. Bitcoin fell into the $112k range, and over $1.7 billion longs got liquidated in a single 24-hour stretch. People keep playing leverage games, and they keep getting destroyed. Then the rumor mill kicked in about some “massive political announcement” that would reshape Bitcoin politics. Every big account on X amplified it in unison, and that smells coordinated to me. Unless the U.S. government says it bought Bitcoin and is holding it in the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, everything else is smoke and mirrors. Until then, stop listening to carnival barkers yelling in all caps. FTX made another round of headlines too—$1.6 billion in repayments scheduled for September 30\. That’s big money, but let’s not pretend this means forced selling is about to wreck the market. They already sold most of that crypto years ago, and now they’re just paying creditors in cash. Yet every time a payout is announced, the articles avoid saying it straight. Instead, they stoke fear like the trustee is about to dump another mountain of coins. It’s lazy reporting, and it preys on nerves already rattled by last night's liquidations. Finally, Bolivia. With foreign cash reserves collapsing, car dealerships are literally putting up signs that say “We accept USDT.” That’s how people buy cars now, with stablecoins, because there aren’t enough dollars in the country. I guess this is Tetherization. The U.S. prints debt, Tether absorbs it, and suddenly emerging markets are hooked on digital dollars instead of paper ones. At the same time, Vancouver’s mayor set up a Bitcoin charity fund, MicroStrategy diluted shareholders again to buy 850 more coins, and the U.S. and UK cooked up a new regulatory task force. 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But after the dust settled, it looks like nobody really got wrecked. Ledger’s CTO said the malware only nabbed about $500, and most of the affected JavaScript packages didn’t make it into production wallets. That said, don’t assume it’s over. If you’re using a hot wallet, especially something web-based or browser-linked like MetaMask, double-check your destination address every time. Just because the big wave didn’t crash this time doesn’t mean it’s gone. Third-party dependencies are always an attack surface. Then we had the whole Tether gold sell-off rumor. Paolo Ardoino came out swinging and said no, Tether didn’t dump its Bitcoin for shiny rocks. Instead, they transferred some of their BTC to 21 Capital, Jack Mallers’ shop. Honestly, the only takeaway here is that Tether’s playing the hybrid reserve game with Bitcoin, gold, and land. That may not be your bag, but it doesn’t look like they lied. And no, the world didn't end. People gotta quit running with bad chain analysis and jumping to conclusions just to get YouTube clicks. On the government side, Senate Democrats rolled out their own crypto framework: the "seven pillars" of regulation joy. It’s basically a counterpoint to the Clarity Act. They’re targeting DeFi, banning yield on stablecoins, and calling out Trump and his family for corruption via crypto ventures. The Clarity Act was already crawling through the pipes, and now we’ve got competing narratives, meaning we’re heading straight into more legislative deadlock. Don’t hold your breath for regulatory clarity anytime soon. Meanwhile, the stablecoin yield fight just got more intense. The banking lobby says if yield-bearing stablecoins aren’t stopped, they’ll see $6.6 trillion in deposit flight. That’s a number pulled out of a lobbyist’s briefcase, but the fear is real. Coinbase already offers interest on USDC. Banks can’t compete unless they overhaul their entire model, which they won’t. So instead of innovating, they’re trying to outlaw the competition. Buggy whip syndrome all over again. And just when you thought it couldn’t get dumber, Eightco, a stock nobody's heard of, jumps 3,000% after announcing a treasury strategy based on Worldcoin. Yes, the same Worldcoin that scans your eyeballs. It's all so tiresome™. It’s not a Bitcoin story, but it is a warning about how immature and grifty markets still are. If a no-name stock can rocket on news of buying Sam Altman’s eyeball token, you’re looking at speculation with a capital S. 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Node wars drag on. Solo miner wins a $350K block against all odds. [Bitcoin And . . . • Knaughty Core • Listen on FountainEpisode 1163 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:Nasdaq Rule Change For Tokenized AssetsTreasury Co.s May See TroubleCore Knots Fight Spins Into Grifter RealmSolana Chain to Die Soon?Circle P:Peony LaneWinenostr: https://primal.net/BenJustman Twitter: https://x.com/BenJustman Website: https://www.peonylanewine.com/bitcoinToday’s Articles:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/new-clarity-act-draft-could-shield-bitcoin-and-crypto-developers-from-past-liabilityhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/nasdaq-asks-sec-for-rule-change-to-trade-tokenized-stockshttps://decrypt.co/338437/strategy-buys-217-million-more-in-bitcoin-after-sp-500-snubhttps://atlas21.com/bitcoin-treasury-companies-in-trouble-nydig-forecasts-market-turbulence/https://cointelegraph.com/news/ordinals-leader-threatens-bitcoin-core-forkhttps://www.theblock.co/post/369838/lucky-solo-bitcoin-miner-beats-odds-to-win-full-block-rewardhttps://jumble.social/notes/d29a3d1d61970231af1d60124f6915e23dd100a97d207681dc48d36e90566829https://bitcoinnews.com/mining/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-new-high/Get You’re Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/ Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-57.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638929497939823859Ep1163.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/4RpjXW1zrMeOhKXnzwkI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) A new draft of the Clarity Act dropped, and it’s got some teeth. If passed with the current language, it wouldn’t just protect developers from future liability it would reach back in time to afford "retroactive protection". That could mean Roman Storm walks free, because he didn’t take a plea deal. The Samurai Wallet guys did. One gambled and lost, one folded. And that’s a big deal because now we’re staring down the barrel of precedent that could start leaking into AI dev, ChatGPT-written code, you name it. If you’re building software, this affects you whether you think you're in Bitcoin or not. Meanwhile, Nasdaq wants tokenized stocks. They filed a rule change with the SEC so they can start listing equities on the blockchain. But they’re not talking bananas-on-the-blockchain style idiocy. This is somewhat legit. Stocks work as data, kind of, so tokenizing those makes way more sense than trying to slap a QR code on a banana. The endgame here is obvious: 24/7 markets. Full-time trading. Everything becomes real-time and always-on. And that means nobody sleeps. If you thought derivatives traders looked rough before, just wait till they’re chasing Tesla tokens at 3AM on a Sunday. And now we get to Strategy. Michael Saylor’s firm bought another $217 million in Bitcoin, but not before diluting shareholders by 591,000 shares. Why’s that a problem? Because they had a rule (an internal one) that said they wouldn’t do that unless MNAV remained above 2.5\. It didn’t. They did it anyway. And I think that’s why they got passed over for S&P 500 inclusion. Institutions like stability. Changing your rules months after setting them? That’s not exactly stable. In other news, NYDIG’s out with a warning that these Bitcoin treasury companies might be in for a rough ride, especially the ones copy-pasting Saylor’s playbook without bringing anything new to the table. Now, let’s talk about the node wars. Core vs. Knots. I’m muting the whole thing. It’s getting ugly. One side’s threatening to fork Core over fears that ordinals and runes might get censored. The Ordinals guys are saying Core might renig on increasing the OP\_RETURN limits because of the fight with the Knots guys except there’s no real indication Core’s even thinking about that. I think the Ordinal guy is just throwing gas on the fire. Maybe trying to keep ordinal hype alive. Honestly, I’m over it. This isn’t the fork wars of 2017\. It could get worse, sure. But right now? Just noise. But you know what’s not noise? A solo miner pulled off a unicorn. 200 terahashes. One block. $350,000\. That’s a one-in-a-hundred-year event, statistically speaking. And it happened. While fees sit at decade lows and difficulty hits all-time highs, someone out there still won. ASICs are gonna get cheaper. They’ll start heating homes, hot tubs, maybe greenhouses. Commoditization’s coming. And when it does, you’re gonna see mining spread out again. 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[Bitcoin And . . . • Black Hole Sun • Listen on FountainEpisode 1162 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:Figma Crushes Earnings, Drops 20%Justin Sun Gets Millions Frozen by TrumpSEC Loses 1 Year of Gensler TextsNew Kidnapping in FranceCircle P:GreatGheeProduct: 100% Pasture-Raised, Grass-Fed, Jersey Cow Ghee sourced and produced in SW VirginiaPut BitcoinAnd in the order comments sectionhttps://greatghee.com/nostr Profile: https://ditto.pub/@GreatGhee@greatghee.comToday’s Articles:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/sora-ventures-launches-asias-first-bitcoin-treasury-fund-plans-to-buy-1-billion-in-btc-within-6-monthshttps://decrypt.co/338171/figmas-shares-slide-earnings-company-says-it-isnt-bitcoin-treasuryhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/cbdc-debate-continues-in-the-u-s-as-congress-returns-from-recesshttps://www.theblock.co/post/369601/justin-sun-wlfihttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/09/05/u-s-added-just-22k-jobs-in-august-as-unemployment-rate-rose-to-4-3https://cointelegraph.com/news/digital-euro-ecb-lawmakers-privacy-riskshttps://decrypt.co/338205/sec-watchdog-blames-tech-failures-loss-gary-genslers-texts-2023https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-preferred-ai-coding-tool-hijacked-new-virushttps://decrypt.co/338219/french-police-detain-seven-following-latest-crypto-kidnap-attemptGet You’re Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/ Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-56.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638926886694549508Ep1162.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/IKrxBquEPjwaSuFSUIX7?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) Bitcoin doesn’t need another “treasury announcement.” We’ve heard it all before. Company XYZ (in this case Sora Ventures, a VC/hedge fund or something) plans to buy a billion in Bitcoin. Someday? Maybe? Who cares? It's not bullish anymore. It's boring. Worse, it’s becoming bad for Bitcoin's public image. It clouds perception. You don’t get credit for intent. Buy the Bitcoin or shut up. Now contrast that with Figma. CEO Dylan Field steps up and screams the quiet part out loud: we're not a Bitcoin treasury. We build design software. That’s our job. They still hold Bitcoin, just quietly, in an ETF, as a hedge. But they don’t spin it to juice the stock. And the market punished them anyway. That’s what we’re really looking at here: collective psychology. Numbers? Fundamentals? Oh, hell no. Just vibes, man. Charts are just human emotion scrunched into lines and triangles. CBDCs came back into the headlines this week, both in the U.S. and Europe. I thought we put that zombie down already. Apparently not. Tom Emmer’s still pushing anti-surveillance bills. EU central bankers are still fantasizing about programmable euros. They all promise privacy. They all say it won’t hurt commercial banks. They’re all lying. And even if they’re not lying, they’re too slow. 2029 as your release date? You’re toast. Stablecoins and open networks are eating your lunch. You’re out here trying to design train tracks while the rest of us are already flying drones on Mars. Ahh! Justin Sun, begging to get his WLFI tokens back like a dog at the dinner table. World Liberty Financial blacklisted his address, and now he’s shocked. Shocked! Dude, not your keys, not your coins. If a token can be frozen, it will be. If a team has a lever, they’ll pull it. These aren’t sacred assets. They’re shitcoins with a pause button. And if that pause button sits in someone else’s pocket, you never had control. You had permission until you didn’t. Speaking of bad decisions, Coinbase wants all its engineers to use AI or get out. Armstrong fired people for not jumping on Cursor. And now Cursor’s compromised. Prompt injection hidden in README files? Codebases getting infected just by opening a repo? Clown shoes, I tell ya. And Coinbase runs custody for millions of people. You want to automate 50% of your code production and refactoring with ChatGPT while your backend goes down every time price moves? It’s malpractice at worst, misfeasance at best. And if none of that gets your attention, here’s one last warning: stop bragging about your stack. Stop wearing orange Bitcoin shoes to every conference. France is dealing with wave after wave of wrench attacks. People tied up, held hostage, forced to transfer their coins etc. etc. If you keep advertising yourself as a high-value target, you’re going to get treated like one. Lay low. Stay safe. Bitcoin doesn’t care about your ego. 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[Bitcoin And . . . • Lagarde La Scared • Listen on FountainEpisode 1161 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:Coinbase’s AI BackendAmerican Bitcoin Listed on NASDAQIndia #1 in “Crypto” AdoptionSatlantis in FocusEl Salvador’s Gov Run BTC ConferenceCircle P:Oshi Artisan pecan butter, date bars and chocolates Website: https://www.oshigood.us/products nostr Profile: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqswp94gnm4epqsgjkndl4lnd8krzdj5u4mzuppdtxksdymkty63g7gdurlfcToday’s Articles:https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-says-ai-writes-nearly-half-of-its-codehttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/09/03/trump-linked-bitcoin-firm-american-bitcoin-targets-usd2-1b-stock-sale-after-nasdaq-debuthttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/u-s-bank-resumes-bitcoin-custody-services-for-institutional-investors-adding-support-for-bitcoin-etfshttps://decrypt.co/338003/bitcoins-price-static-hash-rate-hit-record-highhttps://preestigedigitalgarden.vercel.app/https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/satlantis-is-discovery-bitcoin-nostrhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/ecb-president-risks-non-eu-stablecoinshttps://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/bitcoin-historico-el-salvador-conference/https://www.theblock.co/post/369420/india-leads-global-crypto-adoption-chainalysisGet You’re Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/ Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwy![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-54.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638926022249577154Ep1161.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/Fs8w7cNF3pVaKtse1xmA?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) El Salvador’s upcoming Bitcoin Historico conference marks a milestone not only for the country but for Bitcoin globally. As the world’s first government-sponsored Bitcoin conference, it transforms San Salvador’s historic district into a multi-venue celebration of finance, culture, and technology. The event places Bitcoin inside national institutions like the Palace and Library while filling the streets with energy, symbolizing how the protocol is no longer confined to code or markets but woven into civic life. Attendees will hear from familiar industry leaders, but the greater significance lies in seeing a nation fuse monetary sovereignty with cultural identity in a public festival format. Coinbase’s leadership now wants AI to write roughly half of the exchange’s code by October. Management already tracks AI-generated lines and expects engineers to integrate tools like Copilot across workflows. That stance may accelerate refactors and greenfield builds, yet it also introduces social and operational risk. The real test arrives on high-volume market days when Coinbase’s back end faces stress. If incident rates rise, the cost of speed will reveal itself quickly. A newly listed miner, American Bitcoin, combines production with an explicit balance-sheet strategy. Backed by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump and merged with Gryphon Digital Mining, the company opened on Nasdaq and promptly filed to sell additional shares. The playbook resembles a treasury model: mine coins, hold coins, and leverage that stack through capital markets to grow the stack further. MicroStrategy proved capital markets can chase Bitcoin exposure. A miner-treasury hybrid extends that idea with self-sourced supply and public funding flexibility. Execution discipline around dilution, preferreds, and issuance windows will determine whether this model compounds or stalls. Institutional plumbing keeps advancing. U.S. Bank has relaunched Bitcoin custody for fund managers and now supports custody for spot ETFs, with NYDIG acting as sub-custodian. Clearer frameworks reduce operational hesitation, and large administrators can package custody, fund accounting, and ETF services under one roof. For managers, that reduces integration friction and broadens mandate design, especially when pairing ETF workflows with balance-sheet Bitcoin or SMA overlays. On chain, miners continue to scale. The network’s single-day hashrate punched into the zettahash range before settling back below one ZH/s. Price action stayed quiet, so the simpler explanation fits: delayed hardware finally reached racks, power, and pools. Customs backlogs and logistics bottlenecks resolve in lumpy, visible bursts. That adds security budget in raw hashes, increases competition for block rewards, and pressures high-cost fleets to optimize or exit. Policymakers, meanwhile, keep staring at stablecoins. ECB President Christine Lagarde urged action on non-EU issuers and joint issuance structures that fall outside Europe’s MiCA regime. The subtext reads like concern over redemption mechanics and euro liquidity during stress. If savers prefer jurisdictions with stronger safeguards, deposits and data follow those rails. Europe can accelerate a digital euro, tighten equivalence tests, or both. 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It's also a multi-generational system. It brings together soil biology, livestock, biochar, Bitcoin and more into one integrated design. Every episode explores another piece of that system, showing how they all connect. Think of it as both a blueprint and a story: - A **farm system** that heals land, builds fertility, and produces abundance for generations. - A **Bitcoin-powered infrastructure** that treats carbon, soil, and energy as living systems. - A **podcast series** that unpacks the design piece by piece, episode by episode. --- ### Where to Start Cathedral is best experienced in order: 1. [**Cathedral I: One Thousand Acre–Years**](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/cathedral-one-thousand-acre-years/) – the foundation. 2. [**Cathedral II: Clocks, Calendars, and Computers**](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/cathedral-ii-clocks-calendars-and-computers/) – time, structure, and living systems. 3. [**Cathedral III: Rhythm**](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/cathedral-iii-rhythm/) – rotation, flow, and movement. 4. [**Cathedral IV: Life Raft**](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/cathedral-iv-life-raft/) – cattle, chickens, and regenerative fertility. 5. [**Cathedral V: Brewing Biology**](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/cathedral-v-brewing-biology/) – nutrient circulation. --- 👉 Subscribe to the podcast to follow the journey as it unfolds. [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) ### Cathedral V: Brewing Biology URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/cathedral-v-brewing-biology/ Last updated: 2025-09-03T20:40:53.000Z 9-3-2025 - Microbiology becomes living infrastructure, not a consumable input. - Biochar acts as water and nutrient storage while housing microbial life. - Subsoil injection and foliar sprays create a full biological circulatory system. - Compost tea brewing with biochar enables fertility on-site. - This system can generate revenue via services and carbon credits. [Bitcoin And . . . • Cathedral V - Brewing Biology • Listen on FountainEpisode 1160 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:Microbes cycle nutrients and persist.Subsoil injection reaches deep layers.Foliar spray coats every leaf.Endophytes live inside plant tissue.Carbon credits create extra revenue.Circle P:SoapMiner Product: Tallow Soap Website: https://soapminer.com/ nostr Profile: https://nostrudel.ninja/#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy Twitter Profile: https://x.com/soapminer1 Discount code: Use “BITCOINAND” in the Cart’s Coupon Code box for 10% off total purchaseGet You’re Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/ Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-53.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638925257782876567Ep1160.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/utoyCa45cUe5D1XZMuck?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) If you’ve been following the Cathedral series, you know structure alone won’t get us there. Geometry sets the bones, but biology animates the body. In Cathedral V, we start circulating life. We’re brewing microbiology: fungi, bacteria, actinomycetes, protozoa, and nematodes, and delivering it to the system through two routes. A foliar spray from the top down, and subsoil injection from the bottom up. These microbes cycle nutrients, fix nitrogen, mine phosphorus, regulate plant hormones, and build a network of interactions that permanently reshapes fertility. They don’t wash away and they amplify everything. When we brew them right, they replace traditional short term inputs with "forever" infrastructure. Biochar is the physical habitat these microbes need. It holds water like a battery and nutrients like a vault. It doesn’t decompose and it doesn’t blow away. One gram of charged biochar carries the surface area of a basketball court and the microbial density of a coral reef. But it has to be charged first. Raw biochar sucks nutrients from the soil. We avoid that by brewing compost tea with it, infusing it with microbial life, nutrients, and water before we ever let it touch the land. Delivery matters. For the deep work, we retrofit a Keyline plow with injection heads, laying down this carbon slurry as deep as 36 inches. The plow explodes compacted subsoils without turning it over to build long-term fertility, breaking open root channels, and storing life where it can’t be easily disturbed. For the trees, we use a VOGT injector. It drives life directly into the subsoil around root zones without damaging the root structure. Every drop of biology goes where it’s needed, not where it runs off. From the top down, we use foliar spray versions of our compost tea containing biochar to coat every leaf, stem, and blade of grass with microbial life. Targeted blends of endophyte-forming bacteria and fungi infiltrate the plant through the leaf surface, setting up shop inside and working from within. We want every leaf breathing and working with a fortified microbiome. And here’s the twist: this whole setup, the brew tanks, foliar rigs, injection system doesn’t just serve Cathedral. It’s a standalone service business. You can spray lawns, golf courses, municipal parks, and ranches. You can sell the service, log the carbon, and turn a single application into two revenue streams: one from the landowner, another from the carbon markets. This episode bridges structure and function. It makes the geometry of Cathedral come alive with movement, biology, and feedback loops. If Cathedral is a body, this is the circulatory system. And in the next episode, we will search for the heart: the Carbon Group. --- Circle P Vendor of the Day: SoapMiner [Home - soapminer-com.comA RETURN TO NATURE Handmade Tallow Soap This is the soap your great grandma used to make. Gentle, natural, and moisturizing , and free from anything toxic. 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URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/dilute-this/ Last updated: 2025-09-02T18:17:52.000Z 9-2-2025 - Bitcoin long-term holders sold 97K BTC in a single day. - Meta Planet plans to acquire 210K BTC using preferred equity offerings. - Strategy issued more Strike, Strife, and Stride preferred shares to fund BTC buys. - El Salvador redistributed its Bitcoin citing quantum computing concerns. - HKU Business School will accept Bitcoin for tuition. [Bitcoin And . . . • Dilute This! • Listen on FountainEpisode 1159 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:Newsome/Trump Fightcoin!Saylor Dilutes Shareholders AgainEl Salvador, Quantum Threats & YouUniv. of Hong Kong Business School Accepts BTCCircle P:GreatGheeProduct: 100% Pasture-Raised, Grass-Fed, Jersey Cow Ghee sourced and produced in SW VirginiaPut BitcoinAnd in the order comments sectionhttps://greatghee.com/nostr Profile: https://ditto.pub/@GreatGhee@greatghee.comToday’s Articles:https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/09/02/bitcoin-long-term-holders-spend-97k-btc-in-largest-one-day-move-of-2025?utm\_source=chatgpt.comhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/metaplanets-president-lays-out-plan-to-acquire-210000-bitcoin-by-2027-at-shareholder-meetinghttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/09/02/strategy-s-equity-shift-is-no-retreat-from-bitcoin-strategy-benchmark-sayshttps://www.theblock.co/post/368902/bitcoin-is-still-on-sale-michael-saylor-strategy-buys-more-btchttps://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/https://mempool.space/https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIhttps://decrypt.co/337549/el-salvador-bitcoin-wallets-quantum-computing-imfhttps://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/university-of-hong-kong-accept-bitcoin/https://decrypt.co/337614/gavin-newsom-meme-coin-troll-trumpGet You’re Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/ Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-52.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638924307706189930Ep1159.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/oxbQEqw9MDEXqlF2vr1p?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) ### The New Normal Ain’t Normal Yet Bitcoin is above $100K. Again. And long-term holders (folks who’ve been sitting tight for over 155 days) sold 97,000 BTC in a single day. That’s a $3 billion offload. It’s the biggest sell-side pressure of the year, and it tells you one thing: people still don’t believe. Not really. Not at six figures. Not when brisket’s $75 and the world feels like it’s fraying at the edges. It's simply the psychology of disbelief. People don’t yet see $100K as normal, so they’re cashing in chips. Until that changes, we’re in for chopsolidation: sideways movement with enough volatility to chew up anybody still trying to time tops and bottoms. Meanwhile, Meta Planet stepped to the mic in Tokyo with a plan to buy 210,000 Bitcoin by 2027\. They’re rolling out perpetual preferred stock to do it; a page straight from Saylor’s playbook. Class A gets you 5% yield, low risk, no convertibility. Class B is spicier. It's convertible to common stock so higher risk with potentially higher upside. They’re borrowing like a sovereign state and doing it with Japan’s rock-bottom interest rates. That’s phase two of the Bitcoin treasury playbook: start with cash, move to equity dilution, then build structured products that print capital. It’s not as innovative as it sounds. Governments have done this forever, only now it’s private companies doing it with Bitcoin as the endgame. Be careful with this stuff, folks. And Strategy is still printing. They’ve relaxed their 2.5x NAV rule and now issue equity even when the premium is thin. Investors don’t love it, but they’re not stopping him either. Saylor’s running the same flywheel: print equity, issue preferreds (Strike, Strife, Stride), raise capital, buy more Bitcoin. It’s not complicated but it is dilutive to common shareholders of MSTR. El Salvador’s Bitcoin office made a move to redistribute their national BTC stash across new addresses. They say it’s about quantum security. That’s not wrong in theory, but the technical explanation they gave was shaky. Public keys are exposed the minute you transact. Splitting funds into smaller pots doesn’t change that. So either they don’t fully understand, or they’re hoping you won’t notice. Either way, the quantum threat isn’t here yet. Not really. But it’s always worth watching how governments treat their holdings. Especially when the IMF’s breathing down their neck. And then there’s the University of Hong Kong’s business school. They’re prepping to accept Bitcoin for tuition and donations. No timeline yet, but the intent is clear. As the U.S. higher ed system staggers into its own demographic collapse, Asia’s top-ranked business school is moving toward real-world Bitcoin integration. Fun, innit? ## On another note entirely . . . Cattle prices at the sale barn are the highest they’ve ever been, but the global herd is the smallest it’s been since we started keeping records. That's a big red flag. 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Tell 'em BITCOINAND sent you. ### Lightning: In The Mesh URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/lightning-in-the-mesh/ Last updated: 2025-08-29T23:46:50.000Z 8-29-2025 Bitcoin dumps with the “conference indicator.” U.S. hashes GDP data to blockchains. Corporate treasury hype spreads. Lightning emerges as enterprise-grade infrastructure. BitChat and Nostr mesh with Lightning for community-scale payment rails. [Bitcoin And . . . • Lightning: In The Mesh • Listen on FountainEpisode 1158 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:It’s All Bitcoin Magazine’s FaultUS Gov. Puts Nothing On The BlockchainAmdex Proves BTC Treasury Co.s Not Dead YetFull Blown Lightning ExplainerToday’s Articles:https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/08/29/bitcoin-hammered-below-usd109k-as-conference-indicator-strikes-againhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/historic-first-u-s-government-posts-gdp-data-on-bitcoin-blockchainhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/dutch-crypto-firm-amdax-targets-1-bitcoin-supply-with-23m-treasury-launchhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/print/lightning-is-misunderstoodhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/nunchuck-wallet-brings-programmable-bitcoin-to-everyone-with-miniscript-supportGet You’re Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/ Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-51.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638920921192203292Ep1158.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/VEd3PxeQ03j7nW9eXCBs?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) The week closed with Bitcoin sliding under $109,000, right on schedule with the good 'ol “conference indicator.” Every time Bitcoin Magazine throws one of its big shindigs, the hype machine goes into overdrive. Promises of “freedom money,” “institutional adoption,” and “Bitcoin to the moon” fill the stage, and the price tanks right after. This time it wasn’t the U.S. conference in Nashville or Miami, but the Bitcoin Asia event in Hong Kong. Same pattern, same dump. It's more likely the dump was caused by crappy inflation numbers landing this morning but it's a fun thought. The U.S. government also tried to make headlines, announcing that GDP data would now be “posted on nine blockchains,” including Bitcoin. But if you look closely, it’s nothing more than hashing a document and publishing the hash. A checksum. That’s revolutionary! for a marketing stunt. Unless they release the exact files they hashed so anyone can verify, this does nothing for transparency. The hype is loud with this one. Meanwhile, the corporate treasury craze refuses to die. Firms in Europe and Asia are raising millions just to say they’ll "accumulate" Bitcoin . . . one day. Dutch crypto service provider Amdax wants to hold 1% of the supply. MetaPlanet in Japan is raising billions for the same goal but they have actually executed. The playbook is always the same: “raise capital, buy Bitcoin, increase Bitcoin per share.” But most of these outfits are paper tigers. A few giants will survive, but most are hype stocks chasing a Bitcoin halo. You can just buy Bitcoin. Don’t get suckered into proxy games. The real progress isn’t in corporate boardrooms or government blockchains anyway. It’s in the Lightning Network. Christian Keroles wrote a piece this week that cuts to the bone: Lightning isn’t for everyone to run at home. It’s enterprise-grade infrastructure. It’s meant for exchanges, wallet providers, and technically capable operators. That doesn’t make it a failure. Lightning is the glue that lets Bitcoin touch the edges of the global economy. From M-Pesa integrations in Kenya to Strike’s expansion across a hundred countries, Lightning moves faster than the banks ever could. Not even PayPal moved this fast. And here’s where things get interesting. Imagine every Bitcoin meetup, every farmers market, every "Pop-Up" market, and even small communities running its own Lightning node. Now imagine those nodes plugged into BitChat: a mesh-network chat protocol built by Jack Dorsey that routes through mesh networking instead of centralized servers. Put a Lightning node inside one of these small, mesh networks, and suddenly you’ve got a local payment system alive only when the community is alive. Walk into a farmers market with BitChat on your phone, and your Lightning wallet taps into the mesh for instant local liquidity. No banks needed. Just neighbors exchanging value on their own, ephemeral (or quasi-permanent) rails. This convergence, Bitcoin, Lightning, Nostr, and BitChat, points to the real future. Not “universal ledgers” from Google or token suit-speak games from corporate treasuries. The real action will come from builders wiring up communities with decentralized communications and payments that can’t be shut down. Sovereign money paired with sovereign networks. Lightning and BitChat are sketching those paths in real time. ### Wrenched URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/wrenched/ Last updated: 2025-08-28T20:44:13.000Z 8-28-2025 Bitcoin advocates demand developer protections in Congress. Bukele toys with Bitcoin bets. CFTC deploys Nasdaq surveillance. Tether pushes USDT on RGB. AI vibe hacks and wrench attacks expose growing risks. It's the news you can use. [Bitcoin And . . . • Wrenched • Listen on FountainEpisode 1157 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:BPI Warns Congress to Protect DevelopersBukele Has Fun With Prediction MarketTether To Use RGB; People Madz, BruvAnother Day, Another Hail Mary: SequansCircle P:Oshi Artisan pecan butter, date bars and chocolates Website: https://www.oshigood.us/products nostr Profile: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqswp94gnm4epqsgjkndl4lnd8krzdj5u4mzuppdtxksdymkty63g7gdurlfcToday’s Articles:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/politics/bitcoin-and-crypto-advocates-warn-congress-protect-developers-or-lose-industry-supporthttps://cointelegraph.com/news/el-salvador-bukele-bitcoin-1b-prediction-markets-kalshi-polymarkethttps://decrypt.co/337057/cftc-surveil-crypto-prediction-markets-nasdaq-platformhttps://www.theblock.co/post/368613/tether-to-bring-native-stablecoin-rail-to-bitcoin-with-usdt-rollout-on-rgbhttps://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/french-sequans-plans-100k-btc-treasury/https://cointelegraph.com/news/google-plans-universal-ledger-blockchain-institutional-layerhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/cybercriminals-vibe-hacking-ai-ransoms-says-anthropichttps://decrypt.co/337167/paris-police-kidnapping-ex-crypto-traderGet You’re Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/ Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-49.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638919978204457330Ep1157.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/OccNkD31tXCXo9brVVY9?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) Bitcoin advocates finally told Congress what needed to be said: protect developers or lose the industry. A coalition of over 100 builders, investors, and lobby groups signed a letter demanding explicit safeguards for open source coders. Without it, they say, they won’t back new market structure bills. That’s a hard line, and it’s about time someone drew it. Developers aren’t banks. They write code. If regulators force them into “custodian” boxes, the United States will continue bleeding talent overseas. The drop from 25% to 18% of open source devs based in the U.S. proves the point. Meanwhile, El Salvador’s president Naib Bukele amused himself by trolling prediction markets. Platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket are running bets on whether the nation’s Bitcoin stash hits $1 billion this year. After Bukele teased that he could “do the funniest thing right now,” odds spiked overnight. He could push the number higher by buying, or tank the bets by selling. Either way, he keeps the world guessing. The bigger question is why his government took IMF loans in the first place while still posturing as a Bitcoin champion. Back home, regulators are arming up. The CFTC just announced it will use Nasdaq’s market surveillance platform to monitor crypto trading and prediction markets. They call it oversight. I call it putting more eyes on a casino. Derivatives are still nothing more than bets dressed up as sophistication. They don’t discover price, they don’t improve value, they just siphon money from the uninformed to the insiders. And now the CFTC wants tools to track that circus 24/7. Tether also made waves by announcing USDT support on RGB, a smart contract protocol tied loosely to Bitcoin and Lightning. They claim it “inherits Bitcoin security.” I’m not buying it. The moment you leave the base chain, you leave behind the full guarantees of Bitcoin’s timechain and consensus rules. Still, compared to running USDT on Tron or Ethereum, RGB at least keeps the conversation closer to Bitcoin rails. Some Bitcoiners are furious, but given Tether’s history of chain-hopping, maybe it’s not worth the outrage. It certainly isn't worth mine. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/08/3-7.png) The darker side of this week’s news came from two fronts: AI-powered cybercrime and old-fashioned violence. Anthropic admitted criminals are using Claude to run ransomware campaigns, even calculating ransoms and writing notes for maximum psychological pressure. Vibe hacking it's called. Sort of weaponized social engineering on autopilot. At the same time, France saw yet another wrench attack, with a former crypto trader kidnapped and beaten until a ransom demand was paid. France now leads Europe in crypto-related kidnappings. The through-line is clear. While lobbyists push for legal shields, governments ramp surveillance, corporations toy with stablecoin rails, and nation-states troll markets, the individual Bitcoiner still carries the highest personal risk. Developers need protection; traders need anonymity; and people need to stop broadcasting wealth with swag. --- Circle P Vendor: Oshi Pecan butter, date bars, and stress-killing chocolate. Use code BITCOINAND—no discount, just pleb solidarity. Pay in Bitcoin. [Oshi: Handcrafted, small batch pecan butter, date bars and chocolatesHandcrafted, small batch pecan butter, date bars and chocolates![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-50.ico)![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/oshi-logo-white-1.png)](https://oshigood.us/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/08/Pasted-image-20250618150734-3.jpg) ### Cathedral IV: Life Raft URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/cathedral-iv-life-raft/ Last updated: 2025-08-27T21:49:36.000Z 8-27-2025 Life Raft turns cattle and chickens into a moving soil engine. With biochar, seeds, and compost teas, it builds carbon, restores fertility, breaks pest cycles, and outpaces old grazing methods. [Bitcoin And . . . • Cathedral IV: Life Raft • Listen on FountainEpisode 1156 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:Life Raft grazing systemSoil health as foundationBiochar, seeds, compost teaFertility wakeJohn Kempf grazing critiqueThe entire Cathedral Series: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/tag/cathedral/Get You’re Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/ Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-48.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638919193370025820Ep1156.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/tSgQMO0AnAVlMaZWaFk5?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) Cathedral Part IV is where the Life Raft takes shape. Picture a slow-moving boat floating down a 150-foot-wide canal of grasses, forbs, and legumes. At the bow are cattle, chewing forage and stamping seeds and biochar into the soil. Three days behind at the stern are chickens, tearing apart cow pats, eating fly larvae, and dropping nitrogen-rich manure of their own. In the wake, the land they’ve crossed is more fertile than it was before. That’s the philosophy anyway. Animals aren’t the cargo on the raft. They ARE the raft, leaving behind life as they move. The foundation of all this is soil health. Forget the lifestyle imagery of red barns and rolling pastures. The truth is simpler: no soil, no system. Ruminants co-evolved with grasses over millions of years. Grasses need to be grazed to thrive. Ruminants need grass to survive. When they eat, they also amplify soil microbe populations to a great degree. A raindrop splashes soil bacteria onto a blade of grass. The cow eats the grass, and those microbes go into a warm, moist rumen where they multiply by the billions. Mere hours later, they leave in a cow pat, ready to drop back into the soil. What began as a few tens of thousands now number in the billions: The Creator's biotechnology at work. The Life Raft builds on this cycle with intention. Before cattle enter a new paddock, biochar and seed mixes are spread. Sometimes compost tea gets sprayed too, coating leaves with fungal and bacterial life. The cattle eat that grass, amplifying the biology in their gut, while their hooves press biochar and seed into the ground. Chickens follow up, scratching the cattle manure into the soil, adding their own hot nitrogen, and finishing the job. In one pass, the land gets reseeded, carbon-charged, and biologically inoculated. The raft moves forward, fertility in it's wake. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/08/3-6.png) It’s basically "carbon engineering". Biochar holds water chemically, not physically, making it drought-proof storage. Seeds sprout into forbs, legumes, grasses, and cover crops, driving roots that pump even more carbon underground. Soil microbes find homes in biochar like fish in a coral reef, multiplying every season the raft passes. Over time, fertility compounds, and the soil begins to heal itself. Dead cotton fields or hay-worn pastures become living ground again, not because of synthetic chemistry, but in spite of it. Biology was restored. John Kempf’s recent work exposes why the old grazing mantra of “take half, leave half” fails to build real soil carbon. Grasses store energy in roots, but forbs and legumes exude sugars that last decades in the soil. Occasional hard grazing, root dieback, and microbial exudates do matter. The Life Raft goes further by layering recalcitrant carbon from biochar with amplified biology from ruminants and chickens. Together, it captures every form of carbon: short-lived, medium-lived, and ten-thousand-year carbon. Life Raft is more than a metaphor. It’s a plan for moving animals, microbes, seeds, and carbon in one integrated system. Every acre it crosses becomes more alive. Every year the raft completes its journey, the soil is richer, the animals healthier, and the land increasing abundance. ### Inside Costa Rica URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/inside-costa-rica/ Last updated: 2025-08-26T17:54:39.000Z 8-26-2025 Google cracks down on sideloaded apps. Certificates loom as the next barrier. Liberux Linux phone offers a hopeful alternative. Costa Rica builds a thriving Bitcoin Jungle economy. Bitcoin circular economies enable true monetary sovereignty. [Bitcoin And . . . • Inside Costa Rica • Listen on FountainEpisode 1155 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:The Costa Rica Bitcoin Circular Economy Deep DiveGoogle’s Decision to Doxx Android App DevsCan a Linux Phone be Useful? 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They’re rolling out developer verification for sideloaded Android apps, so if you thought sideloading was your last bastion of freedom, think again. Starting next year, developers will have to cough up their legal name, address, phone number, and email just to build outside the Play Store. The excuse? Security. The reality? Another notch in the slow choke of what little openness we had left. They could have just slapped a waiver on the phone: “Hey buddy, sideload at your own risk.” But no, they went full ID check. And don’t think this ends at paperwork. The next step looks obvious. Certificates. Imagine you grab an APK from GitHub, and your phone refuses to install it unless Google has blessed it with a little cryptographic permission slip. That’s where this is headed. Developers like Calle, the guy who ported BitChat to Android, aren’t handing over their personal details to a megacorp. Which means one day, you won’t even be able to load his app without the proper certificate. And the only way to get one will be by doxxing himself to Google. Fat chance But there’s a glimmer of hope. A Linux-based smartphone project called Liberux is bubbling up. It promises modular hardware, replaceable parts, up to 32 gigs of RAM, two terabytes of storage, and a Debian-based OS. Swap out your modem, upgrade your storage, or just keep the thing running instead of tossing it every two years. If it actually ships, it could be the kind of alternative we need: phones that don’t bend the knee to Apple or Google. Of course, it’s still in development, but the idea of a true Linux phone aligns perfectly with the ethos we’re building on Bitcoin and Nostr. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/08/3-5.png) Speaking of Bitcoin, Costa Rica has quietly become a BTC circular economy. Bitcoin Magazine profiled Bitcoin Jungle, a grassroots effort led by expats, locals, and digital nomads in the so-called Golden Triangle. They’ve built their own Lightning wallet, onboarded merchants, and created a community where sats flow directly from hand to hand. From yoga retreats to coffee shops, people are living with Bitcoin instead of just stacking it. That ties back to something bigger: sovereignty. Bitcoin circular economies are about deciding value face-to-face, without a third party setting the exchange rate. I don’t need Coinbase to tell me what one Bitcoin is worth if I agree with a farmer that his ten acres of Costa Rican land is worth exactly one coin. That’s how it used to be before fiat turned every transaction into a price discovery exercise controlled by governments and markets. So here’s where we are. Google is locking down the rails. Liberux is trying to build new ones. Costa Rica is proving what grassroots adoption looks like. And Bitcoin circular economies keep showing us how sovereignty can be lived, not theorized. If we don’t build, we’re stuck with gatekeepers. 