NEW: Students in 🇸🇻 El Salvador learn the economics of #Bitcoin mining by studying a mining calculator 👀🙌 by Node Nation https://video.nostr.build/d4cddfbee40689148cb1c75b9eb6f67c0003e3a9bc6354991ef46f8b55af03ac.mp4


NEW: Global messaging system for bank transfers SWIFT plans to launch a CBDC network in 2 years, per Reuters.

"We are looking at a roadmap to launch as a product in the next 12-24 months. It’s moving out of experimental stage towards something that is becoming a reality." 👀 https://image.nostr.build/232594af8f03967bd469f8ca9684a4128621faf4413a2d26eb7c9ea5fa792759.png


NEW: #Bitcoin volume on exchanges EXPLODES in March, nearly doubling January and February's numbers 👀 https://image.nostr.build/6fb3d73a20368a1ead65845f050d9da7b9bc3a9f73f2fcf8270990462cb97b5c.jpg


Tick, tock, next never ending block 👀 https://video.nostr.build/2485bbc9a93034a5b22a4d276afe265c12d53a9c14737af4a12e4eec7c38d65d.mp4


BREAKING: SBF sentenced to 25 years 👀

Judge Kaplan states, "the court that you are sentenced to 240 months then consecutive 60 [etc] for a total of 300 months [25 years]." https://image.nostr.build/f34532c7f7909320787a65b08061c169c03e52fe7cee422965b1b7e2dcdeceee.jpg


Big week for #Bitcoin 👀

Get all the important news in a 5-minute read, delivered straight to your inbox every Monday morning 👇

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NEW: 🇺🇸 Texas-based #Bitcoin  ⛏ miner Giga Energy joins forces with oil firm Phoenix Global Resources and IT provider Exa Tech to launch a 2-megawatt #Bitcoin  mine atop 🇦🇷 Vaca Muerta, Argentina. https://image.nostr.build/693455785d70c05f83dd70f5925b457a5ad21517f3ee2f760b3e0f7d4ff1d211.jpg


JUST IN: Larry Fink says he is "very bullish on the long-term viability of #Bitcoin " 👀

"IBIT is the fastest growing ETF in the history of ETFs" 😮 https://video.nostr.build/e8e608ba455df78e7f5551764cf33fd83a64c68d31d344fe68a1cba5d641b7f9.mp4


NEW: HSBC becomes first bank to offer tokenized gold directly to retail investors in 🇭🇰 Hong Kong. https://image.nostr.build/ff69d7034f64e5932ec8e465f71bcf80746aaa410312eb39c1698ccf4535b75a.jpg


JUST IN: KuCoin exchange founders charged with conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business and conspiring to violate the Bank Secrecy Act by willfully failing to maintain an adequate anti-money laundering (“AML”) program 👀 https://image.nostr.build/eb41e5ada207bf14f4b060458ff1ca8e4bda678d4905d00313a81c365a03565a.jpg


Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan: 3% is the new 1%

He reports professional investors' potential #Bitcoin allocation has shifted from 1% to 3%+ since 2018, primarily due to ETFs mitigating "going to zero" risk.

For wealth investors, 3%+ is the new norm. https://image.nostr.build/f624a1cb91f8b3829d909ee9fc6cbac316706177bae6b625fcf876e61ca8f4b3.jpg


BREAKING: South American gold and precious metals producer Nilam Resources announces that it plans to purchase 24,800 #Bitcoin (approximately $1.7 billion) 👀🙌 https://image.nostr.build/f7544a74201f28bdc9052fc7732af401236ce30e8b85dde4bfac633d062a60b4.jpg


NEW: “The dead people at Charles Schwab do far better than the living people.

So act like you’re dead with your #Bitcoin  and don’t sell your #Bitcoin.

Don’t do anything with it," says Skybridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci. https://image.nostr.build/0bb8feb5605aece93da3a03406087021b81a507e6bdbd738547c99ac44adeaa1.jpg


JUST IN: Swift announces successful sandbox testing for its CBDC interlinking solution 👀

38 institutions participated, affirming its potential to demonstrate new use cases across digital trade, securities, and foreign exchange 😮 https://image.nostr.build/5b12bc83b83be09e551e71b356dd0f20d4830d2d869b9716ef68fc174277fcae.jpg


NEW: Awareness about the true nature of the Federal Reserve is increasing 👀 https://video.nostr.build/3274c3fdc589b6856bab0d678b2feb04a6c6d6e0643202b9e5941561f2ad2c44.mp4


NEW: Many #Bitcoin ⛏ miners are moving rigs out of the 🇺🇸 US to Africa and South America ahead of the halving, per Bloomberg.

600K S19 machines are on the move due to cheaper energy. These rigs, once costing 💵 $11,500 each, may be worth only $350 after the halving. https://image.nostr.build/9973f4ef6ca6a9380b0925a920d38aed63872b903a02c3c88b2a11b83c9b9797.png


Who says you need internet access to receive #Bitcoin? 👀🙌 https://image.nostr.build/53e59224723ead7bf9e4b27c557eea87fdfe7e5be6dc7f84b8c906571fbf0747.jpg


JUST IN: The Bitcoin Company has unveiled Remittances API, a service that powers “instant, cross-border payments for any app.”

Currently, users can send Mexican Pesos 🇲🇽 or Brazilian 🇧🇷  Reals to bank accounts in under 1 second, with more currency pairs expected in the future. https://image.nostr.build/ec03f509cd575316fb14c4502161769effb7d9fa8aff4c703cec9d566f934070.jpg


A simple rundown on ASICs 👀 https://video.nostr.build/42a70457e04790079128c56dc46a797c0ae15640f035e4797b664006ad7036de.mp4


NEW: The 🇲🇪 Montenegrin Supreme Court halts Do Kwon's extradition to 🇰🇷 South Korea, overturning prior rulings from two lower courts 😮

He faces charges in both South Korea and the U.S https://video.nostr.build/375fe7ec0fad16e9703519dec87c2f81c9a856772be42ae558978fa4629a9330.mp4


Disintermediating the toll-takers one zap at a time.


Try Solo Bitcoin Mining Instead Of Lottery Tickets

Solo Bitcoin mining could be an alternative to lottery tickets, offering potential earnings and contributing to Bitcoin's decentralization and security.

https://bitcoinnews.com/opinion/try-solo-bitcoin-mining-instead-of-lottery/


The children of tomorrow will be #Bitcoin natives 👀🙌 https://video.nostr.build/43194a64e7ab73899e319f681573238d84c923e6f3db102b2dd991e9adb5c103.mp4


Bitcoin News is excited to be a part of nostr:npub1s0vtkgej33n7ec4d7ycxmwt78up8hpfa30d0yfksrshq7t82mchqynpq6j halving celebration, #21tohalving 👀

Get ready for some great Spaces, giveaways, and more in honor of the hardest money ever to exist 🙌 https://video.nostr.build/862377d07b70dce17018598b8d8370a8c05df4f6d9415745d3eac086260d4d81.mp4


NEW: #Bitcoin mining with a silencer 👀

A Stealth Container prototype by Upstream Data https://video.nostr.build/c8f58731223b3e8c57d8901a7e04725558602d2ce904b518e498d0e466933d0c.mp4


NEW: 🇬🇧 UK takeaway worker, Jian Wen, convicted of laundering funds for a 🇨🇳 Chinese fraudster.

Wen managed over 💷 £2B (💵 $2.5B) in #Bitcoin, now seized by police.

She was found guilty of one of three money laundering charges. https://image.nostr.build/c7fc02994ed6f5f4d71cb62ca9640567896be1b345abc545a446b634f0362f4a.jpg


Arthur Hayes: The only thing worth selling #Bitcoin for is energy/energy producing assets 👀

Do you agree with his logic? 🤔 https://video.nostr.build/d6876286ac9862309164e92c10295e984b31b9b470dbbb041e5728a527e0e9e0.mp4


NEW: nostr:npub155m2k8ml8sqn8w4dhh689vdv0t2twa8dgvkpnzfggxf4wfughjsq2cdcvg releases case study of conducting 8,750 transactions using Bitcoinize POS machines at Bitcoin Atlantis, totaling 2.02 #Bitcoin in cumulative sales 👀🙌 https://video.nostr.build/3e310f9525fb18967d40e021c4085f7c8604dddb074c6b519859f16e4c016449.mp4


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Check it out 👇

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NEW: The Ethereum Foundation has taken down the Warrant Canary from its website 👀

A "Warrant Canary" is used by organizations, especially those wary of government surveillance, to assure users they haven't received secret legal requests.

Its absence, especially after being present, indicates the organization likely received such a request, like a subpoena, from a state authority. https://image.nostr.build/dcae91f95620ad825465b2a3f681fa3305c9b45312fe9d1dc4acda7fdd853e0c.jpg


Grayscale played a pivotal role in initiating the launch of Bitcoin ETFs in the United States by successfully appealing in court to convert their closed-end Bitcoin trust into an ETF.

However, their fortunes took a sharp downturn thereafter. Since the ETFs commenced trading in January, Grayscale has witnessed a drastic reduction in their Bitcoin holdings, plummeting from 619,000 to less than 330,000, marking a staggering decline of over 40% in just weeks.

Why has the transition to an ETF proven so disastrous for the company? The primary reason lies in their steadfast decision to maintain a 1.5% fee, while competitors slashed theirs to below 0.3%. Compounded by this misstep is the immense legal turmoil facing Grayscale's parent company, DCG, stemming from the collapse of their lending subsidiary, Genesis.

 It seems plausible that Grayscale hoped the fees generated from their substantial $40 billion Bitcoin portfolio would offset legal expenses. However, this strategy has backfired, and unless swift action is taken, Grayscale risks seeing their Bitcoin holdings diminish to virtually nothing.

https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/grayscale-announces-gbtc-fees-reduction/


NEW: Nasdaq-listed #Bitcoin mining company Bit Digital reports 2023 earnings of 💵 $44.9M, up 39% YoY.

They mined 1,507.3 #BTC (+$97M at current prices), a 21% increase, despite rising difficulty. https://image.nostr.build/63dee54cf370bb7165d37f56fb37bba90415a4039fb2f59501d2f4ea599319eb.jpg


💥NEW YT VIDEO

Our host, nostr:npub1vz0jduezztuqkuc5u4uvrqjrkr044fhs70utafet20azgcaywndsfj56eq, chats with Hector Alvero of Rhino App about the current state of #Bitcoin and Michael Saylor's quest to accumulate as much as humanly possible 👀😮

https://youtu.be/ljxkkZWtsk0


NEW: Students from 🇸🇻 El Salvador to the 🇬🇧 UK are learning about #Bitcoin mining in the classroom 👀🙌 https://image.nostr.build/65059365e2a60f9305883183b5c782fe924750f460a6c4a5b01e6d0cb81840c8.jpg https://image.nostr.build/52ab2747ff3fad63f029f79aca012af18e73b3367afc0ee0dd0e0b2cd639b57d.jpg


Hodling the World’s Most Lucrative Pet Rock

No matter how vehemently Jamie Dimon disparages #Bitcoin, it won’t erase the fact that it has been one of the best, if not the premier, investments since its inception in 2009.

https://bitcoinnews.com/opinion/hodling-the-worlds-most-lucrative-pet-rock/


NEW: IMF demands 🇵🇰 Pakistan to impose capital gains tax on #Bitcoin and 'crypto' investments to receive 💵 $3B aid package. https://image.nostr.build/c157c8a76f1238ad6cc2d13fdae5405a199659c4e9d6da434bee18c2ec0c32af.jpg


bUt wHat iF tHeY bAn #Bitcoin mInInG https://video.nostr.build/e8dd52ceecb7075fa770f204dde88af4aba5d41f3faf9f59c57015e97b9e7e00.mp4


Bitcoin is The Apex Property For The Human Race

nostr:npub1phvkl69qqc8vqp36kldqujhggpcr9t8jav4h5x7q9y94hthh2ngslmwrwt  writes, “The properties #Bitcoin make it superior to traditional stores of value like art, real estate, and gold.”

https://bitcoinnews.com/opinion/bitcoin-is-the-apex-property/


NEW: "The government of 🇮🇳 India’s position is that #Bitcoin and assets created in the name of 'crypto' cannot be currencies," says Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. https://image.nostr.build/ed52d46df38c72955b74afdb583262a6500e1cb1f73e26820850eda267788709.png


Fiat forces you to become a gambler 🎰 https://video.nostr.build/9310b16c306aab5bf7b5709fb07675f0a83e1da6d358bcb4cc392086b572b925.mp4


Whale Spotted: Is Qatar Buying Bitcoin?

