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# The Middle Feast
- URL: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-middle-feast/
- Published: 2025-06-23T18:34:34.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-23T18:34:34.000Z
- Description: Texas funds a Bitcoin reserve, Abbott vetoes THC ban, Pompliano launches ProCap SPAC, Whirlpool returns, and Norway both embraces and bans Bitcoin. It’s a weird day—catch up on Bitcoin And . . .
- Author: David Bennett
- Tags: Podcast

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[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.