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[Bitcoin And . . . • My Little Yield Panic • Listen on FountainEpisode 1154 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:Banker’s Fearful Stables Could Steal DepositsCorporate Driven Alt-Season BeginsJapan Proposes 20% Flat Tax on BTC GainsMetaplanet Joins FTSE Japan.783 BTC Lost in Social HackCircle P:SoapMiner Product: Tallow Soap Website: https://soapminer.com/ nostr Profile: https://nostrudel.ninja/#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy Twitter Profile: https://x.com/soapminer1 Discount code: Use “BITCOINAND” in the Cart’s Coupon Code box for 10% off total purchaseToday’s Articles:https://cointelegraph.com/news/citi-executive-stablecoin-yields-drain-bank-deposits-reporthttps://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/08/25/sharps-technology-jumps-70-after-raising-usd400m-for-solana-treasuryhttps://atlas21.com/japan-moves-toward-a-20-flat-tax-on-cryptocurrencies/https://aqstr.comhttps://decrypt.co/336623/metaplanet-joins-ftse-japan-index-continues-stack-bitcoinhttps://bitcoinnews.com/legal/bitcoiner-loses-783-btc-social-engineering/Get You’re Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/ Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-46.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638917450612528182Ep1154.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/jHQPe7QFgWB3BBqpKprN?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) Citibank kicked the week off with yummy, yummy FEAR! They’re warning that stablecoin yields could drain deposits from the banking system, just like money market funds did in the late seventies and early eighties. Back then, savers ran to higher-yield vehicles while banks sat on capped rates and watched deposits flee. The exact same thing could happen again, only this time the vehicle isn’t a money market fund. It’s dollar-pegged stablecoins that can pay interest. The bankers know it, and they’re already nervous. Nervous bankers mean more consolidation ahead, and that’s the last thing we need. We’ve watched waves of consolidation for a century: the Depression, the S&L crisis, 9/11, 2008, and COVID. Every one of them shrank the number of banks in the system. Stablecoins could be the next trigger. On the corporate side, things aren’t looking much smarter. We started with companies stacking Bitcoin. MicroStrategy, Meta Planet, and a few others. At least those plays carried conviction. But now? We’re watching listed firms raise hundreds of millions of dollars to buy Solana and other suit-branded garbage. Sharps Technology pulled in $400 million for a Solana treasury and saw its stock pop seventy percent. It's a stupid day in clown world. Executives in suits are repeating the same mistakes as street-level retail traders in 2017\. It’s corporate shitcoinery, plain and simple, and it’s coming dressed up in SEC filings and press releases. The boardroom has joined the dumpster fire. Meanwhile, Japan is reshaping its tax code. Right now, Japanese investors pay progressive rates on crypto gains that can reach fifty-five percent. The new proposal sets a flat twenty percent tax and treats digital assets like listed stocks. That could be a break for Japanese traders. On top of that, regulators are preparing the launch of JPYC, a regulated yen-backed stablecoin worth a trillion yen over the next three years. Japan is making moves to compete in the global digital asset space, even as its bankers surely sit and sweat over what stablecoin yields will do to their own deposits. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/08/2-14.png) In the middle of all this, new tools keep appearing. One that caught my eye is aqstr.com, a Nostr-based service where you can create little campaigns that pay sats for likes, reposts, replies, and follows. I tested it myself with a show announcement and watched activity spike. Thirty-three reposts, forty-one likes, nearly thirty replies. Numbers I nomally don't see for simple show announcements. And I spent less than the cost of a Starbucks coffee. Call it zapvertising if you want, but it works. If it gains traction, who knows where it goes. Incentivized micro-tasks for sats could spread far beyond boosting posts. A Bitcoiner lost 783 BTC (ninety million dollars) to a social engineering scam. The thieves hacked trust. By impersonating exchange and wallet support staff, they convinced the victim to hand over details that should never be shared. Within minutes, the Bitcoin was gone. That’s the nightmare. Nobody credible will ever ask for your seed phrase. Ever. If they do, it’s a scam. Stay sharp, because one mistake can cost everything. --- Circle P Vendor of the Day: SoapMiner Grass‑fed beef tallow soap, handmade in small batches and he only accepts Bitcoin! Use code **BITCOINAND** for 10% 0ff. [Home - soapminer-com.comA RETURN TO NATURE Handmade Tallow Soap This is the soap your great grandma used to make. Gentle, natural, and moisturizing , and free from anything toxic. These are humble soaps.Once you try our soaps, you will love our soaps. 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Korea Targeting Employment at CoinbasePhilippines Propose 10,000 SBR nostr:Vance Crowe https://nostr.com/npub1xg7374us5pftmntt7ptd0rqk26fyfahlqy04gpawar8k7ta8plnq7w9d2x https://njump.me/Circle P:Oshi Artisan pecan butter, date bars and chocolates Website: https://www.oshigood.us/products nostr Profile: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqswp94gnm4epqsgjkndl4lnd8krzdj5u4mzuppdtxksdymkty63g7gdurlfcToday’s Articles:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/bitcoin-price-falls-nobody-knows-whyhttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/08/21/powell-puts-september-rate-cut-in-play-bitcoin-pushes-higherhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/dont-expect-china-stablecoin-touch-mainlandhttps://decrypt.co/336383/us-house-slips-cbdc-ban-into-defence-spending-billhttps://www.coolr.chat/https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-tightens-workforce-security-after-north-korea-remote-worker-threatshttps://cointelegraph.com/news/philippine-bill-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-10000-btcGet You’re Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/ Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-44.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638914781753940350Ep1153.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/Rm3AlNi3WMU46c1ZHGsm?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) Markets lit up after Jerome Powell hinted that the Fed might cut rates in September. It’s not a guarantee, but the tone has shifted. The Fed's new forecast showed slightly lower inflation expectations, and Powell used words like “balanced risks.” That’s code for, “We’re close to being done.” Everyone read the room the same way: dovish. China might go offshore with its stablecoin strategy. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and a team from the People’s Bank of China are reportedly working on a yuan-backed stablecoin issued outside the mainland. Why? Because capital controls are still tight inside the wall. If they can issue yuan offshore, backed by state assets but operated through compliant fintech rails, they get to test-drive global yuan liquidity without losing grip domestically. That’s smart. And if it works, you’ll see more moves like this across Southeast Asia and the Gulf. Meanwhile, something slipped into the U.S. defense bill that nobody’s talking about. House Republicans added language that would ban the Fed from issuing a CBDC without explicit approval from Congress. It’s buried deep in the NDAA, and it hasn’t hit the Senate yet but it’s there. The U.S. might not ever be able to launch a CBDC, they're laying the political groundwork right now. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/08/2-13.png) BitChat is sprinting. What started as a Bluetooth, Meshnet-based messenger now have fans from all over building out ancillary tools that hook into it. Coolr.chat and bitchat-world-view.vercel.app now exist. The first one is a simple way to hook into Bitchat from a web browser and the second one is the same but has a map that shows you where geohashed chats are occurring. This is going way too fast and I'm here for it. Then there’s the Philippines. Lawmakers there proposed that the central bank or treasury accumulate 10,000 BTC as a sovereign reserve. They’re citing inflation risk, monetary sovereignty, and reserve diversification as reasons. They know the dollar game has a clock on it. And even if this bill doesn’t pass today, the seed is planted. Someone in government is thinking strategically about Bitcoin, not just speculatively. --- 🍫 Circle P Vendor: Oshi Pecan butter, date bars, and stress-killing chocolate. Use code BITCOINAND for pleb solidarity. Pay in Bitcoin. 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[Bitcoin And . . . • Cathedral III: Rhythm • Listen on FountainEpisode 1151 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!- Grazing Philosophy & Context- Leader, Follower Rotation- Sacred Geometry- Daily Labor FlowGet You’re Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here:https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual/ Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-43.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638913111224529451Ep1151.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/xfMx9z58Rl6XaWJFvgPm?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) A 150-foot-wide grazing lane is also the width of five combine passes with a standard 30-foot header. That makes Cathedral flexible. If you need to alley crop, you can. But I’d rather graze. That’s where the real power lies; capturing solar energy through plants, transferring it to animals, and building fertility through movement. Managed, rotational grazing is key to this whole system. It's the song played on Cathedral's organ. The cattle go in first, tightly packed for one day. Then they move, and we wait. Three days later, chickens follow. That delay is on purpose. It’s the key to breaking the fly life cycle. Flies lay their eggs in the manure then go off to bother the livestock, sometime in ways so bad it causes "fly-strike" which can stress, cause serious damage, or (sometimes) even kill. Fly maggots take about 3 days to hatch but right before they do . . . BOOM! The chickens move in and devour them. The chickens don’t need convincing either. They scratch, they eat, they fertilize. And as they tear through the cowpats, they mix seed, manure, and soil into the top inch of earth. Pasture is constructed and fortified, carbon lays down in the soils, water retention goes up, and native forbs get a fighting chance against grasses. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/08/3-4.png) What emerges is a circle inside a square. Literally. Cathedral is designed as a square. Stable, grounded, foundational. But inside that square is movement. Daily grazing rotation becomes a sine wave traced through time, a circle of life spiraling through a structured space. It's sacred geometry, whether you like the term or not. It’s not "woo woo". It’s how humans have thought about land for thousands of years. The tree lanes flank the grazing lanes. Half are honey locust, half are black locust. The honey locust drop sweet, sugar-rich pods between November and January, exactly when cattle need extra energy to maintain and increase weight in the colder months. Those pods can hit 750,000 kilograms a year in Cathedral's confines with young trees, and millions more when mature. Black locust, on the other hand, are for summer. We pollard one in five each year, harvesting high-protein leaves to supplement ruminant diets. Four kilograms dry weight per black locust tree, 12,000 kilograms per year (20 to 25% protein) from a fifth of the stand annually. It's not enough for a full ration but in addition to the already available graze and honey locust pods, it's one hell of a protein supplement. All of this happens within a daily rhythm. At 5:30 AM, someone gets up, eats breakfast, and moves the herd. Maybe it's done with fencing. Maybe it’s e-collars and GPS. Either way, it’s manageable. The herd advances. The chickens follow. And at every step, we improve the land, build soil, feed people, and ignite a system that runs itself better the longer it goes. Cathedral is built on time, space, movement, light, and life. You don’t have to believe in sacred geometry, but a square field full of cows circling toward soil restoration, one grazing pass at a time? There's a solemn power in that. Cathedral I: [Cathedral: One Thousand Acre-YearsThe Cathedral Project—a thousand-acre silvopasture system built to regenerate land, support animals, and run on long-term thinking. Bitcoin, biochar, tree lanes, and time preference—all connected.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/TempTwitterAvImaAlpha-1.png)The Bitcoin And . . . PodcastDavid Bennett![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/6-4-1.png)](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/cathedral-one-thousand-acre-years/) Cathedral II: [Cathedral II: Clocks, Calendars, and ComputersCathedral unites regenerative agriculture and Bitcoin mining on 1,000 acres, guided by strict ecological laws. Tree lanes, grazing systems, and biochar power create abundance while healing the land.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/TempTwitterAvImaAlpha-2.png)The Bitcoin And . . . PodcastDavid Bennett![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/5-1.png)](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/cathedral-ii-clocks-calendars-and-computers/) ### Tether Coming Right For US URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/tether-coming-right-for-us/ Last updated: 2025-08-19T17:53:02.000Z 8-19-25 Bitcoin tipping goes live on X via Spark, Tether hires Bo Hines to lead U.S. push, Wyoming launches FRNT stablecoin on seven chains, Google backs TerraWulf’s AI shift, and KindlyMD buys $679M in Bitcoin. [Bitcoin And . . . • Tether Coming Right For US • Listen on FountainEpisode 1150 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:X Now Has LN TippingBo Hines Goes to TetherWyoming’s US Backed Stablecoin DebutKindlyMD Actually Buys the BitcoinCircle P:GreatGheeProduct: 100% Pasture-Raised, Grass-Fed, Jersey Cow Ghee sourced and produced in SW VirginiaPut BitcoinAnd in the order comments sectionhttps://greatghee.com/nostr Profile: https://ditto.pub/@GreatGhee@greatghee.comToday’s Articles:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/press-releases/bitcoin-tipping-is-now-live-on-x-powered-by-bitbit-and-sparkhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/ex-white-house-director-bo-hines-tether-advisorhttps://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/08/19/wyoming-state-debuts-u-s-dollar-stablecoin-on-seven-blockchainshttps://cointelegraph.com/news/google-largest-shareholder-terawulf-ai-data-center-fluidstackhttps://www.theblock.co/post/367383/illinois-passes-two-crypto-billshttps://decrypt.co/335721/ai-agents-taking-over-game-developmenthttps://cointelegraph.com/news/nasdaq-kindlymd-679m-bitcoin-treasury-investmenthttps://bitcoinnews.com/markets/amdax-1-percent-bitcoin-treasury/Get You’re Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual/ Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-42.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638912184591291550Ep1150.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/GBXt57pWJ4bpS0iQLmlb?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) Bitcoin tipping via Lightning Network just went live on X. BitBit and Spark are powering this new integration: self-custodial, Lightning-based, and browser-native. If you get a tip but don't have a wallet you will have to spin one up using BitBit. If you don’t claim the tip within 21 days, it returns to sender. That’s actually smart. What’s not smart is pretending X is still the home of Bitcoin discussion. It's not. Nostr is. But the tech behind this tipping rollout is solid. It leverages the parts of Lightning that work best and skips the tired “base layer everything” maximalism. Bo Hines, former White House crypto lead, just joined them to push into the U.S. market. That’s a big move. Tether’s always been the offshore king. Now they want to bring their own domestic dollar-backed stablecoin to American soil. They’ve already invested billions in U.S. infrastructure and LatAM agriculture, yes, agriculture. Tether’s deep into Latin American food systems. That might sound odd, but when you understand that many Bitcoiners care about food sovereignty, it starts to make sense. Tether co-founder Ardoino gets bitcoin and always has. Wyoming, meanwhile, launched its own stablecoin (FRNT) on seven chains: Solana, Avalanche, Ethereum, Polygon, the whole pack. It’s 2% over-collateralized and issued by the state itself. That should be the story. But here’s what bugs me: the governor of Wyoming is also chairman of the Wyoming Stable Token Commission. That’s a conflict. I don’t care how clean it looks on paper, a sitting governor should not also direct the state’s token issuance. I just don't trust this development. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/08/2-11.png) Then there’s the Google/TerraWulf deal. No, Google didn’t invest in Bitcoin. They’re providing a backstop on a 10-year lease with FluidStack for AI compute. In return, they get warrants to become TerraWulf’s largest shareholder. The catch? This has nothing to do with Bitcoin mining. TerraWulf is shifting toward AI hosting, and their Bitcoin mining isn't planned to expand in the short to medium term.That’s just chasing enterprise revenue while keeping the “we help the grid” narrative for marketing. I'd like to see TerraWulf shut down AI/HPC machines to "balance the grid" and not catch an earful from the midstream AI guys. You can do that with Bitcoin mining but you can't do it with these services. Finally, KindlyMD completed its merger with Nakamoto Holdings and bought $679 million in BTC at $118K average. They actually bought the corn. Meanwhile, Amsterdam-based Amdax says they want to buy 1% of total Bitcoin supply and list the company on Euronext. I’ll believe it when I see it. But KindlyMD? They did it. They said they would, and they did. --- Circle P Vendor: GreatGhee Small-batch, Bitcoin-only butter. 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[Bitcoin And . . . • It’s Fed Week! • Listen on FountainEpisode 1149 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:Bitcoin Heating UpS. Korea to Steal Money . . . 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When you look at what’s happening in Europe, it’s a systemic collapse of energy infrastructure. Heating costs have spiraled, the grid can’t handle renewables, and AI data centers are just beginning to bite. Yet Bitcoin miners, long accused of boiling oceans, are stepping into this gap. Austria’s 21Energy now sells Bitcoin heaters that look like radiators and mine quietly in the background. They’re selling them across the continent to solar enthusiasts and climate activists. Why? Because the math works no matter what you believe. You get heat, you get hash, and you reduce waste. Decentralization works and it looks just like this. Now compare that to South Korea, where Jeju City is going after tax delinquents by freezing crypto holdings on centralized exchanges. If you hold your keys, you’re safe. But if you’re sitting on Bithumb or Upbit, you’re exposed. It’s a reminder that the moment governments feel pressured, they reach for the most convenient lever: confiscation. And it’s not just South Korea. New York State wants to impose a 0.2% excise tax on every crypto transaction. Doesn’t matter if it’s a peer-to-peer payment or a stablecoin remittance—they want their cut. The justification? School programs. That's right, it's for "The Children!" But the truth is always surveillance and control. This is where Nostr comes in. I came across a thread this weekend where people were asking, “What happens when governments come after the clients?” And the answer is beautiful: build self-replicating clients that recompile on the fly. Use tools like Shakespeare.diy to keep front-ends stable while the backend morphs and re-routes. It’s rotating phaser frequencies for the internet. This is the kind of innovation that makes me bullish on nostr and the whole parallel tech ecosystem forming around it. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/08/2-10.png) Meanwhile, Thailand wants tourists to sell their BTC for baht, using regulated platforms under the eye of every ministry they can muster. It’s a funnel to co-opt your bitcoin. Japan’s doing the same thing (sort of) with yen-backed stablecoins, issued by JPYC and backed by government bonds. Which means the “private” money is actually just another instrument of debt monetization. Tether did it with T-bills. Now JPYC will do it with JGBs. It’s debtware. Governments are clawing at Bitcoin because it’s succeeding and they know they can't control it. But they are famously successful in controlling people . . . through fear. They can’t tax what they can’t see and they can’t seize what they don’t control. They’re scrambling to figure out how to stop the bleed. But I don’t think they can. The systems that want to control Bitcoin are too brittle. The systems being built alongside Bitcoin are antifragile. The longer they try to regulate it, the more we route around them. The path forward is living Renaissance 2.0 not waithing for it to come. --- Circle P Vendor of the Day: SoapMiner [Home - soapminer-com.comA RETURN TO NATURE Handmade Tallow Soap This is the soap your great grandma used to make. Gentle, natural, and moisturizing , and free from anything toxic. These are humble soaps.Once you try our soaps, you will love our soaps. SHOP NOW![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/cropped-logo2-270x270-1.png)soapminer-com.com -![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/cropped-logo2-1.png)](https://soapminer.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Grass‑fed beef tallow soap, handmade in small batches. He crafts it, you buy it with Bitcoin. 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[Bitcoin And . . . • Bürgermeister Meisterbürger • Listen on FountainEpisode 1148 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:BIS Wants Credit Scores For CurrencyKindlyMD Has Merged With NakamotoIndia Gets A Bitcoin Policy InstituteChrome Bidding Wars Heat UpToday’s Articles:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/politics/indias-first-bitcoin-think-tank-launches-on-independence-day-its-mission-financial-sovereigntyhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/czech-police-suspects-bitcoin-donation-justice-ministryhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/kindlymd-nakamoto-officially-merge-plans-to-buy-one-million-btchttps://cointelegraph.com/news/bis-crypto-compliance-scores-aml-offrampshttps://decrypt.co/335357/google-gets-35-billion-offer-chrome-ai-browser-escalateshttps://atlas21.com/paying-to-an-iban-in-bitcoin/Get You’re Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual/ Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-40.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638908758403982186Ep1148.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/HHoY4YTR0QGUPibdnLzT?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) The Bank for International Settlements has floated one of the most dangerous ideas I’ve seen aimed at Bitcoin: a provenance-based “risk score” for coins before they can be converted to fiat. They frame it as anti-money-laundering compliance. I see it for what it is: an attack on fungibility, the core property that makes money work in the first place. But I do not see this stopping at Bitcoin and "Crypto". No, I think this will be installed in all fiat currencies, at least the digital side of fiat currencies. We have known for years governments want to and have been trying to get rid of physical cash. This is their Holy Grail and it is not filled with the Blood of Christ. If they drink from this chalice they will have poisoned themselves. Fungibility means one unit is the same as any other. A dollar is a dollar, no matter whose pocket it was in yesterday. An ounce of gold is an ounce of gold, regardless of which vault it came from. The BIS wants to shatter that by attaching a permanent transaction history to every unit and ranking it as “clean” or “tainted.” Once you start down that road, every currency becomes unusable. Human activity will touch every coin (fiat or digital) with something “illicit” eventually. The value erodes as people start discounting units with the wrong history. In time, all value gets wiped out. Maybe that’s their endgame: destroy the medium so only centrally approved money survives. Or, going even further, this is a way to have permanent and infinite inflation accepted by the mainstream public because you will always have to inject new, "clean" money into the system. Either way, if this gets implemented globally, we’re looking at a direct threat to the very concept of money. Now, here’s the thing: we already have the technology to route around this. Bull Bitcoin just rolled out a service in Europe that lets you make Euro IBAN payments directly from Bitcoin, without manually converting to fiat. That means you can pay suppliers, settle invoices, or top up a debit card, and on the other side it looks like a standard bank transfer. It’s a bridge between the Bitcoin economy and the fiat world that doesn’t require permission from the BIS or any other central gatekeeper. That’s what a real payment rail for a circular Bitcoin economy looks like. You earn in Bitcoin, you spend in Bitcoin, and when you have to touch fiat for some reason, it’s done on your terms. If the BIS or anyone else wants to attach their little compliance scores to every coin, the answer is simple: **don’t comply**. Keep your transactions peer-to-peer. Use services that let you pay directly in Bitcoin. Support merchants, contractors, and individuals who accept it without demanding a purity test for your UTXOs. This is where civil disobedience comes in. Gandhi didn’t wait for the British to approve his protests. He simply refused to cooperate with an unjust system. We can do the same. Not through marches or slogans, but through economic action. By continuing to transact in Bitcoin directly, without asking permission, we make their compliance schemes irrelevant. Yes, they can clamp down on on-ramps and off-ramps. They can try to make life difficult for anyone touching fiat. But they cannot stop you from settling with another human being in Bitcoin if you both control your own keys. That must be non-negotiable because sovereignty is taken and defended. The BIS proposal is a warning shot. Bull Bitcoin’s service is an example of how to respond. The rest is on us. We either build and use the tools that keep us free, or we let them close the last doors to financial independence. Meanwhile, we might consider not fighting them on this because, "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake". Maybe that was Sun Tzu, maybe it was Napoleon but it doesn't matter. It's pure truth. Let them destroy what's left of their fiat currencies. The only thing left will be bitcoin. ### And now for the rest of the story. India’s Bitcoin landscape has been a mess for years. Policy reversals, court interventions, bank restrictions, and contradictory statements from regulators have been standard fare. That’s why the launch of the Bitcoin Policy Institute of India (BPI India) on Independence Day matters. The think tank is built on five pillars: sovereign mining, policy advocacy, strategic research, public education, and enabling Bitcoin commerce. Its mission is to put Bitcoin in the hands of Indian policymakers, corporations, and citizens in a way that’s clear, consistent, and forward-looking. That's the hope at least. India has the renewable energy potential, the technical talent, and the market size to lead in this space but not in the current climate of flip flopping on policy. BPI may help India get past the indecision. Half a continent away, Czech authorities have taken down the founder of the Sheep Marketplace darknet site. He’s accused of bribing a justice minister with 468 BTC—part of a $45 million Bitcoin donation that forced the minister’s resignation. The founder, who once stole over 800 BTC from marketplace users, tried to escape arrest by climbing onto his roof. Investigators, using on-chain data, connected him to multiple darknet marketplaces and traced transactions stretching back years. The case is a reminder: Bitcoin’s ledger is permanent, and large criminal movements are often easier to follow than people think. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/08/3-3.png) In the corporate world, healthcare company KindlyMD has merged with Nakamoto Holdings to create a publicly traded Bitcoin treasury vehicle. The new entity aims to acquire one million BTC, positioning itself as an institutional-grade asset manager for both corporate and government clients. The strategic shift raises questions. How does a healthcare business pivot into Bitcoin finance, and what happens to its original mission? For some companies, Bitcoin treasury plays are part of a deliberate long-term strategy. For others, they may be a Hail Mary to survive. Time will tell which category this falls into. From policy and law enforcement to corporate strategy, regulatory overreach, and grassroots tools, the message is the same: sovereignty is earned, not given. We either build and use systems that preserve it, or we hand over all control to those who will never give it back. ### Easy Cheesy URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/easy-cheesy/ Last updated: 2025-08-14T18:59:45.000Z 8-14-2025 The U.S. Treasury’s refusal to buy more Bitcoin, PPI-driven market declines, Google Play’s crypto wallet policy updates, Block’s new modular mining hardware, and fresh Bitcoin regulations from Cheeseland (Wisconsin). [Bitcoin And . . . • Easy Cheesy • Listen on FountainEpisode 1147 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:Bessent, PPI Perform BTC BuzzkillGoogle Makes Wallet AdjustmentBlocks New Mining RigWisconsin Cheeses Out on BTC ATMsCircle P:GreatGheeProduct: 100% Pasture-Raised, Grass-Fed, Jersey Cow Ghee sourced and produced in SW VirginiaPut BitcoinAnd in the order comments sectionhttps://greatghee.com/nostr Profile: https://ditto.pub/@GreatGhee@greatghee.comToday’s Articles:https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-tanks-below-119k-bessent-gov-t-won-t-buy-bitcoin-reservehttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/08/14/crypto-prices-quickly-slide-after-troubling-u-s-ppi-reporthttps://decrypt.co/335134/google-non-custodial-wallets-exempt-new-crypto-app-rules-play-storehttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250814809089/en/Block-Unveils-Proto-Rig-and-Proto-Fleet-Marking-a-New-Era-in-Bitcoin-Mininghttps://www.theblock.co/post/366953/turkeys-oldest-crypto-exchange-btcturk-halts-deposits-withdrawals-after-48-million-in-unusual-outflowshttps://atlas21.com/kazakhstan-launches-central-asias-first-spot-bitcoin-etf/https://bitcoinnews.com/legal/wisconsin-kyc-licensing-bitcoin-atms/https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/blue-origin-accepts-bitcoin-spaceflights/https://decrypt.co/335240/fake-law-firms-targeting-crypto-scam-victims-fbi-warnsGet You’re Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual/ Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-39.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638907887310980210Ep1147.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/nVIB6vn6NsgJZoqD70cO?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) Big news out of the U.S. Treasury. Scott Bessent went on Fox Business and flat-out said the government isn’t going to buy any more Bitcoin for the strategic reserve. They’ll keep what they’ve got, but there’s no expansion coming. This came less than 24 hours after we hit a new all-time high north of $124K, and, sure enough, the price dumped under $119K almost immediately. But that wasn’t the only reason we slid. The July Producer Price Index numbers came in hotter than a two-dollar pistol - 3.3% year over year versus 2.5% expected. Core PPI popped 0.9% in one month. That spooked markets across the board. Bond yields jumped as treasuries sold off, and the idea of a September rate cut? Gone. My gut tells me the Fed’s going to sit tight for a while, maybe longer than anyone’s comfortable with, which probably means we’re in for some sideways chop in Bitcoin. From there, we go over to Google Play’s latest policy update for 'crypto' wallets. They’re going to start requiring custodial wallet apps to get the right licenses for each jurisdiction—MiCA in the EU, FCA in the UK, FinCEN here in the States. For now, noncustodial wallets are “out of scope”. But let’s be honest: if you think this isn’t going to creep into self-custody land eventually, you’re dreaming. This is the danger when two companies, Apple and Google, control where most people get their apps. All it takes is one policy change, and the sovereign tech you rely on disappears for the average user overnight. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/08/2-9.png) Then we got into something that actually made me excited. Block’s new ProtoRig modular mining system and ProtoFleet management software dropped. ProtoRig’s got swappable hash boards, backward compatibility, and power density that blows the old models away. One and a half times more efficiency per foot of rack space. Instead of throwing away a whole unit every 3–5 years, you keep the chassis, keep the power supply, and just swap boards. Less waste, less downtime, and potentially a ten-year service life. ProtoFleet ties it all together with free, open-source software that lets miners manage, monitor, and fix their rigs faster. Could be a game changer for sure. On the regulation front, Kazakhstan rolled out Central Asia’s first spot Bitcoin ETF, and Wisconsin is looking to smother its Bitcoin ATM market with KYC requirements, low transaction limits, and licensing hurdles. BTC Turk over in Turkey had to freeze deposits and withdrawals after a $48 million hot wallet hit. And the FBI’s warning people about fake law firms targeting scam victims - because if you’ve already been burned, apparently there’s a second round of crooks waiting to pick your bones clean. Macro moves, policy shifts, tech breakthroughs, and the constant drumbeat of regulation, it'a all in today's episode of Bitcoin And. Whether it’s the Treasury backing off Bitcoin buys, Block changing the way we think about mining hardware, or another jurisdiction trying to fence in Bitcoin use, the story is the same: we have to constantly pay attention. --- Circle P Vendor of the Day: GreatGhee GO SHOPPING --> [GreatGhee![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/Favicon-1.png)![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/GreatGhee-20Website-20Logo-1.png)](https://greatghee.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Butter made better, but sovereign and you can buy it with Bitcoin. That’s the Circle P. 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[Bitcoin And . . . • Cathedral II: Clocks, Calendars, and Computers • Listen on FountainEpisode 1146 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!The Cathedral Project’s guiding principles — a thousand-acre, thousand-year silvopasture system governed by three laws: fertility, productivity within ecological limits, and restricted synthetic inputs.Perimeter and tree lane design — black walnut as the primary tree, supported by thornless honey locust and black locust for nitrogen fixation, chemical buffering, fodder, and craft lumber.Hedgerows as living fences — dense, hog-tight barriers that control livestock movement, shelter wildlife, produce berries, and support integrated pest management.Mycorrhizal networks and biochar integration — creating an underground communication, nutrient, and water-transfer system that functions as a living computer and nutrient battery.Succession management and product diversification — planned harvest cycles for craft wood, nut crops, animal fodder, and premium meat production, with the system functioning as a clock, calendar, and computer.Get You’re Free Comfrey Owner’s Manual Here:https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual/ Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-38.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638907117881928831Ep1146.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/mxudV8ACSeMjdblvBidW?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) The Cathedral Project stands as a thousand-year silvopasture vision, bound by three uncompromising laws: The land must grow more fertile every year. Productivity must increase every year unless, by doing so, it violates the First Law. Synthetic chemistry cannot be used unless, by not doing so, the First and/or Second Law is violated. On a thousand-acre square of degraded farmland, these rules guide every decision, shaping a system meant to last for generations. At its edges, Cathedral’s perimeter tree architecture forms the first element of structure. Black walnut trees serve as the primary crop, flanked on either side by black locust and thornless honey locust. These support trees buffer the allelopathic juglone released by walnut leaves, fix nitrogen, supply animal fodder, and produce durable craft lumber. The arrangement forms both a windbreak and a snow trap, capturing winter moisture for spring growth. Every one of the 23 interior tree lanes mirrors this design, with tree rows running north-south to bath in sunlight, half connecting to the perimeter trees at the southern edge and the other half to the northern in an alternating pattern. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/08/2-8.png) On the outer edges of each of these lanes (and on the interior side of the perimeter trees), hedgerows serve as living fences. Built dense enough to be "hog-tight", they keep grazing animals in their lanes while sheltering wildlife and offering berry and other types of production. Hedgerows also create nesting habitat for birds that help control fly populations around livestock, reversing the ecological emptiness caused by decades of fence-row tree removal in industrial agriculture beginning in the 1970's. Beneath the soil, a more subtle infrastructure thrives. Each planted tree is inoculated with mycorrhizal fungi, linking the entire system in an underground network that transfers water, nutrients, and chemical signals. Biochar, integrated throughout the lanes, acts as a nutrient and water battery, providing surface area for fungi and bacteria while locking carbon in the soil for centuries. Together, this network functions like a living computer, sensing environmental changes, providing linked chemical communications between the roots of all plants in the system, and routing resources where they are most needed. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/08/6-2.png) Over decades, Cathedral’s design supports a rhythm of succession. Black walnut harvests provide both a nut crop and premium lumber, while support trees offer fodder, craftable wood, and fence-posts. Select tree lanes may finish hogs on walnuts or other mast, producing high-value meat. Black Walnut timber harvest cycles are planned to keep nut production between ninety-two and ninety-five percent of potential, replacing felled trees with nursery-grown saplings shaded by remaining support trees. This constant renewal makes the system dynamic rather than static, its changes visible in patterns across the land. Viewed from above, Cathedral could be considered as a timepiece. The position of livestock reveals the day, the stage of tree replacement shows the year, and the balance of mature and young stands marks the century. From below, it is a vast processing unit, turning environmental signals into predictable, useful outputs. In this way, Cathedral operates as a clock, a calendar, and a computer, built to outlast well beyond the lifetimes of the people who turned the key on that engine. Cathedral Part I: [Cathedral: One Thousand Acre-YearsThe Cathedral Project—a thousand-acre silvopasture system built to regenerate land, support animals, and run on long-term thinking. Bitcoin, biochar, tree lanes, and time preference—all connected.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/TempTwitterAvImaAlpha.png)The Bitcoin And . . . PodcastDavid Bennett![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/6-4.png)](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/cathedral-one-thousand-acre-years/) ### The Comfrey Owner’s Manual is here 🌱 URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/ Last updated: 2025-08-16T17:05:11.000Z I’ve finally pulled everything I know into one simple, practical guide: The Comfrey Owner’s Manual. This isn’t a textbook. It’s a hands-on, step-by-step resource for getting the most out of comfrey without overthinking it. _This post is for subscribers only._ ### Steak My Shake URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/steak-my-shake/ Last updated: 2025-08-12T18:38:41.000Z 8-12-2025 Monero takes a hit after Qubic pulls off a sustained 51% attack. Steak and Shake credits Bitcoin for record sales growth. Another Tornado Cash-linked developer is arrested - this time for publishing academic research. Cango buys a massive U.S. mining site. MetaPlanet keeps stacking, boosting its already huge corporate Bitcoin treasury. [Bitcoin And . . . • Steak My Shake • Listen on FountainEpisode 1145 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:Monero 51%’edDo Kwon To Plead GuiltyFurther Arrests Of Tornado Cash DevsEx-Chinese Company Mines In GeorgiaBitcoin Jobs ExplodeCircle P:GreatGheeProduct: 100% Pasture-Raised, Grass-Fed, Jersey Cow Ghee sourced and produced in SW VirginiaPut BitcoinAnd in the order comments sectionhttps://greatghee.com/nostr Profile: https://ditto.pub/@GreatGhee@greatghee.comToday’s Articles:https://cointelegraph.com/news/monero-qubic-selfish-mining-51-percent-attackhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/steak-n-shake-attributes-11-percent-sales-rise-bitcoinershttps://www.therage.co/developer-arrested-over-tornado-cash-research/https://atlas21.com/terraform-labs-case-do-kwon-may-plead-guilty/https://atlas21.com/cango-acquires-50-mw-bitcoin-mining-facility-in-georgia-for-19-5-million/https://lightning.news/bitcoin-job-market-explodes-in-july-2025/https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/08/12/metaplanet-boosts-bitcoin-reserves-with-usd61m-purchase Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-37.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638906101383541463Ep1145.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/3lfZDutsBe3KNIM5bJnv?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) Monerans just got a reality check. Qubic likely pulled off a 51% attack, and the fallout is exactly what you’d expect. People are scrambling to downplay it, but let’s be honest, if a chain’s security budget is small enough for one entity to rent hash and take control, the system’s trust assumptions are broken. Monero has been the “privacy coin” darling for years, but privacy doesn’t mean much if finality can be rewritten. This is the curse of smaller proof-of-work chains. Without enough mining power, you’re a soft target, and someone eventually takes the shot. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/08/2-7.png) On the other end of the spectrum, Steak and Shake just proved Bitcoin can do more than take down the legacy financial systems of the world, it can also sell burgers. They credit BTC payments for record sales growth and why not? They gave customers an easy, fast, no-middleman way to pay, and the numbers lit up like a Christmas tree. Bitcoin is clearly useful for small and medium-sized businesses that want to cut fees, avoid chargebacks, and build loyalty with a customer base that actually values sovereignty. Then we have another open-source tragedy. A developer tied to Tornado Cash was arrested. Not for laundering money, not for facilitating a crime, but for publishing academic cryptography research. If we criminalize the act of writing and sharing code, then we criminalize the foundation of the internet. The precedent here is toxic, and it’s already spreading beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum into broader privacy and security research. Meanwhile, Chinese firm Cango dropped a big check on a massive U.S. Bitcoin mining site in Georgia. On one hand, capital is capital. If foreign firms see U.S. energy as the best place to mine, that’s validation. On the other, there’s a growing national security conversation about letting strategic assets, like mining infrastructure, be controlled by overseas interests. This story is far from over. And then there’s MetaPlanet. These guys are quietly stacking like it’s a religion. Their corporate Bitcoin treasury keeps growing, putting them in the same conversation as MicroStrategy. They’re proving that the playbook works outside the U.S., and they’re doing it with conviction. Pure accumulation. If we’re heading into another parabolic run, MetaPlanet is going to be one of the names that headlines every “Top Corporate Bitcoin Holders” list. The takeaway this week? The edges of the Bitcoin ecosystem, privacy coins, open-source devs, mining infrastructure, are where the biggest battles are being fought. Watch those edges. That’s where the future gets decided. --- Circle P Vendor of the Day: GreatGhee GreatGhee, where butter is made better, just more sovereign. Buy it with Bitcoin. That’s Circle P and let 'em know BITCOINAND sent you. 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[Bitcoin And . . . • Happy Birthday! • Listen on FountainEpisode 1144 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:Strategy’s 5-Year BTC AnniversaryEl Salvador Banks to Custody BTCNostr Wallet Connect Makes Everything EasyHarvard Buys BTC ETF; Brown Buys MoreCircle P:SoapMiner Product: Tallow Soap Website: https://soapminer.com/ nostr Profile: https://nostrudel.ninja/#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy Twitter Profile: https://x.com/soapminer1 Discount code: Use “BITCOINAND” in the Cart’s Coupon Code box for 10% off total purchaseToday’s Articles:https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-corporate-adoption-fort-knox-nationalization-concernshttps://atlas21.com/el-salvador-new-law-allows-investment-banks-to-hold-bitcoin/https://www.theblock.co/post/366314/tether-rumble-northern-data-acquisitionhttps://bitcoinnews.com/legal/bo-hines-steps-down-digital-asset-adviser/https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/nostr-wallet-connect-bitcoin-usbhttps://decrypt.co/334366/harvard-116-million-blackrock-bitcoin-etfhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-purchase-155-bitcoin-celebrate-five-years-btc-adoptionhttps://atlas21.com/at-least-one-kidnapping-per-week-among-bitcoin-investors-says-crypto-executive/ Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-36.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638905274945847643Ep1144.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/XLW2ruU0TY3Z6CVM0Dd9?