Speculation arises over Qatar's potential Bitcoin investment due to sightings of Qatari private jet at key Bitcoin events. Is Qatar buying bitcoin?

https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/whale-spotted-is-qatar-buying-bitcoin/


NEW: Russia 🇷🇺 is exploring using digital assets as payment for international settlements. On March 11, President Vladimir Putin signed into law a series of amendments that regulate the use of digital assets; the Central Bank of Russia will have oversight over these operations. https://image.nostr.build/d502764cf2dec4da0ab3f71e485d8254167ddeef9aea46923cb40aa324070795.jpg


NEW: Coworking space on 🇸🇻 #Bitcoin Beach 🙌 https://video.nostr.build/fb252a30e919e485873b93df5939ba46ddc98e2bc34f797fc7c3e1642b87f4ac.mp4


Home #Bitcoin mining never looked so good 👀 https://video.nostr.build/187435fa790e6b7d1ff4b2d9f06702df5388c4f572f957b1e8e6d6bffcb4bc2b.mp4


Congressman Thomas Massie explains how printing trillions of dollars dilutes the value of the money 👀 https://video.nostr.build/7552df39adee80bc67bab004565c2377da6fcd1e0db3fb327fea4968fecdb98b.mp4


Both of these are going up forever 👀 nostr:npub17znev8jm0ul8pupzfggtz0njyd33j38zg6z8cjn3g2u6ulp8uutqh3n5wq https://image.nostr.build/e20cc8f5320032a1eec14486863c7cbb034896eb1403d0b006056fd8e26c6e9a.jpg


NEW: Node Nation takes the open source project, #Nerdminer, into the classrooms of 🇸🇻 El Salvador 👀

No country is preparing their youth for a #Bitcoin -led future like Bukele’s 🙌 https://video.nostr.build/f18529a1c260608b84e74fa1e8939b8186eb48e2e96530ede87e7d6dd14a2ee5.mp4


NEW: "Tesla will enable [altcoin] payments."

$TSLA is currently the worst-performing stock among all S&P500 assets YTD (-31%).

Should Musk simply emulate Saylor's strategy by accumulating #Bitcoin (+61% YTD) for Tesla's balance sheet and start accepting #BTC payments again? https://video.nostr.build/d2e29357536bea4f90baaf6beac643ddb39ea1a0277b536ef367c9bb36e09bde.mp4


JUST IN: #Bitcoin Network Difficulty sets a new ALL-TIME HIGH of 83.95 T 👀

This is nearly double the reading from one year ago (43.55 T) 😮

The global competition to mine #Bitcoin continues to heat up 🔥 https://image.nostr.build/fd428fd7ce35a14c23fcbf8c55f7ae5202297333f1f96582e9c614011202507e.jpg


JUST IN: 🇸🇻 El Salvador’s President Bukele announces the transfer of $400 million worth of #Bitcoin to a cold wallet that will be stored in vault within their national borders 👀 https://image.nostr.build/7ad770716461542bad32de82efcc1e81ca5d01786b5f55c90ee29651c8bddcd1.jpg


FORBES: "#Bitcoin and plant medicine both encourage self-discovery and responsibility, emphasizing the pursuit of meaningful life values over instant gratification. While neither is a magical fix, if one walks such a path long enough, it can only result in positive outcomes." https://image.nostr.build/03adb61c76800ea1851e6f372ed8bb7ab8cbb21658c0247d017a187a1cfb2756.jpg


NEW: The owner of the largest exhibition venue in the Middle East, 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi’s ADNEC Group, to launch the region's first #Bitcoin  MENA Conference set to take place December 9-10 2024 👀🙌 https://image.nostr.build/64740fe8a3684835a39871a336bf9fc7aa5a4ac4933a4cf7e50559ed1bde28ab.jpg


The ease with which gold can be seized renders it inferior to #Bitcoin 😮

Video by nostr:npub1qwtvplce8tzlrydqtlq777sgnq46l9tnns42nts7ak3mlpmrw9lsnf76ur https://video.nostr.build/c7540097f7d15188ac36953496ae1067dfdd95ddc4b082ff79383f378256bc86.mp4


NEW: Sign the petition for a #Bitcoin emoji 👀🙌 https://video.nostr.build/142481a60558170377e84a000d1015d89ba4542546e60aa68e6f3c644060dfe4.mp4


JUST IN: Bitcoin Fog's founder, Roman Sterlingov, was convicted in a Washington court for laundering millions from darknet drug markets 👀

The mixing service facilitated over $400 million in untraceable transactions. https://image.nostr.build/60c9d916475abdd2b1f9ff2aaf1ad1c66733830bac3385814ea295704082dd5c.jpg


NEW: “🇸🇻 El Salvador will be able to pay off the IMF if #Bitcoin hits 💵 $100K, and never have to talk to them again.

They’ll probably be the most attractive country in the world to go live, just because they embraced #Bitcoin,” says billionaire Tim Draper. https://image.nostr.build/c8c97956c2dbe9dbbed183d5226721e30b4857d36bd849e97313c0d0be204983.jpg


Cheers to everyone who invested their 2020 stimulus check into #Bitcoin 🙌 https://image.nostr.build/11a762428f1c1c018a8c433bbbb39047986622561eb1a223b7861f6b5b14ab34.jpg


NEW: MicroStrategy approaching $8 BILLION in profit on their #Bitcoin position 👀🙌 https://image.nostr.build/f400fcd1cfb6bda8a82a1926ca65836c0eabbf92927b4d3e332c9ae9fecb9735.jpg


DCA #BTC FTW https://video.nostr.build/42b337bedaab932bea3b388fdafa70ad4c372fb28086d00e82272b7cce0601a5.mp4


NEW: Trading volumes on cryptocurrency exchanges in
🇰🇷 South Korea EXPLODED on Sunday, totaling a record 11.8T won (💵 $9B), and thus exceeding Friday's South Korea KOSPI trading volume of 11.47T won ($8.7B) 👀 https://image.nostr.build/b10fd07d31548a47936f08657b8800fb702ffb8cc896423549918fb9de4b6d26.jpg


NEW: Peter Schiff is getting dunked on for his anti-#Bitcoin stance from all corners of the internet 👀🙌 https://video.nostr.build/1d070cafa8ad1969d49df3e6b544dd5909b698d8b72692f3cd1ffcc42f3cd99e.mp4


GM

#Bitcoin > $71K 👀 https://image.nostr.build/9d27f22ca4fab3f5ac3078575266831c30ed638404e4460e7acc20c83b9b2445.jpg


#Bitcoin: A New Hope for the Forgotten Struggle in Myanmar (Burma)

Myanmar presents the Bitcoin world—which opposes tyranny and advocates for human rights—with a unique opportunity to demonstrate how Bitcoin can be a force for good in a turbulent world.

https://bitcoinnews.com/opinion/myanmar-currency-bitcoin-new-hope/


One year ago, the failure of Silicon Valley Bank turned into one of the greatest advertisements for Bitcoin in its history. https://video.nostr.build/24e7eefa7f176cb31d0e8bfbe64a96642bec31c6867f949afde25e2b3649a531.mp4


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NEW: #Bitcoin ⛏ miners are returning to the market after bear market hibernation, burning record energy and buying 💵 $1B worth of mining equipment despite the impending halving, according to Bloomberg. https://image.nostr.build/fba00d8280edcdafd3302e0a74383449febaaa47bbe2362fed980b09d30587a7.jpg


Bitcoin Surge Triggers JPMorgan Warning on Fed Interest Rate Cuts

JPMorgan warns that the #Bitcoin surge may force the Federal Reserve to reconsider planned interest rate cuts, fearing inflationary risks.

https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/jpmorgan-deutsche-bank-fed-rate-cut/


JUST IN: Tim Draper believes that El Salvador 🇸🇻 could eventually become one of the wealthiest countries in the world thanks to its investment in #Bitcoin

Draper made his statements on a recent episode of the “Web3 Deep Dive” podcast with Rachel Wolfson. https://video.nostr.build/eac31514ff3811858492d48aeb89f3d4cfb22444a718d757e14b7597fb48962f.mp4


Spotted in 🇮🇳 Mumbai 👀 https://image.nostr.build/90f7543e5cda8a8c2338c52f8c9da817ee7fc472065aaf6a6f4befa469af79a0.jpg


NEW: BlackRock overtakes MicroStrategy in the competition for largest #Bitcoin stack 😮 https://image.nostr.build/02c990d201112882a21fedb0e2f27588f1088893ed19bdd27cdc8520b2012a32.jpg


“Ok we made it drop 4% off the ATH, that should shake them out for the weekend - let’s grab an early lunch” https://image.nostr.build/dcebb697c5ebb49c70743a905e4600efc827f2ecb7ba211cd14ab87dbec45a03.jpg


JUST IN: The Bitwise #Bitcoin ETF trades over $200,000,000 in the first 3 hours today 👀🙌 https://image.nostr.build/b628563428d845acc3031197fb2a2402b2ce799e4e370f216f629effabd9edf9.jpg


MicroStrategy's market cap just passed $24 BILLION

How much longer until the rest of the corporate world catches on? 👀 https://image.nostr.build/0e6186d5526de8ba0b74d0ea7e71cf392e8d55293639ad9e578c05ad0232df16.jpg


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Take some time off of X and get caught up on Monday by signing up for our newsletter 👇

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NEW: The latest Brave Wallet desktop update (v1.63) introduces all main #Bitcoin address formats, including Legacy, Nested SegWit, Native SegWit, and Taproot 🙌 https://image.nostr.build/8b7368d183ccf3b83dbc4d63bf85130f3239ab88e3777eb40f83a56d29a8a320.jpg


NEW: ⚡ Lightning-powered fiat shredder 👀 https://video.nostr.build/3f16ec7ff7c7e6a1f4a8dcf7072de7a65956d9c68fb24ca8fbba5dac007a1b4d.mp4


🇸🇻 President Bukele is networking 👀 https://video.nostr.build/e740f90ca9c8a1817d0ef165674751e8a1bf0148d13cdec5fa8ad28ad12d5760.mp4


Paying for a 🥮 pastry via ⚡ Lightning with a nostr:npub10rangetetcpqwvs43lks9hga04an73vcv96a4mkla43hwac4p7jsuezmsc 👀🙌 https://video.nostr.build/3e04bdd383f653c2203aae910215ad180a71aedd123e42fc9b9f11239b33bfb4.mp4


💥NEW YT VIDEO

Michael Saylor just announced MSTR is buying another $600M worth of #Bitcoin , continuing their speculative attack against the 🇺🇸 US Dollar 😮

Michael Saylor is using a simple 5-step flywheel that's adding billions of dollars of value to MSTR 🙌

Link below 👇

https://www.youtube.com/live/KBvcnXOc4-U


NEW: The 🇺🇸 Northeast is finally getting the proper #Bitcoin event it deserves 🙌

Get your tickets for @BTC_Mass’ Freedom Festival happening May 4th, 2024 👀

Use promo code: Bitcoinnews20 for 20% off ⚡ https://image.nostr.build/25306f035c465520c8fd59727d5730bed112175df4774f205121cdc65b216cc0.jpg


Thank you nostr:npub1h493d0qgwhu95s82zd9sxrt3ckn3ttgvaf04z02neckadxw5fkvqte4cwz 🙏

The conference has reaffirmed the fact that Bitcoiners are incentivized to help each other succeed 🙌 https://video.nostr.build/b83c3e5edf452d41d7750d2123ef155b2af7bdcb8183261703a2ca549ba82b9f.mp4


NEW: The Center for Countering Digital Hate has classified #Bitcoin YouTubers including TFTC, Mark Moss and nostr:npub1gdu7w6l6w65qhrdeaf6eyywepwe7v7ezqtugsrxy7hl7ypjsvxksd76nak as promoters of "New Climate Denial," urging Google to penalize them for questioning climate concerns 👀😮 https://image.nostr.build/9c939924173374c6d5df097237bf18d4151aa1fe321c5561000aaa6b57de4d80.jpg


Bitcoin Hits 27-Month High of $67.5k

It is now trading above 60,000 EUR for the first time in its history.

https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/bitcoin-ath-close-67k/


JUST IN: MicroStrategy announces its intention to privately offer $600 million worth of Convertible Senior Notes to buy more #Bitcoin 👀🙌 https://image.nostr.build/0fb85afd5cfcd2a08f5e38351c3380fe8281a681c271c467d5501b2eba89e24d.jpg


NEW: ⛏ Marathon Digital rebounds in 2023:

EBITDA: 💵 $419.9M (vs. -$543.4M loss in 2022)
Net income: 💵 $261.2M
Debt: -56%
#Bitcoin production: +210%
Hash rate: 24.7 EH/s (+253%)
Efficiency: +21% (from 30.9 J/TH to 24.5 J/TH)
Total production: 12,852 #Bitcoin https://image.nostr.build/6117cc716887802a6b479ac4c0f4cbed8e4d46b4aeb35511b08d4aa28400e70c.jpg


Even nostr:npub1excellx58e497gan6fcsdnseujkjm7ym5yp3m4rp0ud4j8ss39js2pn72a  needs to wait in line to buy Real Bedford merch ⚽ 😅 nostr:npub1m7fjc8z7t00jzrgkfm4kzvnv4chf04rq9ykpke0rpe0ke2kud24qmg0l4p https://image.nostr.build/2dee390353a9164b88058b3a230f178d2a40b6553b35924110202b2654b90c9e.jpg


NEW: "#Bitcoin is in the very early innings of a massive capital repricing event,' says Investor Bill Miller https://image.nostr.build/639ae8e92452dbf18c4b2ff781a146ae80117af7cf59b6fda1e82f09505f8512.jpg


Guests in 🇻🇳 Vietnam gifting newlyweds money over the #Bitcoin Lightning Network with @neutronpay 👀🙌 https://video.nostr.build/8ee954a0edc134a791e661fc23e38c0204dd81d5390350a072bfbc08a9625bb7.mp4


NEW: Balance of #Bitcoin on OTC desks hits lowest levels since Q4 2018. 😳 https://image.nostr.build/5255463db07b821f529029ab0a60eae4fd9883d2d624a0eb77f85fc97d92a6d8.jpg


NEW: "This is probably the first time in the history of #Bitcoin that we have true price discovery.

Baby Boomers have 💵 $85T of wealth, for the most part managed by registered investment advisors who now can just buy the ETF," says Galaxy Digital founder Mike Novogratz https://video.nostr.build/6de46d7c30183209ea6a290636eb68256be2f958a63428a51a15361ecb7b1bb6.mp4


NOW: Screening of “No More Inflation” by Shooter 🎬 https://image.nostr.build/3c1a09c3fa5ab473f20e9f04e2cbbeb3a17aac3ea1db30b727c721930c8b7e09.jpg


NEW: The Grayscale #Bitcoin Trust $GBTC saw 💵 $600M in daily net outflows on Feb. 29 👀 https://image.nostr.build/0598ecd543ca18001015f8a1e50f8af023c25d2d0715a3286f18b2a64703aa99.jpg


NEW: 🇺🇸 Bank of America & Wells Fargo offer spot #Bitcoin ETFs to clients, per Reuters

"The ETFs have been available to clients for weeks." https://image.nostr.build/0a210ccbdb8695a36398348b161bfba1fecf267b7e37885a5dd0fdb19d65d263.jpg


Madeira is buzzing ⚡

nostr:npub1h493d0qgwhu95s82zd9sxrt3ckn3ttgvaf04z02neckadxw5fkvqte4cwz is coming 👀

The team is on location, send a DM if you’d like to meet up 🙌 https://image.nostr.build/3aba7618f64d0e4df839621b103764a9e770ff8696cf6b2d1e3aa3da7f4c8aab.jpg


NEW: nostr:npub1s05p3ha7en49dv8429tkk07nnfa9pcwczkf5x5qrdraqshxdje9sq6eyhe discusses the opportunity to impact lives by shifting your energy into the #Bitcoin ecosystem at the nostr:npub17cyatz6z2dzcw6xehtcm9z45m76lde5smxdmyasvs00r4pqv863qrs4ml3  Unconference 👀🙌 https://video.nostr.build/82c0b8625037cccd3f4b296e3e01e568f456299468f23681a305b424f705dc87.mp4


NEW: The 🇺🇸 US government transfers nearly $923M worth of #Bitcoin, seized from the Bitfinex hack, to unknown addresses.

The transfers occurred in two parts, totaling around 15K #BTC .

The purpose of the transfers remains unclear. https://image.nostr.build/df37fbcc68adc2557d652b29149066fc7123c5a2dd1b87ae6a6b9c770bb414de.jpg


Keiser and Graham on Bitcoin: An Exit From “Rich People’s Wars”

Max Keiser discusses the link between fiat currencies, wars, and Bitcoin's potential for global peace

https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/graham-elwood-max-keiser-bitcoin-peace/


NEW: #Bitcoin will eventually capture around a quarter of the monetary gold market, per Fidelity director of global macro Jurrien Timmer https://image.nostr.build/60479e05e0da0d14c95d59749def0f103a94d53d5632e1c4ef96575852990cff.jpg


NEW: Upstream Data deploying #Bitcoin mining units to the oilfield 🛢👀 https://video.nostr.build/bcbc1474f5980225a5ea3988e2ae6be21ecfe889a0045020737891f5237dba55.mp4


NEW: "Spot #Bitcoin ETFs not only provides more capital-efficient trading options but also opens the door for increased leverage.

We anticipate a gradual institutional creep into the market, starting with IRAs and extending to pension and endowment funds," says Mike Novogratz https://image.nostr.build/790c5f371007c044f6f4db53799fb20e86e8f058c94140eed8878e5364f9c9c5.jpg


JUST IN: BlackRock's #Bitcoin ETF sees its highest-ever daily volume 👀

It has traded over 41 million shares today, more than double its daily average 😮 https://image.nostr.build/0593c497f3a97e53607407aa43b21c310550a9f5224bc8b010c741bceee45a5b.jpg


#Bitcoin hits a new all-time high of using 55% sustainable energy 👀🙌 https://image.nostr.build/1c3c2f3831a2bb6586f5f8e18e8abf4e3e5e3a0ed6ee60caab52543bef691dc3.jpg


Get caught up on all the latest developments in #Bitcoin when the next edition of our newsletter drops tomorrow morning at 7am ET.

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The Virtuous Cycle of #Bitcoin  🙌 https://image.nostr.build/81e8363c4d3f5df576494ef2be35cba4433625142ff529fc80a9387a6a06af38.jpg


Wright admitted to modifications he had made to the documents, specifically within “LaTeX files", explaining that they were made for demonstration purposes to his legal team at Shoosmiths.

https://bitcoinnews.com/legal/craig-wrights-confession-whitepaper/


CleanSpark’s new #Bitcoin mining facility in Sandersville, Georgia is MASSIVE 👀 https://video.nostr.build/efb646955f6bd01d1b386805be490c4ffbb5280e2578daaaae9964dc593f9c45.mp4


$370 million hydro-cooled #Bitcoin mining project in 🇴🇲 Oman 👀 https://video.nostr.build/31db7feac6725a5c440176e362a309ce8bdcc3c4b387295170a0a2e9821a2492.mp4


JUST IN: Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley announces that their #Bitcoin ETF has been approved to be listed on an additional wealth management platform with $100+ billion AUM 👀 https://image.nostr.build/fdf94ba86e0d38e1cf162ef6517a6d2a3a709660a9ab4df45d0eef3fdd6169ed.jpg


NEW: The EIA makes a statement, officially putting their #Bitcoin mining survey on hiatus 👀 https://image.nostr.build/3dc9f9a493f4f84454e171587e4124642cf3a23d94f4cbc0d99b5c3d7c3ab3e1.jpg


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JUST IN: The Texas Blockchain Council and Riot Platforms are fighting back against the 🇺🇸 Biden Administration’s emergency request to collect sensitive data regarding #Bitcoin miners' energy consumption by filing a lawsuit to halt the measure 👀 https://image.nostr.build/cc13d872216429a0f1a7bdbe8cb42d8173c869fe6b4f1763a30a5d38e5194e0c.jpg


NEW: 🇩🇪 Massive #Bitcoin symbol projected on a wall inside German parliament 👀 https://image.nostr.build/a65e4993c7b500a20fd540312b343c8d4e6164daaed013ff7bfb19a2e872a04b.jpg


NEW: 🇬🇧 UK prosecutors challenge Jian Wen's "no idea" defense in $6.3B #Bitcoin laundering case.

Wen admits controlling the wallet but claims ignorance of its illegal source.

She faces 3 money laundering charges linked to fugitive ex-employer Yadi Zhang. https://image.nostr.build/3c7332e19e25d97fae0c82296cf1504317e03ee1494c7197751b9cf1c7c6df79.jpg


BREAKING: The 🇳🇬 Nigerian government is reportedly taking steps to shut down cryptocurrency-related websites within the country by instructing telecommunications companies to block access to these sites 👀😱

Users are reporting Binance is no longer available in the country. https://image.nostr.build/4b4b0bed795e21ddf3b0bf6ae8795c4eb1ae0b6b1177068aaedeb585ea83af6b.jpg


With the approval of the #Bitcoin ETFs, many believe it could repeat gold's performance between 2004-2012...