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) There’s a conversation starting to bubble up that I think we need to have. At what point does a corporate Bitcoin treasury become big enough for the U.S. government to take notice and nationalize it? If one or two public companies start stacking to the point where their reserves rival a meaningful slice of U.S. gold holdings, do you think the State Department will just clap from the sidelines? History says no. We’ve seen resource nationalization before. We’ve seen asset seizures. And if Bitcoin’s strategic importance continues to grow, the biggest corporate stacks could find themselves in the crosshairs. I don't think it's going to happen but we should start thinking about how to head that off sooner rather than later. El Salvador, meanwhile, keeps moving in the opposite direction. They just opened up Bitcoin banking to institutions. Legal, regulated financial products built on top of Bitcoin rails for banks, funds, and corporate treasuries is happening down south. If they can make this work - and if they can maintain independence while doing it - they could turn San Salvador into the Miami of Latin America’s Bitcoin economy. It’s another step toward their stated goal of becoming a global Bitcoin hub. Tether’s making headlines again, but not for mining. They’ve decided to pull out of Bitcoin mining entirely and redirect resources into AI ventures. On one hand, I think it’s good that mining becomes less concentrated in a handful of big players. On the other, this is Tether, and every time they change direction, the industry shifts with them. AI is the new corporate buzzword, and you can bet they’ll try to spin this as a better long-term bet. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/08/2-6.png) While everyone else is chasing shiny objects, Nostr Wallet Connect is quietly doing something far more important. It’s building a simple, private way to connect Lightning wallets across apps and devices. No KYC, no API keys handed to some cloud service, no single point of failure. It’s the kind of infrastructure work that gets ignored until, suddenly, everyone’s using it. I’ve said it before: Nostr is messy right now, but it’s alive and Nostr Wallet Connect is sewing the entire ecosystem together. Soon, NWC could be the thread that pulls a whole payments layer together without compromising sovereignty. Curveball: Harvard’s endowment just picked up shares of BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF. An Ivy League "stamp of approval" if I’ve ever seen one. They’ve been playing with commodity exposure for years, but this is a step function for an ancient institution. Bitcoin is now showing up on the balance sheets of the most risk-averse, reputation-conscious capital pools on the planet. 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Use code **BITCOINAND** for 10% off! ![Kzllirf.png](https://i.imgur.com/Kzllirf.png) ### Gold Bullioff URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/gold-bullioff/ Last updated: 2025-08-08T19:25:19.000Z 8-8-2025 Bitcoin goes fully offline with BitChat and eCash. The U.S. slaps gold tariffs, possibly setting up a revaluation play. Meme coin idiots disrupt WNBA games. Peony Lane reminds us legacy matters. And Jack Dorsey’s Block proves Bitcoin treasuries work when backed by real revenue. [Bitcoin And . . . • Gold Bullioff • Listen on FountainEpisode 1143 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:Trump Tariffs Shiny Metal RocksBitchat + eCash ExplainedBlock Makes Money AND Stacks SatsExchanges Moving To Bank CustodiansCircle P:Oshi Artisan pecan butter, date bars and chocolates Website: https://www.oshigood.us/products nostr Profile: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqswp94gnm4epqsgjkndl4lnd8krzdj5u4mzuppdtxksdymkty63g7gdurlfcToday’s Articles:https://archive.ph/GrsLNhttps://archive.ph/NAf40https://cointelegraph.com/news/memecoin-trend-sex-toys-thrown-wnba-games-2-arrestshttps://decrypt.co/334182/jack-dorsey-block-108-bitcoin-q2-higher-revenue-profithttps://www.theblock.co/post/366135/binance-bbva-client-assets-off-exchangehttps://atlas21.com/ukraine-central-bank-opens-up-to-cryptocurrencies-but-not-as-a-medium-of-exchange/https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/bitcoin-indonesia-national-reserves/Once Bitten! 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It’s a full-blown peer-to-peer mesh network that lets you push real Bitcoin without touching a cell tower or Wi-Fi router. When you pair it with eCash, you’re suddenly moving sats like it's physical cash. "So?" you may ask. Here's a real-world example: Picture yourself at a protest and surveillance camerals ID you. Suddenly, your bank locks you out and you can't Venmo a fello protester cash. If you are a Bitcoiner, BitChat still lets you move value instantly, person to person. No internet. No custodian. No gatekeeper. The implications are massive. One quiet leap to sovereignty. One giant leap to exit the system. [https://archive.ph/GrsLN](https://archive.ph/GrsLN?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Then there’s the gold story. I can’t believe how little coverage it’s getting. The U.S. just slapped a 39% tariff on kilo gold bars, Switzerland’s bread and butter when it comes to bullion exports. Gold popped to $3,500 an ounce on the news and you’ve got to wonder: is this about trade, or is it about creating an excuse to revalue U.S. gold holdings from $42 to market price? That smoke has been in the air for weeks. If it turns into fire, if Fort Knox gets revalued and the profit gets spun into Bitcoin, we’ll look back at this tariff as the starting gun. Wild to think about. [https://archive.ph/NAf40](https://archive.ph/NAf40?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Now for something dumber: meme coin clowns launched the “DILDO” token and decided to promote it by throwing green sex toys onto WNBA courts. Juvenile doesn’t begin to cover it. Two guys got arrested. The team behind the token says it’s a protest against crypto influencer culture. That may be, but throwing dildos at women playing basketball? It's like praying at the church of "Pathetic". If this is your meme coin marketing strategy, your coin deserves to go to zero. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/08/2-5.png) After that mess, it was refreshing to read Ben Justman from Peony Lane Vineyards talking about legacy on Nostr. His dad bought land and planted grapes. Now Ben’s building on top of that legacy . . . with more legacy: the intent to pass it down again. That’s actual wealth. Not Lambos, not watches, not stupid things that you put on depreciation schedules. Land. Soil. Life. Skills passed down through the years. And it hit me: the destruction of legacy didn’t start with the war on the nuclear family. That was just a mop-up operation. The real fracture came when we abandoned multi-generational households and extended family life. That’s when we lost the continuity that makes true wealth possible. To cap it off, Jack Dorsey’s Block added 108 BTC to its treasury and posted $6 billion in revenue. Real revenue. This is what corporate Bitcoin adoption should look like: stacking Bitcoin while shipping real products or services. That’s a model more companies should follow. Just do the work. Stack responsibly and build something real. [Jack Dorsey’s Block Adds 108 Bitcoin in Q2, Posts Higher Revenue and Profit - DecryptDorsey’s fintech company now holds 8,692 BTC worth over $1.15 billion, according to the company’s latest 10-Q filing.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-32x32-1.png)DecryptVismaya V![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/jack-dorsey-twitter-square-bitcoin-decrypt-style-gID_7.jpg)](https://decrypt.co/334182/jack-dorsey-block-108-bitcoin-q2-higher-revenue-profit?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) --- 🍫 Circle P Vendor of the Day: **Oshi** Pecan butter, date bars, and stress-killing chocolate. Use code BITCOINAND—no discount, just pleb solidarity. Pay in Bitcoin. 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[Bitcoin And . . . • Rootin’ Tootin’ Rant • Listen on FountainEpisode 1142 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:Tornado Cash Trial is Over: Guilty!Solomon’s Zombie Lays Claim to Millions of BTCTrump 401(k)s some BTC?Mullvad Now Accepts Lightning PaymentsYour Unfriendly GovernmentSHILL ONCE BITTEN!Circle P:GreatGheeProduct: 100% Pasture-Raised, Grass-Fed, Jersey Cow Ghee sourced and produced in SW VirginiaPut BitcoinAnd in the Shopstr order comments sectionhttps://greatghee.com/nostr Profile: https://ditto.pub/@GreatGhee@greatghee.comToday’s Articles:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/tornado-cash-trial-concludes-roman-storm-found-guilty-of-one-of-three-countshttps://nostrudel.ninja/n/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzq46rsulmv4uqvm83zs9f6v0rdra44wztlz45jpljlfgdp6k4t37qqqsgpqyfvxr6msfll3zjhkfslv252dh0ps2ynacfdy9daaz3nau3cgs24vn5shttps://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/08/07/salomon-brothers-say-it-has-completed-process-of-notifying-abandoned-crypto-walletshttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs0r67d2eltmjh9md8pvnagfr355m43u4xn9juk6fznfqp22vp0ceqqx3yqkhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-crypto-401k-executive-orderhttps://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/https://mempool.space/https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/the-government-is-not-your-friendhttps://mullvad.net/en/blog/lightning-payments: LN Address - 029ca6d8397617d1bbe42714613dce0f262aa4db67123431113a148f5467029a0b@lightning.mullvad.nethttps://www.theblock.co/post/365974/uk-oil-gas-firm-eyes-bitcoin-mining-btc-treasury-strategyhttps://atlas21.com/united-states-explores-bitcoin-reserve-through-gold-revaluation/ Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-34.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638901836277182723Ep1142.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/XbsPjRVzJ0ax9Za4J1dC?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) Roman Storm was found guilty on one charge—conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business. But the judge herself openly said it’s the most appeal-able charge of the three, and she denied the prosecution’s motion to throw him in jail while he waits for sentencing. The charge hinges on interpreting software development as money transmission, which is absurd. Roman Storm built a tool, not a bank. If this stands, the precedent could freeze innovation in this space for years. But I do have hope. The judge laid breadcrumbs for an appeal, and the community needs to rally around him. And now . . . ZOMBLES! Solomon Brothers—yes, the failed firm from 1991 (not 2008 as I stated in the episode - my bad)—apparently came back from the grave with OP\_RETURN notices to dormant Bitcoin wallets. They’re invoking some legal doctrine of “abandonment,” giving wallet holders 90 days to prove ownership or risk forfeiture. This reeks of Craig Wright tactics, mixed with state-level legal theater. And guess what? Some people actually moved coins in response because fear is a hell of a drug. That’s the worst part. It gives legitimacy to the stunt. But let me be clear: if you don’t have the private keys, you don’t own the Bitcoin. Period. This is "fear marketing" and it's reprehensible but don’t underestimate its potential for FUD. Expect headlines like “Wall Street Firm Claims Half of Bitcoin.” Laugh it off, but keep your eye on it. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/08/4.png) Then there’s Trump, coming in hot with an executive order to allow crypto in 401(k) plans. Yeah. You read that right. The Department of Labor will reevaluate restrictions on alternative assets in retirement portfolios, including Bitcoin. It’s a big deal. The 401(k) market is $12.5 trillion. That’s where Main Street keeps its nest eggs. For Bitcoin to break into that space—legitimately, through retirement channels—is massive. But let’s be honest: it’ll also bring a new altcoin casino to the party. Advisors still don’t know the difference between Bitcoin and a token called GigaPetCoin. So we’re gonna get an alt season with boomers. Brace yourself. On the other side of the Atlantic, UK-based Union Jack Oil is planning to mine Bitcoin with stranded natural gas. They’ve got a 200-billion-cubic-foot site and are cutting a deal with a Texas firm to monetize that energy. It’s the good play: monetize the gas, build cash flow before full field development, and maybe stack some BTC in the treasury. It mirrors what we’ve seen in El Salvador and Texas—Bitcoin bridging energy development where infrastructure gaps stall traditional growth. And for those trying to live a little more sovereign, Mullvad just made it easier. They now accept Lightning payments for VPN service. That’s fast, private, and censorship-resistant. Mullvad was already one of the best VPNs out there, but this pushes them even deeper into the Bitcoin ethos. Open a channel, route some sats. This is how we keep building in the shadow of broken institutions. Tools like Mullvad, strategies like Union Jack’s, and the tenacity of people like Roman Storm is the path forward. --- Circle P Vendor of the Day: GreatGhee Artisan ghee in small-batchs. It's Bitcoin-only butter. [https://greatghee.com/](https://greatghee.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Tell 'em BITCOINAND sent you. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/08/3-2.png) ### Be Like Water URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/be-like-water/ Last updated: 2025-08-06T17:55:14.000Z 8-6-2025 [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) Tennessee launches a full-spectrum Bitcoin alliance. The EU tightens its grip with stealth biometric surveillance. The Tornado Cash jury remains deadlocked. CrowdHealth maps a Bitcoin-native escape from fiat healthcare. And Brazil’s congress considers stacking Bitcoin at the sovereign level. Parallel systems are forming. The future is opt-in. 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The Tennessee Bitcoin Alliance just launched with a clear goal: integrate Bitcoin into the state’s economic and legal fabric. They’re talking self-custody rights, Bitcoin-denominated contracts, free speech protections for node operators—the whole package. And it’s not just paperwork. They’re putting boots on the ground with workshops, education programs, and pilot events for teachers and small business owners. It reminds me of how Texas became a Bitcoin hub. Tennessee is positioning itself as a serious jurisdiction, not just for mining, but for a legal framework that protects the the corn. Other states better take notes, because Tennessee isn’t messing around. [https://cointelegraph.com/news/brazil-lower-house-hold-hearing-national-bitcoin-reserve](https://cointelegraph.com/news/brazil-lower-house-hold-hearing-national-bitcoin-reserve?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) While Tennessee is laying bricks, Europe’s quietly laying chains. I read a note from Evelyn on Nostr about what’s going on with facial recognition mandates, and it chilled me. It’s not coming as laws and bills. It’s showing up buried in 34-page terms of service documents, issued by private banks and corporations acting as policy enforcers for the state. Face ID, biometric data, verified recipients quietly slipped in with no debating available. That’s the playbook now. Governments don’t need laws when corporations will do it for them. Surveillance is already in your dining room, setting the table for a very uncomfortable dinner party. [EvelinThis is, unfortunately, entirely accurate! In recent days, correspondence from every bank we’re associated with has been arriving, demanding our consent to new EU regulations. Accompanying these requests are up to 34-page documents of terms and conditions that virtually no one reads thoroughly. Buried in the fine print is a clause requiring transfer recipients to be unequivocally identifiable through facial recognition and/or official identification. It’s absolutely infuriating! Utterly maddening! What recourse does one have? You’re essentially compelled to agree! For businesses, there’s simply no alternative. Moreover, just last week, my bank representative called me, interrogating me about the recipient and purpose of one of my transfers. Since when is it their concern how I choose to spend my money? (The transaction amount wasn’t even particularly significant. I have a legitimate invoice - this is money I’ve already paid taxes on. ) When I attempted to explain the transfer was for blockchain technology 😏 her blank response made it clear she was utterly unacquainted with the concept. 🤡 The entire situation is nothing short of absurd.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-51789dff.ico)![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/media-cache)](https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsflaz6l3uu90zgxps7gmsymvxftjza79nq00t72dnras98v0vpggqenl954?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/08/2-3.png) Meanwhile, the Tornado Cash trial is dragging on with the jury reportedly deadlocked. They can’t agree. And while nobody knows which charges they’re split on, the fact that they’re split at all gives me some hope. This isn’t just about one guy and some code. If you believe you have the right to transact privately—or that code is speech—you’d better be paying attention. Whatever happens next, the precedent matters. I also want to call attention to CrowdHealth. It’s not insurance. It’s a parallel system built by Bitcoiners for people who actually care about sovereignty—financial and physical. You fund other members directly. You get rewarded for staying healthy. And if you accidentally shoot yourself with a .44 Magnum (yeah, that happened), the community steps in to cover it. It’s opt-in, values-driven, and it works. I don’t care how many sats you’ve stacked—if you’re still using fiat health insurance, you haven’t fully opted out yet. Ask yourself why. I know I'm asking my self why. [How Andy Schoonover & CrowdHealth Are Dismantling Medical FiatAndy Schoonover, CEO of CrowdHealth joins Bitcoin News to explain how he founded the first decentralized healthcare crowdfunding platform.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/cropped-BN-Favicon-270x270-1.png)Bitcoin NewsConor Chepenik![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/Andy-Schoonover-CrowdHealth.jpg)](https://bitcoinnews.com/interviews/andy-schoonover-crowdhealth/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Finally, Brazil’s lower house is taking up a proposal to form a national Bitcoin reserve. They’re not alone. Kazakhstan, India, even Sweden are sniffing around. They see what’s coming. The fiat world is fracturing, and they want an exit. You can debate their motives, but the signal is clear: Bitcoin is becoming strategic. For individuals. For corporations. For countries. That’s the world we’re moving into. [https://cointelegraph.com/news/brazil-lower-house-hold-hearing-national-bitcoin-reserve](https://cointelegraph.com/news/brazil-lower-house-hold-hearing-national-bitcoin-reserve?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) --- 🧼 Circle P Vendor of the Day: [SoapMiner](https://soapminer.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Grass‑fed beef tallow soap, handmade in small batches. He crafts it. You buy it with Bitcoin. That’s Circle P. Use code **BITCOINAND** for 10% off your purchase and to let him know the plebs sent you. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/08/Kzllirf.png) ### Clanker’s Coin Factory URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/clankers-coin-factory/ Last updated: 2025-08-05T16:55:45.000Z 8-5-2025 A Trump order could crack down on ideological debanking. UK cops cashed in on seized Bitcoin. Hester Peirce defends privacy as Tornado Cash hangs in the balance. Corporate treasuries are now stacking shitcoins. And Clanker, an AI bot, is mass-producing tokens on autopilot. [Bitcoin And . . . • Clanker’s Coin Factory • Listen on FountainEpisode 1140 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:Executive order on debankingUK Bitcoin seizure precedentTornado Cash trial privacyMEI Pharma Lulz-coin treasuryCircle P:Peony Lanenostr: https://primal.net/BenJustman Twitter: https://x.com/BenJustman Website: https://www.peonylanewine.com/bitcoinNaked Wine, Elevated. No additives. No compromises. Just cold-hardy grapes turned into Colorado-crafted magic. Estate grown. Pleb poured.Today’s Articles:https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/08/05/new-white-house-order-could-punish-banks-for-dropping-customers-over-beliefshttps://decrypt.co/333550/uk-police-force-gets-665k-bitcoin-windfall-from-seizureshttps://cointelegraph.com/news/hester-peirce-defends-crypto-privacy-tornado-cash-trialhttps://www.theblock.co/post/365645/mei-pharma-litecoin-treasury-strategy-charlie-lee-gsrhttps://decrypt.co/333580/ethereum-treasury-sharplink-adds-265m-ethhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/clanker-ai-memecoin-fees-355k-tokens Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-31.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638900084477345590Ep1140.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/M0gMbgIDQWVqgbIdPma5?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) I’ve seen some strange moves in the Bitcoin space, but this week packed in a different kind of chaos. We’ve got the White House prepping an executive order to go after ideological debanking—yeah, that’s what they’re calling it now. Supposedly, the order would stop banks from closing accounts just because they don't like your beliefs. But here’s the thing: what exactly counts as a belief? Is running a gun shop a belief? Owning a Bitcoin node? Selling burritos? Until we define the terms, this whole thing's a Rorschach test for regulators. Still, something needs to be done. We’ve seen too many people cut off from their own money just because they’re Bitcoin adjacent. And if Trump’s people are even thinking about putting a stop to it, I’ll take it. Carefully. [https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/08/05/new-white-house-order-could-punish-banks-for-dropping-customers-over-beliefs](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/08/05/new-white-house-order-could-punish-banks-for-dropping-customers-over-beliefs?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Across the pond, the UK police just set a terrifying precedent. They seized some Bitcoin tied to a theft back in 2017\. Cool, whatever. But they reimbursed the victim in full and then kept the extra value that had appreciated over time. That's right—they held it long enough to watch it pump and then pocketed the profit. Now they’re calling it a “windfall” and tossing it into a crime-fighting fund. What’s next? Cops trading on CoinGecko to pad their budgets? If you don’t think that incentivizes more aggressive asset seizures, you’re not paying attention. [https://decrypt.co/333550/uk-police-force-gets-665k-bitcoin-windfall-from-seizures](https://decrypt.co/333550/uk-police-force-gets-665k-bitcoin-windfall-from-seizures?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Hester Peirce showed up and said something. She stood up for privacy—transactional privacy, open-source development, self-custody—the whole deal. She reminded everyone how important cryptography was to the early internet and why we should protect it now. Tornado Cash is still on trial. Roman Storm’s fate hangs in the balance, and we’ve got to remember: if they can jail a dev for writing code, they can jail anyone. The jury's still out—literally—but at least someone inside the SEC hasn’t lost their damn mind. [https://cointelegraph.com/news/hester-peirce-defends-crypto-privacy-tornado-cash-trial](https://cointelegraph.com/news/hester-peirce-defends-crypto-privacy-tornado-cash-trial?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/08/2-2.png) On the corporate side, MEI Pharma just bought $100 million worth of Litecoin for their treasury, and Sharplink stacked $265 million of Ethereum. That’s not bullish. That’s institutional-scale shitcoinery. Charlie Lee is back from the dead, apparently. And Joe Lubin? He’s on the board of Sharplink. The guy co-created Ethereum and is now using public companies to buy his own bags. It’s the same scam we’ve seen a thousand times—only now it’s dressed in a blazer and filed with the SEC. [https://www.theblock.co/post/365645/mei-pharma-litecoin-treasury-strategy-charlie-lee-gsr](https://www.theblock.co/post/365645/mei-pharma-litecoin-treasury-strategy-charlie-lee-gsr?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) But the worst part? It’s automated now. A bot named Clanker has created 355,000 meme tokens—no human hands required. It deploys them, launches liquidity, and takes a cut on every swap. People are actually using this thing. It’s not a joke. The grift is now fully on autopilot, and retail is walking straight into the blades. This is what happens when you combine greed, AI, and zero critical thinking. And if you’re not careful, the signal gets buried in the sludge. Protect your stack. Warn your people. It’s open season out there. [https://cointelegraph.com/news/clanker-ai-memecoin-fees-355k-tokens](https://cointelegraph.com/news/clanker-ai-memecoin-fees-355k-tokens?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### The Unknown Hack URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-unknown-hack/ Last updated: 2025-08-04T18:46:13.000Z 8-4-2025 Today, we dig into Bitcoin’s resistance to entropy, the forgotten trauma of UASF, and Europe’s surveillance creep. Bukele tightens his grip in El Salvador, and a massive 127,500 BTC heist finally comes to light. History’s repeating, pay attention. [Bitcoin And . . . • The Unknown Hack • Listen on FountainEpisode 1139 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:Satoshi Disappears . . . AgainBTC Independence Day ForgottenBiggest BTC Hack Ever Happened in 2020French Politicians Go Nuclear for BitcoinCircle P:Oshi Artisan pecan butter, date bars and chocolates Website: https://www.oshigood.us/products nostr Profile: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqswp94gnm4epqsgjkndl4lnd8krzdj5u4mzuppdtxksdymkty63g7gdurlfcToday’s Articles:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/the-first-amendment-bitcoin-shall-nothttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-independence-bitcoin-historyhttps://x.com/christiancalgie/status/1950458199280095579https://cointelegraph.com/news/rassemblement-national-bitcoin-mining-nuclear-powerhttps://decrypt.co/333368/bitcoin-creator-satoshi-nakamoto-statue-vandalizedhttps://bitcoinnews.com/press-release/alpen-launches-public-testnet-bitcoin/https://www.theblock.co/post/365418/sec-project-crypto-rewrite-rules-of-wall-street-onchain-bernsteinhttps://atlas21.com/127426-btc-stolen-from-chinese-mining-pool-lubian-in-2020-uncovered/https://atlas21.com/el-salvador-constitutional-reforms-approved-for-unlimited-presidential-re-election/ Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-30.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638899279599447339Ep1139.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/WzifYW1FH0nm9BGTeVyj?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [Sign Up](https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/about/#/portal/) Jack Kluz said something the other day that stuck with me: “Never before have we had a substrate of immutable information permanently immune to entropy.” That’s one hell of a way to describe Bitcoin. It’s not that it’ll survive the heat death of the universe, but in our human timeframes, it may as well. We’ve never had a system that resists decay like this—especially not in finance. That line kicked off a whole storm of thinking for me, especially as we look around and watch what’s happening to our so-called freedoms, from speech to private communication. Bitcoin carries meaning and memory. Speaking of memory, we just passed Bitcoin’s Independence Day—August 1st, the day the User Activated Soft Fork finally pushed SegWit through in 2017\. It was the day users reminded the suits who actually runs this protocol. But almost no one talked about it this year. And I get why. That period was traumatic. You had people you thought were fighting for Bitcoin turn on you. You had power grabs, secret meetings, and betrayal. But Shinobi’s right: if we forget that day, we leave the door wide open for it to happen again. It should be right up there with January 3rd and Pizza Day. If you’re gonna use the thing, at least know how it survived. [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-independence-bitcoin-history](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-independence-bitcoin-history?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/08/2.png) Then you get to the news out of Europe—mandatory age verification, forced chat scanning on Signal, Telegram, and WhatsApp. All private chats, scanned at the client level before encryption. Straight up dystopian nightmare and we are heading right into it. And if you think it won’t spread to the U.S., think again. That’s why nostr matters. It’s messy, sure. It’s clunky in spots. But it’s alive. It’s not a walled garden. You control your identity. Nobody can boot you because they don’t like what you said. The people writing nostr off because it doesn’t give them fake Twitter engagement are missing the point. This thing is built for exactly what’s coming. I still can’t believe that a 127,500 BTC hack from 2020 went completely unnoticed until now. That’s not a typo—over $14 billion at today’s prices, just vanished. And nobody said a word. LuBian, a Chinese mining company, got hit, tried to beg the thief with embedded messages in microtransactions, and then folded . . . quietly. It’s surreal. This was one of the biggest mining pools on earth at the time. You want a reason to run your own node and hold your own keys? Here it is. El Salvador’s back in the news too—and not for the right reasons. Bukele just pushed through constitutional reforms allowing unlimited reelection. As much as I’ve liked what he’s done for the country, this move smells like dictatorship with better marketing. And if the IMF really did get him to halt Bitcoin purchases in exchange for a $1.4 billion loan, then we’ve got bigger problems. You don’t need to bend the knee to those parasites. You’ve already turned the country around—why sell your soul now? I don’t know the full story, but I’m keeping my eyes open. You should too. [https://atlas21.com/el-salvador-constitutional-reforms-approved-for-unlimited-presidential-re-election/](https://atlas21.com/el-salvador-constitutional-reforms-approved-for-unlimited-presidential-re-election/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Last thing I’ll say: this ecosystem—Bitcoin, nostr, free speech, financial independence—it runs on memory and action. Remember what came before. Act like it matters. And stop waiting for permission to use the tools that are already here. nostr is ready. Bitcoin is ready. The question is: are you? --- 🍫 Circle P Vendor of the Day: @`oshi` “The better butter to butter better” the pecan butter that'll stack your sats. Code: BITCOINAND lets him know you heard about it on the Circle P! 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Let 'em know BITCOINAND sent you. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/4-9.png) ### Arizona Man URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/arizona-man/ Last updated: 2025-07-29T18:22:45.000Z [Bitcoin And . . . • Arizona Man • Listen on FountainEpisode 1136 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:I’m Bakkt!Christies’ $1B BTC UnitTrump Bends EU Over His KneeBitcoin Lollipops, Lollipops EverywhereLightning Network To Handle $9 Billion in StablecoinsCircle P:SoapMiner Product: Tallow Soap Website: https://soapminer.com/ nostr Profile: https://nostrudel.ninja/#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy Twitter Profile: https://x.com/soapminer1 Discount code: Use “BITCOINAND” in the Cart’s Coupon Code box for 10% off total purchaseToday’s Articles:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/tornado-cash-trial-defenses-digi-forensicshttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/07/28/bitcoin-zooms-to-usd120k-eth-nears-usd4k-as-trump-s-eu-tariff-deal-lifts-risk-sentimenthttps://bitcoinnews.com/markets/christies-1-billion-bitcoin-division/https://decrypt.co/332270/arizona-man-pleads-guilty-in-13m-crypto-ponzi-scheme-faces-up-to-15-yearshttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/td-cowen-can-strategy-will-purchase-17000-bitcoin-without-equity-dilutionhttps://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/07/29/mara-holder-of-nearly-usd6b-btc-raises-usd950m-to-buy-more-bitcoinhttps://www.theblock.co/post/364599/bakkt-stock-plummets-after-announcing-pricing-of-75-million-public-offering-to-buy-bitcoinhttps://atlas21.com/lightning-network-targets-5-of-stablecoin-flows-by-2028-says-voltage-ceo/Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here https://episodes.fm/1438789088 Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-26.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638894028881817049Ep1136.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/oCGNBw51AHyE7zeByeAi?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### *July 29th, 2025* Top Stories: - [https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/07/28/bitcoin-zooms-to-usd120k-eth-nears-usd4k-as-trump-s-eu-tariff-deal-lifts-risk-sentiment](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/07/28/bitcoin-zooms-to-usd120k-eth-nears-usd4k-as-trump-s-eu-tariff-deal-lifts-risk-sentiment?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/christies-1-billion-bitcoin-division/](https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/christies-1-billion-bitcoin-division/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://decrypt.co/332270/arizona-man-pleads-guilty-in-13m-crypto-ponzi-scheme-faces-up-to-15-years](https://decrypt.co/332270/arizona-man-pleads-guilty-in-13m-crypto-ponzi-scheme-faces-up-to-15-years?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.theblock.co/post/364599/bakkt-stock-plummets-after-announcing-pricing-of-75-million-public-offering-to-buy-bitcoin](https://www.theblock.co/post/364599/bakkt-stock-plummets-after-announcing-pricing-of-75-million-public-offering-to-buy-bitcoin?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) --- President Trump’s latest tariff rollback with the EU sent Bitcoin climbing toward $120K. The broader implication, I argue, is a signal that the “old world” economic order is bending to American terms. I read this shift as a deeper fracturing of centralized power structures that opens a rift and Bitcoin will fill it. Next up, Strategy—formerly known as MicroStrategy—has raised a staggering $2.5 billion through an IPO of “Stretch,” a new preferred stock designed specifically to accumulate more Bitcoin. According to TD Cowen, this lets Strategy buy up to 17,000 BTC without diluting common shareholders. This is just the latest in a growing lineup of yield-bearing Bitcoin products that Strategy is pushing, comparing them to flavored lollipops: different shapes, same sugar core. The problem is, everyone seems to be manufacturing the same treat. Mara and Bakkt have launched similar offerings—massive debt raises aimed at buying Bitcoin without giving up equity. While I see this as proof of institutional hunger for BTC, I'm warning that the market’s appetite for these synthetic products may soon run dry. Bakkt’s 40% stock collapse suggests the limits of this game may be at hand, and it’s unclear how many more “flavors” investors can stomach. The human cost of crypto marketing gone wrong: A $13 million Ponzi scheme run by Vincent Mazzotta preyed on people with a government-sounding front called the “Federal Crypto Reserve.” Worse, it hit victims twice—first with AI trading promises, then with a fake recovery service. It's a kind of “affinity scam,” where language and false authority enable this kind of theft, especially among vulnerable populations already burned by the industry. Finally, Christie's—the global luxury auction house—is launching a dedicated $1B Bitcoin real estate division. Buyers can use BTC to purchase high-end homes without banks, using LLCs and wallets in fully peer-to-peer transactions. It’s a watershed moment for Bitcoin’s use in real-world commerce, and I think it represents a broader trend of institutional "quiet adoption". As Sotheby’s and others inevitably follow suit, the once-radical idea of buying land or homes with Bitcoin begins to feel assured. ## Today's Circle P Vendor: ## **Soapminer** [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/6-5.png)](https://soapminer.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) SoapMiner crafts rugged, long-lasting soaps using nothing but 100% beef tallow, lye, and water—plus the occasional essential oil or mineral. Each bar cures for weeks, hardens to the core, and lasts far longer than store-bought blends. No gimmicks. No synthetics. Just clean, durable soap that respects your skin and your wallet. Whether it’s pine tar or peppermint, every bar is hand-crafted and ready to help you *get away clean*. ### *Use "BITCOINAND" as the Coupon Code for 10% off your purchase.* ### Cathedral: One Thousand Acre-Years URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/cathedral-one-thousand-acre-years/ Last updated: 2025-08-29T02:34:28.000Z [Bitcoin And . . . • Cathedral: One Thousand Acre-Years • Listen on FountainI introduce the Cathedral Project, a thousand-acre regenerative silvopasture model designed for long-term fertility, animal flow, and decentralized food production.I explain the model’s structure: sacred geometry layout, rotational grazing logic, tree lane design, and flexible use for different USDA zones.I discuss the philosophy behind Cathedral—rooted in time preference, decentralized systems, and the rejection of fiat-driven agriculture and industrial food.I explore how black locust, honey locust, and black walnut trees form the biological and economic backbone of the system through nitrogen fixation and multi-use yields.I introduce the idea of measuring productivity through a conceptual “acre-year” unit to evaluate solar and biological output across time. Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-25.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638878544813676238Ep1132.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/EopxvdAHUxELFas11tOt?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) The Cathedral Project is not software, a protocol, or a platform. It’s a physical, living system designed to regenerate land, produce food, and rewire our relationship with time. In today’s episode, I introduce the blueprint behind this thousand-acre model: a silvopasture layout built for the long haul. Designed around sacred geometry and principles of biological productivity, Cathedral seeks to restore degraded farmland through layered systems of trees, animals, and solar energy capture. At its core, Cathedral challenges the broken patterns of fiat agriculture. I outline how most modern farms grow commodities, not food—and how even dairy and wheat farmers often buy their own groceries at the store. Cathedral flips that logic on its head by using trees like black walnut, black locust, and honey locust as the backbone of a nutrient cycle that works with biology, not against it. These trees fix nitrogen, provide shade, generate fodder, and yield timber or nuts—all without synthetic inputs. Instead of depleting the land, Cathedral is structured to build fertility year over year. The layout itself is a maze-like design of 23 tree lanes running north to south, interspersed with 150-foot-wide pasture corridors. These lanes allow for rotational grazing of cattle while keeping animals out of tree areas through dense, productive hedgerows. Each hedgerow acts as both a biological fence and a yield zone—providing medicine, fiber, and forage. The tree lanes begin at one side of the system and stop just short of the other, enabling livestock to turn and move lane to lane in a flowing, rotational rhythm. Designed properly, the full rotation takes a year. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/4-7.png) Cathedral also introduces a new way to think about productivity: the “acre-year.” I define this as a conceptual unit measuring solar capture and biological momentum on a single acre over the course of a year. Unlike commodity yields or GDP-style thinking, the acre-year is about potential and fertility. It prompts questions like: How much biomass did this acre generate? How much life did it support? How deeply did it capture energy from the sun and convert it into real value? More than anything, Cathedral is a long-term vision built from the ground up. It’s not prescriptive—what works in Texas may fail in Oregon. But the model’s logic is designed to adapt. Whether it’s black walnut or chestnut, cattle or pigs, pasture or cropping—Cathedral allows for modular thinking grounded in sound biological principles. This episode marks the beginning of a series of deep dives that will unpack every layer of the system: from trees and layout to biochar and Bitcoin. This isn’t sci-fi. It’s ag-fi. And it starts now. ### Artificial Stupidity URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/artificial-stupidity/ Last updated: 2025-07-10T18:52:35.000Z [Bitcoin And . . . • Artificial Stupidity • Listen on FountainEpisode 1131 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:US Needs Stables to Reverse Dollar DeclineUSDC Targets ChinaBukele Mocks US SenatorsWhite Noise: nostr Based Private Messaging LaunchedCircle P:GreatGheeProduct: 100% Pasture-Raised, Grass-Fed, Jersey Cow Ghee sourced and produced in SW VirginiaPut BitcoinAnd in the Shopstr order comments sectionShopstr Listing: https://shopstr.store/listing/naddr1qvzqqqrkcgpzpxwwlfj9kqypwdej8xhth9kj6xvsy3yefe09v4txeqkqfwxuvk65qpqrgdmr8qunscmxxvmk2ep4v56kvvnyxanrvc3kvs6nscekx4nrvwtpvg6r2dr9vscn2efnx5exvdrp893nzcty8yunyefnxfnrjce5xgfjgsdpnostr Profile: https://ditto.pub/@GreatGhee@greatghee.comToday’s Articles:https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-administration-stablecoins-reversing-usd-falling-reserve-status-sygnumhttps://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/07/10/alibaba-founder-backed-ant-group-to-integrate-circles-usdc-on-its-blockchainhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/myths-busted-and-conflicts-of-interest-noted-at-senate-banking-crypto-market-structure-hearinghttps://decrypt.co/329405/el-salvador-president-bukele-mocks-senate-democrats-bitcoinhttps://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/https://mempool.space/https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIhttps://atlas21.com/white-noise-is-born-the-private-messaging-app-based-on-nostr/https://www.theblock.co/post/362002/coinbase-partners-with-perplexity-ai-on-real-time-crypto-data-servicehttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/kulr-technology-increases-bitcoin-holdings-to-101-millionhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/k-wave-media-raises-1-billion-for-bitcoin-treasury Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-24.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638877683950673074Ep1131.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/njONJn0r6bJDDELSsVXA?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### Tower of Babble, Dollar Edition ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/1-5.png) The U.S. is leaning into stablecoins hard—trying to weld the dollar to the blockchain before it loses global grip entirely. A Sygnum report laid it out plain: dollar-pegged coins are their next export product. Package them up, send them down to countries dealing with inflation, and keep the dollar’s shadow stretching wide. The Genius Act sits right at the center of that push, trying to codify it all into law. Meanwhile, resistance builds. BRICS nations smell the trap. Even allies are beginning to blink. The pitch might be tech-forward, but the playbook’s old. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/2-5.png) Then came the real twist. Ant Group—yes, the Chinese tech giant—wants to plug USDC straight into its blockchain rails. That’s a trillion-dollar payments network now carrying Circle’s stablecoin. One minute they’re banning Bitcoin mining, the next they’re clearing a lane for U.S. financial infrastructure to run inside their systems. Jeremy Allaire is somewhere smiling. Circle’s gunning to become a global settlement layer, and this move gives it reach. But it also makes the USDC vs. Tether fight a lot more geopolitical. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/3-5.png) Back in D.C., the Senate put on another clown show. Another crypto market structure hearing. Another round of confused questions and party-line jabs. Some senators used it to bash Trump’s family for crypto ties. Others mixed up NFTs and Bitcoin like it was still 2021\. There were flashes of clarity—calls to clarify who regulates what, how the SEC and CFTC keep stepping on each other, and why none of it makes sense to anyone building in the space. But mostly, it was noise. Grandstanding, misunderstanding, and legislative theater. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/4-6.png) Outside the halls of power, something better is taking shape. White Noise is the new Nostr-based messaging platform aiming to provide real encrypted chat—no SIM cards, no IDs, no servers. Max Hillebrand and Jeff Gardner are behind it. It runs on Messaging Layer Security, will integrate Lightning, and doesn’t depend on anyone’s permission to function. And if it works like it’s supposed to, it won’t just replace Telegram—it’ll make that kind of centralization feel outdated. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/5-6.png) Cathedral keeps unfolding. A thousand acres. A thousand years. A silvopasture layout built to regenerate land, produce real food, and run on Bitcoin. Biochar, pasture lanes, power naves, animal flow, and tree logic—laid out like stained glass for the soil. Not a farm. Not a ranch. It's a system built to last and treat fertility like a covenant. Bitcoin is just the spark. The real fuel is time. Stay tuned! # Today's Articles: [https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-administration-stablecoins-reversing-usd-falling-reserve-status-sygnum](https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-administration-stablecoins-reversing-usd-falling-reserve-status-sygnum?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/07/10/alibaba-founder-backed-ant-group-to-integrate-circles-usdc-on-its-blockchain](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/07/10/alibaba-founder-backed-ant-group-to-integrate-circles-usdc-on-its-blockchain?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/myths-busted-and-conflicts-of-interest-noted-at-senate-banking-crypto-market-structure-hearing](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/myths-busted-and-conflicts-of-interest-noted-at-senate-banking-crypto-market-structure-hearing?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://decrypt.co/329405/el-salvador-president-bukele-mocks-senate-democrats-bitcoin](https://decrypt.co/329405/el-salvador-president-bukele-mocks-senate-democrats-bitcoin?