When the gold ETF launched, it rallied by more than 800% in 8 years📈

📺In today's video we reveal the 3 reasons Bitcoin won't do the same 😮

https://youtu.be/2k-cltIHaRo


JUST IN: Bitwise #Bitcoin ETF sees over 5 million shares traded today, totaling $150 million 👀

This marks its second-largest trading day since its launch 🙌 https://image.nostr.build/0ba564660f371053e420995c7ef3075768b5ffb8f490b9e4153de7dd7ccd2a5c.jpg


NEW: #Bitcoin 🐳 whales moves 18K #BTC (💵 $1B) off Coinbase, splitting it into cold wallets ranging from $45M to $171M 👀 https://image.nostr.build/af6a02b5afbb6bcdae4345c40b20c85ee194378d0890f865c2730056dfa3c22e.jpg


2013 NYT video of a #Bitcoin mining operation inside a former NATO base in 🇮🇸 Iceland 👀 https://video.nostr.build/0cbd86170d749bc4ea52a5c5abed6aec9a1d380c459072bead06b08240be66d2.mp4


The latest edition of Bitcoin News Weekly is live! 🙌

We dive into why it might be a big mistake to bet on a large pullback before the halving 😮

https://bitcoinnewsweekly.beehiiv.com/p/bitcoin-news-weekly-16


JUST IN: BlackRock releases new advertisement for their spot #Bitcoin ETF 👀 https://image.nostr.build/9de8901cd9a04b525d45c30737e6194c1ecb03fd5c26748c9ac5f9245e0e3023.jpg


The latest edition of our newsletter, Bitcoin News Weekly, is live!

We dive into why it might be a big mistake to bet on a large pullback before the halving 😮

Check the link below 👇

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NEW: 🇪🇹 Ethiopia eyes 💵 $250M #Bitcoin & 🤖 AI center led by 🇷🇺 Russian firm BitCluster https://image.nostr.build/5e54f7a6ff49f2c5fa0582b9f73b42716c432435ae7c1ec6aab6b1dc7299c25a.png


NEW: 🇩🇪 Germany’s first #Bitaxe workshop 👀

#Bitcoin mining is decentralizing 🙌 https://video.nostr.build/998b977ea0a7c9bdaaf472c5b721966dd3e2717124112d8a6fdb1c2392d41bcf.mp4


You need to earn $300K to have the same purchasing power as someone making $100K in 1983 😱 https://video.nostr.build/ee9bc3f8d14e096c3108c99229db74a09d57412d207d969bb7d7356223b7ca9e.mp4


2013 tutorial on how to buy #Bitcoin on Coinbase 👀 https://video.nostr.build/d2428d90dd046aab929bca1ca0cd74a122718007f70a1a345f67f6b05c50fb30.mp4


#Bitcoin adoption is spreading in 🇰🇪 Kenya 🙌 https://video.nostr.build/ea71683d99819a650379248888b2a38c8ce06a5daaee22db76590efbf3e55530.mp4


The future of #Bitcoin mining is using solar in your backyard for off-grid non-KYC sats - guerrilla style 🥷 https://video.nostr.build/5c35f3dc3a548a4021e20e680ac7ec3b986c80d71c4aa43065cf46f9c16ceebb.mp4


JUST IN: 🇭🇳 Financial markets regulator of Honduras has banned institutions from trading #bitcoin 🚨 https://image.nostr.build/8348b8bade4c0dafddabbf7370bab52bdcee13283eeeb1ce7647c313cdf80a68.jpg


Don’t forget to clean your #Bitcoin miners 👀 https://video.nostr.build/6eed6e8e88f49fa6927cfcf249a33fb825c96b13b3e1720ed176b408765df2db.mp4


NEW: #Bitcoin themed board game Blockhunters 👀 https://image.nostr.build/dbe363ddd61f2f400d8612f075403425c4bdc159ea0fac5d10d1e97783c6955c.jpg


NEW: PubKey NYC salutes the flag flown at 🇺🇸 US capital in honor of Satoshi and commissioned by Elizabeth Warren’s office 👀 https://image.nostr.build/95e2a2493959fa0e8d1d6b6fd4ec281a8c64125ea405532c71cf1167b5bb0fed.jpg


Demeester: “Zombie Banks Bailouts” Will Push Bitcoin to $600k

nostr:npub13l3lyslfzyscrqg8saw4r09y70702s6r025hz52sajqrvdvf88zskh8xc2 introduces the possibility of the ongoing bull cycle unfolding in two distinct phases, similar to the pattern observed in 2013.

https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/demeester-zombie-banks-bailouts-bitcoin


JUST IN: #Bitcoin miners start receiving letters from the 🇺🇸 EIA demanding sensitive data regarding location and energy usage 👀

One miner received such a letter, with only a 10-day window to respond, or risk substantial fines of $10,000+/day 😮 https://image.nostr.build/6551cd18601a8d6dba350b428c59b410d95cefc1d3260c246a55eab38c55b398.jpg


JUST IN: MASSIVE VOLUME FOR BLACKROCK'S #BITCOIN ETF

A volume of over 24 million shares on the day equating to over $700 million in price volume

There is an insatiable demand for #Bitcoin on Wall Street 😮 https://image.nostr.build/3a92e96c76ee059022bb5268e9055e923937f4a834faac10eadafd2d2747d8d2.jpg


NEW: #Bitcoin Depot purchases 400 additional #Bitcoin ATM kiosks, which it plans to install by the end of the first quarter of 2024 https://image.nostr.build/9194229445edb450019bb8de0f0fa58ccf0eb517213fa0b7038f0d3bc3f5de77.jpg


NEW: Titan Mining launches "Titan Lightning": near-instant #Bitcoin rewards via ⚡ Lightning Network, ditching custodial mining pools delays https://image.nostr.build/446907d7606b2df85fbc1ff23b21915701d84a1c2f5e39e3831247cd95e9e855.jpg


TONIGHT: #Bitcoin drone show over Miami Beach 🙌 https://video.nostr.build/ad5628b3d6a2d65777ae362dee11b3f4d90084ca1e24d3e77abb18f9cfa7bf00.mp4


#Bitcoin is the Apex Predator 😮 https://video.nostr.build/3e1841a2697451296b899c6008f937fd1cc3d3b6832e413f796789a4e6402f39.mp4


NEW: Grayscale predicts a unique #Bitcoin halving in April due to strong miner preparation, booming on-chain activity, and rising ETF adoption, potentially reshaping the market

https://www.grayscale.com/research/reports/2024-halving-this-time-its-actually-different


The number of banks in the 🇺🇸 US is trending towards 1 - the Federal Reserve 😮 https://image.nostr.build/76b77014a9e0245301ea43974d32875865557363d9da4b8fe27bd003a6ea4ae4.jpg


Subtle 🍊 💊 orange-pilling technique:

#Bitcoin price ticker underneath the TV with the Super Bowl on 👀 https://video.nostr.build/a45d7cde2690079fd63845860f7a436439315833ff405add68e505b6e3ba33ad.mp4


NEW: A look inside The Bitcoin Hardware Store located near 🇸🇻 El Salvador’s #Bitcoin Beach https://video.nostr.build/4b51e5ea45737e2d8eff0d9633d96c11734b26970ee152e8021a15b15dfab358.mp4


#Bitcoin solar mining from home with a Bitaxe Ultra 👀🙌 https://video.nostr.build/0e0dd631c3f1e8cb1e908b1bc8927247dc470beb39b1c21b62f8f4276c20ead7.mp4


Every Sunday we put together a roundup of the week's most impactful developments in #Bitcoin ✏

Every Monday it's delivered straight to your inbox 📧

The only #Bitcoin TL;DR you'll ever need 👇

https://bitcoinnewsweekly.beehiiv.com/


Nostr Wallet Connect: Scaling Bitcoin Apps With A Game-Changing Protocol

Initiated by developers from Amethyst and nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm NWC facilitates effortless connections and a no-custody approach, making it a powerful solution for bitcoin app development.

https://bitcoinnews.com/pr/nostr-wallet-connect-game-changing-protocol/


NEW: #Bitcoin hashrate at a new all-time high 🙌 https://image.nostr.build/8cbdac8a63a7c513034a6959bdaf6856e745e18dfdd26d76ae51f519574a10b8.jpg


The first ever meeting of the Cornell #Bitcoin Club 👀🙌 nostr:npub1z5umqa38xfv94y3fpver2khw2qar2v54jetl24939j4f0yyhggdqrh5lwd https://image.nostr.build/8f9ea015902049f012adde8ce5686eb8a4474cab3148f1ee2f3df0fcedeefdb9.jpg


NEW: "Isn't it a case if there's enough mugs out there, they all trade #Bitcoin with each other, it will go up," says Piers Morgan https://video.nostr.build/6035755692ca4140f7e7cdcc21112d74ec12cd49020c7e1a953b35c9abcaffbd.mp4


NEW: "#Bitcoin  ETFs are the perfect Trojan Horse.

We're turning #Bitcoin into a TradFi asset that plays by the rules of the system, but by doing so it's being used to onboard the system," says Aike Capital founder Alex Krüger https://video.nostr.build/254f3c643804df48db9702a302a68339a8a5e0a9a34d1545556bde20f89d98d4.mp4


NEW: 🇬🇧 UK regulators have started sending out emails asking for “up-to-date information” about the activity of self-custody wallets 😮

The following was received by a Kraken user 👀 https://image.nostr.build/fae673fb4eb10ee8ef1c2d4e082ae5f4e343ee204719931973c8882a906cb845.jpg


GM

#Bitcoin  > $47K 👀 https://image.nostr.build/8cf87adcd7cf682dd19be5acda1c0e94a252610b28fee662d73621d7609e2f1f.jpg


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#Bitcoin  > $44K 👀 https://image.nostr.build/723af9b1862071c02cb5bf766a1138d734f56df850a102a147882510110a7df7.jpg


NEW: The City of Quebec in 🇨🇦 Canada has prohibited the use of home fire places until further notice despite temperatures below freezing 😮 https://image.nostr.build/c86eb9c550e5076a66ef9fef4102fb28642b8bd4a339f4aa93d673dacec4074f.jpg


Ads for #Bitcoin spot ETFs Go Live on Google: Report

“This is how you market to rich boomers, folks. The calm disposition, easy-to-understand investment case, suit with no tie… everything about it says ‘it’s ok now, the adults are here.’”

https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/google-bitcoin-etf-ads/


Powering up with #Bitcoin in 🇪🇸 Barcelona 🙌 https://video.nostr.build/f63e148f70a9bce4bd7b8205a505d4fb3572304f52b468e1c751f03efb01732a.mp4


The growth of MicroStrategy's #Bitcoin holdings since August 2020 👀

The company is ~$2.3 billion in profit on their #Bitcoin purchases 🙌 https://image.nostr.build/0bf65f7dac4758bbee1f818d3f2dfc0d60d2646e17d54e36d1e9d0170713ad1c.jpg


Welcome to the party


NEW: A website entitled OnlyFake creates images of fake IDs using AI for only $15 👀

Images from OnlyFake have been used to bypass KYC requirements on crypto exchange OKX, raising cybersecurity concerns 😮 https://image.nostr.build/244ee0cf983fe0b9969f64b121c9b34edbfb4ee1633ed287c6a0a549d9fe78ea.jpg


NEW: The 🇺🇸 Kenosha Police Department, Wisconsin, urges residents to be aware of a sophisticated scam exploiting #Bitcoin  ATMs & fake identity theft claims to steal funds https://image.nostr.build/cd56ea800422390eb0007108cdc7bff9272d3eef9ed50cea8e8bda8bb3ea9853.jpg


NEW: Online dev environment, Replit, publishes their first #Bitcoin native bounty - Make a #Bitcoin app and get paid in #Bitcoin https://image.nostr.build/2a795f15b0d4dca48e0f71fa04b5cf02869b5c466c5fcdd0f3f360e2e9b09511.jpg


Case for $500k BTC: Bitcoin Scarcity to Beat Gold Post-Halving

“Fun fact: if BTC breaks S2F model on the UPSIDE again in 2024-2028 cycle (like 2012-2016 cycle), then diminishing returns are dead and exponential returns are back.”

https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/plan-b-bitcoin-scarcity-price-to-500k/


Feel like Ironman with a 1 #BTC  = 1 #BTC  chest piece by @thoglund 🙌 https://video.nostr.build/6b809562fd66ff0fb5d9717de9fedafd287a4a4976076b322f38c75d8326f456.mp4


Today we celebrate Micheal Saylor’s 59th birthday 🙌

If you could give him one birthday gift, what would it be? 👀 https://image.nostr.build/256b639fdf3a2463bedb0d21976b8f7ffe6fb98bfe085fe0b6de46bc8d929834.jpg


NEW: #Bitcoin transaction fees are spiking again 😮 https://image.nostr.build/a8f542d98da82d818d0fff00450abd8c927f1e32a5400f89abaae834cebb7a14.jpg


NEW: With the passage of 🇦🇷 Milei’s omnibus bill yesterday in the lower house, this meme of dismantling the Argentinian bureaucracy gets one giant step closer to becoming a reality 👀 https://video.nostr.build/d6c760ddf417c9f283e4b8a757512ee5dbc50f413bc49780825207dbdbd026a0.mp4


NEW: Ark Invest’s “Big Ideas 2024 research report visualizes the long-term returns of buying and holding #Bitcoin

“Historically, investors who bought and held bitcoin for at least 5 years have profited, no matter when they made their purchases.” https://image.nostr.build/0129ecb1fed516bab4b244361c662cabc30e64a4a4283c38f05c9717d207cf90.jpg


Biden’s Emergency Survey Sparks Bitcoin Miners Uproar

The U.S. government seems to view the electricity usage of the bitcoin mining industry as a crisis threatening grid stability across the nation.

https://bitcoinnews.com/mining/marty-bent-biden-emergency-survey/


NEW: All-Time High for Bitcoin Network Difficulty 👀 https://image.nostr.build/338d8cb4ed883542d689b737ac9a6a47b5626401e4ee8d548ff4b4f4f21ad728.jpg


NEW: Aliaksandr Klimenka, accused of laundering 💵 $4B through the defunct BTC-e exchange, faces 🇺🇸 US charges.

The exchange was allegedly used for criminal activities like ransomware from 2011-2017 👀 https://image.nostr.build/068c7cc3778218a8d0c7cd3eb1b9f43fa1a50c23881b0ac972faa808e79f9b68.jpg


NEW: Chart by HODL15Capital shows how much Bitcoin the ETFs have accumulated thus far 👀 https://image.nostr.build/7feed4428baf337ec0a92f331d3adbd4e49cf2681b6138ea2365907c4c6583c9.jpg


JUST IN: Both Relai and River report record breaking Bitcoin sales for January 2024 👀

It's not just BlackRock and Fidelity buying, the plebs are accumulating Bitcoin at an unprecedented rate 🙌 https://image.nostr.build/7dd2a9c7eac3abccd0ce29117b247e2f87d4b3039f570635c99ed9432767b083.jpg


NEW: Investors are shifting gears:

Gold out 📉
Bitcoin in 📈 https://image.nostr.build/411a0681fc054db19eb8746b2b341cf7dd4b1e0d9d8dcb2374da53e6f365c5d8.jpg


NEW: 🇬🇧 UK officials seize 💷 £1.4bn worth of Bitcoin after former takeaway worker accused of helping fugitive fraudster launder profits from £5B fraud scheme attempted to buy a £23M mansion 👀 https://image.nostr.build/6f0e72a69315264a0a4b29ef42fd190fd59b2431e15e1fa37b87d881a6931bf9.jpg


JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Fed removes the line, “The US banking system is sound and resilient” from today’s speech as New York Community Bancorp stock falls 40% this morning 👀😮 https://image.nostr.build/a87c5ccb0716a9a33501a2dd092a8a5d9062b260553a51b0f809e2762263d2bb.jpg https://image.nostr.build/b6a161d236df437830e401efb2357c05339d2eaa9a43f9817742a365a774764f.jpg


Announcing the launch of the European Bitcoin Energy Association (EBEA)

“We know that bitcoin mining can be climate positive and serve as a beautiful way to load-manage energy grids."

https://bitcoinnews.com/pr/ebea-european-bitcoin-energy/


Does Mainstream Financial Adoption Mean Bitcoin Has Been Co-opted?

Brian Dean Nibley: Anyone who wants to adopt Bitcoin can do so, and that includes large financial institutions. To assert that it should be otherwise goes against the primary ethos of Bitcoin.

https://bitcoinnews.com/opinion/bitcoin-adoption-co-opted/


Counterfeiting fiat is not complicated.

Counterfeiting Bitcoin is impossible. https://video.nostr.build/e43be96dbb4890f400f2bb9c13521685a5670693c8605700a0be59985cc11878.mp4


JUST IN: So far today both BlackRock and Fidelity Bitcoin ETFs have a higher trading volume than GBTC 👀

The demand for these products is real and doesn't seem to be going away as the post-launch hype dies down 🙌 https://image.nostr.build/503fc53a7cc2fcb209d284fb3488c406fe66cf348a56896131eb62f0beb1e0bd.png


NEW: "CBDC Is a calamity for human and civil rights.

Bitcoin gives you a better protection than cash. It also gives you protection from inflation and all of the other hazards that come along with FIAT currencies," says 🇺🇸 US Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. https://video.nostr.build/bc0af9e0b61459aae103335e4fa08a49c473f6187d5961e07caeaddbb73f4441.mp4


New Bitcoin content creators are popping up across the globe 🌎🙌

How would you complete the sentence “We’re Bitcoiners, of course _____” https://video.nostr.build/7cc72c793e77efae21962352349966e5c1dc093f5a6153ffe268b27bb35e185b.mp4


NEW: Franklin Templeton removes the laser eyes from their profile picture, previously added upon the approval of their spot Bitcoin ETF three weeks ago👀😮 https://image.nostr.build/3e15def16e761145baa4fd90fba46402ea3155919638b9b846c75b9b446b552a.png


What started as a proactive step towards transparency took an unexpected turn when Bitwise’s recently-disclosed wallet address started receiving unsolicited contributions from the community.

https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/bitwise-bitcoin-etf-on-chain-address/


What are your thoughts on this meme illustrating a feudal hierarchy of Bitcoin ownership? 🤔 https://image.nostr.build/e4063246affed9bcd6a393b80233bc9206d748627d57af15509b2853a26a974a.jpg


Where is the sweet spot for Bitcoin security? 👀 https://image.nostr.build/c2c80b661d159b0e9d39a76d17fa45573152dfdcb826043b08ebb0b9b7270816.jpg


Bitcoin ETF approvals raises concerns that Bitcoin may lose its essence as large financial institutions gain control.

https://bitcoinnews.com/opinion/bitcoin-adoption-co-opted/


Bitcoin is a virtuous cycle 🙌 https://image.nostr.build/096d5fda32cc7531581e8ca0bd85b0ab098edb49932c0b4d3f95afa7ee01f53e.jpg


NEW: Ocean pool’s hashrate jumps to 1.24 Eh/s as Swan CEO Cory Klippsten hints they are contributing to the boost 👀 https://image.nostr.build/4872843964ca7dc829ce9896f9da65c9352b1013bf201d3010d933ff7c36121b.jpg


DCAing Bitcoin vs. Gold 👀

The choice is obvious 😮 https://video.nostr.build/3ab28d4a2cf2cdedb84c8edcaeafae7c1b0b291a9e0fc9ac9a368dd4da62f7de.mp4


NEW: FT points out the centralization risk raised by Coinbase being the custodian for 8 of 11 Bitcoin ETFs.

BlackRock says its bitcoin custodian has insurance coverage “of up to $320M that covers losses of the digital assets" backing up $2B in Bitcoin at this time 😮 https://image.nostr.build/714709cf9d21d0320170f77ce2bc01bac2f321662d2f8d8b85658da3aee3eff6.jpg


In a recent post, the Bitwise CTO clarifies that any Bitcoin sent to their ETF address by individuals unrelated to the organization will be included in the Net Asset Value for the benefit of the shareholders.

Additionally, any Bitcoin subject to OFAC sanctions sent to their address will remain untouched. 👀 https://image.nostr.build/be1ef6b83bb39803ee9cb7a7baced7fb8de73a795f8e7c502f8a09c72e963944.png


NEW: Bitcoin ATM provider Lamassu Industries fixes vulnerability after ethical hackers take full control of the devices https://image.nostr.build/c3ef2b6585f87225fc518bd14ab53b325f31c08be7cd4f454dadfa0315bbb92e.jpg


A majority of America's hashrate comes from states signaling support for Texas on the border issue 👀 https://image.nostr.build/fa502bd49811818c3ad57d7c312e38a7110f2140550caa867e141cfc83232c3c.jpg


NEW: 🇺🇸 Senator Rand Paul says he wants to see the author of The Bitcoin Standard in an "intellectual cage match" with Paul Krugman 👀 https://image.nostr.build/d0068bafbf96e4ba766d7363306350e532d0ed4e8d9acf857f86f60d2bbfe604.jpg


🚨 ALERT: Trezor suffered a data breach on its support portal this week, exposing up to 66,000 contacts dating back to December 2021.

Beware of phishing emails, like this one titled 'Assets undergoing upgrade' from noreply@trezor.io

The link is deactivated, but stay vigilant. https://image.nostr.build/54f5402d6a513b42b14fa58a37b5c613671a970643d0ba5b01306ae55b06b53d.jpg


NEW: 🇿🇦 South African cryptocurrency service providers to receive financial licenses from the country's Financial Sector Conduct Authority. https://image.nostr.build/24e485b8a6f44e210bd296b024eea64d2e60e0fb1bc31dec16e9c45388c7813d.jpg


NEW: G-Wagon turned🇦🇷 Milei-Mobile spotted in Miami 🌴 👀 https://image.nostr.build/fd0cf2baf129707f85b73519ab3afcd92b1e3ef4317f7bb86a405e34329014a4.jpg


Fiat money deprived us of stable food prices 😮 https://image.nostr.build/c724a9bd4ded2e30153ad202ac089e9f1f48d61c2d104bf95132d8d5f464f77b.jpg


NEW: Kaspersky researchers detects Apple Mac malicious software that runs through pirated apps and targets users' digital wallets holding cryptocurrency.

“It doesn’t just steal crypto wallets; it replaces a wallet application with its own infected version.” 👀 https://image.nostr.build/2cb49f191c95af5185cc9560e824402f483ace9d587c32f9ca4597d070fac957.jpg


NEW: CryptoQuant founder and CEO Ki Young Ju reports discrepancies between Grayscale's GBTC disclosures and on-chain Bitcoin data.

"GBTC wallets’ balance is 551K, indicating they still have a gap of around 15K GBTC. We can anticipate more GBTC outflows in the books.” https://image.nostr.build/3920606fb9187a972014a28b6f1452f91a2733595c99a2b5cf35bb370d949292.jpg


NEW: Chart breaking down Bitcoin  hashrate by country and their renewable electricity mix 👀 https://image.nostr.build/6078e246243307e6b1c0bceda7dd73286349fc17e498ac9fb7701083bdf94d87.jpg


Saylor in 2022: Bitcoin is the most certain thing in a very uncertain world 👀

Tucker: So you're buying?