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/white-noise-is-born-the-private-messaging-app-based-on-nostr/](https://atlas21.com/white-noise-is-born-the-private-messaging-app-based-on-nostr/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/362002/coinbase-partners-with-perplexity-ai-on-real-time-crypto-data-service](https://www.theblock.co/post/362002/coinbase-partners-with-perplexity-ai-on-real-time-crypto-data-service?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/kulr-technology-increases-bitcoin-holdings-to-101-million](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/kulr-technology-increases-bitcoin-holdings-to-101-million?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/k-wave-media-raises-1-billion-for-bitcoin-treasury](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/k-wave-media-raises-1-billion-for-bitcoin-treasury?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### MechaMusk URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/mechamusk/ Last updated: 2025-07-10T01:19:45.000Z [Bitcoin And . . . • MechaMusk • Listen on FountainEpisode 1130 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:Credit Unions Offer BTCIMF Walks Back Pakistan AdmonitionEmirates Air to Accept BitcoinX CEO Heaves Ho After Heil HitlerCircle P:SoapMiner Product: Tallow Soap Website: https://soapminer.com/ nostr Profile: https://nostrudel.ninja/#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy Twitter Profile: https://x.com/soapminer1 Discount code: Use “BITCOINAND” in the Cart’s Coupon Code box for 10% off total purchaseArticles:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bow-valley-credit-union-in-canada-turns-on-bitcoin-purchases-for-albertanshttps://www.arabnews.com/node/2607375/pakistanhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/emirates-crypto-com-crypto-paymentshttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/07/09/crypto-traders-mint-millions-from-grok-glitching-on-mechahitlerhttps://decrypt.co/329314/linda-yaccarino-leaves-elon-musks-x-grok-mechahitler-debaclehttps://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/https://mempool.space/https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/unchained-surpasses-1-billion-in-bitcoin-backed-loan-originationshttps://atlas21.com/hackers-target-8-7-billion-in-bitcoin-stolen-from-mt-gox/https://atlas21.com/new-zealand-bans-bitcoin-atms-in-crackdown-on-money-laundering/https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/remixpoint-japan-pay-ceo-in-bitcoin/Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here https://episodes.fm/1438789088 Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-23.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638876831673442758Ep1130.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/okBS6ihsYIVlp8j4MLo4?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/1-4.png) Canada’s Bow Valley Credit Union made headlines this week by launching the country’s first integrated Bitcoin Gateway. In partnership with Balance and Bull Bitcoin, Alberta residents can now purchase Bitcoin directly through their credit union accounts. This integration avoids the complexity of centralized exchanges and lets members retain full ownership of their coins. By offering an in-app on-ramp with real-time pricing and insured custody, BVCU signals a shift toward Bitcoin-native banking. Title, control, and direct access without intermediaries. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/2-4.png) Meanwhile, the International Monetary Fund scrambled to clarify its position after Pakistani media reported that the IMF had blocked a national plan to subsidize Bitcoin mining and AI data centers. Both the IMF and Pakistan’s Power Division denied any official rejection, instead framing the situation as an ongoing negotiation. The reversal echoes past IMF pushback in El Salvador and Bhutan—countries that ignored the warnings and thrived. The IMF keeps saying Bitcoin will destroy economies, only to watch participating nations report positive results. Pakistan may be next to test that pattern. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/3-4.png) In the land of bots and memes, X’s AI system Grok hallucinated a bizarre response referencing “Mecha Hitler,” “Cyber Stalin,” and other dystopian figures. The glitch went viral, sparked a tsunami of microcap meme coins, and drove trading volumes over $1 million in a matter of hours. The fallout didn’t stop with shitcoins: Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X, resigned just 24 hours later. It wasn’t Grok’s first strange outburst—but it was the last straw, I guess. The chaos of AI-led markets and the fragility of leadership in the age of automated signal-jamming is eye watering. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/4-5.png) Back in the realm of long-term signal, Unchained passed a milestone: over $1 billion in Bitcoin-backed loans issued. With 4,000 loans over nine years and no rehypothecation, Unchained cemented its status as a trustworthy Bitcoin-native lender. The average loan size? Around $250,000\. Unchained operates out of Austin and has weathered multiple cycles while maintaining a simple pitch: if you trust us with your Bitcoin, we won’t play games with it. That clarity—and track record—matters more than ever. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/5-5.png) And in Tokyo, Remix Point made a move few others have: it will now pay its CEO entirely in Bitcoin. The company, which already holds over 1,050 BTC, believes executive compensation should align with shareholder risk. Japanese insider trading laws blocked equity-based pay, so Bitcoin became the logical replacement. Rather than fluff, Remix Point delivered a real signal: our CEO wins or loses with you. It’s a simple but powerful gesture that says more than a dozen corporate memos ever could. # Today's Articles: [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bow-valley-credit-union-in-canada-turns-on-bitcoin-purchases-for-albertans](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bow-valley-credit-union-in-canada-turns-on-bitcoin-purchases-for-albertans?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.arabnews.com/node/2607375/pakistan](https://www.arabnews.com/node/2607375/pakistan?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/emirates-crypto-com-crypto-payments](https://cointelegraph.com/news/emirates-crypto-com-crypto-payments?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/07/09/crypto-traders-mint-millions-from-grok-glitching-on-mechahitler](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/07/09/crypto-traders-mint-millions-from-grok-glitching-on-mechahitler?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://decrypt.co/329314/linda-yaccarino-leaves-elon-musks-x-grok-mechahitler-debacle](https://decrypt.co/329314/linda-yaccarino-leaves-elon-musks-x-grok-mechahitler-debacle?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/unchained-surpasses-1-billion-in-bitcoin-backed-loan-originations](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/unchained-surpasses-1-billion-in-bitcoin-backed-loan-originations?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/hackers-target-8-7-billion-in-bitcoin-stolen-from-mt-gox/](https://atlas21.com/hackers-target-8-7-billion-in-bitcoin-stolen-from-mt-gox/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/new-zealand-bans-bitcoin-atms-in-crackdown-on-money-laundering/](https://atlas21.com/new-zealand-bans-bitcoin-atms-in-crackdown-on-money-laundering/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/remixpoint-japan-pay-ceo-in-bitcoin/](https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/remixpoint-japan-pay-ceo-in-bitcoin/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### Blockchained Gazaland URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/blockchained-gazaland/ Last updated: 2025-07-09T01:02:55.000Z [Bitcoin And . . . • Blockchained Gazaland • Listen on FountainEpisode 1129 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:Real World Assets Takes Weird TurnHonk Kong Salivates over Impending StablecoinEgo Death Raises $100 Million For Bitcoin DevelopmentCoin Center’s Tornado Cash Appeal ClosedCircle P:Peony LaneWinenostr: https://primal.net/BenJustman Twitter: https://x.com/BenJustman Website: https://www.peonylanewine.com/bitcoinArticles:https://decrypt.co/329005/evil-proposal-sell-gaza-land-via-crypto-tokens-backlashhttps://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/07/08/over-40-firms-prepping-for-hong-kong-stablecoin-license-applications-reporthttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/u-s-court-brings-coin-centers-tornado-cash-appeal-to-a-closehttps://atlas21.com/ego-death-capital-raises-100-million-to-fund-bitcoin-startups/https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/https://mempool.space/https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/metaplanet-bitcoin-digital-bank-acquisition-strategyhttps://atlas21.com/bbva-launches-bitcoin-and-ether-trading-for-retail-clients/https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/nakiki-se-to-become-first-german-public-company-with-pure-bitcoin-treasury-strategyFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here https://episodes.fm/1438789088 Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-22.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638875880794375225Ep1129.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/OXhRWVf7RX8HfGs0qNIB?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/1-3.png) A leaked proposal to tokenize land in Gaza and sell it via blockchain platforms has sparked global outrage. Backed by the Tony Blair Institute and Boston Consulting Group, the plan included paying Palestinians to leave and rebuilding the region with Trump- and Musk-themed developments. Critics described it as grotesque and evil. The mechanism mirrored traditional asset trusts—titles go into a vehicle, shares get tokenized—but the moral implications of privatizing post-conflict land in a war-torn region went far deeper. This is imperial control disguised as innovation. And it stinks. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/2-3.png) Across the globe, over 40 firms are now chasing Hong Kong's new stablecoin licenses, hoping to secure a foothold in the emerging digital debt arena. Most applicants are major Chinese banks, tech giants, or payment firms. Only three have entered the regulatory sandbox so far, suggesting that approvals will be sparse. Despite the clamor, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority remains cautious, echoing global skepticism over stablecoins’ role in long-term monetary policy. I doubt this leads to financial freedom but it does enable new forms of debt monetization, flooding the poorest countries with more worthlessness disguised as digital progress. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/3-3.png) In the U.S., the long legal battle over Tornado Cash took another turn as Coin Center’s appeal against OFAC sanctions was dismissed. Although Tornado Cash has been removed from the sanctions list, its developers still face criminal charges. Roman Storm heads to trial, Roman Semenov remains at large, and the Southern District of New York won’t back down. It's like digital rubbleization—crippling an entire sector while still punishing the engineers left behind. The lesson? Even when the government walks back its overreach, the wreckage remains, and someone still gets nailed to the wall. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/4-4.png) MetaPlanet, meanwhile, enters phase two of its Bitcoin treasury evolution. With over 15,000 BTC and plans to acquire 1% of the total supply, the Tokyo-based firm now aims to use its stack as collateral to buy real-world businesses—possibly including a bank. CEO Simon G. laid out a vision to self-finance growth, skip convertible debt, and operate without permission. I see it as a metamorphosis moment: the firm is vulnerable now but could emerge fully sovereign. If they succeed in buying a bank, they might never need outside financing again. That would mark a true escape velocity. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/5-4.png) European institutions are following suit. BBVA, Spain’s largest bank, has launched self-custodied Bitcoin trading for retail clients through its mobile app. Meanwhile, German firm Nakiki SE is planning to become the country’s first publicly traded company with a pure Bitcoin treasury strategy. While Nakiki hasn’t yet made its initial purchase, the intention signals growing momentum. Bennett cautions that talk is cheap, but movement like BBVA’s—where the bank holds its own keys—could mark a shift toward institutional self-sovereignty. The Bitcoin treasury movement isn’t just expanding. It’s mutating. And as of now, the metamorphosis is just beginning. # Today's Articles: [https://decrypt.co/329005/evil-proposal-sell-gaza-land-via-crypto-tokens-backlash](https://decrypt.co/329005/evil-proposal-sell-gaza-land-via-crypto-tokens-backlash?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/07/08/over-40-firms-prepping-for-hong-kong-stablecoin-license-applications-report](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/07/08/over-40-firms-prepping-for-hong-kong-stablecoin-license-applications-report?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/u-s-court-brings-coin-centers-tornado-cash-appeal-to-a-close](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/u-s-court-brings-coin-centers-tornado-cash-appeal-to-a-close?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/ego-death-capital-raises-100-million-to-fund-bitcoin-startups/](https://atlas21.com/ego-death-capital-raises-100-million-to-fund-bitcoin-startups/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/metaplanet-bitcoin-digital-bank-acquisition-strategy](https://cointelegraph.com/news/metaplanet-bitcoin-digital-bank-acquisition-strategy?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/bbva-launches-bitcoin-and-ether-trading-for-retail-clients/](https://atlas21.com/bbva-launches-bitcoin-and-ether-trading-for-retail-clients/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/nakiki-se-to-become-first-german-public-company-with-pure-bitcoin-treasury-strategy](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/nakiki-se-to-become-first-german-public-company-with-pure-bitcoin-treasury-strategy?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### Musk's Bitcoin Redoux URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/musks-bitcoin-redoux/ Last updated: 2025-07-07T17:14:02.000Z [Bitcoin And . . . • Musk’s Bitcoin Redoux • Listen on FountainEpisode 1128 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:America Party And BitcoinStrategy Announces $4.2 Billion ATMGold Company With No Revenue Buys BitcoinDorsey Launches BitChatCircle P:Oshi Artisan pecan butter, date bars and chocolates Website: https://www.oshigood.us/products nostr Profile: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqswp94gnm4epqsgjkndl4lnd8krzdj5u4mzuppdtxksdymkty63g7gdurlfcArticles:https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-14-billion-bitcoin-unrealized-gains-skips-buyhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/elon-musk-confirms-new-america-party-will-embrace-bitcoinhttps://decrypt.co/328707/gold-explorer-joins-bitcoin-treasury-bandwagonhttps://atlas21.com/jack-dorsey-launches-bitchat-decentralized-messaging-without-internet/https://bitcoinnews.com/mining/texas-bitcoin-mining-weather-crises-june/https://decrypt.co/328699/solo-bitcoin-miner-beats-odds-350k-jackpothttps://www.theblock.co/post/361345/semler-scientific-stacks-another-187-bitcoin-for-20-million-bringing-total-holdings-to-4636-btchttps://www.theblock.co/post/361331/the-smarter-web-company-hits-1000-btc-treasury-milestonehttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/07/07/metaplanet-picks-up-additional-2205-btc-holdings-now-cross-15555-bitcoinFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here https://episodes.fm/1438789088 Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-21.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638875019647969168Ep1128.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/e4LlgOOa5Xm7kae1lB2Z?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/1-2.png) Bitcoin treasury titan Strategy hit pause on its relentless buying streak this week, choosing not to purchase additional BTC for the first time since April. Instead, the company announced a new $4.2 billion equity raise and confirmed $14 billion in unrealized Bitcoin gains for Q2\. This comes alongside a complex array of preferred and common share offerings, some priced suspiciously at fractions of a cent. Despite pausing its buys, Strategy continues to inflate its arsenal through debt and equity instruments, reinforcing the playbook of monetizing stock dilution in exchange for more Bitcoin. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/2-2.png) Elon Musk once again captured headlines by announcing the formation of the America Party, claiming it would accept Bitcoin as part of its platform. The claim, made casually on X in response to a user question, sparked predictable excitement. But David Bennett didn’t mince words—he called it out as likely dishonest. Musk’s history of oscillating between Bitcoin support and Dogecoin memes, combined with Tesla’s prior BTC sell-off, makes his intentions dubious at best. His America Party feels more like a Twitter-engineered PR weapon than a real shift toward Bitcoin adoption. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/3-2.png) While Musk dabbled in headlines, Jack Dorsey dropped something with actual substance. BitChat, a decentralized Bluetooth-based messaging app, allows encrypted, ephemeral communication without the Internet. Designed for use in disconnected or compromised environments, it creates mesh networks through mobile devices. Dorsey and his team see it as a first responder tool, a protest shield, and an off-grid alternative for private coordination. With no central servers, no phone numbers, and no data harvesting, it marks a serious step toward sovereign communication systems. For those watching censorship creep, BitChat is a breath of fresh air. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/4-3.png) Not everything decentralized is cause for optimism, though. Hamak Gold, a pre-revenue mining firm in Liberia, announced plans to pivot into Bitcoin treasury management. The problem? They haven’t mined a single ounce of gold and generate no revenue. Like several recent treasury copycats, they’re banking on hype and financial engineering. These firms don’t have operating cashflow, and their stock plays feel more like Hail Marys than strategy. As David pointed out, licensing land isn’t the same as producing value. The story of Hamak Gold smells like another red flag. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/5-3.png) Finally, the Texas floods added human tragedy to Bitcoin’s infrastructure narrative. Dozens are dead, including children, and the Guadalupe River surged over 20 feet in under two hours. Bitcoin mining firms like Riot and Marathon sharply curtailed operations as the grid buckled under extreme weather. Hash rate dropped nearly 10% as heat, flooding, and power instability rocked mining regions. Despite the chaos, some companies like CleanSpark managed to increase production, while solo miners pulled off rare wins. Still, the flood aftermath underscores a fragile connection between weather, energy, and digital infrastructure. Nature doesn’t care how bullish the chart looks. # Today's Articles: [https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-14-billion-bitcoin-unrealized-gains-skips-buy](https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-14-billion-bitcoin-unrealized-gains-skips-buy?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/elon-musk-confirms-new-america-party-will-embrace-bitcoin](https://cointelegraph.com/news/elon-musk-confirms-new-america-party-will-embrace-bitcoin?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://decrypt.co/328707/gold-explorer-joins-bitcoin-treasury-bandwagon](https://decrypt.co/328707/gold-explorer-joins-bitcoin-treasury-bandwagon?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/jack-dorsey-launches-bitchat-decentralized-messaging-without-internet/](https://atlas21.com/jack-dorsey-launches-bitchat-decentralized-messaging-without-internet/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinnews.com/mining/texas-bitcoin-mining-weather-crises-june/](https://bitcoinnews.com/mining/texas-bitcoin-mining-weather-crises-june/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://decrypt.co/328699/solo-bitcoin-miner-beats-odds-350k-jackpot](https://decrypt.co/328699/solo-bitcoin-miner-beats-odds-350k-jackpot?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/361345/semler-scientific-stacks-another-187-bitcoin-for-20-million-bringing-total-holdings-to-4636-btc](https://www.theblock.co/post/361345/semler-scientific-stacks-another-187-bitcoin-for-20-million-bringing-total-holdings-to-4636-btc?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/361331/the-smarter-web-company-hits-1000-btc-treasury-milestone](https://www.theblock.co/post/361331/the-smarter-web-company-hits-1000-btc-treasury-milestone?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/07/07/metaplanet-picks-up-additional-2205-btc-holdings-now-cross-15555-bitcoin](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/07/07/metaplanet-picks-up-additional-2205-btc-holdings-now-cross-15555-bitcoin?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### 4th of Do It Again URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/4th-of-do-it-again/ Last updated: 2025-07-04T19:27:55.000Z ### Episode 1127 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! [Bitcoin And . . . • 4th of Do It Again • Listen on FountainEpisode 1127 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:Whale-song Drives People StupidUniversity of Austin, Texas: A ProfileCircle P Pre-contestLummis Introduces NothingCircle P:Sovereignty in Stylehttps://theleathermint.com/ Nostr: @LeatherMint Twitter: @TheLeatherMint Coupon code is BitcoinAnd for 10% off. Better leather than never.Articles:https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-loses-108k-14-year-old-btc-sparks-satoshi-rumorshttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-at-uatx-a-new-era-of-intellectual-sovereigntyhttps://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/https://mempool.space/https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIhttps://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/07/04/jdcom-ant-group-push-for-yuan-based-stablecoins-to-counter-dollar-rule-reutershttps://atlas21.com/lummis-introduces-new-tax-relief-bill-for-bitcoin/https://lightning.news/trump-claims-bitcoin-eases-us-dollar-pressure/Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here https://episodes.fm/1438789088 Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-20.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638872483383277029Ep1127.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/BINZLarlE6J4EW5f1Pbi?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Today's Articles: [https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-loses-108k-14-year-old-btc-sparks-satoshi-rumors](https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-loses-108k-14-year-old-btc-sparks-satoshi-rumors?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-at-uatx-a-new-era-of-intellectual-sovereignty](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-at-uatx-a-new-era-of-intellectual-sovereignty?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/07/04/jdcom-ant-group-push-for-yuan-based-stablecoins-to-counter-dollar-rule-reuters](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/07/04/jdcom-ant-group-push-for-yuan-based-stablecoins-to-counter-dollar-rule-reuters?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/lummis-introduces-new-tax-relief-bill-for-bitcoin/](https://atlas21.com/lummis-introduces-new-tax-relief-bill-for-bitcoin/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://lightning.news/trump-claims-bitcoin-eases-us-dollar-pressure/](https://lightning.news/trump-claims-bitcoin-eases-us-dollar-pressure/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/1-1.png) On Independence Day, Bitcoin took a short dip below $108,000 after a set of 14-year-old coins moved for the first time in over a decade. The media erupted in speculation, claiming it could be Satoshi, pushing the usual mix of clickbait headlines and copycat FUD. But the coins didn’t move to exchanges, and nothing about the movement indicated intent to sell. I remind you that this pattern repeats every year. Whales move coins, the market flinches, retail dumps, and someone else picks up the slack. There’s no mystery here. It’s bait for the anxious and a test for the patient. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/2-1.png) Amid the noise, the University of Austin, Texas (UATX) continues to build a meaningful Bitcoin presence. With a cold-stored endowment held in multisig via Unchained Capital and a curriculum that includes Lightning, mining, and macroeconomic theory, UATX is charting a different path. Guest lectures from figures like Pierre Rochard and field trips to Riot's mining operation in Rockdale show their commitment to applied sovereignty. Unlike fiat-funded universities, UATX is setting an example for how education, entrepreneurship, and Bitcoin can coexist under one roof. Their motto—“The fearless pursuit of truth”—feels increasingly rare in modern academia. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/3-1.png) In another sign of shifting tides, Donald Trump addressed the press and claimed Bitcoin relieves pressure on the U.S. dollar. His administration continues to signal support for digital assets, including its recent order establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve. While critics questioned his grasp of economic nuance, the statement marked a public break from dollar maximalism. Trump’s framing of Bitcoin as a pressure valve—rather than a threat—signals a new phase. Whether that pressure relief is real or rhetorical remains to be seen, but politically, the gloves are off. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/4-2.png) Meanwhile, China is scrambling to stay relevant. JD.com and Ant Group proposed yuan-backed stablecoins for international use, hoping to catch up with U.S. dollar-based stablecoins. But the move comes too late. China’s 2021 Bitcoin mining ban sent innovation and intellectual momentum overseas. While U.S.-aligned firms like Tether gobbled up energy assets and partnerships, China stifled its own lead. The digital yuan may continue to grow domestically, but its global reach will remain weak compared to assets built atop open infrastructure. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/5-2.png) Finally, Senator Cynthia Lummis reintroduced digital asset tax relief legislation. The proposed $300 exemption cap, with a $5,000 yearly limit, was paired with a provision to defer mining tax burdens until sale. The ideas sound helpful on the surface, but the real tell came with the automatic inflation adjustment clause. It quietly assumes inflation will never slow down. That clause says more about the rot in our fiscal system than the bill itself. For a sovereign stacker, the real play remains the same: buy Bitcoin, hold your keys, and ignore the froth. ***Be careful out there and don't burn down the woodshed.*** ### Lord of the Froth URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/lord-of-the-froth/ Last updated: 2025-07-03T19:15:40.000Z [Bitcoin And . . . • Lord of the Froth • Listen on FountainEpisode 1126 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:Pakistan Told NO! By IMFBTC Treasury Companies Feel FrothyPeter Thiel’s Erebor Bank, Palantir, And AndurilGeyser Launches $10K NWC GrantCircle P:GreatGheeProduct: 100% Pasture-Raised, Grass-Fed, Jersey Cow Ghee sourced and produced in SW VirginiaPut BitcoinAnd in the Shopstr order comments sectionShopstr Listing: https://shopstr.store/listing/naddr1qvzqqqrkcgpzpxwwlfj9kqypwdej8xhth9kj6xvsy3yefe09v4txeqkqfwxuvk65qpqrgdmr8qunscmxxvmk2ep4v56kvvnyxanrvc3kvs6nscekx4nrvwtpvg6r2dr9vscn2efnx5exvdrp893nzcty8yunyefnxfnrjce5xgfjgsdpnostr Profile: https://ditto.pub/@GreatGhee@greatghee.comArticles:https://cointelegraph.com/news/pakistan-imf-rejects-crypto-power-subsidy-reporthttps://decrypt.co/328453/bitcoin-consortium-targets-thai-public-firm-in-treasury-strategy-pushhttps://www.theblock.co/post/360946/tether-plans-further-bitcoin-mining-expansion-in-south-america-with-adecoagro-tie-uphttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/07/03/us-added-147k-jobs-in-june-topping-110k-forecast-unemployment-rate-unexpectedly-falls-to-41https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/https://mempool.space/https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/peter-thiel-erebor-silicon-valley-bank-collapsehttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/blue-star-capital-secures-1-25m-for-bitcoin-and-crypto-treasury-expansionhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/industry-events/geyser-launches-10k-nostr-wallet-connect-grant-to-spark-open-source-innovationhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/investment-holding-company-belgravia-hartford-capital-completes-fourth-bitcoin-acquisitionhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/h100-group-increases-bitcoin-holdings-with-new-bitcoin-purchaseFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here https://episodes.fm/1438789088 Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-19.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638871608890351443Ep1126.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/htH1SYgln5YcJvkASj7Q?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - IMF blocks Pakistan’s mining push - Thailand firm goes full Bitcoin - Tether expands energy-backed mining - Erebor bank spooks the sector - Treasury hype triggers red flags Pakistan just got kneecapped by the International Monetary Fund. The country’s Senate Committee approved a proposal to mine Bitcoin as a national strategic asset, backed by local hydroelectric power. But the IMF was not having it. As soon as the proposal made headlines, the fund swooped in and forced the government to walk it back. The finance minister admitted that the proposal was withdrawn due to conditions placed by the IMF. You can talk about energy all you want, but as soon as Bitcoin enters the conversation, the gloves come off. Meanwhile, Tether is back and doing something surprisingly on brand. They are launching a new Bitcoin mining operation in partnership with an energy company. Local power. Local energy. Local production. Tether has the cash and they are using it to build something real. That makes more sense than half the centralized stablecoin drama out there. Now for the weird part. Erebor is not a Tolkien reference anymore. It is the name of a real bank. Funded by Peter Thiel, (of Palantir) and structured like a fortress. They are calling it Erebor. And the name: Erebor. If you know the lore, you know this is not a joke. This is symbolic capital. This is industrial aesthetic with a surveillance engine behind it. You are watching the mythology of finance evolve right in front of you. Finally, there is the froth. Treasury hype is boiling over. Bitcoin holding companies are popping up like mushrooms after rain. Many of them are well intentioned. Some are just chasing the pump. But make no mistake. The narrative is hot. Too hot. And when it gets too hot, people make mistakes. They over leverage. They issue notes they cannot cover. They ride the trend too far and then they crater. You have seen it before. So have I. Be careful out there. ### Tether Get's Chilled URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/tether-gets-chilled/ Last updated: 2025-07-02T18:32:20.000Z [Bitcoin And . . . • Tether Gets Chilled • Listen on FountainEpisode 1125 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:Judge Advances Celsius’ $4B Tether LawsuitUK Pension Funds Embrace Bitcoin ExposureFigma Reveals $70M in BTC ETFArizona Governor Vetoes Crypto Reserve BillDeutsche Bank-Backed Stablecoin Earns EU Green LightCircle P:SoapMiner Product: Tallow Soap Website: https://soapminer.com/ nostr Profile: https://nostrudel.ninja/#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy Twitter Profile: https://x.com/soapminer1 Discount code: Use “BITCOINAND” in the Cart’s Coupon Code box for 10% off total purchaseArticles:https://cointelegraph.com/news/celsius-tether-lawsuit-4b-bitcoin-salehttps://decrypt.co/328193/uk-pension-firm-sees-growing-interest-in-bitcoin-exposurehttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/figma-reveals-70m-bitcoin-etf-holdings-plans-to-buy-30m-morehttps://cointelegraph.com/news/arizona-governor-vetoes-seized-crypto-stockpile-billhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/connecticut-governor-signs-bill-law-prohibiting-crypto-governmenthttps://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-squeezes-shorts-in-108k-spike-us-jobs-drop-most-in-2-yearshttps://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/https://mempool.space/https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIhttps://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/07/02/deutsche-bank-s-dws-galaxy-flow-traders-venture-introduces-german-regulated-stablecoinhttps://atlas21.com/bank-of-korea-suspends-cbdc-project-as-won-backed-stablecoins-gain-momentum/https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/thesis-acquires-lolli-to-expand-bitcoin-rewards-ecosystemhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/wallet-of-satoshi-partners-with-spark-to-offer-self-custodial-bitcoin-lightning-experienceFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here https://episodes.fm/1438789088 Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-18.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638870730206820686Ep1125.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/rjvu0PLX0BHYD3O27XHU?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - Celsius lawsuit against Tether advances, targeting $4B in allegedly improper Bitcoin liquidation - Figma reveals $70M in Bitcoin ETF holdings and plans to buy $30M more - UK pension firm’s 3% Bitcoin allocation returns 60%, prompting wider institutional interest - Deutsche Bank-backed AllUnity stablecoin gains BaFin approval, aligning with MiCA rules - South Korea suspends CBDC project as won-pegged stablecoins gain domestic traction # The Firepower Is Asymmetric ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/1.png) Celsius is dragging Tether to court. The $4 billion lawsuit is moving forward and it centers on Tether’s 39,500 Bitcoin sale during the collapse of Celsius. Celsius claims the liquidation was improper and that it cratered market value during a time of distress. If this thing gains traction, it could drag stablecoin mechanics into the spotlight in a way we have not seen before. Not just because of the money involved, but because of what it says about power dynamics in markets that claim to be decentralized. Celsius may be a ghost of its former self, but it still has teeth and apparently it still has a lawyer. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/2.png) Figma is not playing around. During its IPO filing, the design giant disclosed $70 million in Bitcoin ETF holdings and has regulatory clearance to acquire $30 million more. When a company like Figma buys Bitcoin ETFs and then doubles down in public filings, it sends a signal to every boardroom still pretending that Bitcoin is a fringe play. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/3.png) The UK is watching its pensions get orange pilled. Cartwright, a well-known pension trust, revealed that a three percent Bitcoin allocation delivered a sixty percent return over the last twelve months. That kind of performance does not go unnoticed. Now their clients are asking how to get more. We are not talking about hedge funds or degen traders. These are retirement funds, playing with real money, on behalf of real people. When pension managers start treating Bitcoin like insurance instead of speculation, that is not a trend. That is a shift in financial doctrine. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/4.png) Germany is doing what Europe always does. It moves slow until it does not. Deutsche Bank and its asset management arm DWS have partnered with Galaxy and Flow Traders to launch a regulated euro stablecoin called AllUnity. The project just got the green light from BaFin, Germany’s financial regulator. It is MiCA compliant. It is euro backed. And it is institutionally aimed. This is Europe’s answer to Circle and USDC. It is also a statement that stablecoins are not going away. They are just getting dressed in regulation. Whether they get traction or not is irrelevant. They are being built with purpose. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/2025/07/5.png) The Bank of Korea just froze its central bank digital currency project. Official reason? They say they want to focus on stablecoins pegged to the Korean won. Real reason? Probably because no one wants a surveillance coin. Central banks have been pushing the CBDC idea for years. But reality is setting in. No one wants to use a financial instrument that tracks every movement and settles through the state. The people have other plans. And South Korea just blinked. ### Easy Breezy URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/easy-breezy-2/ Last updated: 2025-07-01T21:50:18.000Z ### Episode 1124 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! [Bitcoin And . . . • Easy Breezy • Listen on FountainEpisode 1124 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:Kazakhstan Announces Bitcoin ReserveStablecoin Fight Brews in EUVanadi’s $1 Billion Bitcoin BetGerman Banks All-InCircle P:Peony Lane Wines nostr: https://primal.net/BenJustman Twitter: https://x.com/BenJustman Website: https://www.peonylanewine.com/bitcoinArticles:https://atlas21.com/kazakhstan-announces-the-creation-of-a-national-cryptocurrency-reserve/https://cointelegraph.com/news/global-dollar-stablecoin-launches-eu-mica-compliancehttps://decrypt.co/327970/feds-charge-man-with-1-7m-scheme-to-convert-fake-checks-into-bitcoinhttps://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/vanadi-cafe-1b-euro-bitcoin-strategy/https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/https://mempool.space/https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/deutsche-bank-to-launch-bitcoin-and-crypto-custody-serviceshttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/07/01/germany-s-public-savings-bank-network-sparkassen-to-offer-bitcoin-trading-to-clients-reporthttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/breez-sdk-onboards-12-more-apps-to-the-bitcoin-lighting-network-in-q2https://www.theblock.co/post/360557/eu-bank-unicredit-to-offer-product-tied-to-blackrocks-bitcoin-etf-bloombergFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here https://episodes.fm/1438789088 Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-17.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638869854499865673Ep1124.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/TYzEF2yrnr0XAysBf3oP?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - Kazakhstan plans a state-controlled crypto reserve funded by seizures and state mining - Kraken and Robinhood launch MICA-compliant stablecoin USDG in the European Union - A New York man busted for a $1.7M fake-check scheme converted straight into Bitcoin - Deutsche Bank and Sparkassen dive deeper into Bitcoin custody and retail trading - Spain’s Venadí Coffee, a failing café chain, raises eyebrows with €1B Bitcoin pivot # Espresso and Expropriation Kazakhstan is done playing the middle. The country just proposed a centralized crypto reserve backed by seized digital assets and funded through state-run mining operations. This is resource control in a tracksuit. When a nation starts hoarding confiscated sats under state custody, that is not permissionless finance. That is a data center with a badge. Still, it is another sign that governments are watching this thing a lot more closely than they admit. While Kazakhstan piles up confiscated coins, Kraken and Robinhood are shipping product. Together, they just launched USDG, a stablecoin designed to play nice with MiCA, the European Union’s regulatory framework. It is compliant. It is clean. It is everything regulators said they wanted. Whether that means anyone will use it is another story. But now the line is drawn. Either you build a stablecoin inside the rules or you find yourself on the same blacklist as Monero. This is the tradeoff. The question is who blinks first. Meanwhile, back in New York, a man walked into banks with fake checks and walked out with Bitcoin. He ran the scam all the way up to one point seven million dollars. Cash it, convert it, disappear. Until he didn’t. He got caught. But the story matters. Because it shows how fiat fraud still feeds the Bitcoin ecosystem. Not because of some flaw in Bitcoin. But because Bitcoin is the only exit ramp left. That is why people do this. They are not chasing yield. They are escaping gravity. Over in Germany, legacy finance is starting to get loud. Deutsche Bank is expanding its crypto custody platform. Sparkassen, the German savings bank network, is prepping Bitcoin retail offerings. This is not a pilot program or a press release. These are actual institutions with real capital looking to give people access to Bitcoin. And they are not doing it because they love freedom. They are doing it because they have clients asking for it. Signal like that does not lie. And then there is Vanadí Coffee in Spain. A small café chain struggling to survive suddenly announced plans to move one billion euros into Bitcoin. You read that right. One billion. With a B. For a brand with a few dozen cafés and very little visibility outside of Spain, that is a move so absurd you almost want to believe it. And maybe that is the point. Maybe this is not about corporate strategy at all. Maybe it is about becoming the story. Either way, they bought Bitcoin. And they did it big. Just keep stacking and let the children pretend they know what's going on. ### House Money URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/house-money/ Last updated: 2025-06-26T19:29:06.000Z ### Episode 1123 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! [Bitcoin And . . . • House Money • Listen on FountainEpisode 1123 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!Topics for today:EU Vs. ECB on StablesXRP Gets Hosed by JudgeTether Goes ClubbingU.S. Mortgage Authority Accepts BTCCircle P:Oshi Artisan pecan butter, date bars and chocolates Website: https://www.oshigood.us/products nostr Profile: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqswp94gnm4epqsgjkndl4lnd8krzdj5u4mzuppdtxksdymkty63g7gdurlfcArticles:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/fhfa-orders-to-recognize-bitcoin-and-other-cryptos-in-mortgage-assessmentshttps://cointelegraph.com/news/eu-softer-tone-foreign-stablecoins-industry-winhttps://decrypt.co/327157/ripple-stuck-with-125-million-penalty-as-judge-denies-xrp-settlement-with-sechttps://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/06/26/tether-seeks-more-active-role-at-juventus-after-buying-over-10-of-soccer-clubhttps://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/https://mempool.space/https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIhttps://atlas21.com/end-of-support-for-ledger-nano-s-controversy-among-crypto-users/https://www.theblock.co/post/359870/trump-linked-world-liberty-sells-100-million-in-wlfi-tokens-to-uae-based-fundhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/japans-metaplanet-acquires-1234-more-bitcoin-total-holdings-reach-12345-btchttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/castle-raises-1m-to-bring-automated-bitcoin-treasury-to-small-medium-sized-businessesFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here https://episodes.fm/1438789088 Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-16.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638865609219375142Ep1123.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/jVZMMtvRQURNe3bFArz1?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - Bitcoin accepted in mortgage risk assessments for the first time in U.S. housing policy - Brussels softens its stance on stablecoins, clashing with ECB regulatory warnings - Ripple loses attempt to reduce SEC penalty, judge holds firm on XRP sales ruling - Tether buys over 10% of Juventus FC, seeks board seat and strategic control - Castle raises $1M to offer Bitcoin treasury services for small and medium businesses Bitcoin just walked through the front door of the American housing market. The Federal Housing Finance Agency now says it is reviewing whether Bitcoin can be used in mortgage risk models. Not self custody. Not multisig. Not lightning. We are talking about Bitcoin held on a centralized exchange, visible to the state, wrapped in compliance. That is the version they are looking at. It is a wedge, not a win. But the fact that the FHFA even said the word Bitcoin out loud in a mortgage context means the Overton window just cracked open. When the most conservative financial institutions start asking how to price in sats, you know something is shifting. Over in Brussels, the European Union just pulled a quiet pivot. Despite the European Central Bank’s constant warnings, the European Council is softening its stance on stablecoins. This is not about freedom. It is about control. Europe does not want to get left behind. The narrative now is that stablecoins could have utility if properly regulated. That word properly is doing a lot of heavy lifting. Meanwhile, the ECB still looks terrified. Which is encouraging. Ripple is back in court and still losing. They tried to shave their penalty down to 10 million dollars. The judge was not impressed. The ruling stands. XRP sales to institutions were unregistered securities offerings and Ripple does not get a discount for acting surprised. This is a reminder that no matter how much these companies scream decentralization, they all end up standing in front of a judge like a regular issuer. If the rules are rigged, playing the game badly does not help. Then there is Tether. Because of course there is. Tether just bought over ten percent of Juventus Football Club. That is right. The biggest stablecoin issuer on earth now owns a piece of one of the most iconic soccer teams in Europe. They want a board seat. They want influence. They are not just sponsoring a jersey. They are playing executive. This is not a flex. This is an escalation. When Tether starts steering legacy institutions, you have to ask where the line is between financial operator and political actor. And finally, a quiet but important signal. Castle just raised one million dollars to offer treasury services to small and medium businesses that want to hold Bitcoin. These are not billion dollar companies trying to make headlines. These are everyday operators looking to protect themselves from a crumbling fiat system. Castle is building pipes. Not hype. That matters. So here is what we are seeing. Mortgage regulators talking Bitcoin. Europe trying to regulate stablecoins without killing them. Ripple getting slapped. Tether buying the beautiful game. And Castle showing plebs how to defend capital with cold storage. That is the episode. No headlines. No headlinespeak. Just what matters. *Bitcoin And . . . because someone has to read the news.* ### R.I.P. NYC URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/r-i-p-nyc/ Last updated: 2025-06-26T19:25:57.000Z ### Episode 1122 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! [Bitcoin And . . . • R.I.P. NYC • Listen on FountainJoin me today for Episode 1122 of Bitcoin And . . . Topics for today:Tether’s Brain, Computer InterfaceArizona House Passes BTC BillPomp Buys More BitcoinBIS Terrified of StablecoinsCircle P:Sovereignty in Style https://theleathermint.com/ Nostr: @LeatherMint Twitter: @TheLeatherMint Coupon code is BitcoinAnd for 10% off.Articles:https://decrypt.co/326892/polymarket-nails-nyc-democratic-mayoral-primary-upset-nears-1b-unicorn-valuationhttps://www.theblock.co/post/359607/tether-brain-computer-elon-musk-neuralinkhttps://atlas21.com/arizona-the-house-approves-the-creation-of-a-bitcoin-reserve-with-seized-funds/https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/06/25/anthony-pomplianos-procap-btc-buys-128m-of-bitcoin-in-2nd-straight-day-of-purchaseshttps://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/https://mempool.space/https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIhttps://bitcoinnews.com/markets/metaplanet-treasury-corp-5b/https://cointelegraph.com/news/stablecoins-fail-money-bis-reporthttps://cointelegraph.com/news/korean-banks-to-launch-won-pegged-stablecoinhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/the-smarter-web-company-expands-bitcoin-holdings-with-15-2m-purchaseFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here https://episodes.fm/1438789088 Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-15.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638864687439488585Ep1122.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/oNAzxF6WpWpfQrUcEj4y?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - **Polymarket accurately predicts the NYC mayoral primary**, drawing attention from investors like Peter Thiel as blockchain-based prediction markets go mainstream. - **Tether claims its brain-computer interface firm outpaces Neuralink**, sparking debate over stablecoin companies entering neurological tech. - **Arizona House approves a state-run Bitcoin reserve**, funded through seized digital assets despite past gubernatorial opposition. - **MetaPlanet commits $5B to expand its U.S. Bitcoin treasury**, targeting 210,000 BTC by 2027. - **The BIS attacks stablecoins in a new report**, while South Korea moves forward with its own won-pegged stablecoin initiative. Polymarket just embarrassed the pollsters. Again. The prediction market nailed the NYC mayoral primary with almost freakish accuracy. While legacy media floated weak guesses and outdated polling, people placing real money bets on Polymarket got it right. That’s not a hobby. That’s a system that works because incentives work. It’s honest signal in a world full of noise. Now let’s get weird. Tether is backing a brain-computer interface company. Not only that, they’re claiming this thing is already ahead of Neuralink. You heard that right. The same people behind USDT now want a direct line to your neural cortex. It sounds like science fiction. It feels like a headline from a timeline we were never supposed to land in. But this is the timeline we got. And Tether is spending real money to build the future one neuron at a time. Meanwhile, in Arizona, a bill just passed that would allow the state to hold Bitcoin. That’s not a typo. The Arizona House voted to create a public Bitcoin reserve funded in part by seized digital assets. We’re talking about government officials allocating part of their treasury to Bitcoin instead of fiat. This isn’t a soft endorsement or a sandbox pilot. This is hard capital moving into hard money. And it’s not happening in Silicon Valley or on Wall Street. It’s happening in the desert. On the corporate side, MetaPlanet is going for the jugular. The Japanese firm just announced plans to stack five billion dollars worth of Bitcoin by 2027\. Their target is 210,000 BTC. That’s a number that puts them on par with MicroStrategy and beyond. Just last month they passed Coinbase on the Bitcoin leaderboard. This latest move sends a clear signal to every legacy finance boardroom. Bitcoin is not just a hedge. It’s a strategic asset and the race is on. While all this is unfolding, the Bank for International Settlements released yet another fear-soaked report. This time it is stablecoins under the microscope. According to the BIS, they’re dangerous, destabilizing, and a threat to the monetary system. Of course they are. The monetary system they want to protect has been eroding since 1971\. But not everyone is playing defense. South Korea just greenlit the development of a won-pegged stablecoin. While the BIS writes another report, Korea builds another tool. So here’s where we are. Prediction markets are outcompeting pollsters. Tether is diving into neural hardware. Arizona is using seized crypto to build a Bitcoin reserve. MetaPlanet is going full send on a five billion dollar stack. And the BIS is stuck in denial while Asia continues to iterate. That’s the episode. No hopium. No distraction. Just the news you actually need. ### Node Wars Redux URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/node-wars-redux/ Last updated: 2025-06-24T21:30:56.000Z [Bitcoin And . . . • Node Wars Redux • Listen on FountainJoin me today for Episode 1121 of Bitcoin And . . . Topics for today:Bitcoin Knots node count surges, reigniting fears of a chain split and ideological rift over Core policy.Class action lawsuits target MicroStrategy and Semler Scientific, sparking fears of a coordinated short campaign.Japan proposes crypto reclassification, lowering taxes and enabling ETFs in a bold regulatory shift.The U.S. FHFA considers allowing Bitcoin holdings for mortgage qualification—Saylor offers a credit model.Primal launches Studio with powerful Nostr publishing tools including scheduled posts and article proposals.Circle P:GreatGheeProduct: 100% Pasture-Raised, Grass-Fed, Jersey Cow Ghee sourced and produced in SW VirginiaPut BitcoinAnd in the Shopstr order comments sectionShopstr Listing: https://shopstr.store/listing/naddr1qvzqqqrkcgpzpxwwlfj9kqypwdej8xhth9kj6xvsy3yefe09v4txeqkqfwxuvk65qpqrgdmr8qunscmxxvmk2ep4v56kvvnyxanrvc3kvs6nscekx4nrvwtpvg6r2dr9vscn2efnx5exvdrp893nzcty8yunyefnxfnrjce5xgfjgsdpnostr Profile: https://ditto.pub/@GreatGhee@greatghee.comArticles:https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-knots-chain-split-kill-btc-pricehttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs9yp5escy2t3ycn5lmpaw62as2acllqs7cj94xkutt6hr6lxvl4aq3xeanphttps://cointelegraph.com/news/japan-crypto-reclassification-etfs-tax-shifthttps://cointelegraph.com/news/stablecoin-bill-house-senate-crypto-market-structurehttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/06/24/feds-powell-reiterates-patience-on-rates-in-congressional-testimonyhttps://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/https://mempool.space/https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/federal-housing-finance-agency-investigates-crypto-for-mortgage-qualificationhttps://x.com/saylor/status/1937425039114272842https://www.theblock.co/post/359435/anthony-pomplianos-bitcoin-treasury-company-procap-buys-first-385-million-worth-of-btchttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/amazing-ai-announces-adoption-of-a-bitcoin-treasury-policyhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/sequans-launches-384m-bitcoin-treasury-initiative-with-swan-bitcoin-partnershiphttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/the-blockchain-group-acquires-75-btc-after-e7-2m-raisehttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/fintech-company-digiasia-corp-to-launch-bitcoin-treasury-strategyFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here https://episodes.fm/1438789088 Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-14.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638863832722545828Ep1121.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/asN9d9FvND99HOA7eD28?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - **Bitcoin Knots node count surges, reigniting fears of a chain split and ideological rift over Core policy.** - **Class action lawsuits target MicroStrategy and Similar Scientific, sparking fears of a coordinated short campaign.** - **Japan proposes crypto reclassification, lowering taxes and enabling ETFs in a bold regulatory shift.** - **The U.S. FHFA considers allowing Bitcoin holdings for mortgage qualification—Saylor offers a credit model.** - **Primal launches Studio with powerful Nostr publishing tools including scheduled posts and article proposals.** ### The Middle Feast URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-middle-feast/ Last updated: 2025-06-23T18:34:34.000Z ### Episode 1120 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! [Bitcoin And . . . • The Middle Feast • Listen on FountainJoin me today for Episode 1120 of Bitcoin And . . . Topics for today:Texas Gov. Signs Texas’ SBR Into Law!Pomp’s New BTC Company One of the Largest19 Year Old Steals $245 Million in BitcoinAshigaru Brings Back WhirlpoolCircle P:SoapMiner Product: Tallow Soap Website: https://soapminer.com/ nostr Profile: https://nostrudel.ninja/#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy Twitter Profile: https://x.com/soapminer1 Discount code: Use “BITCOINAND” in the Cart’s Coupon Code box for 10% off total purchaseArticles:https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/texas-sb-21-bitcoin-reserve-bill-law/https://www.fox7austin.com/news/thc-ban-texas-abbott-patrick-hemp-industryhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/genesis-digital-assets-limited-acquires-1000-air-cooled-miners-to-mine-bitcoinhttps://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/06/23/anthony-pomplianos-procap-to-go-public-in-1b-bitcoin-treasury-spac-dealhttps://decrypt.co/326424/bitcoin-rebounds-markets-price-short-lived-iran-conflicthttps://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/https://mempool.space/https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIhttps://decrypt.co/326468/teen-has-strong-incentives-to-flee-after-pleading-guilty-to-245m-bitcoin-heist-gov-sayshttps://atlas21.com/ashigaru-brings-back-whirlpool-on-chain-privacy-coinjoin-returns/https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/norways-green-minerals-announces-adoption-of-bitcoin-treasury-strategyhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/norway-plans-to-temporarily-ban-new-bitcoin-crypto-mining-centers-to-conserve-energyhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/canaan-us-asic-production-ai-business-exitFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here https://episodes.fm/1438789088 Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-13.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638862957383715937Ep1120.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/IWplfn6cGwANZttHLQMV?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - **Texas Establishes Strategic Bitcoin Reserve** Texas becomes the first U.S. state to fund and manage a public Bitcoin reserve through SB 21. - **Abbott Vetoes THC Ban, Breaking With Patrick** Governor Abbott unexpectedly vetoes a sweeping THC ban, triggering political fallout with Lt. Governor Dan Patrick. - **ProCap: Pompliano’s $1B Bitcoin Treasury SPAC** Anthony Pompliano launches ProCap Financial with massive Bitcoin backing through a billion-dollar SPAC merger. - **Ashigaru Revives Whirlpool CoinJoin** Whirlpool privacy protocol returns under Ashigaru’s open-source implementation, raising regulatory and security questions. - **Green Minerals Adopts BTC Strategy Amid Norway Crackdown** Norwegian company embraces Bitcoin treasury strategy just as Norway prepares to ban new mining operations. ### From Hodl With Lore URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/from-hodl-with-lore/ Last updated: 2025-06-19T23:39:31.000Z [Bitcoin And . . . • From Hodl With Lore • Listen on FountainJoin me today for Episode 1119 of Bitcoin And . . . Topics for today:Bitcoin Outpaces the MintSwitzerland Goes to ZeroBessent’s Stablecoin CannonOhio Gets It RightCode, Burn, Repeat in TehranCircle P:Peony LaneWinenostr: https://primal.net/BenJustman Twitter: https://x.com/BenJustman Website: https://www.peonylanewine.com/bitcoinArticles:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/ancient-bitcoin-supply-now-outpacing-newly-mined-btc-fidelity-reporthttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/06/19/return-of-zero-interest-rate-policy-as-swiss-central-bank-cuts-rateshttps://decrypt.co/325643/bitcoin-shrugs-off-fed-decision-to-keep-rates-unchangedhttps://decrypt.co/325986/ohio-house-approves-bill-exempting-bitcoin-minor-tax-burdenhttps://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/https://mempool.space/https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIhttps://decrypt.co/326021/treasury-secretary-bessent-stablecoins-dollar-supremacyhttps://www.theblock.co/post/358849/pro-israel-hacker-group-leaks-nobitex-source-codehttps://cointelegraph.com/news/project-eleven-raises-6m-to-defend-bitcoin-from-quantum-attackshttps://www.theblock.co/post/358886/elon-musks-x-to-roll-out-in-app-trading-and-investing-features-in-line-with-super-app-ambitions-ftFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here https://episodes.fm/1438789088 Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-12.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638859523642160857Ep1119-1.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/5eld4RwsXPT3x02EnmsZ?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - **Fidelity reports more Bitcoin entering 'ancient supply' than is being newly mined, signaling strong long-term conviction.** - **Switzerland cuts interest rates to zero, raising questions about renewed carry trade behavior and Bitcoin’s position in global liquidity cycles.** - **Ohio advances a crypto-friendly bill, exempting small Bitcoin transactions from taxes and protecting mining and self-custody rights.** - **Treasury Secretary Besant defends stablecoins, calling them critical to reinforcing U.S. dollar dominance as the GENIUS Act progresses.** - **Israeli hackers leak code and drain $100M from Iran’s Novatex exchange, highlighting crypto’s exposure to geopolitical cyberwarfare.** ### Spain In The Ass URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/spain-in-the-ass/ Last updated: 2025-06-18T22:03:48.000Z ### Join me today for Episode 1118 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! [Bitcoin And . . . • Spain In The Ass • Listen on FountainJoin me today for Episode 1118 of Bitcoin And . . .Topics for today:Spain’s Largest Bank Says, “Buy Bitcoin”GENIUS Passes SenateIranian Bank, Exchange HackedBTC And Divorce#Bitcoin #BitcoinAnd Circle P:Oshi Artisan pecan butter, date bars and chocolates Website: https://www.oshigood.us/products nostr Profile: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqswp94gnm4epqsgjkndl4lnd8krzdj5u4mzuppdtxksdymkty63g7gdurlfcArticles:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bbva-tells-wealthy-clients-to-invest-up-to-7-in-bitcoinhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/senate-genius-stablecoin-bill-concerns-systemic-riskhttps://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/suspected-israeli-hackers-claim-destroy-data-irans-bank-sepah-2025-06-17/https://decrypt.co/325757/pro-israel-hacker-group-drains-burns-90-million-from-iranian-bitcoin-exchangehttps://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/https://mempool.space/https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIhttps://atlas21.com/bitmain-canaan-and-microbt-open-u-s-factories-to-dodge-trumps-tariffs/https://www.theblock.co/post/358760/crypto-in-divorcehttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/prenetics-becomes-first-healthcare-firm-to-launch-bitcoin-treasury-strategy-with-20m-btc-purchasehttps://decrypt.co/325674/is-semler-scientific-flashing-a-warning-sign-for-bitcoin-treasury-firmshttps://bitcoinnews.com/markets/vinanz-raises-3-58-million-pounds/Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here https://episodes.fm/1438789088 Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-10.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638858671790942173Ep1118.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/ezG2iljwHIUswLNz1Mv6?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - **Spanish banking giant BBVA formally advised wealthy clients to allocate up to 7% into Bitcoin.** - **The U.S. Senate passed the GENIUS Act, pushing stablecoin issuers toward buying massive amounts of treasuries.** - **Israeli-linked hackers reportedly destroyed data at an Iranian bank and crypto exchange, raising questions about financial attack vectors.** - **Chinese mining hardware manufacturers are building U.S. facilities to navigate Trump-era tariffs.** - **Crypto is now surfacing in divorce courts, as legal battles over hidden Bitcoin assets increase.** ### Yeeted Off the Timeline URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/yeeted-off-the-timeline/ Last updated: 2025-06-17T17:59:44.000Z ### Episode 1117 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! [Bitcoin And . . . • Yeeted Off the Timeline • Listen on FountainJoin me today for Episode 1117 of Bitcoin And . . . Topics for today:EU Falling Behind on BitcoinThailand Goes Full Bitcoin HubMetaPlanet Flips Coinbase’s StackTennessee Eyes Nuclear Bitcoin FuturePump.fun Gets X’d HardCircle P:“Sovereignty in style” https://theleathermint.com/ Nostr: @LeatherMint Twitter: @TheLeatherMint Coupon code is BitcoinAnd for 10% off.Articles:https://decrypt.co/325528/eu-crypto-flyover-zone-franklin-templetonhttps://atlas21.com/thailand-abolishes-taxes-on-bitcoin-five-year-tax-exemption/https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/06/17/pumpfun-and-other-memecoin-accounts-suspended-from-x-in-apparent-crackdownhttps://bitcoinnews.com/markets/metaplanets-reaches-its-2025-goal/https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/https://mempool.space/https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/politics/senator-hagertys-vision-beyond-the-genius-act-make-tennessee-a-hub-for-bitcoin-mininghttps://www.theblock.co/post/358565/bitcoin-fold-equity-purchase-facility-expand-treasuryhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/h100-group-receives-144-8-btc-in-convertible-loan-dealhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/ddc-enterprise-secures-528-million-to-expand-bitcoin-holdings Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-9.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638857778502386502Ep1117.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/wW3mf9cZ4QK0JpUuFl4K?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - **The EU risks becoming a Bitcoin flyover zone**, stuck in regulatory stasis as Asia and the U.S. race ahead. - **Thailand eliminates capital gains tax on Bitcoin**, aiming to become a blockchain financial hub by 2029. - **MetaPlanet surpasses Coinbase in Bitcoin reserves**, accelerating its public accumulation strategy and shocking legacy finance. - **Senator Hagerty pushes Tennessee as a Bitcoin and nuclear power hub**, citing TVA’s historic expertise and new infrastructure ambitions. - **Pump.fun gets purged from X**, raising questions about meme coin schemes and possible regulatory crackdowns. ### Trump Goes Full Crypto URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/trump-goes-full-crypto/ Last updated: 2025-06-16T18:37:50.000Z ### Join me today for Episode 1116 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! # Listen Here –> [Bitcoin And . . . • Trump Goes Full Crypto • Listen on FountainJoin me today for Episode 1116 of Bitcoin And . . .Topics for today:Trump ETF + Token ProfitsFrance Eyes Nuclear MiningMiCA vs. Tether TensionsVietnam Legalizes CryptoCoinbase-AmEx Bitcoin Card#Bitcoin #BitcoinAnd Circle P:GreatGheeProduct: 100% Pasture-Raised, Grass-Fed, Jersey Cow Ghee sourced and produced in SW VirginiaPut BitcoinAnd in the Shopstr order comments sectionShopstr Listing: https://shopstr.store/listing/naddr1qvzqqqrkcgpzpxwwlfj9kqypwdej8xhth9kj6xvsy3yefe09v4txeqkqfwxuvk65qpqrgdmr8qunscmxxvmk2ep4v56kvvnyxanrvc3kvs6nscekx4nrvwtpvg6r2dr9vscn2efnx5exvdrp893nzcty8yunyefnxfnrjce5xgfjgsdpnostr Profile: https://ditto.pub/@GreatGhee@greatghee.comArticles:https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-truth-social-sec-s-1-bitcoin-ether-etfshttps://cointelegraph.com/news/gemini-coinbase-eu-licenses-mica-reporthttps://www.theblock.co/post/358270/vietnam-passes-law-recognizing-crypto-as-property-new-rules-effective-january-2026https://atlas21.com/france-considers-bitcoin-mining-parliamentary-proposal-for-managing-nuclear-energy/https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/https://mempool.space/https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIhttps://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/coinbase-one-card-bitcoin-rewards/https://decrypt.co/325314/trump-57m-windfall-crypto-venture-world-liberty-financialhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/japans-metaplanet-hits-10000-bitcoin-overtakes-coinbasehttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/smarter-web-company-raises-29-3m-to-grow-bitcoin-holdingshttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/canadian-company-universal-digital-launches-bitcoin-treasury-strategyhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/strategy-acquires-10100-btc-surpasses-592000-bitcoin-in-holdings Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-8.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638856942503278947Ep1116.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/rgxRrNfzyn9qEXBip7LF?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - **Trump’s Truth Social files for a dual Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF**, while World Liberty Financial earns him $57M from token sales, revealing deeper political-crypto entanglement. - **France considers integrating Bitcoin mining with its nuclear power surplus**, marking a potential shift in European energy and mining policy. - **Coinbase and Gemini aim for EU MiCA licenses**, while Tether continues to avoid compliance—underscoring tension between regulated and shadow stablecoin issuers. - **Vietnam legalizes crypto as property**, introduces tax breaks, and lays groundwork for a blockchain startup boom in Southeast Asia. - **Coinbase launches a Bitcoin rewards credit card with AmEx**, raising questions about yield farming, KYC creep, and legacy financial desperation. ### Sharplink Gets Rekkt URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/sharplink-gets-rekkt/ Last updated: 2025-06-13T17:59:55.000Z ### Episode 1115 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! # Listen Here –> [Bitcoin And . . . • Sharplink Gets Rekkt • Listen on FountainJoin me today for Episode 1115 of Bitcoin And . . . Topics for today:Strategy Exec BailsSharplink Bags ETH, DiesGENIUS Act Flails Dollar“No Yield?” OUTRAGEOUS!Stratum V2 Boosts 7.4%#Bitcoin #BitcoinAnd Circle P:SoapMiner Product: Tallow Soap Website: https://soapminer.com/ nostr Profile: https://nostrudel.ninja/#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy Twitter Profile: https://x.com/soapminer1 Discount code: Use “BITCOINAND” in the Cart’s Coupon Code box for 10% off total purchaseArticles:https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/06/13/cardano-s-charles-hoskinson-proposes-selling-usd100m-of-ada-to-kickstart-defihttps://decrypt.co/325084/sharplink-gaming-buys-463-million-ethereum-becomes-largest-eth-treasury-firmhttps://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2025/06/13/americas-dollar-dominance-depends-on-geniushttps://decrypt.co/324929/billionaire-investor-non-yielding-stablecoins-us-bill-advances- https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/- https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/https://mempool.space/https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIhttps://www.theblock.co/post/358077/coinbase-report-corporate-bitcoinhttps://atlas21.com/strategy-director-liquidates-all-his-mstr-shares/https://atlas21.com/stratum-v2-increases-profits-by-7-4-the-study-shows-that-profit-and-decentralization-can-coexist-says-vernetti-sv2-maintainer/https://lightning.news/flash-launches-free-bitcoin-invoicing-tool/ Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-7.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638854338324120209Ep1115.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/45AmADfkWy31qBNIgygR?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - **Charles Hoskinson proposes swapping $100M of Cardano’s ADA for Bitcoin and stablecoins**—a move highlighting how shitcoiners are now printing their own tokens to buy Bitcoin. - **Sharplink Gaming collapses after becoming the largest Ethereum treasury holder**—a cautionary tale of bad strategy, conflict of interest, and the consequences of chasing Ethereum yield. - **The Genius Act advances in the U.S. Senate**—a stablecoin bill wrapped in patriotic language and AI-generated marketing buzzwords, aimed at global dollar dominance via tokenization. - **Coinbase raises flags over leveraged Bitcoin treasuries**—acknowledging the growing systemic risks of corporate Bitcoin acquisition models pioneered by Strategy. - **Flash launches a non-custodial, KYC-free Bitcoin invoicing tool**—a win for freelancers and plebs seeking privacy, professionalism, and circular economy infrastructure without the fees. ### FSB Needs a Xanax URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/fsb-needs-a-xanax/ Last updated: 2025-06-12T20:05:16.000Z ### Episode 1114 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! [Bitcoin And . . . • FSB Needs a Xanax • Listen on FountainJoin me today for Episode 1114 of Bitcoin And . . . Topics for today:FSB Flinches at StablecoinsTether Grabs Gold and GlorySpark Ignites Layer 2 BitcoinBTC Hits Corporate Balance Sheets Again #Bitcoin #BitcoinAnd Circle P:Peony LaneWinenostr: https://primal.net/BenJustman Twitter: https://x.com/BenJustman Website: https://www.peonylanewine.com/bitcoinArticles:https://cointelegraph.com/news/fsb-warns-crypto-tipping-point-tradfihttps://www.theblock.co/post/357919/tether-acquires-32-per-cent-stake-in-gold-focused-royalty-company-elementalhttps://decrypt.co/324842/browser-extension-converts-bitcoinhttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/06/12/dollar-index-falls-below-98-for-first-time-in-three-years-gives-room-for-crypto-runhttps://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/https://mempool.space/https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIhttps://atlas21.com/spark-the-layer-2-launched-by-lightspark/https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/remixpoint-invests-%c2%a5887-million-more-into-bitcoinhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/mercurity-fintech-to-raise-800-million-for-bitcoin-treasuryhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/f-street-announced-goal-of-accumulating-10-million-in-bitcoinhttps://decrypt.co/324714/alleged-nyc-bitcoin-kidnappers-plead-not-guilty Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-6.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638853466440274358Ep1114.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/TB5W7bj8pw8L5b2U2Qxn?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - The Financial Stability Board (FSB) warns of a crypto “tipping point” as stablecoins like Tether and USDC influence U.S. Treasury yields and challenge global monetary stability. - Tether expands its influence by acquiring a 33% stake in gold royalty firm Elemental and signals strategic positioning in gold, Bitcoin, and U.S. Treasuries as a financial trifecta. - Marty Bent’s “Opportunity Cost” browser extension reframes fiat prices into Bitcoin and sats, encouraging economic mindfulness and shifting consumer perspective. - Lightspark launches Spark, a new Bitcoin Layer 2 using state chains, enabling off-chain transfers of BTC and stablecoins—potentially threatening TradFi with decentralized scalability. - Multiple corporations—RemixPoint, Mercurity, and F Street—announce new Bitcoin treasury strategies, intensifying the trend of corporate BTC accumulation amid dollar debasement and rate uncertainty. ### FLOP_RETURN URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/flop_return/ Last updated: 2025-06-10T17:44:03.000Z ### Episode 1112 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! # Listen Here –> [https://fountain.fm/episode/DSaVVVdxGjdkdmogEIBV](https://fountain.fm/episode/DSaVVVdxGjdkdmogEIBV?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - Bitcoin Core developers schedule the removal of the `op_return` data limit for October, reigniting fierce debate over Bitcoin’s purpose, node bloat, and whether Bitcoin should store arbitrary data. - The Bank of Japan may return to quantitative easing, with Arthur Hayes predicting a major Bitcoin rally if the yen carry trade is revived. - Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) shifts its Bitcoin purchasing strategy toward preferred stock offerings to avoid diluting shareholders, signaling evolving financial engineering in corporate BTC accumulation. - NYC Comptroller Brad Lander pushes back on Mayor Eric Adams’ “BitBond” proposal, dismissing it as impractical posturing and exposing New York's crypto infrastructure gaps. - A mystery whale opens a $300M leveraged long on Bitcoin, reigniting speculation that James Wynn—who recently lost two $100M positions—is back under a pseudonymous account. ### J6 Strikes Again! URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/j6-strikes-again/ Last updated: 2025-06-10T17:43:24.000Z ### Episode 1111 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! # Listen Here –> # [https://fountain.fm/episode/qqL1DKxaufCbIinYL0hF](https://fountain.fm/episode/qqL1DKxaufCbIinYL0hF?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # - Tether (USDT) shows up on price tags in Bolivian airport shops, hinting at growing real-world stablecoin usage amid Bolivia’s collapsing economy and evaporating foreign reserves. - Argentine President Javier Milei is cleared in a meme coin scandal, despite shady payments and a $4B crash—raising questions about crypto grift and political accountability. - Multiple firms continue piling into Bitcoin: Strategy buys another $110M worth, MetaPlanet plans to acquire 210,000 BTC, and KULR joins the Bitcoin for Corporations initiative. - Over 40 Bitcoin devs push for the activation of CTV (BIP119) and CSFS (BIP348), signaling renewed calls for protocol upgrades that unlock scaling, Lightning improvements, and smart contract potential. - Bitcoiners are urged to self-custody ahead of potential forks, with a warning about holding Bitcoin in ETFs or custodial platforms amid rising tension in the dev community. ### Revolution Server URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/revolution-server/ Last updated: 2025-06-06T19:27:51.000Z ### Episode 1110 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! # Listen Here –> [Bitcoin And . . . • Revolution Server • Listen on FountainJoin me today for Episode 1110 of Bitcoin And . . . Topics for today:@BTCPaySever “Never Forget”Circle Stock Exploded@Strategy Super Sizes Stock OfferMeanwhile Audited in BitcoinRomanian Post Office BTC ATMs Circle P:https://theleathermint.com/ Nostr: @LeatherMint Twitter: @TheLeatherMint Coupon code is BitcoinAnd for 10% off.Articles:https://cointelegraph.com/news/switzerland-automatic-crypto-data-exchange-74-partner-countrieshttps://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/06/06/stablecoin-fever-as-circle-soars-apple-x-airbnb-are-reportedly-exploring-stablecoin-integration-to-cut-payment-costshttps://www.theblock.co/post/357299/musks-x-joining-forces-with-prediction-platform-polymarkethttps://cointelegraph.com/news/saylor-s-strategy-upsizes-stock-offering-from-250m-to-1bhttps://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/https://mempool.space/https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/btcpay-server-the-backbone-of-bitcoin-commerce-2025https://decrypt.co/323987/early-twitter-investor-builds-100-million-bitcoin-treasury-public-companyhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-life-insurer-meanwhile-becomes-first-company-to-publish-audited-financials-denominated-in-bitcoinhttps://atlas21.com/posta-romana-launches-the-first-bitcoin-atm-in-post-offices/ Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/icon/favicon-5.ico)Fountain![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f0/aa/f0aa0680-a6bc-4043-a06c-ea68e5f6fa10/content/images/thumbnail/638848294502222083Ep1110.jpg)](https://fountain.fm/episode/oZmxzEnJzN0VLAHVRThS?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) 1. Switzerland prepares to automatically share crypto tax data with 74 countries, marking the end of Swiss financial privacy and escalating global surveillance of Bitcoin holdings. 2. Apple, Airbnb, and Elon Musk’s X show signs of stablecoin integration as stablecoin volume surpasses Visa and Mastercard, highlighting corporate pivot toward cost-cutting crypto infrastructure. 3. BTC Pay Server remains foundational to Bitcoin commerce, quietly powering merchants worldwide with a modular, privacy-focused, open-source payment stack, including plugins for Lightning, Nostr, Ghost, and more. 4. Bitcoin treasury announcements intensify: Know Labs adds $100M in BTC, Meanwhile publishes audited Bitcoin-denominated financials, and Saylor's Strategy ups its raise to $1B for more sats. 5. Romania’s national postal service installs Bitcoin ATMs, marking another step in Bitcoin infrastructure rollout across Eastern Europe. ### SupplicationCoin URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/supplicationcoin/ Last updated: 2025-06-05T19:05:14.000Z ### Episode 1109 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! # Listnen Here –> ### [https://fountain.fm/episode/xP7OmphTc2FdTNYO0MPD](https://fountain.fm/episode/xP7OmphTc2FdTNYO0MPD?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - JPMorgan to begin accepting Bitcoin ETFs as collateral for loans and plans to include them in net worth evaluations—an institutional shift with deep implications for regulatory capture and self-custody. - California's proposed bill to seize idle Bitcoin from exchanges after three years sparks outrage, despite claims that funds will remain reclaimable in BTC. - Circle completes IPO with a $7B valuation, signaling a deepening presence of stablecoins like USDC in traditional markets. - Trump-backed Truth Social files for its own Bitcoin ETF, further politicizing Bitcoin’s institutional adoption and reinforcing narratives of investor incompetence. - French authorities arrest the suspected organizer of a crypto kidnapping ring, highlighting persistent threats to personal safety in the Bitcoin space. ### MAGAcoin! URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/magacoin/ Last updated: 2025-06-04T20:27:17.000Z ### Join me today for Episode 1108 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! # Listen Here –> ### [https://fountain.fm/episode/Ga22HPJCUxZYowfMIPUF](https://fountain.fm/episode/Ga22HPJCUxZYowfMIPUF?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### - The Wall Street Journal publishes a heavily biased article framing Bitcoin as aligning with MAGA politics, prompting a breakdown of media propaganda and institutional panic. - Bitcoin 2025 Conference in Las Vegas draws criticism for being overrun by politics, shitcoiners, and grifters, with debate over its future legitimacy as a serious Bitcoin event. - South Korea elects a new president pushing for crypto reform, including legalization of spot Bitcoin ETFs and a won-backed stablecoin to prevent capital flight. - Corporate Bitcoin adoption accelerates, with companies like Vanity Coffee, 21 Capital, K33 AB, K-Wave Media, and SolarBank all buying Bitcoin and mimicking MicroStrategy’s playbook. - Russia launches futures contracts tied to BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF, marking continued institutional Bitcoin integration—even in restricted financial environments. ### Meta Wynns And Losses URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/meta-wynns-and-losses/ Last updated: 2025-06-03T01:19:46.000Z ### Episode 1107 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! # Listen Here –> ### [https://fountain.fm/episode/6Y8ID3ZllkyNuU0twer7](https://fountain.fm/episode/6Y8ID3ZllkyNuU0twer7?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - A 300 Bitcoin donation to Ross Ulbricht sparks controversy, with speculation about whether it came from his own hidden stash or an outside donor using the Jambler mixing service. - Housing market data shows an unprecedented $700 billion in U.S. homes for sale and a record gap between sellers and buyers, signaling potential market instability. - Russia's largest bank, Sberbank, launches structured bonds tied to Bitcoin, indicating growing institutional Bitcoin interest in Russia. - James Wynn’s $100 million Bitcoin trading implosion reveals the dangers of leverage and the psychological toll of high-stakes gambling in markets. - Meta shareholders overwhelmingly reject a proposal to add Bitcoin to the company’s treasury, while Meta quietly explores stablecoin integration for global payouts. ### Pure Degeneracy URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/pure-degeneracy/ Last updated: 2025-05-30T19:37:37.000Z ### Episode 1106 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! # Listen Here –> ### [https://fountain.fm/episode/oG6DT9zHN66PBcrqY7Rl](https://fountain.fm/episode/oG6DT9zHN66PBcrqY7Rl?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - **A high-stakes trader gets liquidated for $100 million** despite minimal Bitcoin price movement, leading to a sharp lesson in overexposure, leverage, and operational security. - **Central bankers in Europe ramp up CBDC rhetoric,** with Italy’s governor pushing the digital euro as a counterweight to decentralized monetary alternatives like Bitcoin. - **Tether’s updated reserve disclosure reveals over 100,000 Bitcoin and 50 tons of gold,** sparking conversation about the role stablecoin giants play in sovereign debt distribution and dollar preservation. - **Amboss introduces 'Rails', a self-custodial Lightning yield product,** showing how businesses can earn from real Bitcoin utility by contributing liquidity to the network without giving up control. - **Global Bitcoin adoption accelerates** as Panama considers canal payment incentives in Bitcoin, Nigel Farage proposes a UK Bitcoin reserve, PSG adds Bitcoin to its balance sheet, and Bitmain debuts a miner with 99% efficiency gains. ### My Doxxing Strategy URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/my-doxxing-strategy/ Last updated: 2025-05-29T18:42:52.000Z ### Episode 1105 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! # Listen Here –> ### [https://fountain.fm/episode/jC12CfUcncqZ3zzMIkKM](https://fountain.fm/episode/jC12CfUcncqZ3zzMIkKM?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - **Arkham Intelligence's doxxing of MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin wallets sparks debate** over privacy, public ledgers, and the strange blend of meme culture and corporate seriousness in Bitcoin’s evolving narrative. - **The Federal Reserve’s hawkish tone crushes rate cut hopes**, prompting analysis of its chilling effect on crypto markets, institutional positioning, and the broader implications for monetary strategy through 2025. - **Circle freezes $58 million in USDC tied to the Libra meme coin**, serving as a cautionary tale about custodial risk and reinforcing the critical need for self-custody in a permissioned stablecoin world. - **Block's Lightning Network node reportedly yields nearly 10% annually**, raising both eyebrows and questions about the real economic viability of Lightning payment routing as a scalable Bitcoin business model. - **Pakistan and India's latest Bitcoin treasury moves mark a shift** in global Bitcoin adoption, with sovereigns and public companies beginning to treat BTC as a permanent, strategic reserve asset. # Circle P: SoapMiner Product: Tallow Soap Website: [https://soapminer.com/](https://soapminer.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) nostr Profile: [https://nostrudel.ninja/#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy](https://nostrudel.ninja/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy) Twitter Profile: [https://x.com/soapminer1](https://x.com/soapminer1?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Discount code: Use "BITCOINAND" in the Cart's Coupon Code box for 10% off total purchase # Articles: [https://cointelegraph.com/news/arkham-claims-microstrategy-bitcoin-wallets-identified](https://cointelegraph.com/news/arkham-claims-microstrategy-bitcoin-wallets-identified?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/356191/bitcoin-crypto-rally-expected-to-resume-after-dip-on-hawkish-fed-minutes-analysts-say](https://www.theblock.co/post/356191/bitcoin-crypto-rally-expected-to-resume-after-dip-on-hawkish-fed-minutes-analysts-say?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://decrypt.co/322588/bitcoin-wobbles-as-us-trade-court-strikes-down-trumps-tariffs](https://decrypt.co/322588/bitcoin-wobbles-as-us-trade-court-strikes-down-trumps-tariffs?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/356131/circle-freezes-58-million-usdc-libra-memecoin-scandal-arkham](https://www.theblock.co/post/356131/circle-freezes-58-million-usdc-libra-memecoin-scandal-arkham?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/lightning-routing-yields-10-annually-blocks-announcement/](https://atlas21.com/lightning-routing-yields-10-annually-blocks-announcement/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://decrypt.co/322605/bank-of-russia-qualified-investors-crypto-derivatives](https://decrypt.co/322605/bank-of-russia-qualified-investors-crypto-derivatives?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/pakistan-announces-the-creation-of-a-strategic-bitcoin-reserve/](https://atlas21.com/pakistan-announces-the-creation-of-a-strategic-bitcoin-reserve/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cryptoslate.com/jetking-infotrain-becomes-indias-first-public-company-to-hold-bitcoin-as-treasury-reserve/](https://cryptoslate.com/jetking-infotrain-becomes-indias-first-public-company-to-hold-bitcoin-as-treasury-reserve/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### Down The Drain URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/down-the-drain/ Last updated: 2025-05-29T18:21:29.000Z ### Episode 1104 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! # Listen Here –> ### [https://fountain.fm/episode/ANlUNfSui3Z0Cskym831](https://fountain.fm/episode/ANlUNfSui3Z0Cskym831?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - **Telegram’s Dangerous Integration with Grok AI** I dissect how Telegram integrating Grok could lead to a censored, manipulated ecosystem masquerading as open communication. - **TON Token's Positioning as a Trojan Horse** The show explores how the TON token and its surrounding hype are being used to bait users into a centralized trap under the illusion of decentralization. - **BlackRock's Bond Deal and IPO Strategy** I highlight how BlackRock’s involvement in Telegram’s financing strategy mirrors old Wall Street tactics now dressed in Web3 jargon. - **Visa Executive Joins TON Foundation** I call out the absurdity of traditional finance figures joining crypto orgs, reinforcing that this is a capture play, not a liberation one. - **Censorship, Surveillance, and the Fallacy of Trust** I rail against the naive belief in “uncensorable” platforms, especially when the same platforms are welcoming centralized AI overlords. ### Grokcoin Season URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/grokcoin-season/ Last updated: 2025-05-27T19:37:13.000Z ### Episode 1103 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! # Listen Here –> ### [https://fountain.fm/episode/QNlgR13bEk0u4ADdUULz](https://fountain.fm/episode/QNlgR13bEk0u4ADdUULz?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - **Trump Media Plans $2.5 Billion Bitcoin Treasury** Trump’s media company raised billions for a Bitcoin treasury strategy, igniting headlines and controversy—especially after conflicting reports and a walk-back on Truth Social. - **Pakistan Embraces Bitcoin and Trump-Branded Stablecoin** Pakistan allocated 2,000 megawatts for mining and considered adopting World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. Meanwhile, they hired a Trump-aligned advisor and welcomed CZ as an unofficial consigliere. - **Michael Saylor Rejects On-Chain Proof of Reserves** Saylor called proof-of-reserves “a crypto parlor trick” and warned it introduces attack vectors. Instead, he backs institutional audits with Big Four signatures over wallet transparency. - **AI-Powered Altcoin Research is Peak Stupidity** Cointelegraph promoted using ChatGPT and Grok to research altcoins. You torched it—calling the entire premise a hallucinated scam on top of a scam, dunking on Ethereum in the process. - **France Goes Full Circle: Bitcoin Bonds and Crypto Kidnapping** A Paris firm raised €63M to buy Bitcoin, while French authorities arrested over a dozen suspects—including minors—for crypto-related kidnappings targeting executives and family members. # Circle P: Oshi Artisan pecan butter, date bars and chocolates Website: [https://www.oshigood.us/products](https://www.oshigood.us/products?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) nostr Profile: [https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqswp94gnm4epqsgjkndl4lnd8krzdj5u4mzuppdtxksdymkty63g7gdurlfc](https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqswp94gnm4epqsgjkndl4lnd8krzdj5u4mzuppdtxksdymkty63g7gdurlfc?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Articles: [https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/05/27/trump-media-raising-25b-for-bitcoin-treasury-strategy](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/05/27/trump-media-raising-25b-for-bitcoin-treasury-strategy?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://decrypt.co/322221/pakistan-world-liberty-financial-advisor-government-role-crypto](https://decrypt.co/322221/pakistan-world-liberty-financial-advisor-government-role-crypto?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-well-integrates-nostr-btc-purchases-via-dms](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-well-integrates-nostr-btc-purchases-via-dms?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/how-to-research-altcoins-using-chatgpt-and-grok](https://cointelegraph.com/news/how-to-research-altcoins-using-chatgpt-and-grok?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/355811/strategy-saylor-onchain-proof-of-reserves-bad-idea-security-threats-lack-of-liabilities](https://www.theblock.co/post/355811/strategy-saylor-onchain-proof-of-reserves-bad-idea-security-threats-lack-of-liabilities?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/one-out-of-four-people-own-bitcoin-and-crypto-in-2025-report](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/one-out-of-four-people-own-bitcoin-and-crypto-in-2025-report?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/355828/circles-ipo-targets-600-million-raise-at-over-5-billion-valuation-after-dismissing-coinbase-ripple-sale-reports](https://www.theblock.co/post/355828/circles-ipo-targets-600-million-raise-at-over-5-billion-valuation-after-dismissing-coinbase-ripple-sale-reports?