Saylor: I'll be buying the top forever 🙌 https://video.nostr.build/094c9888694f17fa6dd73ea7030495d6a79acabd87876a30111831080aa8f41d.mp4


NEW: nostr:npub1ve8qwrlztemdmnh62jffcr0y9m9dpqgqjdg8ufx7gc3qw5wdk74qyv9ka6 releases a new Merchants feature to help Bitcoiners find stores and professionals who accept Bitcoin in their local area 👀🙌 https://video.nostr.build/f08da06ad771e1d943e40b4de90a7a7ef063732cd7c684f641020185e48c354d.mp4


NEW: "If the previous 💵 $3B estimate is correct and given $1.5B has exited already then there could be $1.5B still to exit the Bitcoin space via profit taking on GBTC thus putting further pressure on prices over the coming weeks," says JPMorgan analyst Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou https://image.nostr.build/9e2a64d1cb6393f773a173d84260e352dd1585b213589f582028d7544196e91a.jpg


JUST IN: In a statement addressing the hack of their X account, the 🇺🇸 SEC acknowledges that they were SIM swapped 👀

Additionally, they reveal that in July 2023, at the staff's request, they deliberately disabled 2FA, citing difficulties accessing the account as the reason 😮 https://image.nostr.build/77945e4421cb4bd504e714d7cd93e10775fa3bc4126db08c646e2afefbacd1a0.jpg


JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Senator Warren persists in her opposition to Bitcoin, citing a new report from the Government Accountability Office stating, "Digital assets like Bitcoin and other virtual currencies pose risks to implementing and enforcing U.S. sanctions."👀😮 https://image.nostr.build/7f8eafb03c1fdd6cdbadfaa21e50c1b659790bfcdd2f34b9a2344239eeb675b1.jpg


Coinbase CEO Praises Jamie Dimon: “I Have A Lot of Respect For Him”

Brian Armstrong: “We’ve met, and JPM has been a great partner to us. Even if we don’t fully agree on Bitcoin, I have a lot of respect for Jamie as a CEO and have learned a lot from him."

https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/brian-armstrong-praises-jamie-dimon/


NEW: Hardware wallet Trezor announces that a security breach at a third-party support portal may have exposed up to 66K users to phising attacks https://image.nostr.build/010bcfc77895447a3e3db8150b643c463b52a31718d9d2b99607d8813d8dfe0d.png


NEW: “They won’t lose a single 401k plan over it, and an infinitesimally small number of brokerage clients,” says industry expert Dave Nadig to Fortune about boycott calls after Vanguard's refusal to offer Bitcoin ETFs https://image.nostr.build/69174de8a63f8b213af84816457eccb6a542f3330db1c9ee6cf9b48f7ad9edec.jpg


NEW: Bitcoin network difficulty drops -3.90%, the largest negative correction since December 5, 2022, amid curtailments of 🇺🇸 Texas 📷 miners due to extreme cold conditions in the Lone Star State https://image.nostr.build/4a6d6af6ebff5ba006542de7adaacf07c125e6026b4efa92dc98bdbd11eb04b3.png


What Pizza Can Teach Us About Infinite Divisibility

Scott Dedels dives deep on the argument that Bitcoin cannot genuinely be considered scarce due to its infinite divisibility.

https://bitcoinnews.com/infinite-pizza-theory-bitcoin-divisibility/


The Bitcoin marketing push is picking up steam 👀 https://video.nostr.build/c75dfa72eb3fa6f2b29bcf94a939bbe8e8a6bf16bfd28af982bf49d909d00c1c.mp4


NEW: “Bitcoin mining is the only major global industry that is powered mostly by sustainable energy,” according to the Bitcoin ESG Forecast.

The report, using data from the #Bitcoin  Energy and Emissions Sustainability Tracker, found that 54.5% of mining uses sustainable energy. https://image.nostr.build/fa72c58478aca3e07e49f5e10db5d983f4d9d9c8df3f45b93e3ad5dbb70d50e9.jpg


Bitcoin mining in 🇳🇬 Nigeria using 100% 💧 hydro power 👀🙌

Video from Marshall Long https://video.nostr.build/ac7aedac0bd1c22a405643e60cd1b555b6e3b11388236db6b96da753e00ebb2c.mp4


Rivals Gain Amid GBTC Sell-off: Bitcoin ETFs’ Staggering $14B Volume

Notably, this volume eclipses the combined trading activity of 500 traditional ETFs launched in 2023,  emphasizing the immense interest and demand for these newly introduced funds.

https://bitcoinnews.com/bitcoin-spot-etfs-14b-volume


NEW: FOX Business segment on how the strength of Bitcoin is better described with hashrate than dollar price 👀🤯 https://video.nostr.build/49bf09e733dbb6b7c7d51fe6bbf332712d87cfefd56a1d1c030165402b9c1a61.mp4


NEW: Chainalysis' annual crypto crime report highlights a significant drop in illicit activity, with total received value plummeting to 💵 $24.2B https://image.nostr.build/05b702f2438bb8353712499937d262e97011746c05afc2791c3bbd34dabead57.png


NEW: Bitcoin ⛏ miner Hut 8 shares plummet 23% after activist short-seller firm JCapital Research releases unverified report alleging insider trading 👀 https://image.nostr.build/2312ae67645ae95f8c4e6a5557937fa9ee9138ec064202dc003d1ed78cc14149.jpg


NEW: 🇭🇰 Hong Kong-based financial services company Venture Smart Financial Holdings Ltd. to launch its spot Bitcoin ETF within Q1, aiming for 💵 $500M in AUM by the end of the year, according to Bloomberg https://image.nostr.build/a5c637dade4fbaf6bbdd268e6f0f128a944a008fcad6dca32b30c18c719e9d64.png


NEW: Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Trust (BITB) amasses 💵 $370M in assets under management within its first four days of trading 👀 https://image.nostr.build/65fd41dd8d7f1ecb0a09614bd8d6407e310f9bcbdd169643b5f42904909432b2.jpg


NEW: Bitcoin ⛏ miners' netflow hits new year low as over 10K BTC sent to exchanges for sale 👀 https://image.nostr.build/c7168e25a968df756d947698d5a5f79409e02f4ac1340f4042ccb870900f8705.jpg


Mining Bitcoin in downtown Nashville 👀🙌 https://video.nostr.build/0bf051e8d5d66a5139fe5861005ce4a83e86d279f7298a5aadca8776bab25d75.mp4


SCARAMUCCI: When Elizabeth Warren dropped out of the presidential race in 2020, she made a deal with Joe Biden to exert control over the banking industry 😮

The overtly politicized regulatory system is what delayed Bitcoin ETF approval 👀 https://video.nostr.build/6a0698877f60dd96af0babd58834ec1aea857a790de917eabda467c6aad49e91.mp4


NEW: Bitcoin  ⛏ miners offload 10,600 BTC since the beginning of the year 👀 https://image.nostr.build/3be49d9e560e7d18e900be119c25e1da26b9ae02c3ccabdf9c70408052adfbf7.jpg


REMINDER: In December, Google updated its policies to permit advertising of "financial products that allow investors to trade shares in trusts holding large pools of digital currency" aka spot Bitcoin ETFs 👀

The online advertisements are greenlit to start on Monday, Jan 29th https://image.nostr.build/ccca9b3bbfafbab2d7fe1355523d16637afc99e365ab0997406ca9ce8959438a.jpg


Every Monday morning, Bitcoin News Weekly delivers a concise round-up of the top stories in Bitcoin straight to your inbox so you're ready for the week ahead 🙌

Check out our latest issue here 👇 https://bitcoinnewscom.substack.com/p/bitcoin-news-weekly-11


NEW: Mi Primer Bitcoin secures a Discovery Grant from Block, enabling them to enhance the language offerings within the leading Bitcoin  education program worldwide 👀🙌 https://video.nostr.build/3b964fb25c802db9b80d759caea6420de76b835e669de16831ace88cf0d7c511.mp4


NEW: An Arkansas Bitcoin miner shuts down 4MW of mining power to alleviate stress on the power grid during severe cold conditions in the region. https://video.nostr.build/9dd35e62f5e46d247329be584f770de52fb349c486346b4e9b03469862f22d20.mp4


NEW: Onramp unveils a beautiful Bitcoin dashboard 👀🙌 https://image.nostr.build/7f626299c4cabdbdb8a16ffe4a7ac661ae4c374c7924cde2988478e8afa07a98.jpg


NEW: Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan just provided his definitions of common BT lingo 👀

What changes would you advise? 🤔 https://image.nostr.build/7d9e0bdd0ee129767b0b4224d0aa7228270acc50adfba562085c6691ba3f5516.jpg


NEW: Bitcoin Dua, a Bitcoin circular economy in Africa,  has successfully orange pilled a magistrate in the judiciary of 🇬🇭 Ghana 👀🙌 https://image.nostr.build/677bd4b1bcd58d09cff4cd1ef90b03a5a8bee2492190c4a8462380341f302341.jpg


NEW: Bitcoin consulting company, Bitsaga, is being deplatformed by payment processor Stripe for offering Bitcoin mining equipment on their website  🤔 https://image.nostr.build/a8633b4a29e3ab48a1e0cc986393a2bff0878e4c0ca6d1b1fd354548e84ac669.png


In her recent article, Ashley Lannquist, a Wall Street Journal contributor and advisor to countries on CBDCs, recycles debunked statistics, claiming each Bitcoin transaction has a carbon footprint of "~430kg CO2 and 12,000L water (enough to fill a swimming pool)." 🤔 https://image.nostr.build/a27b8bc264fb8c73fc8ea2f936aa8687e399dc3ffba82e86d816e512bbab16aa.jpg


With a current block reward of 6.25 BTC, 6.25% of the total Bitcoin
supply will be mined in this epoch.

Post halving, the reward will be reduced to 3.125 BTC, leaving 6.25% of the total Bitcoin supply left to be mined.

Stay humble and stack sats.