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/bitcoin-without-internet-thanks-to-lora-technology-the-darkwire-project/](https://atlas21.com/bitcoin-without-internet-thanks-to-lora-technology-the-darkwire-project/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinnews.com/press-release/lightning-network-xverse-sati/](https://bitcoinnews.com/press-release/lightning-network-xverse-sati/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/france-blockchain-group-buy-590-bitcoin-bond-sale](https://cointelegraph.com/news/france-blockchain-group-buy-590-bitcoin-bond-sale?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/france-arrests-suspects-linked-crypto-kidnappings-report](https://cointelegraph.com/news/france-arrests-suspects-linked-crypto-kidnappings-report?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### Easy Breezy URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/easy-breezy/ Last updated: 2025-05-23T19:20:58.000Z ### Episode 1102 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! - **Trump’s 50% EU Tariff Bombshell Tanks Bitcoin Rally** Trump’s threat to slam the EU with 50% tariffs caused Bitcoin to drop sharply from its $112K all-time high. Tariff talk continues to spook markets and disrupt momentum. - **Raoul Pal Loses Big on SUI Exploit** Finance influencer Raoul Pal admitted to holding 75% of his net worth in SUI, just before its main liquidity provider was hacked for $223M—crashing SUI tokens over 90%. - **Leden Drops Ethereum, Goes Full Bitcoin Custody** Digital asset lender Leden exits Ethereum and rehypothecation. It now offers fully collateralized BTC loans, aligning with Bitcoin-first principles and sound money practices. - **Stablecoins as U.S. Debt Export Machines** The Genius Act and Tether’s Treasury buys may create a Weimar-style inflation engine—but globalized. David explains how debt gets exported through stablecoins instead of imploding domestically. - **Crypto Kidnappings Escalate, Vegas Attendees Warned** A tourist in London was drugged and robbed of $123K in crypto. The host gives a no-nonsense breakdown of security precautions for conference attendees, including ditching Bitcoin swag. # Listen Here –> [https://fountain.fm/episode/pRdSR654abwZBoi7TXl6](https://fountain.fm/episode/pRdSR654abwZBoi7TXl6?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # # Circle P: SoapMiner Product: Tallow Soap Website: [https://soapminer.com/](https://soapminer.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) nostr Profile: [https://nostrudel.ninja/#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy](https://nostrudel.ninja/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy) Twitter Profile: [https://x.com/soapminer1](https://x.com/soapminer1?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Discount code: Use "BITCOINAND" in the Cart's Coupon Code box for 10% off total purchase # Articles: [https://decrypt.co/321767/bitcoin-rally-wavers-as-trump-drops-50-eu-tariff-bombshell](https://decrypt.co/321767/bitcoin-rally-wavers-as-trump-drops-50-eu-tariff-bombshell?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/ledn-ditches-eth-full-custody-model-bitcoin-loans](https://cointelegraph.com/news/ledn-ditches-eth-full-custody-model-bitcoin-loans?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/05/22/sui-networks-cetus-protocol-hit-in-apparent-hack-sending-token-prices-down-90](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/05/22/sui-networks-cetus-protocol-hit-in-apparent-hack-sending-token-prices-down-90?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqszk4vdhx8s4ultveprpy4wu3fuvkejj3fwgkyn92t25y538skn85s202dq9](https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqszk4vdhx8s4ultveprpy4wu3fuvkejj3fwgkyn92t25y538skn85s202dq9?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://decrypt.co/321692/cftc-crypto-perps-trade-us-commissioners-exit](https://decrypt.co/321692/cftc-crypto-perps-trade-us-commissioners-exit?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/355495/major-us-banks-in-early-talks-for-joint-stablecoin-venture-wsj](https://www.theblock.co/post/355495/major-us-banks-in-early-talks-for-joint-stablecoin-venture-wsj?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://lightning.news/breez-and-spark-partner/](https://lightning.news/breez-and-spark-partner/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/h100-group-became-the-first-publicly-listed-bitcoin-treasury-company-in-sweden](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/h100-group-became-the-first-publicly-listed-bitcoin-treasury-company-in-sweden?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinnews.com/mining/sangha-renewables-20mw-solar-mining-farm/](https://bitcoinnews.com/mining/sangha-renewables-20mw-solar-mining-farm/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/american-tourist-drugged-and-robbed-123000-in-crypto-stolen-in-london/](https://atlas21.com/american-tourist-drugged-and-robbed-123000-in-crypto-stolen-in-london/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### Debt Driven Degeneracy URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/debt-driven-degeneracy/ Last updated: 2025-05-22T19:54:22.000Z #### Episode 1101 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! ## Listen Here –> ## [https://fountain.fm/episode/4ErUTLEJOB5sBpv5o2aD](https://fountain.fm/episode/4ErUTLEJOB5sBpv5o2aD?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - **Bitcoin Surpasses Amazon in Market Cap on Pizza Day** On May 22, Bitcoin’s market cap topped Amazon’s, hitting $2.2 trillion. David warns against over-celebration, stressing that comparing Bitcoin to corporations like Amazon is a category error. - **Texas Passes Bitcoin Reserve Bill** Texas moves forward with legislation to create a state-level Bitcoin reserve, following in New Hampshire’s footsteps. The vote passed the House 101-42 and awaits the governor’s signature. - **UK Court Rejects $13B BSV Lawsuit Against Binance** A UK appeals court dismissed most of a $13 billion claim over Bitcoin SV’s delisting, calling it speculative and built on fantasy future valuations. - **Genius Act Stablecoin Bill and U.S. Debt Expansion** David Sachs says the Genius Act could create “trillions” in demand for U.S. Treasuries by tying stablecoins to government debt. Host warns it’s a mechanism to export inflation globally. - **Zeus Wallet Integrates Cashew eCash for Microtransactions** Zeus adds support for Cashew’s eCash, enabling privacy-friendly micropayments and zaps in a user-friendly way. The wallet aims to “annoy users into self-custody” as balances grow. ### I'm The Mayor! URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/im-the-mayor/ Last updated: 2025-05-22T02:06:55.000Z #### Join me today for Episode 1100 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! # Listen Here –> # [https://fountain.fm/episode/z7F35XEw0tr4yZ0A0l53](https://fountain.fm/episode/z7F35XEw0tr4yZ0A0l53?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - **Strive Targets 75,000 Mt. Gox BTC to Build Treasury** Vivek Ramaswamy’s Strive plans to become a Bitcoin treasury company by buying discounted Mt. Gox claims. They're merging with a social media firm under the ticker “ASST,” of all things. - **Hong Kong Passes Stablecoin Bill with Yield-Bearing Features** Hong Kong’s new legislation allows licensed institutions to issue fiat-backed stablecoins—some even offering yield. The host calls it a “Scambrian explosion” reminiscent of ICO mania. - **U.S. Genius Act Advances: Banks to Launch Stablecoins** The U.S. Senate moves forward on stablecoin regulation. JPMorgan and others may soon launch their own coins. Host warns it’s a trap to enshrine fiat’s grip through digital wrappers. - **Coinbase Data Breach Hits 70,000 Users** A December 2024 breach impacted nearly 70,000 Coinbase users. The data was allegedly accessed via bribed support agents. The SEC and DOJ are now circling the company. - **Unchained Launches Gannett Trust for Bitcoin Estate Planning** Unchained Capital introduces the first U.S. Bitcoin-native trust company. Built for long-term BTC inheritance and custody, it reflects Bitcoin’s growing role in wealth management. # Circle P: Oshi Artisan pecan butter, date bars and chocolates Website: [https://www.oshigood.us/products](https://www.oshigood.us/products?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) nostr Profile: [https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqswp94gnm4epqsgjkndl4lnd8krzdj5u4mzuppdtxksdymkty63g7gdurlfc](https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqswp94gnm4epqsgjkndl4lnd8krzdj5u4mzuppdtxksdymkty63g7gdurlfc?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Articles: [https://cointelegraph.com/news/strive-targets-75000-bitcoin-in-mt-gox-claims](https://cointelegraph.com/news/strive-targets-75000-bitcoin-in-mt-gox-claims?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/hong-kong-passes-stablecoin-bill-opens-licensing-by-year-end](https://cointelegraph.com/news/hong-kong-passes-stablecoin-bill-opens-licensing-by-year-end?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/355185/stablecoin-bill-could-pave-the-way-for-a-multi-year-crypto-bull-market-bitwise-cio-says](https://www.theblock.co/post/355185/stablecoin-bill-could-pave-the-way-for-a-multi-year-crypto-bull-market-bitwise-cio-says?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/attendees-at-first-new-york-city-crypto-summit-implore-mayor-adams-to-end-the-bitlicense](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/attendees-at-first-new-york-city-crypto-summit-implore-mayor-adams-to-end-the-bitlicense?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/10-4b-bitcoin-firm-unchained-announces-first-regulated-bitcoin-native-trust-company](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/10-4b-bitcoin-firm-unchained-announces-first-regulated-bitcoin-native-trust-company?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/05/21/days-to-cover-mnav-the-new-standard-for-evaluating-bitcoin-equities](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/05/21/days-to-cover-mnav-the-new-standard-for-evaluating-bitcoin-equities?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/coinbase-69461-users-affected-by-december-2024-data-breach/](https://atlas21.com/coinbase-69461-users-affected-by-december-2024-data-breach/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://decrypt.co/321273/crypto-founder-abducted-500k-gunpoint](https://decrypt.co/321273/crypto-founder-abducted-500k-gunpoint?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### French Fried URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/french-fried/ Last updated: 2025-05-20T21:32:50.000Z ##### Episode 1099 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! # Listen Here –> [https://fountain.fm/episode/U2OfoxKgsi5mRGaxzR3p](https://fountain.fm/episode/U2OfoxKgsi5mRGaxzR3p?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - **JPMorgan and Jamie Dimon’s Bitcoin Pivot** Jamie Dimon, long a crypto skeptic, has reluctantly allowed JPMorgan clients to buy Bitcoin, marking a significant shift in institutional sentiment. - **France’s Ethereum Treasury Company** A French firm announced the creation of an Ethereum strategic reserve, a move you deride as financially reckless and nationally embarrassing. - **The Genius Act and U.S. Crypto Regulation** The U.S. Senate advances stablecoin legislation amid political tensions involving Trump-era crypto initiatives and Circle’s lobbying efforts. - **Coinbase Data Breach and Targeted Scams** A massive breach exposes Coinbase users to scams, highlighting poor security practices and the dangers of compromised hardware wallets like Ledger. - **The Rise of Bitcoin Treasury Companies** Bitmine and others are pivoting toward consulting and infrastructure for corporate Bitcoin holdings, turning Bitcoin into a corporate balance sheet trend. 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URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/yield-knave/ Last updated: 2025-05-19T20:59:15.000Z Episode 1098 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! # Listen Here –> # [https://fountain.fm/episode/CjavO8huKybubNbGcxCI](https://fountain.fm/episode/CjavO8huKybubNbGcxCI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - **Australia Court Ruling Could Redefine Bitcoin as Money** A judge ruled that Bitcoin may be considered money rather than property, possibly leading to $640M in tax refunds. If upheld on appeal, this could shift global legal precedent. - **Franklin’s Payroll Yield Scheme is Peak DeFi Madness** Franklin’s plan to lend out payroll funds for DeFi yield is called out as reckless and likely illegal. The episode compares it to BlockFi-era nonsense and warns workers to speak up. - **Coinbase Faces Biometrics Lawsuit in Illinois** Coinbase is being sued under BIPA for collecting facial biometrics without consent. With over 10,000 arbitration demands and up to $60M in potential damages, the lawsuit exposes a huge compliance failure. - **Steak 'n Shake Accepts Bitcoin at All Locations** The chain now accepts Bitcoin via Lightning at all 500+ locations. David explores why this matters for BTC adoption, marketing, and why even small sats-on-balance-sheets experiments are vital. - **Bitcoin Treasury Moves & Saylor Lawsuit** Abraj Restaurants in Bahrain becomes the first Middle East public firm to adopt a BTC treasury. 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It's a real-world use case win—just don’t forget to replace the sats (and skip the canola fries). 2. **Bitcoin Fog’s Roman Sterlingov Cites Blanche Memo** Sterlingov’s legal team asks the DOJ to drop charges, arguing his conviction doesn’t meet the DOJ’s new standard on victimless crypto prosecutions. No evidence, no witnesses, just another scapegoat? 3. **Tinian’s Stablecoin Veto Overturned—Vin Armani Involved** A 2,000-person Pacific island overrode a governor’s veto to launch the first U.S. government stablecoin—on eCash, with help from Vin Armani. Casinos, cannabis, and cash all swirl in one weird bill. 4. **Bitcoin Treasury Goes Global** Four companies across four continents—Abu Dhabi’s sovereign fund, Brazil’s Méliuz, Hong Kong’s AsiaStrategy, and China’s DDC Enterprise—announced major Bitcoin balance sheet moves. Nation-states and corporates are stacking. 5. **DeFi’s Latest Disaster: Student Loans on Chain** Animoca’s Yat Siu says bringing $3T of student loans into DeFi would “supercharge” growth. It’s peak clown world logic—let’s turn debt slavery into a liquidity pool and call it progress. # Listen Here –> # [Bitcoin And . . . • Stake My Shake • Listen on FountainJoin me today for Episode 1097 of Bitcoin And . . . 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Topics for today: - **Jim Chanos Bets Against MicroStrategy, Longs Bitcoin** The famed investor initiates a long/short trade—shorting MicroStrategy while buying Bitcoin directly—questioning the inflated valuations of BTC treasury companies and the retail frenzy around them. - **Coinbase Insider Phishing Breach** A massive insider-led security failure at Coinbase resulted in a $20M extortion attempt and projected damages of up to $400M, reigniting scrutiny around outsourced support and centralized exchanges. - **Telegram Shuts Down $27B Dark Market** Telegram, with help from Elliptic, shuts down the largest illicit marketplace ever recorded—raising awareness around dark web migration to mainstream platforms and stablecoin laundering at scale. - **Arthur Hayes Predicts $1M BTC & Slams Europe** Arthur Hayes forecasts Bitcoin at $1M by 2028, citing U.S. debt monetization and capital flight from Europe, which he labels "Euro-poor-peons" facing inevitable capital controls. # Listen Here –> [https://fountain.fm/episode/85k24DgaXuN6aDWUMC5q](https://fountain.fm/episode/85k24DgaXuN6aDWUMC5q?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # # Circle P: Product: Artisan pecan butter, date bars and chocolates Website: [https://www.oshigood.us/products](https://www.oshigood.us/products?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) nostr Profile: [https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqswp94gnm4epqsgjkndl4lnd8krzdj5u4mzuppdtxksdymkty63g7gdurlfc](https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqswp94gnm4epqsgjkndl4lnd8krzdj5u4mzuppdtxksdymkty63g7gdurlfc?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Articles: [https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/14/jim-chanos-is-doing-an-aggressive-long-and-short-trade-involving-microstrategy-and-bitcoin.html](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/14/jim-chanos-is-doing-an-aggressive-long-and-short-trade-involving-microstrategy-and-bitcoin.html?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/cyber-criminals-steal-coinbase-customer-data-20-m-ransom](https://cointelegraph.com/news/cyber-criminals-steal-coinbase-customer-data-20-m-ransom?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/05/15/telegram-shuts-down-largest-illicit-online-marketplace-after-elliptics-insights](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/05/15/telegram-shuts-down-largest-illicit-online-marketplace-after-elliptics-insights?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://decrypt.co/320206/bitcoin-dips-on-weaker-than-expected-us-wholesale-prices](https://decrypt.co/320206/bitcoin-dips-on-weaker-than-expected-us-wholesale-prices?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/japans-microstrategy-metaplanet-posts-record-quarter-numbers-now-owns-over-700-million-bitcoin](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/japans-microstrategy-metaplanet-posts-record-quarter-numbers-now-owns-over-700-million-bitcoin?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/ukraine-aims-create-strategic-bitcoin-reserve/](https://atlas21.com/ukraine-aims-create-strategic-bitcoin-reserve/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinnews.com/press-release/neutron-partners-with-cobo/](https://bitcoinnews.com/press-release/neutron-partners-with-cobo/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/arthur-hayes-btc-1m-by-2028-europe-get-money-out](https://cointelegraph.com/news/arthur-hayes-btc-1m-by-2028-europe-get-money-out?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### Bitcoin Treasury Hysteria URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/bitcoin-treasury-hysteria/ Last updated: 2025-05-14T20:17:33.000Z ### Episode 1095 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! 1. **Samourai Wallet vs. SDNY Legal Battle** The Southern District of New York is under fire for suppressing FinCEN communications that supported the defense. The episode dives deep into Chevron deference, prosecutorial overreach, and constitutional consequences. 2. **Tether & 21 Capital’s Bitcoin Buyout** Jack Mallers’ 21 Capital, backed by Tether, acquired 4,812 BTC for $458M. The purchase positions the firm as one of the largest Bitcoin holders—fueling fresh debates on Bitcoin treasury companies. 3. **Global Governments Tokenizing Bonds** Thailand announces plans to tokenize $150M worth of government bonds, following a global trend in bond tokenization. The host warns of coming municipal-level debt traps via “M tokens.” 4. **Crypto-Targeted Kidnappings on the Rise** A string of global kidnappings linked to crypto figures—including Paris and France-based CEOs—triggers a stark warning against wearing Bitcoin-branded swag at public events. # Listen Here –> # [https://fountain.fm/episode/jKvnpSEeYR9KRBftKkGy](https://fountain.fm/episode/jKvnpSEeYR9KRBftKkGy?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Circle P: SoapMiner Product: Tallow Soap Website: [https://soapminer.com/](https://soapminer.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) nostr Profile: [https://nostrudel.ninja/#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy](https://nostrudel.ninja/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy) Twitter Profile: [https://x.com/soapminer1](https://x.com/soapminer1?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Discount code: Use "BITCOINAND" in the Cart's Coupon Code box for 10% off total purchase # Articles: [https://www.therage.co/samourai-wallet-responds-to-sdny-moot-request/](https://www.therage.co/samourai-wallet-responds-to-sdny-moot-request/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/jack-mallers-twenty-one-capital-and-tether-bought-4812-bitcoin-for-458700000](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/jack-mallers-twenty-one-capital-and-tether-bought-4812-bitcoin-for-458700000?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-korean-presidential-candidates-support-bitcoin-etfs](https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-korean-presidential-candidates-support-bitcoin-etfs?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/thailand-to-tokenize-government-bonds-worth-150-million/](https://atlas21.com/thailand-to-tokenize-government-bonds-worth-150-million/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-strategy-number-one-publicly-traded-equity-analyst](https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-strategy-number-one-publicly-traded-equity-analyst?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/semler-scientific-has-purchased-1510-bitcoin-this-year-now-holds-3808-btc](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/semler-scientific-has-purchased-1510-bitcoin-this-year-now-holds-3808-btc?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/354281/doj-indicts-alleged-sinaloa-cartel-leaders-as-blockchain-firms-trace-crypto-links-to-fentanyl-trade](https://www.theblock.co/post/354281/doj-indicts-alleged-sinaloa-cartel-leaders-as-blockchain-firms-trace-crypto-links-to-fentanyl-trade?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://decrypt.co/319612/paris-kidnapping-attempt-highlights-growing-threat-to-crypto-figures](https://decrypt.co/319612/paris-kidnapping-attempt-highlights-growing-threat-to-crypto-figures?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### Free Samourai! URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/free-samourai/ Last updated: 2025-05-14T20:14:35.000Z - **Samourai Wallet Prosecution by SDNY** A deep dive into the DOJ’s aggressive stance on privacy tools, despite FinCEN’s guidance and legal precedent. The episode urges action to defend noncustodial software and transaction privacy. - **Arizona's Anti-Bitcoin Legislation Blitz** Governor Katie Hobbs vetoes multiple pro-Bitcoin bills while greenlighting overreaching Bitcoin ATM regulations. The host frames this as a coordinated attack on financial sovereignty at the state level. - **MetaPlanet’s $15M Zero-Interest Bond Deal** Japanese firm MetaPlanet issues zero-interest bonds exclusively to a Cayman Islands hedge fund to buy more Bitcoin—raising questions about quiet institutional concentration. - **Circle P Spotlight: Oshi Good’s Bitcoin-Only Nutrition Bars** A new entrant joins the Circle P: Oshi Good, maker of “HODL bars,” a Bitcoin-only food product with an emphasis on quality, taste, and circular economy support. ## Listen Here –> ## [https://fountain.fm/episode/4M2NeHA0jgGV7oUt7waB](https://fountain.fm/episode/4M2NeHA0jgGV7oUt7waB?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Circle P: [https://www.oshigood.us/products](https://www.oshigood.us/products?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Articles: [https://www.tftc.io/samourai-wallet-case-precedent/](https://www.tftc.io/samourai-wallet-case-precedent/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://blog.ronindojo.io/samourai-defense-fund/](https://blog.ronindojo.io/samourai-defense-fund/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/having-the-bitcoin-privacy-discussion-with-politicians-will-be-difficult-please-help](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/having-the-bitcoin-privacy-discussion-with-politicians-will-be-difficult-please-help?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/arizona-governor-vetoes-crypto-bills-approves-bitcoin-atm-law](https://cointelegraph.com/news/arizona-governor-vetoes-crypto-bills-approves-bitcoin-atm-law?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/05/13/us-cpi-rose-less-than-expected-02-in-april](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/05/13/us-cpi-rose-less-than-expected-02-in-april?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/metaplanet-issues-15-million-in-bonds-to-buy-more-bitcoin](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/metaplanet-issues-15-million-in-bonds-to-buy-more-bitcoin?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/354016/coin-jumps-8-on-news-coinbase-will-become-the-first-pure-play-crypto-firm-to-join-sp-500-index](https://www.theblock.co/post/354016/coin-jumps-8-on-news-coinbase-will-become-the-first-pure-play-crypto-firm-to-join-sp-500-index?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/dubai-opens-to-cryptocurrency-payments-for-government-services/](https://atlas21.com/dubai-opens-to-cryptocurrency-payments-for-government-services/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinnews.com/press-release/my-first-bitcoin-1m-grant-startsmall/](https://bitcoinnews.com/press-release/my-first-bitcoin-1m-grant-startsmall/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### Rush To Flush URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/rush-to-flush/ Last updated: 2025-05-13T01:45:42.000Z Episode 1093 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! 1. **Tariff Truce Between the U.S. and China** Bitcoin briefly surged before pulling back as a 90-day tariff reduction sparked optimism in equities but revealed the fragility of sentiment-driven crypto markets. 2. **Nakamoto Holdings’ Merger with KindlyMD** David Bailey’s Bitcoin-native holding company merges with a Utah-based healthcare firm, raising $710M to build a public Bitcoin treasury and issue hybrid financial instruments—sparking criticism over legacy finance creep. 3. **Coinbase Rejects Bitcoin Treasury Strategy** Brian Armstrong reveals Coinbase repeatedly considered going Bitcoin-heavy but declined to avoid operational and reputational risk—despite its existence being built on Bitcoin. 4. **Crypto-Targeted Kidnappings and Swag Warnings** A Las Vegas kidnapping of a crypto holder reignites discussion on personal security. Host issues a strong warning against wearing Bitcoin-branded gear at events. ## Listen Here –> ## [https://fountain.fm/episode/KDUKCLw7JgZiYRkGUhE6](https://fountain.fm/episode/KDUKCLw7JgZiYRkGUhE6?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Circle P: SoapMiner Product: Tallow Soap Website: [https://soapminer.com/](https://soapminer.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) nostr Profile: [https://nostrudel.ninja/#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy](https://nostrudel.ninja/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy) Twitter Profile: [https://x.com/soapminer1](https://x.com/soapminer1?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Discount code: Use "BITCOINAND" in the Cart's Coupon Code box for 10% off total purchase # Articles: [https://decrypt.co/318993/bitcoin-sinks-stocks-rise-us-china-tariffs](https://decrypt.co/318993/bitcoin-sinks-stocks-rise-us-china-tariffs?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/david-bailey-and-bitcoin-native-holding-company-nakamoto-announce-merger-with-kindlymd-to-establish-bitcoin-treasury](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/david-bailey-and-bitcoin-native-holding-company-nakamoto-announce-merger-with-kindlymd-to-establish-bitcoin-treasury?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/american-bitcoin-gryphon-merger-public-listing-hut8-trump](https://cointelegraph.com/news/american-bitcoin-gryphon-merger-public-listing-hut8-trump?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/coinbase-abandons-bitcoin-accumulation-too-risky-says-ceo/](https://atlas21.com/coinbase-abandons-bitcoin-accumulation-too-risky-says-ceo/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinnews.com/legal/oregon-law-bitcoin-as-collateral/](https://bitcoinnews.com/legal/oregon-law-bitcoin-as-collateral/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/matador-technologies-raising-c1-million-to-invest-in-bitcoin](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/matador-technologies-raising-c1-million-to-invest-in-bitcoin?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-buys-13-390-bitcoin-for-1-34-b-as-price-pushes-100-k](https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-buys-13-390-bitcoin-for-1-34-b-as-price-pushes-100-k?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/florida-teens-kidnap-crypto-entrepreneur-at-gunpoint-steal-4-m-in-crypto](https://cointelegraph.com/news/florida-teens-kidnap-crypto-entrepreneur-at-gunpoint-steal-4-m-in-crypto?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### Misteak 'N Shake? URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/misteak-n-shake/ Last updated: 2025-05-09T21:00:00.000Z Episode 1092 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! Topics for today: - Taiwan Lawmaker Wants SBR - SDNY's Unwavering Idiocy of Evil - Celsius Founder Sent Up for 12 Years - David Bailey Launches $300 Million Nakamoto # Listen Here –> # [https://fountain.fm/episode/MwoO2KmLl7aUMHMg8Sa1](https://fountain.fm/episode/MwoO2KmLl7aUMHMg8Sa1?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Articles: [https://x.com/SteaknShake/status/1920647356032139430](https://x.com/SteaknShake/status/1920647356032139430?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/taiwan-lawmaker-pushes-bitcoin-reserve-national-conference](https://cointelegraph.com/news/taiwan-lawmaker-pushes-bitcoin-reserve-national-conference?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/05/08/celsius-founder-alex-mashinsky-sentenced-to-12-years-in-prison-for-fraud](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/05/08/celsius-founder-alex-mashinsky-sentenced-to-12-years-in-prison-for-fraud?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.therage.co/districts-dropping-blanche-memo-cases-sdny-still-wont-comply/](https://www.therage.co/districts-dropping-blanche-memo-cases-sdny-still-wont-comply/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/353689/trump-furious-after-lobbyist-behind-xrp-tied-crypto-post-revealed-to-have-worked-for-ripple-politico](https://www.theblock.co/post/353689/trump-furious-after-lobbyist-behind-xrp-tied-crypto-post-revealed-to-have-worked-for-ripple-politico?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/david-bailey-300m-bitcoin-firm-nakamoto/](https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/david-bailey-300m-bitcoin-firm-nakamoto/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/353809/us-treasury-secretary-bessent-lambasts-senates-failure-to-advance-stablecoin-bill](https://www.theblock.co/post/353809/us-treasury-secretary-bessent-lambasts-senates-failure-to-advance-stablecoin-bill?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/meta-considers-stablecoin-integration-the-tech-giant-returns-to-the-crypto-world/](https://atlas21.com/meta-considers-stablecoin-integration-the-tech-giant-returns-to-the-crypto-world/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### Bitcoin Bills URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/bitcoin-bills/ Last updated: 2025-05-09T20:57:34.000Z Episode 1091 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! Topics for today: - OCC Says US Banks "Free to Crypto" - Texas BTC Bill Passes House Committee - Arizona Gov Signs a Nothing Burger Bill - Stripe Payments Enters Stablecoin Frey # Listen Here –> # [https://fountain.fm/episode/yoqsOSuuNZByQKLngmwR](https://fountain.fm/episode/yoqsOSuuNZByQKLngmwR?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Circle P: SoapMiner Product: Tallow Soap Website: [https://soapminer.com/](https://soapminer.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) nostr Profile: [https://nostrudel.ninja/#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy](https://nostrudel.ninja/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy) Twitter Profile: [https://x.com/soapminer1](https://x.com/soapminer1?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Discount code: Use "BITCOINAND" in the Cart's Coupon Code box for 10% off total purchase # Articles: [https://decrypt.co/318478/occ-says-banks-can-handle-crypto-for-customers-and-outsource-it-too](https://decrypt.co/318478/occ-says-banks-can-handle-crypto-for-customers-and-outsource-it-too?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/texas-house-committee-passes-bitcoin-reserve-bill-for-full-floor-vote](https://cointelegraph.com/news/texas-house-committee-passes-bitcoin-reserve-bill-for-full-floor-vote?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://x.com/pete\_rizzo\_/status/1920474969466601844](https://x.com/pete%5Frizzo%5F/status/1920474969466601844?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/arizona-governor-signs-bitcoin-reserve-keep-unclaimed-crypto](https://cointelegraph.com/news/arizona-governor-signs-bitcoin-reserve-keep-unclaimed-crypto?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/05/08/stripe-unveils-payments-products-powered-by-gale-force-tailwind-stablecoins](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/05/08/stripe-unveils-payments-products-powered-by-gale-force-tailwind-stablecoins?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/353344/superstate-unveils-opening-bell-to-bring-sec-registered-equities-onchain-starting-with-solana](https://www.theblock.co/post/353344/superstate-unveils-opening-bell-to-bring-sec-registered-equities-onchain-starting-with-solana?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-acquire-deribit-2-9-billion](https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-acquire-deribit-2-9-billion?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### Trump Hump Day URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/trump-hump-day/ Last updated: 2025-05-07T19:24:30.000Z Episode 1090 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! Topics for today: - New Hampshire Wins BTC Derby - Strike Loans at 12-13% APRs - Strategy Used AI to Create Debt Instruments - Trump Stable up 1500% in 48 Hours # Listen Here –> [https://fountain.fm/episode/Qcyv3szHNJD4C3AuSsxa](https://fountain.fm/episode/Qcyv3szHNJD4C3AuSsxa?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # # Circle P: [https://ditto.pub/@shishi@nostrplebs.com](https://ditto.pub/@shishi@nostrplebs.com?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) (faster) email: shishi21m@protonmail.com (slower) Product: Comfrey One full root for 20$ Or root cutting for 1$ each Buyer pays shipping All about comfrey: [https://fountain.fm/episode/15491737864](https://fountain.fm/episode/15491737864?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Articles: [https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-hampshire-bitcoin-reserve-law](https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-hampshire-bitcoin-reserve-law?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/diversified-energy-crypto-mine-abandonment-pennsylvania](https://cointelegraph.com/news/diversified-energy-crypto-mine-abandonment-pennsylvania?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/jack-mallers-strike-launches-bitcoin-backed-loans-for-eligible-u-s-customers](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/jack-mallers-strike-launches-bitcoin-backed-loans-for-eligible-u-s-customers?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://decrypt.co/318186/strategy-ai-michael-saylor-bitcoin-empire-chatbot](https://decrypt.co/318186/strategy-ai-michael-saylor-bitcoin-empire-chatbot?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://x.com/SuperTestnet/status/1919853964369047832](https://x.com/SuperTestnet/status/1919853964369047832?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-backed-usd1-is-now-the-seventh-largest-stablecoin-worldwide](https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-backed-usd1-is-now-the-seventh-largest-stablecoin-worldwide?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/05/07/revolut-to-roll-out-bitcoin-lightning-payments-for-europe-users-through-lightspark](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/05/07/revolut-to-roll-out-bitcoin-lightning-payments-for-europe-users-through-lightspark?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://decrypt.co/318289/metaplanet-buys-bitcoin-easing-us-china-trade-tensions](https://decrypt.co/318289/metaplanet-buys-bitcoin-easing-us-china-trade-tensions?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/thumzup-media-ups-shelf-to-500m-to-fuel-bitcoin-treasury-push](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/thumzup-media-ups-shelf-to-500m-to-fuel-bitcoin-treasury-push?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### Southern Discomfort URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/southern-discomfort/ Last updated: 2025-05-07T19:20:35.000Z Episode 1089 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! Topics for today: - SDNY Withheld Evidence in Samourai Case - Coordinated Round of Bitcoin Mining FUD - Florida Decides to be Poor - OP\_RETURN Limit Will be Lifted # Listen Here –> [https://fountain.fm/episode/7VeqVXbd5zNOJd6RUzVe](https://fountain.fm/episode/7VeqVXbd5zNOJd6RUzVe?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Circle P: [https://ditto.pub/@shishi@nostrplebs.com](https://ditto.pub/@shishi@nostrplebs.com?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) (faster) email: shishi21m@protonmail.com (slower) Product: Comfrey One full root for 20$ Or root cutting for 1$ each Buyer pays shipping All about comfrey: [https://fountain.fm/episode/15491737864](https://fountain.fm/episode/15491737864?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Articles: [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/sdny-withholding-of-evidence-undermines-charges-against-samourai-wallet](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/sdny-withholding-of-evidence-undermines-charges-against-samourai-wallet?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs95et3gwnq67tryypclx3enl6qmztj74whfjzrffcrnczlfdmatzq830lzv](https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs95et3gwnq67tryypclx3enl6qmztj74whfjzrffcrnczlfdmatzq830lzv?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-core-unilaterally-remove-controversial-op-return-limit](https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-core-unilaterally-remove-controversial-op-return-limit?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/05/06/florida-withdraws-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-bills-from-consideration](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/05/06/florida-withdraws-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-bills-from-consideration?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://x.com/DSBatten/status/1919764778106405089](https://x.com/DSBatten/status/1919764778106405089?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://decrypt.co/318045/uk-rules-out-national-crypto-reserve](https://decrypt.co/318045/uk-rules-out-national-crypto-reserve?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-stablecoin-bill-loses-democratic-support-trump-corruption-concerns](https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-stablecoin-bill-loses-democratic-support-trump-corruption-concerns?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/wasabi-wallet-v2-6-0/](https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/wasabi-wallet-v2-6-0/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### Spookcoin URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/spookcoin/ Last updated: 2025-05-02T19:03:51.000Z Episode 1087 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! Topics for today: - **The European Union's planned ban on anonymous cryptocurrencies** – A deep dive into new AML regulations targeting privacy coins like Monero and Zcash, and their likely consequences. - **Tether's strategic use of US treasuries and its geopolitical implications** – Discussion of how USDT may be used to destabilize the EU and expand U.S. debt influence globally. - **Integrating Bitcoin mining with real estate** – An analysis of how mining can reduce energy costs, provide revenue, and reshape property value in both residential and commercial sectors. - **Broader Bitcoin ecosystem developments** – Topics included CIA’s view on Bitcoin as a tool against adversaries, Google integrating ZK proofs, ETH criticisms from Two Prime, Relay’s BTC-backed loans, and a personal success story from Plan B Biz School in El Salvador. # Listen Here –> [https://fountain.fm/episode/O88y3N63atx5hHvu6kxb](https://fountain.fm/episode/O88y3N63atx5hHvu6kxb?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Circle P: Maple Syrup and Soaps nostr handle: [https://primal.net/p/npub172mu27r5yny0nnmvgjqwhx055dmsesrrx7j0p5d3pxagfx6xgxfsv75p3q](https://primal.net/p/npub172mu27r5yny0nnmvgjqwhx055dmsesrrx7j0p5d3pxagfx6xgxfsv75p3q?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Twitter: [https://x.com/beisnerds](https://x.com/beisnerds?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Articles: [https://cointelegraph.com/news/eu-crypto-ban-anonymous-privacy-tokens-2027](https://cointelegraph.com/news/eu-crypto-ban-anonymous-privacy-tokens-2027?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/how-bitcoin-mining-can-energize-real-estate](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/how-bitcoin-mining-can-energize-real-estate?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/05/02/tether-s-u-s-focussed-stablecoin-may-launch-later-this-year-ceo-ardoino-says](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/05/02/tether-s-u-s-focussed-stablecoin-may-launch-later-this-year-ceo-ardoino-says?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/the-cia-views-bitcoin-as-a-useful-tool-in-its-rivalry-with-china/](https://atlas21.com/the-cia-views-bitcoin-as-a-useful-tool-in-its-rivalry-with-china/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://decrypt.co/317544/two-prime-ditches-ethereum-for-bitcoin-citing-meme-coin-behavior](https://decrypt.co/317544/two-prime-ditches-ethereum-for-bitcoin-citing-meme-coin-behavior?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/352865/google-wallet-integrates-zk-proofs-a-tech-incubated-by-crypto-industry](https://www.theblock.co/post/352865/google-wallet-integrates-zk-proofs-a-tech-incubated-by-crypto-industry?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinnews.com/press-release/relai-private-bitcoin-backed-loans/](https://bitcoinnews.com/press-release/relai-private-bitcoin-backed-loans/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/from-el-salvador-neighborhoods-to-the-dream-of-founding-her-own-bitcoin-company/](https://atlas21.com/from-el-salvador-neighborhoods-to-the-dream-of-founding-her-own-bitcoin-company/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### Stablecoin Jubilee URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/stablecoin-jubilee/ Last updated: 2025-05-01T18:32:52.000Z Episode 1086 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! Topics for today: - Metaplanet to Open in the U.S. - How USDT Will Extend the Dollar's Lifespan - Morgan Stanley to Open Bitcoin For Retail - Following.\_ Offers Curated "Follow Packs" # Listen Here –> [https://fountain.fm/episode/6EZRNBKvK1CpbgLbpalf](https://fountain.fm/episode/6EZRNBKvK1CpbgLbpalf?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Circle P: Maple Syrup and Soaps nostr handle: [https://primal.net/p/npub172mu27r5yny0nnmvgjqwhx055dmsesrrx7j0p5d3pxagfx6xgxfsv75p3q](https://primal.net/p/npub172mu27r5yny0nnmvgjqwhx055dmsesrrx7j0p5d3pxagfx6xgxfsv75p3q?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Twitter: [https://x.com/beisnerds](https://x.com/beisnerds?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Articles: [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/morgan-stanley-plans-to-offer-bitcoin-and-crypto-trading-to-e-trade-clients](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/morgan-stanley-plans-to-offer-bitcoin-and-crypto-trading-to-e-trade-clients?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/metaplanet-to-open-us-subsidiary-plans-to-raise-250-m](https://cointelegraph.com/news/metaplanet-to-open-us-subsidiary-plans-to-raise-250-m?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://decrypt.co/317211/publicly-traded-semler-scientific-buys-more-bitcoin](https://decrypt.co/317211/publicly-traded-semler-scientific-buys-more-bitcoin?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/05/01/world-liberty-s-stablecoin-will-be-used-to-close-mgx-s-usd2b-binance-investment-eric-trump](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/05/01/world-liberty-s-stablecoin-will-be-used-to-close-mgx-s-usd2b-binance-investment-eric-trump?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs24ujzcm2wfl3864jwd63jjux20hrcstzt5ha4pyu0gc5cv4ux7hqr20nw7](https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs24ujzcm2wfl3864jwd63jjux20hrcstzt5ha4pyu0gc5cv4ux7hqr20nw7?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/352703/eric-trump-crypto-is-going-to-leave-big-banks-with-regret-and-in-the-dust](https://www.theblock.co/post/352703/eric-trump-crypto-is-going-to-leave-big-banks-with-regret-and-in-the-dust?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/cryptocurrencies-dangerous-for-investors-and-financial-stability/](https://atlas21.com/cryptocurrencies-dangerous-for-investors-and-financial-stability/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Folowing: [https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqspj9vp0mj3853hmcl3pyrdwrpk0jvx6mgandaz4vr69rrqhety9jgmlxx43](https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqspj9vp0mj3853hmcl3pyrdwrpk0jvx6mgandaz4vr69rrqhety9jgmlxx43?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://following.space/](https://following.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Folowing: [https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsfvath8d6s44vt4p7cyn5skus8k2u4fv4khmk5gkw7ja2muv7pqzg4h5qnt](https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsfvath8d6s44vt4p7cyn5skus8k2u4fv4khmk5gkw7ja2muv7pqzg4h5qnt?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/ledger-wallet-physical-mail-scam/](https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/ledger-wallet-physical-mail-scam/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### Texas Ban-hammer URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/texas-ban-hammer/ Last updated: 2025-04-29T18:58:58.000Z ### Episode 1084 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! - The potential reinstatement of Tornado Cash sanctions and the court's ruling on the matter - The Samurai Wallet case and the possibility of the charges being dropped - The Bitcoin Core debate regarding the op\_return limit and its potential implications - The US government's stance on Bitcoin, including the Secretary of Commerce's vision for America and the potential for a strategic Bitcoin reserve ## **Listen Here –>** [https://fountain.fm/episode/4l5LKW8Bl1THGSaDTQoQ](https://fountain.fm/episode/4l5LKW8Bl1THGSaDTQoQ?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Circle P: SoapMiner Product: Tallow Soap Website: [https://soapminer.com/](https://soapminer.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) nostr Profile: [https://nostrudel.ninja/#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy](https://nostrudel.ninja/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy) Twitter Profile: [https://x.com/soapminer1](https://x.com/soapminer1?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Discount code: Use "BITCOINAND" in the Cart's Coupon Code box for 10% off total purchase [https://shopstr.store/marketplace/npub1cgcwm56v5hyrrzl5ty4vq4kdud63n5u4czgycdl2r3jshzk55ufqe52ndy](https://shopstr.store/marketplace/npub1cgcwm56v5hyrrzl5ty4vq4kdud63n5u4czgycdl2r3jshzk55ufqe52ndy?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Articles: [https://decrypt.co/316845/court-bars-ofac-from-reinstating-tornado-cash-sanctions](https://decrypt.co/316845/court-bars-ofac-from-reinstating-tornado-cash-sanctions?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/samourai-wallet-feds-ask-for-time-consider-dropping-crypto-mixer-case](https://cointelegraph.com/news/samourai-wallet-feds-ask-for-time-consider-dropping-crypto-mixer-case?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/arizona-legislature-bitcoin-reserve-bill-third-reading](https://cointelegraph.com/news/arizona-legislature-bitcoin-reserve-bill-third-reading?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/04/29/blackrocks-ibit-sees-second-largest-bitcoin-inflow-since-launch-nearing-1-billion](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/04/29/blackrocks-ibit-sees-second-largest-bitcoin-inflow-since-launch-nearing-1-billion?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/15-of-coinbases-bitcoin-transactions-run-on-the-lightning-network/](https://atlas21.com/15-of-coinbases-bitcoin-transactions-run-on-the-lightning-network/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/celsius-alex-mashinsky-20-year-sentence-doj](https://cointelegraph.com/news/celsius-alex-mashinsky-20-year-sentence-doj?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/352332/cambridge-university-bitcoin-mining-sustainable-energy-use-elon-musk-tesla-btc-payments](https://www.theblock.co/post/352332/cambridge-university-bitcoin-mining-sustainable-energy-use-elon-musk-tesla-btc-payments?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqspfe4f950dwntwmt2ynrr4mxwqvyeagat70lt7k3rpj692aalsq9sq0vcmm](https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqspfe4f950dwntwmt2ynrr4mxwqvyeagat70lt7k3rpj692aalsq9sq0vcmm?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/politics/u-s-secretary-of-commerce-howard-lutnick-has-a-bitcoin-vision-for-america](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/politics/u-s-secretary-of-commerce-howard-lutnick-has-a-bitcoin-vision-for-america?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### Goldmember Lives! URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/goldmember-lives/ Last updated: 2025-04-29T18:51:50.000Z ### Episode 1083 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! - El Salvador continues accumulating Bitcoin while complying with IMF loan terms by using a loophole (Bitcoin Office outside the fiscal sector). The episode debates the risks and ethics of blending IMF funds with Bitcoin accumulation, highlighting Bukele’s defiance. - Tether’s gold-backed XAUT stablecoin (7.7 tons of gold reserves) and its role in global economic uncertainty. The episode ties this to Tether’s $13.9B profit and its potential to prop up the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency. - Coinbase’s new Bitcoin Yield Fund offering 4–8% returns via cash-and-carry arbitrage. The host warns of risks (e.g., past failures like FTX) and cautions against "degenerate gambling" with Bitcoin. - The Slice payout system modernizes Bitcoin mining pool rewards, avoiding penalties for downtime during demand response or grid participation. This innovation addresses energy grid integration and transparency. # Listen Here –> [https://fountain.fm/episode/G9ryv7bB1o09WopG7155](https://fountain.fm/episode/G9ryv7bB1o09WopG7155?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Circle P: Maple Syrup and Soaps nostr handle: [https://primal.net/p/npub172mu27r5yny0nnmvgjqwhx055dmsesrrx7j0p5d3pxagfx6xgxfsv75p3q](https://primal.net/p/npub172mu27r5yny0nnmvgjqwhx055dmsesrrx7j0p5d3pxagfx6xgxfsv75p3q?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Twitter: [https://x.com/beisnerds](https://x.com/beisnerds?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Articles: [https://decrypt.co/316650/el-salvador-is-buying-bitcoin-despite-imf-compliance-how](https://decrypt.co/316650/el-salvador-is-buying-bitcoin-despite-imf-compliance-how?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/352196/tethers-gold-backed-xaut-stablecoin-holds-7-7-tons-of-reserves-after-first-quarter](https://www.theblock.co/post/352196/tethers-gold-backed-xaut-stablecoin-holds-7-7-tons-of-reserves-after-first-quarter?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/352173/coinbase-eyes-4-8-annualized-btc-returns-via-bitcoin-yield-fund](https://www.theblock.co/post/352173/coinbase-eyes-4-8-annualized-btc-returns-via-bitcoin-yield-fund?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/swiss-national-bank-no-bitcoin-reserve/](https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/swiss-national-bank-no-bitcoin-reserve/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-buys-15-355-bitcoin-price-surges-90-k](https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-buys-15-355-bitcoin-price-surges-90-k?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/slice-making-pplns-work-for-demand-response](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/slice-making-pplns-work-for-demand-response?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/robosats-v0-7-7-alpha/](https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/robosats-v0-7-7-alpha/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) 1. El Salvador Bitcoin Compliance 2. Tether Gold Stablecoin 3. Coinbase Yield Fund Risks 4. Slice PPLNS Mining 5. Bitcoin Innovation Demand Response ### Understanding Knowledge URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/understanding-knowledge/ Last updated: 2025-04-28T20:54:13.000Z Episode 1082 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! 1. The evolution of knowledge as a dynamic, interconnected system (rhizomatic structures, mycelial networks) rather than static, centralized repositories. Contrasts traditional academia and rigid hierarchies with organic, decentralized growth. 2. Nostr’s decentralized architecture is a foundational tool for organizing knowledge, enabling non-linear exploration, semantic linking, and collaborative curation through tools like Zettelkasten and AI embeddings. 3. Explore how AI can analyze Nostr’s decentralized notes to uncover semantic connections, enabling users to discover patterns and innovations across fragmented ideas, even without explicit links. 4. Criticizes platforms like Twitter/X for stifling knowledge growth through centralization and monetization, arguing Nostr’s open, permissionless structure is superior for fostering true intellectual ecosystems. # Listen HERE –> [https://fountain.fm/episode/sg02JemZbqcj0ACYZXil](https://fountain.fm/episode/sg02JemZbqcj0ACYZXil?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Resources: Understanding Knowledge [https://next-alexandria.gitcitadel.eu/publication?d=understanding-knowledge](https://next-alexandria.gitcitadel.eu/publication?d=understanding-knowledge&ref=bitcoinandshow.com) liminal: liminal@gitcitadel.com Laeserin: laeserin@theforest.nostr1.com Project Alexandria: [https://next-alexandria.gitcitadel.eu/](https://next-alexandria.gitcitadel.eu/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Episode 937 of Bitcoin And liminal: [https://fountain.fm/episode/vvZkH5FKqYVuyFAP312V](https://fountain.fm/episode/vvZkH5FKqYVuyFAP312V?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Support Bitcoin And . . . on Geyser [https://geyser.fund/project/thebitcoinandpodcast](https://geyser.fund/project/thebitcoinandpodcast?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find me on nostr [https://ditto.pub/@NunyaBidness@stacker.news](https://ditto.pub/@NunyaBidness@stacker.news?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Twitter: [https://x.com/DavidBennettNB](https://x.com/DavidBennettNB?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) StackerNews: stacker.news/NunyaBidness The Bitcoin And Podcast: fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI Mastodon: [https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidness](https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidness?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Support Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcast Find Lightning Network Channel partners here: [https://t.me/+bj-7w\_ePsANlOGEx](https://t.me/+bj-7w%5FePsANlOGEx?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) (Nodestrich) [https://t.me/plebnet](https://t.me/plebnet?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) (Plebnet) Music by: Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ ### It's Greek To Me URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/its-greek-to-me/ Last updated: 2025-04-24T18:57:17.000Z ### Episode 1081 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! Topics for today: - **Bitcoin Education Expansion**: The University of Hesperides launches the first Spanish-language master’s program focused exclusively on Bitcoin, covering its philosophy, economics, technology, and regulation. - **Institutional Bitcoin Involvement**: Coverage of Cantor Fitzgerald, SoftBank, and Tether backing Jack Mallers’ Twenty One Capital SPAC initiative, and its implications for Bitcoin institutionalization and shareholder dilution. - **Global Bitcoin Integration**: Ruya, an Islamic bank in the UAE, introduces Sharia-compliant Bitcoin investment offerings—marking a milestone in ethical digital asset access. - **Macro Trends & Political Backlash**: Analysis of Trump's failed tariff strategy’s impact on bond markets, and Florida’s alarming SB 868 bill attempting to break encryption—highlighting Bitcoin as a hedge against financial and surveillance overreach. # Bitcoin #BitcoinAnd [https://fountain.fm/episode/yNWlV4jfkACBvVPaVLHZ](https://fountain.fm/episode/yNWlV4jfkACBvVPaVLHZ?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Circle P: Product: Tallow Soap Website: [https://soapminer.com/](https://soapminer.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) nostr Profile: [https://nostrudel.ninja/#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy](https://nostrudel.ninja/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy) Twitter Profile: [https://x.com/soapminer1](https://x.com/soapminer1?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Discount code: Use "BITCOINAND" in the Cart's Coupon Code box for 10% off total purchase # Articles: [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/university-of-the-hesperides-launches-first-spanish-language-masters-program-focused-exclusively-on-bitcoin](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/university-of-the-hesperides-launches-first-spanish-language-masters-program-focused-exclusively-on-bitcoin?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/blackrocks-bitcoin-etf-sees-643-million-inflows](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/blackrocks-bitcoin-etf-sees-643-million-inflows?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/metaplanet-buys-additional-¥1-92-billion-worth-of-bitcoin](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/metaplanet-buys-additional-%c2%a51-92-billion-worth-of-bitcoin?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/04/24/cantor-equity-shares-surge-55-jump-another-15-pre-market-on-bitcoin-spac-deal-buzz](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/04/24/cantor-equity-shares-surge-55-jump-another-15-pre-market-on-bitcoin-spac-deal-buzz?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-fought-bond-market-bond-market-won](https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-fought-bond-market-bond-market-won?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/ruya-becomes-first-islamic-bank-to-offer-bitcoin-and-virtual-asset-investments](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/ruya-becomes-first-islamic-bank-to-offer-bitcoin-and-virtual-asset-investments?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/floridas-anti-encryption-bill-wrecking-ball-privacy-theres-still-time-stop-it](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/floridas-anti-encryption-bill-wrecking-ball-privacy-theres-still-time-stop-it?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://decrypt.co/316129/sovereign-wealth-funds-bought-bitcoin-as-retail-pulled-back-coinbase-exec](https://decrypt.co/316129/sovereign-wealth-funds-bought-bitcoin-as-retail-pulled-back-coinbase-exec?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/russias-finance-ministry-and-central-bank-to-launch-crypto-exchange-for-super-qualified-investors](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/russias-finance-ministry-and-central-bank-to-launch-crypto-exchange-for-super-qualified-investors?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/351813/alex-mashinsky-sentencing-date](https://www.theblock.co/post/351813/alex-mashinsky-sentencing-date?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### Resolution URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/resolution/ Last updated: 2025-04-23T21:14:40.000Z Episode 1080 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! 1. Bitcoin surpassed Google’s market cap, reaching $1.86 trillion and hitting $94,000, though it later retreated to $93,000\. The episode discusses Bitcoin’s rise amid easing U.S.-China trade tensions and its growing prominence as a global asset. 2. Jack Mallers (Strike) leads a new Bitcoin-focused firm backed by Tether, SoftBank, and Cantor Fitzgerald, aiming to become a top corporate Bitcoin holder. The venture highlights institutional adoption and Bitcoin’s role as a financial asset. 3. Jay Clayton, former SEC chair, now leads the Southern District of New York, bringing crypto-friendly policies. The episode critiques regulatory crackdowns and explores Meta Planet’s success as a Bitcoin treasury model. 4. Ethereum faces institutional exits, plummeting usage, and Vitalik Buterin’s proposed architecture overhaul. 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Topics for today: - States Begin Legal Actions Against ripple - Paul Atkins Confirmed as SEC Chair - Bitdeer Makes Massive Waves - China's M2 Hits $44.7 Trillion - Europe is Toast ## **LISTEN HERE –>** [Bitcoin And . . . • Breaking Europe • Listen on FountainJoin me today for Episode 1079 of Bitcoin And . . . 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[https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitdeer-60m-loan-expansion-bitcoin-asic-hashrate-record](https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitdeer-60m-loan-expansion-bitcoin-asic-hashrate-record?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/bitcoin-eyes-90k-chinas-m2-money-supply/](https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/bitcoin-eyes-90k-chinas-m2-money-supply/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://buzzbot.net/](https://buzzbot.net/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/ecb-the-digital-euro-could-replace-e256-billion-in-cash-and-deposits/](https://atlas21.com/ecb-the-digital-euro-could-replace-e256-billion-in-cash-and-deposits/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/351485/ecb-trump-crypto-contagion](https://www.theblock.co/post/351485/ecb-trump-crypto-contagion?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### FÜD For Thought URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/fud-for-thought/ Last updated: 2025-04-21T19:36:47.000Z Episode 1078 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! Topics for today: - UN Report on Mining: FUD - Charles Schwab to Begin Spot BTC Trading - Will US Trasury Buy Back Bonds? - Metaplanet, Strategy Buy More BTC # Circle P: SoapMiner Product: Tallow Soap Website: [https://soapminer.com/](https://soapminer.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) nostr Profile: [https://nostrudel.ninja/#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy](https://nostrudel.ninja/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy) Twitter Profile: [https://x.com/soapminer1](https://x.com/soapminer1?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Articles: [https://decrypt.co/315611/illegal-crypto-mining-powerful-tool-for-cybercrime-syndicates-un-report](https://decrypt.co/315611/illegal-crypto-mining-powerful-tool-for-cybercrime-syndicates-un-report?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/spar-supermarket-in-switzerland-starts-accepting-bitcoin](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/spar-supermarket-in-switzerland-starts-accepting-bitcoin?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/charles-schwab-spot-bitcoin-trading/](https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/charles-schwab-spot-bitcoin-trading/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-rally-may-follow-us-treasury-buybacks](https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-rally-may-follow-us-treasury-buybacks?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-stock-to-flow-model-creator-plan-b-attacks-eth-centralized-premined-shitcoin](https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-stock-to-flow-model-creator-plan-b-attacks-eth-centralized-premined-shitcoin?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/04/21/strategy-buys-usd555m-of-bitcoin-increases-total-stash-to-538-200-btc](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/04/21/strategy-buys-usd555m-of-bitcoin-increases-total-stash-to-538-200-btc?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/metaplanet-surpasses-400-m-bitcoin-holdings-28-m](https://cointelegraph.com/news/metaplanet-surpasses-400-m-bitcoin-holdings-28-m?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/351321/bitget-will-roll-back-trades-compensate-users-after-abnormal-voxel-trading-activity](https://www.theblock.co/post/351321/bitget-will-roll-back-trades-compensate-users-after-abnormal-voxel-trading-activity?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### Base Debased URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/base-debased/ Last updated: 2025-04-18T23:41:07.000Z Episode 1077 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! Topics for today: - Quantum Jokes - Arizona Leads, Oklahoma Fails - Panama City Accepts Bitcoin - Tether Buys Bitdeer's Dip # Circle P: Maple Syrup and Soaps nostr handle: [https://primal.net/p/npub172mu27r5yny0nnmvgjqwhx055dmsesrrx7j0p5d3pxagfx6xgxfsv75p3q](https://primal.net/p/npub172mu27r5yny0nnmvgjqwhx055dmsesrrx7j0p5d3pxagfx6xgxfsv75p3q?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Twitter: [https://x.com/beisnerds](https://x.com/beisnerds?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Articles: [https://cointelegraph.com/news/quantum-computers-likely-to-reveal-if-satoshi-is-alive-adam-back](https://cointelegraph.com/news/quantum-computers-likely-to-reveal-if-satoshi-is-alive-adam-back?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/how-do-we-protect-bitcoin-from-quantum-computers-not-with-a-joke](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/how-do-we-protect-bitcoin-from-quantum-computers-not-with-a-joke?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/351240/arizona-leads-crypto-reserve-legislation-race-as-sb-1373-passes-house-committee](https://www.theblock.co/post/351240/arizona-leads-crypto-reserve-legislation-race-as-sb-1373-passes-house-committee?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/oklahoma-rejects-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-bill-fails-in-senate-committee/](https://atlas21.com/oklahoma-rejects-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-bill-fails-in-senate-committee/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/panama-city-approves-bitcoin-and-crypto-payments-taxes-fees-permits](https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/panama-city-approves-bitcoin-and-crypto-payments-taxes-fees-permits?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://geyser.fund/project/thebitcoinandpodcast](https://geyser.fund/project/thebitcoinandpodcast?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://decrypt.co/315305/tether-buys-bitcoin-miner-bitdeer-stock](https://decrypt.co/315305/tether-buys-bitcoin-miner-bitdeer-stock?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/04/18/leaders-of-usd190m-brazilian-crypto-ponzi-scheme-sentenced-to-over-170-years-in-prison](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/04/18/leaders-of-usd190m-brazilian-crypto-ponzi-scheme-sentenced-to-over-170-years-in-prison?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/south-korean-candidate-promises-cryptocurrencies-reforms/](https://atlas21.com/south-korean-candidate-promises-cryptocurrencies-reforms/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-unveils-the-eleventh-wave-of-nostr-grants/](https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-unveils-the-eleventh-wave-of-nostr-grants/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coinswap-v0-1-1/](https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coinswap-v0-1-1/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here: [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### CrowdHealth's Andy Schoonover URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/crowdhealths-andy-schoonover/ Last updated: 2025-04-18T04:42:54.000Z Episode 1076 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! Topics for today: - The Evolution of Health Insurance in the United States - The CrowdHealth Model - Negotiation of Medical Bills - Bitcoin Integration and Future Plans # LISTEN HERE –> [https://fountain.fm/episode/9pyNrOEL1P1c7X4WkGId](https://fountain.fm/episode/9pyNrOEL1P1c7X4WkGId?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Get in Touch: Website: [http://crowdhealthbtc.com](http://crowdhealthbtc.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) nostr: joincrowdhealth@nostrplebs.com X: [https://x.com/JoinCrowdHealth](https://x.com/JoinCrowdHealth?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) More about CrowdHealth: [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/utah-girl-bionic-hero-arm-pays-it-forward/](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/utah-girl-bionic-hero-arm-pays-it-forward/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/blog/dexa-scan](https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/blog/dexa-scan?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://blog.foldapp.com/crowdhealth-fold-partnership/](https://blog.foldapp.com/crowdhealth-fold-partnership/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here: [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### Quantum Qonundrum URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/quantum-qonundrum/ Last updated: 2025-04-16T22:16:20.000Z Episode 1075 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! Topics for today: - US Stablecoins Are Tariffying - Brazil's Meliuz Wants BTC For Company - Chinese Cities Liquidating Crypto - Mantra to BURN Tokens to Gain 'Trust' # LISTEN HERE –> [https://fountain.fm/episode/O7Q9TdVtSvvTabbf19T2](https://fountain.fm/episode/O7Q9TdVtSvvTabbf19T2?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Circle P: [https://theleathermint.com/](https://theleathermint.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Nostr: @LeatherMint Twitter: @TheLeatherMint Coupon code is BitcoinAnd for 10% off. # Articles: [https://atlas21.com/us-stablecoins-more-dangerous-than-tariffs-says-italian-minister-giorgetti/](https://atlas21.com/us-stablecoins-more-dangerous-than-tariffs-says-italian-minister-giorgetti/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/brazil-meliuz-floats-boosting-bitcoin-buys](https://cointelegraph.com/news/brazil-meliuz-floats-boosting-bitcoin-buys?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://decrypt.co/315018/semler-scientific-500m-offering-targets-bitcoin-buys-amid-doj-settlement](https://decrypt.co/315018/semler-scientific-500m-offering-targets-bitcoin-buys-amid-doj-settlement?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/350955/china-government-selling-seized-crypto](https://www.theblock.co/post/350955/china-government-selling-seized-crypto?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://value4value.info/](https://value4value.info/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://geyser.fund/project/thebitcoinandpodcast](https://geyser.fund/project/thebitcoinandpodcast?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/okx-enters-the-united-states-market-following-505-m-settlement](https://cointelegraph.com/news/okx-enters-the-united-states-market-following-505-m-settlement?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/project-eleven-to-award-1-btc-to-tackle-bitcoins-quantum-vulnerability](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/project-eleven-to-award-1-btc-to-tackle-bitcoins-quantum-vulnerability?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/351003/bitcoin-miner-manufacturer-auradine-series-c-funding-ai-expansion](https://www.theblock.co/post/351003/bitcoin-miner-manufacturer-auradine-series-c-funding-ai-expansion?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/04/16/mantra-plans-comprehensive-burn-program-of-om-following-90-crash](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/04/16/mantra-plans-comprehensive-burn-program-of-om-following-90-crash?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### Refining Bitcoin URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/refining-bitcoin/ Last updated: 2025-04-15T18:46:18.000Z Episode 1074 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! Topics for today: - Tiny Island Wants a Stablecoin - Now Japanese Bonds Are Freaking Out - Tariffs to Fund Bitcoin Buys? - Refining BTC Like Crude # LISTEN HERE –> [https://fountain.fm/episode/E4KRovGIoWjpDWFxbxCz](https://fountain.fm/episode/E4KRovGIoWjpDWFxbxCz?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Circle P: SoapMiner Product: Tallow Soap Website: [https://soapminer.com/](https://soapminer.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) nostr Profile: [https://nostrudel.ninja/#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy](https://nostrudel.ninja/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy) Twitter Profile: [https://x.com/soapminer1](https://x.com/soapminer1?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Articles: [https://cointelegraph.com/news/northern-marianas-veto-bill-allowing-stablecoin-launch](https://cointelegraph.com/news/northern-marianas-veto-bill-allowing-stablecoin-launch?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/unchained-launches-multi-million-dollar-bitcoin-legacy-project](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/unchained-launches-multi-million-dollar-bitcoin-legacy-project?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/04/15/japanese-bonds-stir-unease-as-bitcoin-recovers-from-last-week-s-tariff-panic](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/04/15/japanese-bonds-stir-unease-as-bitcoin-recovers-from-last-week-s-tariff-panic?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://decrypt.co/314816/tariffs-fund-us-bitcoin-reserve-buildup-white-house-advisor-bo-hines](https://decrypt.co/314816/tariffs-fund-us-bitcoin-reserve-buildup-white-house-advisor-bo-hines?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://value4value.info/](https://value4value.info/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://geyser.fund/project/thebitcoinandpodcast](https://geyser.fund/project/thebitcoinandpodcast?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/bitcoin-for-corporations/how-a-bitcoin-treasury-turns-the-corporate-balance-sheet-into-a-capital-creation-platform](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/bitcoin-for-corporations/how-a-bitcoin-treasury-turns-the-corporate-balance-sheet-into-a-capital-creation-platform?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/350823/sweden-bitcoin-policy-pitch](https://www.theblock.co/post/350823/sweden-bitcoin-policy-pitch?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/bhutan-mining-as-a-strategic-choice-to-revive-the-national-economy/](https://atlas21.com/bhutan-mining-as-a-strategic-choice-to-revive-the-national-economy/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/350772/sec-delays-crypto-etf-staking-in-kind-redemption](https://www.theblock.co/post/350772/sec-delays-crypto-etf-staking-in-kind-redemption?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here: [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### Bitcoin Mining Fire! URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/bitcoin-mining-fire/ Last updated: 2025-04-14T18:41:26.000Z Episode 1073 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! Topics for today: - Bots Killing Socials - So Much Mining FUD Today - Tether Directs Miners to Ocean - MANTRA Rug Pull # LISTEN HERE –> [https://fountain.fm/episode/OdcJh18IJg52aweuwlNG](https://fountain.fm/episode/OdcJh18IJg52aweuwlNG?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Circle P: ### Wine ### nostr: [https://primal.net/BenJustman](https://primal.net/BenJustman?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Twitter: [https://x.com/BenJustman](https://x.com/BenJustman?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Website: [https://www.peonylanewine.com/bitcoin](https://www.peonylanewine.com/bitcoin?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Articles: [https://cointelegraph.com/news/bots-are-killing-social-media](https://cointelegraph.com/news/bots-are-killing-social-media?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://decrypt.co/314682/harvard-led-study-reveals-bitcoin-mining-spreads-air-pollution-interstate](https://decrypt.co/314682/harvard-led-study-reveals-bitcoin-mining-spreads-air-pollution-interstate?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinnews.com/legal/clean-cloud-act-target-bitcoin-mining/](https://bitcoinnews.com/legal/clean-cloud-act-target-bitcoin-mining/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/bitcoin-miners-are-doubling-down](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/bitcoin-miners-are-doubling-down?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/mining-tether-directs-its-hashrate-to-ocean/](https://atlas21.com/mining-tether-directs-its-hashrate-to-ocean/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://value4value.info/](https://value4value.info/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://geyser.fund/project/thebitcoinandpodcast](https://geyser.fund/project/thebitcoinandpodcast?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/350665/layer-1-mantras-token-falls-90-in-sudden-crash-community-lead-denies-rug-pull-accusations](https://www.theblock.co/post/350665/layer-1-mantras-token-falls-90-in-sudden-crash-community-lead-denies-rug-pull-accusations?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/04/14/metaplanet-becomes-ninth-largest-public-bitcoin-holder-with-latest-btc-buy](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/04/14/metaplanet-becomes-ninth-largest-public-bitcoin-holder-with-latest-btc-buy?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/trump-signs-resolution-blocking-irs-reporting-rule-for-defi-brokers/](https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/trump-signs-resolution-blocking-irs-reporting-rule-for-defi-brokers/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/btcpay-server-v2-1-0/](https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/btcpay-server-v2-1-0/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lnbits-v1-0-0/](https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lnbits-v1-0-0/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/liana-wallet-v10-0/](https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/liana-wallet-v10-0/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here: [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### Jack Everitt of THNDR URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/jack-everitt-of-thndr/ Last updated: 2025-04-13T18:53:41.000Z Episode 328 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! From the archives: This episode from 2020 explores Bitcoin's intersection with gaming, user experience, Lightning Network integration, and the future of gaming with THNDR Games founder Jack Everitt. # LISTEN HERE –> [https://fountain.fm/episode/hWZbS8oZ7lJi7OdCk94A](https://fountain.fm/episode/hWZbS8oZ7lJi7OdCk94A?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here: [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### The De-Dollarizening URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-de-dollarizening/ Last updated: 2025-04-10T19:03:23.000Z Episode 1072 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! Topics for today: - Senate Confirms New SEC Chair - Binance Unleashes "Gambling Rewards" - Markets Tank on Light Inflation News - Pakistan To Mine BTC # Listen Here –> [https://fountain.fm/episode/1rIeXFokLbrq09o3tTDq](https://fountain.fm/episode/1rIeXFokLbrq09o3tTDq?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # # Circle P: Maple Syrup and Soaps nostr handle: [https://primal.net/p/npub172mu27r5yny0nnmvgjqwhx055dmsesrrx7j0p5d3pxagfx6xgxfsv75p3q](https://primal.net/p/npub172mu27r5yny0nnmvgjqwhx055dmsesrrx7j0p5d3pxagfx6xgxfsv75p3q?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Twitter: [https://x.com/beisnerds](https://x.com/beisnerds?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Price list 1 qt. $27 2 qt. $47 3 qt. $68 1 half gal $45 2 half gal. $80 4 pt. $50 6 pt. $75 10 cup share box $80 # Articles: [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/senate-confirms-pro-bitcoin-paul-atkins-as-sec-chair](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/senate-confirms-pro-bitcoin-paul-atkins-as-sec-chair?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/signal-should-add-bitcoin-p2p-payments](https://cointelegraph.com/news/signal-should-add-bitcoin-p2p-payments?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://decrypt.co/314140/binance-debut-reward-bearing-asset-ldusdt](https://decrypt.co/314140/binance-debut-reward-bearing-asset-ldusdt?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://ditto.pub/@NunyaBidness@stacker.news/posts/6569a3c2ec5bea1358b43b4e21b3660b29d1037ec79ba683d99c5806d444521e](https://ditto.pub/@NunyaBidness@stacker.news/posts/6569a3c2ec5bea1358b43b4e21b3660b29d1037ec79ba683d99c5806d444521e?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/04/09/u-s-cpi-declined-in-march-core-rate-rose-just-0-1](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/04/09/u-s-cpi-declined-in-march-core-rate-rose-just-0-1?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://value4value.info/](https://value4value.info/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://geyser.fund/project/thebitcoinandpodcast](https://geyser.fund/project/thebitcoinandpodcast?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/350386/pakistan-plans-to-fuel-bitcoin-mining-with-surplus-electricity-reuters](https://www.theblock.co/post/350386/pakistan-plans-to-fuel-bitcoin-mining-with-surplus-electricity-reuters?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - ([https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/pakistan-plans-to-legalise-bitcoin-and-crypto](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/pakistan-plans-to-legalise-bitcoin-and-crypto?ref=bitcoinandshow.com)) [https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/de-dollarization-russia-china-bitcoin/](https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/de-dollarization-russia-china-bitcoin/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/former-ethereum-developer-virgil-griffith-released-from-custody/](https://atlas21.com/former-ethereum-developer-virgil-griffith-released-from-custody/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/robosats-v0-7-6-alpha/](https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/robosats-v0-7-6-alpha/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://lightning.news/bull-bitcoin-expands-into-eurozone/](https://lightning.news/bull-bitcoin-expands-into-eurozone/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here: [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### What's In Your Wallet? URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/whats-in-your-wallet/ Last updated: 2025-04-09T19:41:30.000Z Episode 1071 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! Topics for today: - Kraken Marries Mastercard - Trump Sells His Ether - Digital Euro is Too Late - Tariff Tantrum: Trump's Dollar Desires ## **Listen Here** – > ## ## [https://fountain.fm/episode/sCxsvsofJJoPahHD5duF](https://fountain.fm/episode/sCxsvsofJJoPahHD5duF?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Articles: [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/kraken-partners-with-mastercard-to-bring-bitcoin-payments-to-over-150-million-merchants](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/kraken-partners-with-mastercard-to-bring-bitcoin-payments-to-over-150-million-merchants?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/04/09/trump-backed-world-liberty-financial-begins-selling-eth-as-losses-top-usd125m](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/04/09/trump-backed-world-liberty-financial-begins-selling-eth-as-losses-top-usd125m?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/digital-euro-limit-stablecoin-use-europe-ecb](https://cointelegraph.com/news/digital-euro-limit-stablecoin-use-europe-ecb?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://decrypt.co/314057/new-york-bill-blockchain-safeguard-election-results](https://decrypt.co/314057/new-york-bill-blockchain-safeguard-election-results?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://value4value.info/](https://value4value.info/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://geyser.fund/project/thebitcoinandpodcast](https://geyser.fund/project/thebitcoinandpodcast?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/pierre-rochard-bitcoin-bond-company/](https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/pierre-rochard-bitcoin-bond-company/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/human-rights-foundation-bitcoin-q1-2025/](https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/human-rights-foundation-bitcoin-q1-2025/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/350186/bitwise-cio-tariff-tantrum-bitcoin](https://www.theblock.co/post/350186/bitwise-cio-tariff-tantrum-bitcoin?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/investigations-into-exchanges-and-wallets-dropped-phoenix-wallet-returns-to-the-u-s/](https://atlas21.com/investigations-into-exchanges-and-wallets-dropped-phoenix-wallet-returns-to-the-u-s/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cove-wallet-v0-3-0/](https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cove-wallet-v0-3-0/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here: [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### Quantum Me Harder URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/quantum-me-harder/ Last updated: 2025-04-08T17:58:32.000Z Episode 1070 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! Topics for today: - DOJ Axes Crypto Crime Division - 10 Year Yield is Out of Control - Dubia's Real Estate Idiocy - The QRAMP BIP is Unworkable # Listen Here – > [https://fountain.fm/episode/TFsqbIJoKJANFlHkf9nb](https://fountain.fm/episode/TFsqbIJoKJANFlHkf9nb?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Circle P: SoapMiner Product: Tallow Soap Website: [https://soapminer.com/](https://soapminer.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) nostr Profile: [https://nostrudel.ninja/#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy](https://nostrudel.ninja/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com#/u/npub1zzmxvr9sw49lhzfx236aweurt8h5tmzjw7x3gfsazlgd8j64ql0sexw5wy) Twitter Profile: [https://x.com/soapminer1](https://x.com/soapminer1?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Articles: [https://www.theblock.co/post/349978/doj-shutters-crypto-crime-fighting-division-calls-unit-a-reckless-strategy-from-bidens-admin-fortune](https://www.theblock.co/post/349978/doj-shutters-crypto-crime-fighting-division-calls-unit-a-reckless-strategy-from-bidens-admin-fortune?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/dubai-land-department-vara-agreement-real-estate-tokenization](https://cointelegraph.com/news/dubai-land-department-vara-agreement-real-estate-tokenization?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/04/08/the-all-important-u-s-10-year-yield-is-moving-in-the-wrong-direction-for-trump](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/04/08/the-all-important-u-s-10-year-yield-is-moving-in-the-wrong-direction-for-trump?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://decrypt.co/313854/tariffs-billionaire-investor-ray-dalio](https://decrypt.co/313854/tariffs-billionaire-investor-ray-dalio?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/349958/bernstein-bitcoin-resilience-tariffs](https://www.theblock.co/post/349958/bernstein-bitcoin-resilience-tariffs?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://value4value.info/](https://value4value.info/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://geyser.fund/project/thebitcoinandpodcast](https://geyser.fund/project/thebitcoinandpodcast?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/running-a-node-is-the-only-way-to-know-that-you-have-bitcoin/](https://atlas21.com/running-a-node-is-the-only-way-to-know-that-you-have-bitcoin/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/pro-crypto-anti-privacy-will-trump-free-samourai](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/pro-crypto-anti-privacy-will-trump-free-samourai?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/dormant-coins-qramp-quantum-resistant-fork/](https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/dormant-coins-qramp-quantum-resistant-fork/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/ftx-extends-kyc-deadline-2-5-billion-in-refunds-at-risk/](https://atlas21.com/ftx-extends-kyc-deadline-2-5-billion-in-refunds-at-risk/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mempool-v3-2-0/](https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mempool-v3-2-0/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here: [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### Sunday, Bloody Sunday URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/sunday-bloody-sunday/ Last updated: 2025-04-08T17:48:53.000Z Episode 1069 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! Topics for today: - Snap, Crackle, Pop, and Drop - Strategy Didn't Buy Bitcoin - Address Poisoning with Jameson Lopp - BTC Network Hits 1 Zetahash/s # Listen Here – > ## [https://fountain.fm/episode/n1LvVkQIoZomknQvhJFq](https://fountain.fm/episode/n1LvVkQIoZomknQvhJFq?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ## # Circle P: Maple Syrup and Soaps nostr handle: [https://primal.net/p/npub172mu27r5yny0nnmvgjqwhx055dmsesrrx7j0p5d3pxagfx6xgxfsv75p3q](https://primal.net/p/npub172mu27r5yny0nnmvgjqwhx055dmsesrrx7j0p5d3pxagfx6xgxfsv75p3q?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Twitter: [https://x.com/beisnerds](https://x.com/beisnerds?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Price list 1 qt. $27 2 qt. $47 3 qt. $68 1 half gal $45 2 half gal. $80 4 pt. $50 6 pt. $75 10 cup share box $80 # Articles: [https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/04/07/bitcoin-pops-and-drops-as-markets-swing-wildly-on-tariff-news](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/04/07/bitcoin-pops-and-drops-as-markets-swing-wildly-on-tariff-news?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/strategy-ceo-makes-the-case-for-corporate-bitcoin-adoption-in-mit-keynote](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/strategy-ceo-makes-the-case-for-corporate-bitcoin-adoption-in-mit-keynote?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/saylor-strategy-skip-bitcoin-buy-87000-drop](https://cointelegraph.com/news/saylor-strategy-skip-bitcoin-buy-87000-drop?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://decrypt.co/313581/conor-mcgregor-refunds-failed-meme-coin-auction-eyes-relaunch](https://decrypt.co/313581/conor-mcgregor-refunds-failed-meme-coin-auction-eyes-relaunch?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/bitcoin-for-corporations/bitwise-debuts-option-income-etfs-on-bitcoin-treasury-stocks-mstr-mara-coin](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/bitcoin-for-corporations/bitwise-debuts-option-income-etfs-on-bitcoin-treasury-stocks-mstr-mara-coin?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://value4value.info/](https://value4value.info/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://geyser.fund/project/thebitcoinandpodcast](https://geyser.fund/project/thebitcoinandpodcast?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://decrypt.co/313287/us-house-committee-votes-anti-cbdc-bill](https://decrypt.co/313287/us-house-committee-votes-anti-cbdc-bill?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/inside-the-trump-linked-american-bitcoin-mining-ambitions-to-dominate-the-industry-hut-8-ceo](https://cointelegraph.com/news/inside-the-trump-linked-american-bitcoin-mining-ambitions-to-dominate-the-industry-hut-8-ceo?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/bitcoin-hashrate-reaches-1-zetahash-milestone/](https://atlas21.com/bitcoin-hashrate-reaches-1-zetahash-milestone/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/address-poisoning-attacks-on-the-rise-warns-jameson-lopp/](https://atlas21.com/address-poisoning-attacks-on-the-rise-warns-jameson-lopp/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://www.theblock.co/post/349834/former-binance-ceo-cz-joins-pakistan-crypto-council-as-advisor](https://www.theblock.co/post/349834/former-binance-ceo-cz-joins-pakistan-crypto-council-as-advisor?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here: [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### Untapped Growth (Originally Published 4/01/2021) URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/untapped-growth-originally-published-4-01-2021/ Last updated: 2025-04-08T15:08:32.000Z I sit down with Untapped Growth in this interview about Regenerative Agriculture, Wealth in Animals, Low Input Grazing, and more! Revolutionize farming with regenerative agriculture: sustainable practices, eco-friendly methods, and decentralized networks for a resilient food future and profitable investments. # Listen Here – > [https://fountain.fm/episode/GjEnHY0Tjb95bXFxTu60](https://fountain.fm/episode/GjEnHY0Tjb95bXFxTu60?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) <– Listen Here Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here: [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ### Bitcoin and Biology: A New Frontier in Regenerative Agriculture and Carbon URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/bitcoin-and-biology-a-new-frontier-in-regenerative-agriculture-and-carbon/ Last updated: 2025-04-08T18:09:15.000Z ## Brewing Biology Episode 1068 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! This episode of Bitcoin And dives into Brewing Biology—a regenerative system combining compost tea, biochar, Bitcoin mining, and carbon credits—developed through a deep, idea-driven conversation with ChatGPT. ## **LISTEN HERE ->** [https://fountain.fm/episode/p0DmvPzxirDHh2l68zOX](https://fountain.fm/episode/p0DmvPzxirDHh2l68zOX?