Halving is coming https://image.nostr.build/401af8af01208a1b467e4354d96a5f4c7c649cff45f6d1092a8200416487aefc.png


Choose your Van- correctly 👀 https://image.nostr.build/ac5cddf1bd5ecb7d3d8a525d29b87a4ed0d1c28d9d77ef40fafa5c885f060569.jpg


The last seven days in Bitcoin have been nothing short of historic 😮

Be sure to sign up for our newsletter, delivered to your inbox every Monday, to get our thoughts on how ETF approval week transpired and what to expect next 👀

Sign up here 👇
https://bitcoinnewscom.substack.com/


Will Bitcoin be a topic of discussion at this week's World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in 🇨🇭 Davos? 🤔 https://image.nostr.build/4df2358756b5fc48e485c2385d8653c5146da062ce4eb22ab57b1516795d2057.jpg


The Bitcoin Hardware Store is preparing to open in El Zonte, 🇸🇻 El Salvador 👀

The purpose is to provide the community with the best tools and supplies necessary to self-custody their own Bitcoin 🙌 https://video.nostr.build/f8a6dd9f60bfc8fcfb0b58a8c2e4dedbd1aa69b70d46107a41ed06eef33244a5.mp4


The first women’s Bitcoin DADA meetup in 🇺🇬 Uganda 🙌 https://video.nostr.build/11f0ed778bcfe0aef896af08c22f5f6f1e0f9fb703fa3de412ed5d81f7e57626.mp4


NEW: BlackRock has updated the holdings for the IBIT spot Bitcoin ETF

They report to hold 11,439 Bitcoin for a market value of $497M 👀 https://image.nostr.build/db6f214e4722d47f57bf9f828ade1145f3a4cbae852df4cea66168010e258130.jpg


Cathie Wood and Ark Invest's Bitcoin projections for 2030:

🔴 Bear case: $258,500 → $1,000 today becomes $5,946.65 (+494.7%)

🟡 Base case: $682,000 → $1,000 today becomes $15,686.00 (+1,468.6%)

🟢 Bull case: $1,480,000 → $1,000 today becomes $34,040.00 (+3,304.0%) https://image.nostr.build/efa39358f7da7ae34f3be00c2879c1fde0937a3ca4c74a5c586a1c76f2d135be.jpg


The first thing visitors see when they go to BlackRock’s website is Bitcoin 👀 https://image.nostr.build/2fe714db80e1b8bde04f8db9e7bff50290e053ae164895e8261f5f342b663b1f.jpg


WOW 😮 BlackRock CEO Larry Fink lays out his case for Bitcoin https://video.nostr.build/7d0870838d7dbcbb9edecad34b208e2c017f518268f0a0b2e6e39e3d2df04425.mp4


Longboarding 🇸🇻 El Salvador: 2023’s fastest-growing destination for tourists in the Americas 👀🙌 https://video.nostr.build/b27858dc1a7e55bd66f573c20966aaa8a2038f5a06ce99950d2235097420da05.mp4


Robinhood chief brokerage officer on users' behavior regarding spot Bitcoin ETFs:

1/3 of purchasers sold equity to rebalance their portfolio

20% of the purchases/sales happened in retirement accounts

GBTC sellers largely rolled their money into another spot BTC ETF https://video.nostr.build/8ea7fac6438c820656827b36c0a7e4925b5b192af221396cce75b2afff0574dd.mp4


JUST IN: "Bitcoin is a highly speculative volatile asset used for illicit activity," says 🇺🇸 SEC Chair Gary Gensler https://video.nostr.build/697557b812302b615d605f6504330d248bb94b2b928985f73e9f14dd9604e56c.mp4


DID YOU KNOW: Spot Bitcoin ETFs settle daily after the 4pm EST close.

Using daily average price as settlement, ETFs rely on 3rd-party Bitcoin Index firms to weigh prices from global exchanges.

ETFs will buy the Bitcoin from OTC desks between 4-5pm EST to rebalance. https://image.nostr.build/94cf5c215f90e816d79105178966aeea50f5716733a77dca3299c0c0972e46ff.png


NEW: VanEck Bitcoin ETF commercial 👀

“Bitcoin may help guard against the government devaluing your money” 😮 https://video.nostr.build/44381d17cc34f494b08af5ecc936595fdac48f83cfae5ddffc89b2c5666f9eab.mp4


People are leaving Vanguard as the brokerage will not allow them to allocate funds to the spot Bitcoin ETF 👀

Money flows to where it is treated best. https://image.nostr.build/5bf0b09f5a3de0d028d5957d680e207120867cfa1fe61c0834a661d4765d789a.jpg


Tomorrow it becomes a whole lot easier for Boomers to move some of their $78 trillion in assets into Bitcoin 👀 https://image.nostr.build/9c8850cc482d89766f172da3bc50950335f36f46fb8aa4a3e6a377348b3dd8a5.jpg


NEW: Bitwise pledges 10% of spot Bitcoin ETF profits to OpenSats, Human Rights Foundation, and Brink for the next 10 years 🙌 https://image.nostr.build/1913aa8c1f23cc8e28d4fa579cafa93ea519882c3db1f0c501559e59575065e9.jpg


SEC Commissioner Hester Pierce GOES HARD in her letter regarding the spot #Bitcoin  ETF 👀😮

"The Commission, rather than admitting error, offers a weak explanation for its change of heart."

"We squandered a decade of opportunities to do our job."

"Today’s order does not undo the many harms created by the disparate treatment of spot bitcoin products." https://image.nostr.build/e5ccdafb33c50f8760e8f257137a8a831ff5c3463b95397ef5a64966e533144f.jpg


Bitcoin on frontpages across the internet 👀 🙌 https://image.nostr.build/3e43f9e60084fbe7a5c57be876439a330411e5dba65b22ca17ebfe9b53a24605.jpg


JUST IN: 🇺🇸 SEC says it will work with law enforcement to investigate the X hack 👀 https://image.nostr.build/eaaf96163326a10706127fc5ff6179e3c8ec6dd62bceadc73973a4eac61168d5.jpg


Bitgo CEO Mike Belshe https://image.nostr.build/01ba5ba6546035026910e97905e5e45b351e888f632e2ea7a4058ab36da9f26a.jpg


CNBC: It appears X has been hacked and that the 🇺🇸 US gov/SEC has not been 🤔 https://video.nostr.build/f159c87287698e4b42685d8b338444bb2562060ed23a15bdc2beebc584fb76f8.mp4


You know what’s interesting these days?

Bitwise just undercut the whole spot Bitcoin ETF market with a 0.24% fee 👀 https://image.nostr.build/e289f4b738e5e42c9a7418c5c679200ea0e725fc1946a5ba782281e35459953f.jpg


The latest edition of Bitcoin News Weekly is LIVE

We take a look back at what led to this monumental week in Bitcoin and what to expect next 👀

Check it out here 👇 https://bitcoinnewscom.substack.com/p/bitcoin-news-weekly-10


NEW: River app unveils the ability to receive Bitcoin through a sticker 👀🙌 https://video.nostr.build/a22e601e5a29cdfb4f19025e1c3a1ad2a2cfa8d64dfb98f331d913a43c0ff4c1.mp4


Michael Saylor suggests contemplating an investment in Bitcoin miners when anticipating transaction fees rising faster than the hashrate 👀 https://video.nostr.build/948d34b8514d3d529f0da5fcbaf9d82d43b336a9acab0c307d1ff0270bc02570.mp4


NEW: The Bitcoin close on it's 15th anniversary was its second highest birthday close in history https://image.nostr.build/dcba49366e4e254d36415f0b375ed4dbae5388e7850b01abb70ebc780f479cc9.jpg


AQUA by JAN3: A Revolutionary Bitcoin and Stablecoin Wallet

nostr:npub1jan3xfrvxmd35smylytmnp3ne0sgqh2x47yq766s55zaf6eja4rselx52y CEO nostr:npub1excellx58e497gan6fcsdnseujkjm7ym5yp3m4rp0ud4j8ss39js2pn72a  states, "Our long-term vision is a wallet that helps users ‘leapfrog’ banking, much like users in Africa skipped landlines and went straight to mobile."

https://bitcoinnews.com/aqua-wallet-jan3-bitcoin-and-stablecoin/


NEW: UBI pilot programs have started popping up across 🇨🇦 Canada 😮 https://video.nostr.build/3aff51f341cc8c469788268a6e723ed3cb1fac93408ace2450110c5336c014bf.mp4


NEW: The hardware store in Berlín, 🇸🇻 El Salvador now accepts Bitcoin - helping this small mountain city become one of the fastest growing Bitcoin circular economies in the country 👀 https://video.nostr.build/4081e46de6afb7d4303422715b5bb2be0acc42bce7379e393d17a38801cceb57.mp4


JUST IN: Bondo, a cluster of villages in a remote region of Malawi 🇲🇼, is supplied with electricity ⚡for the first time thanks to Bitcoin mining.

3 micro-hydro turbines were installed, taking advantage of the region’s rainfall to supply 1,800 homes with their own mini-grid. https://image.nostr.build/0baae571e40c1f79cb9b8dd0d29f738dd0f16c1a3caa314a5ba1f0925f01c0ad.jpg


Bitcoin Perpetual Futures: Understanding the Basics

Futures contracts differ from spot markets by allowing trades to occur at a later date, enabling traders to speculate on asset prices without holding the actual asset.

https://bitcoinnews.com/bitcoin-perpetual-futures/


🟢🟢🟢🔴 https://image.nostr.build/cdd892a8e827a9568b559ac2b719f38dbb817914a724028c64560dbcdfbc7e3e.jpg


JUST IN: VanEck pledges to donate 5% of their Bitcoin ETF profits to Bitcoin Core devs for at least 10 years.

What other pledges would you like to see Bitcoin ETF issuers make to help the community and win over the "hearts and minds" of Bitcoiners? https://image.nostr.build/8d93859d7f3cb1916d9a28037499caac51fc4e1782dcdf3c51ff014bfbabcfcf.jpg


While the suits are doing ETF paperwork, Bitcoiners are out here hacking together a Lightning ⚡ powered soda machine 👀🙌 https://video.nostr.build/77a32c580daf7eb38375ecb8511a524a8a8353c048b56382f260b600e233a3bb.mp4


Four years ago a user created an OP_RETURN transaction to include the message "Epstein didn't kill himself. End the FED. Last time below 10K" in the Bitcoin blockchain 👀 https://image.nostr.build/ca77d244be990ccf0158a14554a1920957cbd565de37969c45b7e6e84b30372c.jpg


Insiders are signaling the spot Bitcoin ETF has been approved 👀 https://image.nostr.build/c518db570809631bd98121421a4939a23cfb51f781d722c5458b2a2faf765751.jpg


Kids in Pilagá-Formosa, 🇦🇷 Argentina celebrating the 15th birthday of Bitcoin after class 🙌 https://video.nostr.build/4567c5f9fd27a2f085cde929a86398115538d36b27db6cbc69460b4d5b4dd975.mp4


NEW: New 🇺🇸 US tax rule mandates that anyone who receives cryptocurrency transactions exceeding 💵 $10K must submit a report to the IRS.

"Who could we possibly list as the sender in the case someone makes such a donation by sending Bitcoin?" says Coin Center's Jerry Brito https://image.nostr.build/dfc2eef43486f66a8bced7ae534fff914a3afed234f959a21d7378078335c5a6.jpg


Spot Bitcoin ETF applicant Hashdex makes a video celebrating Bitcoin’s 15th birthday 👀 https://video.nostr.build/22b3f8d93054d826ec90517be83150939470efb14a8346211f0627514ed9c350.mp4


Between today and April 25th, Saylor intends to sell 5,000 shares of MicroStrategy each trading day.

He's doing this to meet his personal financial obligations and use the proceeds to buy Bitcoin for his personal portfolio. https://video.nostr.build/97ea2252054dc612d3e496ec96781a77bf1e6357e83af084809f9f1fc7471889.mp4


NEW: CNBC explaining the Bitcoin halving 👀🙌 https://video.nostr.build/ee168bdd35daea8cf153e918ed3249f5af621ad5dd7e8ccf23a68610c5033f2a.mp4


FORBES: In countries where those in power weaponize the financial system, bitcoin offers a way out to retain control over one's financial destiny 👀🙌 https://image.nostr.build/2e0c1fa934b4ed4f947b4028dab090814a87f0575357cc93b52e4938d7bbb058.jpg


Bitcoin  > $45K 👀

YTD is straight ⬆ https://image.nostr.build/595b0b0212af432693612be7aa5ceda6073572886f93c1c4c6b62749f1b7dd1a.jpg


In 2023 Student of Bitcoin travelled to 10 countries on boarding businesses to Bitcoin and orange pilling locals 👀🙌 https://video.nostr.build/52e7a9fe253baa3e633fcbf3692ad3d204bed2f164c2172912a4765ae94ed116.mp4


NEW: “We will continue to work with the authorities and industry to roll out digital currencies for cross-border payments, tokenisation of financial instruments and further CBDC pilots in 🇭🇰 Hong Kong,” says chief executive of HSBC Hong Kong Luanne Lim https://image.nostr.build/aafc97a85813478991ec0b7e642054e4e474c17fd83c1f3162a4ad5150e8711d.jpg


What is a Wallet Passphrase and Why is it Important?