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) ## The future of Bitcoin isn’t just about code or money—it’s about soil. A groundbreaking fusion of biology, technology, and financial innovation might change the rules of agriculture, offering landowners a path to profitability while Healing our soils. At the heart of this revolution is biochar, a form of charcoal that supercharges soil health. When mixed with compost tea and microbial inoculants, this carbon-rich material becomes a game-changer. Biochar’s porous structure acts as a microbial hotel, hosting fungi like *arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF)* and bacteria such as *Bacillus subtilis*. These organisms form symbiotic networks that boost nutrient absorption and secrete glomalin—a natural “glue” that binds soil, preventing erosion. But here’s the twist: this system doesn’t just heal the earth; it also generates revenue. **Biochar’s Hidden Superpower: Adsorption & Buffering** Biochar’s porous structure acts as a molecular storage hub. Unlike absorption (soaking up water like a sponge), **adsorption** is a chemical process where water and nutrients cling to biochar’s surfaces. A single gram of biochar has the surface area of a basketball court, creating a lattice of microscopic nooks and crannies. This allows it to: - **Lock in moisture**: Biochar retains up to 10x its weight in water, acting like a “soil battery” that releases hydration slowly during droughts. - **Hoard nutrients**: It buffers nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and micronutrients in its pores, preventing leaching. Plants access these nutrients gradually, reducing fertilizer needs. - **Stabilize pH**: Biochar’s alkaline nature buffers acidic soils, creating a neutral environment where microbes and roots thrive. This buffering effect means plants face fewer nutrient and water spikes or shortages, ensuring steady growth even in erratic climates. **The Carbon Math** Every ton of biochar (which is \~85% carbon by weight) sequesters **3.12 tons of CO₂** (using the 1:3.67 carbon-to-CO₂ ratio). With carbon credits trading at $42–$60/ton, a 1,000-acre project applying **1 pound of biochar per linear foot** (via a three-shank plow at 2-foot spacing) could sequester **\~12,000 tons of CO₂ annually**—generating **$504,000–$720,000 in carbon credit revenue**. **Tools for the Revolution** The **Keyline Plow** fractures subsoil to inject biochar slurry 30–45cm deep, revitalizing compacted land. For smaller plots, the **VOGT Geo Injector** delivers pinpoint inoculations—think of it as a soil “injection gun” for lawns, golf courses, or urban gardens. These methods ensure biochar stays where it’s needed, turning even parched landscapes into carbon sinks. **Bitcoin’s Role in the Loop** Biochar production generates syngas—a byproduct that fuels electric generators for **Bitcoin mining**. This closed-loop system turns agricultural waste into energy, creating dual revenue streams: carbon credits *and* mining income. **The Market Potential** Farmers, ranchers, and eco-conscious landowners aren’t the only beneficiaries. Golf courses can slash water use and homeowners can boost lawn resilience. **Why This Matters** This isn’t just farming—it’s a movement. By marrying soil science with economics, we can prove that healing the planet and profiting go hand in hand. Whether you’re a Bitcoin miner, a farmer, or an eco-entrepreneur, this system offers a blueprint for a future where every acre works for you—and the planet. **The takeaway?** Regenerative agriculture isn’t a trend. 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Markets reacted positively to reduced political uncertainty, with Tesla’s stock also rebounding. Musk’s role as head of Doge (Department of Government Efficiency) may fade, but his influence on crypto markets remains undeniable. ### **US Government’s Bitcoin Audit** On April 5, the U.S. will disclose its **strategic Bitcoin reserves** under President Trump’s executive order. Analysts estimate holdings of **200,000 BTC ($16B)**, with potential exposure of altcoin allocations. The audit could stabilize Bitcoin’s price by ending speculation about government sales, positioning Bitcoin as a “digital Fort Knox” asset. ### **GameStop’s $1.5B Bitcoin Gamble** GameStop raised **$1.5B** via convertible notes to invest in Bitcoin, signaling a bold pivot from declining retail sales. While skeptics doubt the move’s impact, it highlights Bitcoin’s appeal as a hedge against fiat volatility. 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Bitcoin is a prime mover, a powerful motive force that catalyzes the imagination. It certainly fueled an idea in my mind. The idea integrates sensors, computational prowess, actuated machinery, power conversion, and electronic communications to form an autonomous, machined creature roaming forests and harvesting the most widespread and least energy-dense fuel source available. I call it the Forest Walker and it eats wood, and mines Bitcoin. I know what you’re thinking: Why not just put Bitcoin mining rigs where they belong — in a hosted facility sporting electricity from energy-dense fuels like natural gas, climate-controlled with excellent data piping in and out? Why go to all the trouble building a robot that searches for wood to fuel a system that powers Bitcoin miners? It’s all about synergy. Bitcoin mining enables the realization of multiple, seemingly unrelated, yet useful activities. Activities considered un-profitable if not for Bitcoin as the prime mover. This is much more than simply mining the greatest asset ever conceived by humankind. It’s about the power of synergy. The synergy created by this system can stabilize forests’ fire ecology (more about this later) while generating multiple income streams. That’s the realistic goal here and requires a brief history of American Forest management before continuing. # Smokey The Bear In 1944, the Smokey Bear Wildfire Prevention Campaign began in the United States. “Only YOU can prevent forest fires” is the refrain of the Ad Council’s longest running campaign. The Ad Council is a U.S. non-profit set up by the American Association of Advertising Agencies and the Association of National Advertisers in 1942\. It would seem that the U.S. Department of the Interior was concerned about pesky forest fires and wanted them to stop. So, alongside a national policy of extreme fire suppression the Ad Council tried to enlist the entire U.S. population to get onboard and it worked. Forest fires decreased substantially between the 1930’s and the 1950’s and everyone was happy, right? Wrong. Smokey is a fantastically effective bear so forest fires became so few for so long that the fuel load — dead wood — in forests has become very heavy, so heavy that when a fire happens, it destroys everything in its path because the more fuel there is the hotter that fire becomes. Trees, bushes, shrubs, and all other plant life cannot escape destruction (not to mention homes and businesses). The soil microbiology doesn’t escape either as it is burned away even in deeper soils. To add insult to injury, hydrophobic waxy residues condense on the soil surface as the fires begin to subside. When the rains come this residue forces water to travel over the ground rather than through it, eroding forest soil. Excellent work, Smokey. Most land-based ecosystems have evolved to depend on fire. Periodic wildfires help regulate fuel buildup and control pests, making fire an essential part of their natural cycles. Before we pretended to “manage” millions of acres of forest, fires raged over the world, rarely damaging forests. The fuel load was always too light to generate fires hot enough to hollow out the beauty of the mountainsides. Fires simply burned off the minor amounts of fuel accumulated since the fire before. The lighter heat, smoke, and other combustion gasses suppressed pests, keeping them in check and the smoke condensed into a plant growth accelerant called wood vinegar, not a waxy cap on the soil. These fires also cleared out weak undergrowth, cycled minerals, and thinned the forest canopy, allowing sunlight to penetrate to the forest floor. Without a fire’s heat, many pine tree species can’t sow their seed. The heat is required to open the cones (the seed bearing structure) of Spruce, Cypress, Sequoia, Jack Pine, Lodgepole Pine and many more. Without fire, forests can’t have babies. The idea was to protect the forests, and it isn’t working. So, in a world of fire, what does an ally look like and what does it do? # Meet The Forest Walker ![](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:980/0*W3lPmdyWllqMg1fP) For the Forest Walker to work as a mobile, autonomous unit, a solid platform that can carry several hundred pounds is required. It so happens this chassis already exists but shelved. Introducing the Legged Squad Support System (LS3). A joint project between Boston Dynamics, DARPA, and the United States Marine Corps, the quadrupedal robot is the size of a cow, can carry 400 pounds (180 kg) of equipment, negotiate challenging terrain, and operate for 24 hours before needing to refuel. Yes, it had an engine. Abandoned in 2015, it was too noisy for military deployment and maintenance “under fire” is never a high-quality idea. However, it can be rebuilt to act as a platform for the Forest Walker, albeit with serious alterations. It would need to be bigger, and be able to carry more weight. We’d also likely have to replace structural metal with carbon fiber and redesign much as 3D printable parts for more cost efficient maintenance. The original system has a top speed of 8 miles per hour. For our purposes, it only needs to move about as fast as a grazing ruminant. Without the hammering vibrations of galloping into battle, shocks of exploding mortars, and drunken soldiers playing “Wrangler of Steel Machines”, time between failures should be much longer and the overall energy consumption much lower. The LS3 is a solid platform to build upon. Now it just needs to be pulled out of the mothballs, and completely refitted with outboard equipment. # The Small Branch Chipper ![](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:980/0*c9Qqorlv_E-u6iIZ) When I say “Forest fuel load” I mean the dead, carbon-containing litter on the forest floor. Duff (leaves), fine-woody debris (small branches), and coarse woody debris (logs) are the fuel that feeds forest fires. Walk through any forest in the United States today and you will see quite a lot of these materials. Too much, as I have described. Fuel loads can reach 8 tons per acre in pine and hardwood forests and 16 tons per acre at active logging sites. That’s some big wood and the more that collects, the more combustion danger to the forest it represents. It also provides a technically unlimited fuel supply for the Forest Walker system. The problem is that this detritus has to be chewed into pieces that are easily ingestible by the system for the gasification process (we’ll get to that step in a minute). What we need is a wood chipper attached to the chassis (the LS3); its “mouth”. A small wood chipper handling material up to 2.5–3.0 inches (6.3–7.6 cm) in diameter would eliminate a substantial amount of fuel. There is no reason for Forest Walker to remove fallen trees. It wouldn’t have to in order to make a real difference. It need only identify appropriately sized branches and grab them. Once loaded into the chipper’s intake hopper for further processing, the beast can immediately look for more “food”. This is essentially kindling that would help ignite larger logs. If it’s all consumed by Forest Walker, then it’s not present to promote an aggravated conflagration. I have glossed over an obvious question: How does Forest Walker see and identify branches and such? LiDaR (Light Detection and Ranging) attached to Forest Walker image the local area and feed those data to onboard computers for processing. Maybe AI plays a role. Maybe simple machine learning can do the trick. One thing is for certain: being able to identify a stick and cause robotic appendages to pick it up is not impossible. Great! We now have a quadrupedal robot autonomously identifying and “eating” dead branches and other light, combustible materials. Whilst strolling through the forest, depleting future fires of combustibles, Forest Walker has already performed a major function of this system: making the forest safer. It’s time to convert this low-density fuel into a high-density fuel Forest Walker can leverage. Enter the gasification process. # The Gasifier ![](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:980/0*0NE2GIf-6fj135Fj) The gasifier is the heart of the entire system; it’s where low-density fuel becomes the high-density fuel that powers everything. Biochar and wood vinegar are process wastes and I’ll discuss why both are powerful soil amendments in a moment, but first, what’s gasification? Reacting shredded carbonaceous material at high temperatures in a low or no oxygen environment converts the biomass into biochar, wood vinegar, heat, and Synthesis Gas (Syngas). Syngas consists primarily of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and methane. All of which are extremely useful fuels in a gaseous state. Part of this gas is used to heat the input biomass and keep the reaction temperature constant while the internal combustion engine that drives the generator to produce electrical power consumes the rest. Critically, this gasification process is “continuous feed”. Forest Walker must intake biomass from the chipper, process it to fuel, and dump the waste (CO2, heat, biochar, and wood vinegar) continuously. It cannot stop. Everything about this system depends upon this continual grazing, digestion, and excretion of wastes just as a ruminal does. And, like a ruminant, all waste products enhance the local environment. When I first heard of gasification, I didn’t believe that it was real. Running an electric generator from burning wood seemed more akin to “conspiracy fantasy” than science. Not only is gasification real, it’s ancient technology. A man named Dean Clayton first started experiments on gasification in 1699 and in 1901 gasification was used to power a vehicle. By the end of World War II, there were 500,000 Syngas powered vehicles in Germany alone because of fossil fuel rationing during the war. The global gasification market was $480 billion in 2022 and projected to be as much as $700 billion by 2030 (Vantage Market Research). Gasification technology is the best choice to power the Forest Walker because it’s self-contained and we want its waste products. # Biochar: The Waste ![](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:980/0*BMdRkSWWXfU-F6Cr) Biochar (AKA agricultural charcoal) is fairly simple: it’s almost pure, solid carbon that resembles charcoal. Its porous nature packs large surface areas into small, 3 dimensional nuggets. Devoid of most other chemistry, like hydrocarbons (methane) and ash (minerals), biochar is extremely lightweight. Do not confuse it with the charcoal you buy for your grill. Biochar doesn’t make good grilling charcoal because it would burn too rapidly as it does not contain the multitude of flammable components that charcoal does. Biochar has several other good use cases. Water filtration, water retention, nutrient retention, providing habitat for microscopic soil organisms, and carbon sequestration are the main ones that we are concerned with here. Carbon has an amazing ability to adsorb (substances stick to and accumulate on the surface of an object) manifold chemistries. Water, nutrients, and pollutants tightly bind to carbon in this format. So, biochar makes a respectable filter and acts as a “battery” of water and nutrients in soils. Biochar adsorbs and holds on to seven times its weight in water. Soil containing biochar is more drought resilient than soil without it. Adsorbed nutrients, tightly sequestered alongside water, get released only as plants need them. Plants must excrete protons (H+) from their roots to disgorge water or positively charged nutrients from the biochar’s surface; it’s an active process. Biochar’s surface area (where adsorption happens) can be 500 square meters per gram or more. That is 10% larger than an official NBA basketball court for every gram of biochar. Biochar’s abundant surface area builds protective habitats for soil microbes like fungi and bacteria and many are critical for the health and productivity of the soil itself. The “carbon sequestration” component of biochar comes into play where “carbon credits” are concerned. There is a financial market for carbon. Not leveraging that market for revenue is foolish. I am climate agnostic. All I care about is that once solid carbon is inside the soil, it will stay there for thousands of years, imparting drought resiliency, fertility collection, nutrient buffering, and release for that time span. I simply want as much solid carbon in the soil because of the undeniably positive effects it has, regardless of any climactic considerations. # Wood Vinegar: More Waste ![](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:980/0*DFfpnpImzbsYaTxP) Another by-product of the gasification process is wood vinegar (Pyroligneous acid). If you have ever seen Liquid Smoke in the grocery store, then you have seen wood vinegar. Principally composed of acetic acid, acetone, and methanol wood vinegar also contains \~200 other organic compounds. It would seem intuitive that condensed, liquefied wood smoke would at least be bad for the health of all living things if not downright carcinogenic. The counter intuition wins the day, however. Wood vinegar has been used by humans for a very long time to promote digestion, bowel, and liver health; combat diarrhea and vomiting; calm peptic ulcers and regulate cholesterol levels; and a host of other benefits. For centuries humans have annually burned off hundreds of thousands of square miles of pasture, grassland, forest, and every other conceivable terrestrial ecosystem. Why is this done? After every burn, one thing becomes obvious: the almost supernatural growth these ecosystems exhibit after the burn. How? Wood vinegar is a component of this growth. Even in open burns, smoke condenses and infiltrates the soil. That is when wood vinegar shows its quality. This stuff beefs up not only general plant growth but seed germination as well and possesses many other qualities that are beneficial to plants. It’s a pesticide, fungicide, promotes beneficial soil microorganisms, enhances nutrient uptake, and imparts disease resistance. I am barely touching a long list of attributes here, but you want wood vinegar in your soil (alongside biochar because it adsorbs wood vinegar as well). # The Internal Combustion Engine ![](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:980/0*veKmBYOuE8V3j3MQ) Conversion of grazed forage to chemical, then mechanical, and then electrical energy completes the cycle. The ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) converts the gaseous fuel output from the gasifier to mechanical energy, heat, water vapor, and CO2\. It’s the mechanical energy of a rotating drive shaft that we want. That rotation drives the electric generator, which is the heartbeat we need to bring this monster to life. Luckily for us, combined internal combustion engine and generator packages are ubiquitous, delivering a defined energy output given a constant fuel input. It’s the simplest part of the system. The obvious question here is whether the amount of syngas provided by the gasification process will provide enough energy to generate enough electrons to run the entire system or not. While I have no doubt the energy produced will run Forest Walker’s main systems the question is really about the electrons left over. Will it be enough to run the Bitcoin mining aspect of the system? Everything is on a budget. # CO2 Production For Growth ![](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:980/0*GbfXh1GOtYy-ubej) Plants are lollipops. No matter if it’s a tree or a bush or a shrubbery, the entire thing is mostly sugar in various formats but mostly long chain carbohydrates like lignin and cellulose. Plants need three things to make sugar: CO2, H2O and light. In a forest, where tree densities can be quite high, CO2 availability becomes a limiting growth factor. It’d be in the forest interests to have more available CO2 providing for various sugar formation providing the organism with food and structure. An odd thing about tree leaves, the openings that allow gasses like the ever searched for CO2 are on the bottom of the leaf (these are called stomata). Not many stomata are topside. This suggests that trees and bushes have evolved to find gasses like CO2 from below, not above and this further suggests CO2 might be in higher concentrations nearer the soil. The soil life (bacterial, fungi etc.) is constantly producing enormous amounts of CO2 and it would stay in the soil forever (eventually killing the very soil life that produces it) if not for tidal forces. Water is everywhere and whether in pools, lakes, oceans or distributed in “moist” soils water moves towards to the moon. The water in the soil and also in the water tables below the soil rise toward the surface every day. When the water rises, it expels the accumulated gasses in the soil into the atmosphere and it’s mostly CO2\. It’s a good bet on how leaves developed high populations of stomata on the underside of leaves. As the water relaxes (the tide goes out) it sucks oxygenated air back into the soil to continue the functions of soil life respiration. The soil “breathes” albeit slowly. The gasses produced by the Forest Walker’s internal combustion engine consist primarily of CO2 and H2O. Combusting sugars produce the same gasses that are needed to construct the sugars because the universe is funny like that. The Forest Walker is constantly laying down these critical construction elements right where the trees need them: close to the ground to be gobbled up by the trees. # The Branch Drones ![](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:980/0*pwk7viKEo-PxP0k_) During the last ice age, giant mammals populated North America — forests and otherwise. Mastodons, woolly mammoths, rhinos, short-faced bears, steppe bison, caribou, musk ox, giant beavers, camels, gigantic ground-dwelling sloths, glyptodons, and dire wolves were everywhere. Many were ten to fifteen feet tall. As they crashed through forests, they would effectively cleave off dead side-branches of trees, halting the spread of a ground-based fire migrating into the tree crown (“laddering”) which is a death knell for a forest. These animals are all extinct now and forests no longer have any manner of pruning services. But, if we build drones fitted with cutting implements like saws and loppers, optical cameras and AI trained to discern dead branches from living ones, these drones could effectively take over pruning services by identifying, cutting, and dropping to the forest floor, dead branches. The dropped branches simply get collected by the Forest Walker as part of its continual mission. The drones dock on the back of the Forest Walker to recharge their batteries when low. The whole scene would look like a grazing cow with some flies bothering it. This activity breaks the link between a relatively cool ground based fire and the tree crowns and is a vital element in forest fire control. # The Bitcoin Miner ![](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:980/0*ZpFzB6Lvu0TEZ8kG) Mining is one of four monetary incentive models, making this system a possibility for development. The other three are US Dept. of the Interior, township, county, and electrical utility company easement contracts for fuel load management, global carbon credits trading, and data set sales. All the above depends on obvious questions getting answered. I will list some obvious ones, but this is not an engineering document and is not the place for spreadsheets. How much Bitcoin one Forest Walker can mine depends on everything else. What amount of biomass can we process? Will that biomass flow enough Syngas to keep the lights on? Can the chassis support enough mining ASICs and supporting infrastructure? What does that weigh and will it affect field performance? How much power can the AC generator produce? Other questions that are more philosophical persist. Even if a single Forest Walker can only mine scant amounts of BTC per day, that pales to how much fuel material it can process into biochar. We are talking about millions upon millions of forested acres in need of fuel load management. What can a single Forest Walker do? I am not thinking in singular terms. The Forest Walker must operate as a fleet. What could 50 do? 500? What is it worth providing a service to the world by managing forest fuel loads? Providing proof of work to the global monetary system? Seeding soil with drought and nutrient resilience by the excretion, over time, of carbon by the ton? What did the last forest fire cost? # The Mesh Network ![](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:980/0*dZkL7iax9zEPSMMQ) What could be better than one bitcoin mining, carbon sequestering, forest fire squelching, soil amending behemoth? Thousands of them, but then they would need to be able to talk to each other to coordinate position, data handling, etc. Fitted with a mesh networking device, like goTenna or Meshtastic LoRa equipment enables each Forest Walker to communicate with each other. Now we have an interconnected fleet of Forest Walkers relaying data to each other and more importantly, aggregating all of that to the last link in the chain for uplink. Well, at least Bitcoin mining data. Since block data is lightweight, transmission of these data via mesh networking in fairly close quartered environs is more than doable. So, how does data transmit to the Bitcoin Network? How do the Forest Walkers get the previous block data necessary to execute on mining? # Back To The Chain ![](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:980/0*BOl2vRNkXAhJ78zS) Getting Bitcoin block data to and from the network is the last puzzle piece. The standing presumption here is that wherever a Forest Walker fleet is operating, it is NOT within cell tower range. We further presume that the nearest Walmart Wi-Fi is hours away. Enter the Blockstream Satellite or something like it. A separate, ground-based drone will have two jobs: To stay as close to the nearest Forest Walker as it can and to provide an antennae for either terrestrial or orbital data uplink. Bitcoin-centric data is transmitted to the “uplink drone” via the mesh networked transmitters and then sent on to the uplink and the whole flow goes in the opposite direction as well; many to one and one to many. We cannot transmit data to the Blockstream satellite, and it will be up to Blockstream and companies like it to provide uplink capabilities in the future and I don’t doubt they will. Starlink you say? What’s stopping that company from filtering out block data? Nothing because it’s Starlink’s system and they could decide to censor these data. It seems we may have a problem sending and receiving Bitcoin data in back country environs. But, then again, the utility of this system in staunching the fuel load that creates forest fires is extremely useful around forested communities and many have fiber, Wi-Fi and cell towers. These communities could be a welcoming ground zero for first deployments of the Forest Walker system by the home and business owners seeking fire repression. In the best way, Bitcoin subsidizes the safety of the communities. # Sensor Packages # LiDaR ![](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:980/0*fCmqm2lK6Ho7EcIJ) The benefit of having a Forest Walker fleet strolling through the forest is the never ending opportunity for data gathering. A plethora of deployable sensors gathering hyper-accurate data on everything from temperature to topography is yet another revenue generator. Data is valuable and the Forest Walker could generate data sales to various government entities and private concerns. LiDaR (Light Detection and Ranging) can map topography, perform biomass assessment, comparative soil erosion analysis, etc. It so happens that the Forest Walker’s ability to “see,” to navigate about its surroundings, is LiDaR driven and since it’s already being used, we can get double duty by harvesting that data for later use. By using a laser to send out light pulses and measuring the time it takes for the reflection of those pulses to return, very detailed data sets incrementally build up. Eventually, as enough data about a certain area becomes available, the data becomes useful and valuable. Forestry concerns, both private and public, often use LiDaR to build 3D models of tree stands to assess the amount of harvest-able lumber in entire sections of forest. Consulting companies offering these services charge anywhere from several hundred to several thousand dollars per square kilometer for such services. A Forest Walker generating such assessments on the fly while performing its other functions is a multi-disciplinary approach to revenue generation. # pH, Soil Moisture, and Cation Exchange Sensing ![](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:980/0*FidkUVCxTCh2FHR2) The Forest Walker is quadrupedal, so there are four contact points to the soil. Why not get a pH data point for every step it takes? We can also gather soil moisture data and cation exchange capacities at unheard of densities because of sampling occurring on the fly during commission of the system’s other duties. No one is going to build a machine to do pH testing of vast tracts of forest soils, but that doesn’t make the data collected from such an endeavor valueless. Since the Forest Walker serves many functions at once, a multitude of data products can add to the return on investment component. # Weather Data ![](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:980/0*pZNtkvVJGlWDsvyw) Temperature, humidity, pressure, and even data like evapotranspiration gathered at high densities on broad acre scales have untold value and because the sensors are lightweight and don’t require large power budgets, they come along for the ride at little cost. But, just like the old mantra, “gas, grass, or ass, nobody rides for free”, these sensors provide potential revenue benefits just by them being present. I’ve touched on just a few data genres here. In fact, the question for universities, governmental bodies, and other institutions becomes, “How much will you pay to attach your sensor payload to the Forest Walker?” # Noise Suppression ![](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:980/0*lyUUE5X0carvv0hj) Only you can prevent Metallica filling the surrounds with 120 dB of sound. Easy enough, just turn the car stereo off. But what of a fleet of 50 Forest Walkers operating in the backcountry or near a township? 500? 5000? Each one has a wood chipper, an internal combustion engine, hydraulic pumps, actuators, and more cooling fans than you can shake a stick at. It’s a walking, screaming fire-breathing dragon operating continuously, day and night, twenty-four hours a day, three hundred sixty-five days a year. The sound will negatively affect all living things and that impacts behaviors. Serious engineering consideration and prowess must deliver a silencing blow to the major issue of noise. It would be foolish to think that a fleet of Forest Walkers could be silent, but if not a major design consideration, then the entire idea is dead on arrival. Townships would not allow them to operate even if they solved the problem of widespread fuel load and neither would governmental entities, and rightly so. Nothing, not man nor beast, would want to be subjected to an eternal, infernal scream even if it were to end within days as the fleet moved further away after consuming what it could. Noise and heat are the only real pollutants of this system; taking noise seriously from the beginning is paramount. # Fire Safety ![](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:980/0*UwFL_m-yuA4UHrU0) A “fire-breathing dragon” is not the worst description of the Forest Walker. It eats wood, combusts it at very high temperatures and excretes carbon; and it does so in an extremely flammable environment. Bad mix for one Forest Walker, worse for many. One must take extreme pains to ensure that during normal operation, a Forest Walker could fall over, walk through tinder dry brush, or get pounded into the ground by a meteorite from Krypton and it wouldn’t destroy epic swaths of trees and baby deer. I envision an ultimate test of a prototype to include dowsing it in grain alcohol while it’s wrapped up in toilet paper like a pledge at a fraternity party. If it runs for 72 hours and doesn’t set everything on fire, then maybe outside entities won’t be fearful of something that walks around forests with a constant fire in its belly. # The Wrap ![](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:980/0*HZN4UIb80z4jYHz2) How we think about what can be done with and adjacent to Bitcoin is at least as important as Bitcoin’s economic standing itself. For those who will tell me that this entire idea is without merit, I say, “OK, fine. You can come up with something, too.” What can we plug Bitcoin into that, like a battery, makes something that does not work, work? That’s the lesson I get from this entire exercise. No one was ever going to hire teams of humans to go out and “clean the forest”. There’s no money in that. The data collection and sales from such an endeavor might provide revenues over the break-even point but investment demands Alpha in this day and age. But, plug Bitcoin into an almost viable system and, voilà! We tip the scales to achieve lift-off. Let’s face it, we haven’t scratched the surface of Bitcoin’s forcing function on our minds. Not because it’s Bitcoin, but because of what that invention means. The question that pushes me to approach things this way is, “what can we create that one system’s waste is another system’s feedstock?” The Forest Walker system’s only real waste is the conversion of low entropy energy (wood and syngas) into high entropy energy (heat and noise). All other output is beneficial to humanity. Bitcoin, I believe, is the first product of a new mode of human imagination. An imagination newly forged over the past few millennia of being lied to, stolen from, distracted and otherwise mis-allocated to a black hole of the nonsensical. We are waking up. What I have presented is not science fiction. Everything I have described here is well within the realm of possibility. The question is one of viability, at least in terms of the detritus of the old world we find ourselves departing from. This system would take a non-trivial amount of time and resources to develop. I think the system would garner extensive long-term contracts from those who have the most to lose from wildfires, the most to gain from hyperaccurate data sets, and, of course, securing the most precious asset in the world. Many may not see it that way, for they seek Alpha and are therefore blind to other possibilities. Others will see only the possibilities; of thinking in a new way, of looking at things differently, and dreaming of what comes next. ### Battle Of Hashings URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/battle-of-hashings/ Last updated: 2025-04-06T18:30:57.000Z Episode 1066 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! Topics for today: - Metaplanet's BTC Buy - HRF Donates 10 BTC For Bitcoin Development - Teather Buys 8,888 BTC - Rhode Island Mulls Tax Free BTC Payments [https://fountain.fm/episode/O8FJhMQnU5ZEH11aSCYq](https://fountain.fm/episode/O8FJhMQnU5ZEH11aSCYq?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # **Step into the Circle P Economy, where Bitcoin fuels artisanal mastery!** [https://ditto.pub/@shishi@nostrplebs.com](https://ditto.pub/@shishi@nostrplebs.com?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) (faster) email: shishi21m@protonmail.com (slower) Product: Comfrey One full root for 20$ Or root cutting for 1$ each Buyer pays shipping Episode 726: [https://fountain.fm/episode/15491737864](https://fountain.fm/episode/15491737864?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) # Articles: [https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqstzhenfx4n37jehx9gw4sgk3vmfx8nfy47epxrsxfnsgl3per984c90c7tw](https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqstzhenfx4n37jehx9gw4sgk3vmfx8nfy47epxrsxfnsgl3per984c90c7tw?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/metaplanet-buys-696-bitcoin-10-for-1-stock-split](https://cointelegraph.com/news/metaplanet-buys-696-bitcoin-10-for-1-stock-split?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/human-rights-foundation-donates-1-billion-satoshis-to-fund-bitcoin-development](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/human-rights-foundation-donates-1-billion-satoshis-to-fund-bitcoin-development?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-buys-bitcoin-q1-2025-holdings-top-8-billion](https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-buys-bitcoin-q1-2025-holdings-top-8-billion?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://decrypt.co/312522/openai-release-open-weight-model-reasoning-capabilities](https://decrypt.co/312522/openai-release-open-weight-model-reasoning-capabilities?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/](https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://mempool.space/](https://mempool.space/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://value4value.info/](https://value4value.info/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI](https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) - [https://geyser.fund/project/thebitcoinandpodcast](https://geyser.fund/project/thebitcoinandpodcast?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/rhode-island-proposed-bill-for-tax-exemptions-on-bitcoin-payments/](https://atlas21.com/rhode-island-proposed-bill-for-tax-exemptions-on-bitcoin-payments/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://atlas21.com/brazil-blocks-bitcoin-investments-for-pension-funds/](https://atlas21.com/brazil-blocks-bitcoin-investments-for-pension-funds/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://lightning.news/fold-and-crowdhealth-partner/](https://lightning.news/fold-and-crowdhealth-partner/?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) [https://bitcoinmagazine.com/industry-events/the-mit-bitcoin-expo-2025-freedom-tech](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/industry-events/the-mit-bitcoin-expo-2025-freedom-tech?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here: [https://episodes.fm/1438789088](https://episodes.fm/1438789088?ref=bitcoinandshow.com) Bitcoin continues to dominate headlines as institutions, governments, and activists rethink its role in finance, sovereignty, and global resistance. Here’s a breakdown of the latest developments shaping Bitcoin’s trajectory in 2025: ### **Meta Planet’s Massive Bitcoin Buy** Japan’s Meta Planet made headlines by adding **$67 million in Bitcoin**, bringing its total holdings to **4,046 BTC ($341M)**. The company, dubbed “Asia’s MicroStrategy,” aims to accumulate **21,000 BTC by 2026**, positioning itself as a leader in corporate Bitcoin adoption. Despite confusing stock-split mechanics, its commitment to Bitcoin underscores its belief in the asset’s long-term value. ### **Tether’s Bitcoin Bet** Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, added **8,888 BTC** in Q1 2025, signaling confidence in Bitcoin’s resilience. With over **$8.46 billion in Bitcoin holdings**, Tether’s aggressive buying aligns with its profit-driven strategy. Analysts speculate its next frontier could be **Africa**, where Bitcoin adoption is surging amid economic instability. ### **Human Rights Foundation’s Bitcoin Grants** The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) allocated **10 BTC ($1M+)** to fund **20+ Bitcoin projects**, including privacy tools, mining decentralization, and education in authoritarian regimes. Grantees like **BTC Pay Server**, **Nostr**, and **Bitcoin Core** highlight Bitcoin’s role in empowering marginalized communities. ### **Rhode Island’s Bitcoin Tax Break** Rhode Island proposed a bill exempting **small Bitcoin transactions** (up to $1,000/day, 10/month) from state capital gains taxes. While modest, this move reduces barriers for everyday Bitcoin use—a model other states may follow. Contrast this with Brazil’s ban on pension funds investing in crypto, underscoring regulatory divides. ### **Fold & CrowdHealth: Bitcoin Meets Healthcare** Fold’s partnership with **CrowdHealth** merges Bitcoin savings with healthcare autonomy. Members earn Bitcoin rewards while accessing community-funded medical care, bypassing restrictive insurance systems. The collaboration highlights Bitcoin’s potential as a tool for financial and health freedom. ### **MIT Bitcoin Expo 2025: Freedom Tech Front and Center** MIT’s annual expo, April 5–6, focuses on **Freedom Tech**, featuring activists like **Evan Merawi** and technologists like **Tadge Dryja**. Panels and hackathons explore Bitcoin’s role in resisting authoritarianism, with a $10K prize for privacy-focused projects. ### **Why This Matters** From corporate hoarding to grassroots activism, Bitcoin’s narrative in 2025 is one of resilience and liberation. As institutions like Tether and Meta Planet double down, and activists leverage Bitcoin to combat oppression, its role as a decentralized lifeline grows stronger. ### Eric's A Corn-Man URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/erics-a-corn-man-2/ Last updated: 2025-04-06T18:30:46.000Z Episode 1065 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! 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That question led to the development of a novel concept in sustainable biology: a hybrid system that applies compost tea and biochar both as a foliar spray and as a subsoil slurry injection. The goal? To colonize entire plants with beneficial microbes, boost nutrient cycling, increase disease resistance, increase water retention in soils, and create a pathway for carbon credit generation through carbon sequestration. **The Foliar Spray System: Glomalin as Glue and Biochar as a Biologicals Innoculant Vehicle** Traditionally, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are known for root-zone symbiosis. They help plants access nutrients like phosphorus, secrete glomalin (a glue-like glycoprotein), and improve drought tolerance. This article proposes an aerial twist: using AMF-rich compost tea mixed with fine-particle biochar as a foliar spray. The glomalin could help endophytic innoculated biochar particles adhere to leaf surfaces, increasing the likelihood of microbial colonization of treated plant structures like leaves. While AMF typically colonize roots, some fungal and bacterial endophytes naturally inhabit leaf, stem, and even floral tissues. Trichoderma spp. and Beauveria bassiana, for instance, are fungal endophytes known to colonize above-ground parts, offering pathogen resistance and pest deterrence. On the bacterial side, species like Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas fluorescens, and Azospirillum brasilense support nutrient uptake and plant immune responses. By brewing a fungal-dominant tea first, and then adding these bacterial endophytes later, this approach ensures optimal growth conditions for each group. **Synergy in the Microbial Mix** Trichoderma thrives in aerated brews. Beauveria bassiana may be added late in the process to prevent oxygen stress. While Epichloë species are harder to propagate outside host seeds, the use of other resilient endophytes more than compensates. Bacterial players such as Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas fluorescens also integrate well when added after the fungal population is established. Automation plays a key role here. With temperature, pH, and oxygenation controlled via digital sensors and timed dosing pumps, the foliar system could be precisely calibrated for microbial compatibility and stability. Each group occupies its niche—biofilms, leaf interiors, root hairs, or biochar pores—without aggressive competition, creating a layered inoculation strategy for full-spectrum plant and soil health. **The Keyline Plow** **System: Injecting Life Into the Soil** For deeper soil integration, the system incorporates a keyline plow with a modified slurry injection apparatus. Originally designed to improve water infiltration and root depth, the keyline plow forms ideal channels 30–45 cm deep. When combined with slurry injection, these furrows become delivery routes for microbial-rich compost tea and biochar. The unique geometry of the keyline shanks—resembling an inverted boat hull—creates lateral fractures in the soil. This could help spread the slurry horizontally as well as vertically, encouraging microbial colonization beyond the injection point. This functions somewhat like an inverted version of hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) used in petroleum extraction—though in a regenerative and environmentally beneficial context. The biochar serves as a microbial habitat, gradually releasing the inoculant and improving long-term soil structure and fertility. **The VOGT Injector System: Point-Based Subsoil Delivery** In addition to the keyline method, the VOGT Geo Injector Pro system offers a precise, point-injection solution. Designed for golf courses, tree care, and compacted soil environments, this device aerates the soil while injecting microbial solutions and amendments at controlled depths—typically 30 to 50 cm. It operates through repeated static injections at set intervals (50 cm to 1 m apart), making it especially useful in areas where continuous furrow injection isn't practical. While slower than a keyline approach, it allows for pinpoint delivery of compost tea and biochar slurry in tight, high-traffic, or ecologically sensitive zones. **Client Base and Market Potential** This system isn't just for farmers. Its potential clients include: - **Ranches** seeking pasture resilience and improved forage - **Golf courses** needing turf that withstands traffic and reduces chemical use - **Residential clients** looking for eco-conscious lawn care - **Organic farms** interested in replacing synthetic inputs with biologicals For residential applications, foliar and topsoil applications can be applied in as little as 1–2 hours, offering a scalable service. For larger operations, the slurry injection via keyline plow can cover thousands of acres in a season. For specialty landscapes or targeted remediation, the VOGT injector system provides a slower but more targeted delivery method **Carbon Credits: A Revenue Pathway** Biochar is not just a soil amendment—it’s a form of carbon sequestration. Every ton of biochar (which is \~85% carbon by weight) sequesters **3.12 tons of CO₂** (using the 1:3.67 carbon-to-CO₂ ratio). With carbon credits trading at $42–$60/ton, a 1,000-acre project applying **1 pound of biochar per linear foot** (via a three-shank plow at 2-foot spacing) could sequester **\~12,000 tons of CO₂ annually**—generating **$504,000–$720,000 in carbon credit revenue**. **Conclusion** This biologically integrated dual-delivery system represents a scalable, science-backed innovation in sustainable agriculture and land care. With potential benefits across nutrient cycling, pest resistance, soil health, and revenue generation through carbon credits, it bridges ecological stewardship with economic viability. While still theoretical, the principles behind it are rooted in well-established microbiology, mycology, and soil science. Further research and trials could validate its use, paving the way for a new era in regenerative land management. For the curious grower, landscaper, or eco-entrepreneur, this system represents not just a method—but a movement toward living soil and living profit.