Using a passphrase fundamentally provides a practical way to strengthen one’s own security architecture. The risks and benefits must be weighed on an individual basis.

https://bitcoinnews.com/what-is-wallet-passphrase/


And that's a wrap for Bitcoin in 2023 - closing the year at $42,288 (up 158%) 🙌 https://image.nostr.build/99050944bb592b4f45324631f6eca5ee0130ecaa57e7401119d9f1074152d9b6.jpg


NEW: Bitcoin In Africa Show takes a tour of a solar/hydro Bitcoin mining site in 🇰🇪 Kenya 👀🙌 https://video.nostr.build/e8ddf9f6a6c728812aeb960a76afc741f18b459e5414415c09be83d0556c6914.mp4


Bitcoin News would like to wish you all a Happy New Year 🙌

As we enter 2024, the truth remains - there is no second best. https://video.nostr.build/4eb3e28ee06cfe9907e11803e139a069e01c57eaeb78b4955730d96f84f83173.mp4


The number of Bitcoin addresses with more than 100 BTC has remained essentially unchanged since 2020.

🐳 Whales HODL https://image.nostr.build/a3e9dedb45d0bfc0726385c85b5b265b4104c2e32811206fb08e31c57d7b496d.jpg


The number of addresses containing at least 0.01, 0.1, and 1 Bitcoin grew significantly in 2023.

In particular, the number of addresses with at least 0.01 BTC has undergone the largest increase since 2017 🙌 https://image.nostr.build/e1602e1d16ef31306bfe44777cd47d76b35ba1b4a94cbc19132370170daad980.jpg


NEW: The 🇪🇺 EU contributes just 6% of the global Bitcoin mining hash rate, according to a report by BanklessTimes.

"The EU can improve their hash rate, but for them to benefit, they have to lay ground," says analyst Alice Leetham https://image.nostr.build/4635a87f3acbc9a7303effb3a6ad4bdc895c92128e161a17e7e41ba60088e062.jpg


In March 2017, the SEC rejected a bid by the Winklevii twins for a Bitcoin ETF sending the price down 23% in a matter of minutes.

Hodlers were unaffected and Bitcoin went up nearly 20X by year-end https://video.nostr.build/6cd5f08ef59b1897128a29c81e73f9143f98548175bfae0b3b445477dc503164.mp4


Satoshi Nakamoto, the engineer from Temple City, California? https://image.nostr.build/c2ad7482517b0da3b5f83a5f33e46ed0d311645d6d30227e6b6ec73ae54645c5.jpg


Get ready for an unprecedented surge in bots and scams as the Bitcoin price climbs 👀😮 https://image.nostr.build/e41f033e8ffc819972c71db7dd93f67ec20c7e70b2339a7fc8b1458686b18edb.jpg


NEW: 🇦🇷 Javier Milei submits draft bill that offers tax incentivizes to citizens who declare their crypto assets. Argentines who declare their assets prior to March 31, 2024 will benefit from a 5% tax rate, whereas those who declare by November 30, 2024 will be subject to 15%. https://image.nostr.build/90a597d0b0aae04907c0ecfbba0db71a4c99252a0c2f0aeab9bc8bbabe9c63a6.jpg


Zoom out - the story has just begun

Bitcoin https://video.nostr.build/816524ab9b417f171ea83a4a3813cb992cfbeff96909ccdc1d5e992d4085fb70.mp4


NEW: Reuters reports that sources suggest the SEC could notify cleared spot Bitcoin ETF issuers as early as Tuesday or Wednesday that they are approved for a January 10th launch 👀🙌 https://image.nostr.build/fc98e58e3b7c078861ade1ec3b6737ada5f6707873840b9a2d2b0f5491f09dc1.jpg


JUST IN: Nic Carter predicts that the Bitcoin spot ETF approval will have a “muted” effect at launch. Carter forecasts that the real move will happen later in 2024, following a “marketing rampage” 🦍🏢 from institutional players. https://video.nostr.build/8a5dbdd52eebced8a72af6dcd42ef054902d73b80e3f8e4d4626b2694329c25e.mp4


BlackRock is the first to amend their spot Bitcoin ETF S-1 to include Authorized Participants: Jane Street and JPMorgan

AP’s are key entities in the ETF process, buying or redeeming shares directly from the issuer to maintain price alignment with the fund's value. https://image.nostr.build/825b18d7e9bc6ffbabe3625f7dae4c34e49edc01d730b54f7b6f9ca231c2706c.jpg


NEW: The Economist publishes a positive article on Bitcoin https://image.nostr.build/9d7a8ce69b55874f8613d77ac7aa44d728057bee9257f29383b6ff21db6e7b9c.jpg


JUST IN: 🇺🇸 US prosecutors declare SBF will not see a second trial, keeping potential enablers secret 🚨👀 https://image.nostr.build/6121eae3d930f380ae4766a250333f22597e63697cc33d736de676449e8e95fa.jpg


Riot Platforms Executive Offers 6 Tips for Bitcoin Users

Rochard believes that bitcoin users should not borrow against bitcoin as it poses a considerable risk in the event of massive price volatility.

https://bitcoinnews.com/pierre-rochard-riot-platforms-6-tips-bitcoin/


NEW: Bitcoin will reach 💵 $1M in 2029, per founder and CEO of the 🇺🇸 US cryptocurrency lobby group Digital Commerce Chamber Perianne Boring https://image.nostr.build/a9409754e881bedf85666d5edc47c2d234bcf65cd6240d6491a4d97cb69c2b67.png


NEW: BitCluster, a 🇷🇺 Russian Bitcoin  mining supplier, is constructing a 120MW Bitcoin mine in 🇪🇹 Ethiopia powered entirely by renewable energy from Africa's largest hydropower project, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (5.15GW capacity) 👀🙌 https://image.nostr.build/6e5594dcce9da99cea8965eba44df817478e5d9b730efb7e4efbd587c26316af.jpg


Taproot Wizards Introduces Script to Counter Ordinals Inscriptions

This script’s introduction highlights the challenges inherent in decision-making within a community-driven ecosystem.

https://bitcoinnews.com/taproot-wizards-script-block-ordinals-inscriptions


JUST IN: Hashdex releases its second spot Bitcoin ETF commercial 🙌 https://video.nostr.build/dd7749f636a11aee1727c9cbb2d8daac2f69b40c53686eaf9b81f1d20cef62e9.mp4


NEW: 🇭🇰 Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission will allow spot Bitcoin ETF issuers to use both cash and in-kind product creation models 🙌 https://image.nostr.build/96bda231e24611bad84f49d96bf4bf78afd63797accb740b70c6ba9cfbbe7688.jpg


💥 NEW Bitcoin Security Video ft. nostr:npub1lrj3lsskez59qu68v5fpnur7ythe7s5e4qcelclha6t6r9q5pqgsl2mzx2

Online security at home is pivotal for the safety of your Bitcoin

Are you taking the right steps for your protection? 😮 https://video.nostr.build/974424c1c7dc33cf789c88ac693836c37bc16255e6ce83b6efde564fedd4b9af.mp4


We are devaluing the dollar so fast that you can't even bribe a Senator with cash alone anymore https://video.nostr.build/b6b8bb7ac2e0aa024d4e25bf3e71abb00f027cc22abd13b794d59a0c7e39d921.mp4


NEW: Donald Trump appears to be dumping millions of dollars worth of ETH that he earned from selling his NFT collections 👀😅 https://image.nostr.build/39cbe9ef39154a8f30a750683bfe1cd1ae00b6265414afcb182cdc29ad074ef0.jpg


NEW: The Ordinals website is undergoing a DDoS attack 👀😮 https://image.nostr.build/94ffe19f5caf40467e103607cc838df93fe89812dde0f01acf2679dcb29a85bb.jpg


NEW: 90 year-old Saudi Salafic cleric writes a Fatwa deeming Bitcoin  acceptable under Islam 👀 https://image.nostr.build/6dc67653dba44b5e3c1a183fa40bac6cd701599008437acac6bdbc6cce5a811f.jpg


TODAY: Bitcoin miners are RIPPING 👀 https://image.nostr.build/84bd47f4929c626fe0bbaad9cd5fa656980621ee268aaf5a21dfd80ef7bc465e.png


According to Adam Back -

Before MicroStrategy's most recent Bitcoin purchase, they held 174,530 BTC on 15.64m shares outstanding.

Now they have 189,150 BTC on 16.72m shares outstanding

That means Bitcoin per share rose from 0.011159 to 0.011313

Aka 1.4% anti-dilution 🤯 https://image.nostr.build/edb305f5b14f8a5f5b3393ea32922981d40a5c68caafe1bb1c8be7440b6d63b5.jpg


NEW: The correlation between Bitcoin  and tech stocks has fallen 0 👀

Is this the Great Decoupling? 🙌 https://image.nostr.build/c21020507854ec07194b5c9da648a89a0125772f6d1004706cdaa2d4cafe1240.jpg


MicroStrategy sets a new high for the year off the news of their latest Bitcoin purchase 👀🙌 https://image.nostr.build/785fcdcbbe8008fde24fe2c159f1adc199aaefb76519c63c7d4b7e3ef92f9af7.jpg


Bitcoin Predictions for 2024: Insights from Experts

Billionaire venture capital investor Tim Draper echoes this optimism, envisioning a staggering rise for Bitcoin. Draper predicts a new all-time high of $250,000 for Bitcoin in 2024.

https://bitcoinnews.com/bitcoin-prediction-2024-insights-from-experts/


JUST IN: MicroStrategy acquires an additional 14,620 bitcoins  - bringing their total to 189,150 BTC acquired at an average price of $31,168 per bitcoin https://image.nostr.build/c79c7b8bfd369ef6a47a6cfd533db1d778440b762861adcdc843876a640883e7.jpg


Understanding Blockspace: Bitcoin’s Digital Real Estate

As the bedrock of blockchain’s functionality, blockspace’s scarcity combined with escalating transaction demands transforms it into a premium asset.

https://bitcoinnews.com/blockspace-bitcoin-digital-real-estate/


Never miss an opportunity to call out Elizabeth Warren's erroneous takes on economics 🎯 https://image.nostr.build/b542e1f5a9cd1c9018fd9e91b53b2a9f1a68201a576e2ba05474096e803d3428.jpg


Bitcoin network difficulty has never been higher 😮 https://image.nostr.build/645dcecae721d5e071739cde8e98e66a2334b87701d498dcd294c95e259b3f24.jpg


𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘂𝗽-𝘁𝗼-𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗼𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗚𝗣𝗧!

SatoshiGPT can curate all the top #Bitcoin headlines for you, so you never miss a thing.

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The Bitcoin space moves fast! But you can keep up with SatoshiGPT.

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The world is choking on debt.

Opt out with Bitcoin.
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#Bitcoin is built in layers
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US National Debt up $2.01 Trillion  since the debt ceiling was suspended four months ago
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A current snapshot of the 1.7M #Bitcoin held on treasuries across the world 👀
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