Bitcoin Fortress

Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:
Week in Review (Bitcoin.com)
Bitcoin Halving 2024 - done and dusted!
Runes protocol launches on Bitcoin, sending fees soaring as users rush to mint tokens
Here's why Bitcoin will not stop at 100k:  Arthur Hayes (live from Token2049)
Bitwise CIO expects substantial price rally for Bitcoin post-halving
IRS releases draft tax form for digital assets - expert raises 'major privacy and security concerns'
Human Rights Foundation launches 'Finney Freedom Prize'
JPM CEO Jamie Dimon:  Bitcoin is a fraud, there's no hope for BTC as a currency
Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "RISAA Expands the Surveillance State - Time to Call Your Senator Again..."
 
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Mentioned in this week's Podcast:
https://news.bitcoin.com/massive-btc-market-turbulence-analyst-predicts-650k-btc-price-and-more-week-in-review/
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-halving-2024-completion-confirmed
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/04/20/runes-protocol-launches-on-bitcoin-sending-fees-soaring-as-users-rush-to-mint-tokens/?_gl=1*shzzag*_up*MQ..*_ga*NDg1OTc4OTE5LjE3MTM3MTk4MTY.*_ga_VM3STRYVN8*MTcxMzcxOTgxNS4xLjAuMTcxMzcxOTgxNS4wLjAuMjA3ODMyMjMwOA..
https://cryptopotato.com/heres-why-bitcoin-btc-will-not-stop-at-100k-arthur-hayes-live-from-token2049/
https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/matt-hougan-bitcoin-price-rally/
https://news.bitcoin.com/irs-releases-draft-tax-form-for-digital-assets-expert-raises-major-privacy-and-security-concerns/
https://bitcoinnews.com/culture/hrf-hal-finney-freedom-prize/
https://news.bitcoin.com/jpmorgan-ceo-jamie-dimon-bitcoin-is-a-fraud-theres-no-hope-for-btc-as-a-currency/
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/risaa-expands-the-surveillance-state

Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:
Massive Bitcoin market turbulence triggers $4,500 crash; $167M in BTC longs erased in 1 hour
$10.5T asset manager Blackrock's spot Bitcoin ETF now holds 270K Bitcoin
Venture capitalist interest in Bitcoin startups has exploded:  research
Bitcoin mining difficulty surges to ATH as halving nears
Paraguayan senate considers reversal of Bitcoin mining ban
Supply shock:  Bitcoin demand surpasses issuance at unprecedented rate
Is Bitcoin legal?  The futility of trying to ban math and code
Quality Money:  Bitcoin to become scarcer than gold post-halving
Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "Bitcoin Adoption Update - April 2024"
 
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Mentioned in this week's Podcast:
https://news.bitcoin.com/massive-bitcoin-market-turbulence-triggers-4500-crash-167m-in-btc-longs-erased-in-1-hour/
https://news.bitcoin.com/10-5-trillion-asset-manager-blackrocks-spot-bitcoin-etf-now-holds-270k-btc/
https://cryptopotato.com/venture-capital-interest-in-bitcoin-startups-has-exploded-research/
https://bitcoinnews.com/mining/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-ath-halving/
https://bitcoinnews.com/legal/paraguayan-senate-itaipu-dam-mining-ban/
https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/supply-shock-bitcoin-demand-issuance/https://bitcoinnews.com/opinion/is-bitcoin-legal-ban-math-and-code/
https://bitcoinnews.com/opinion/is-bitcoin-legal-ban-math-and-code/
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/sponsored/quality-money-bitcoin-to-become-scarcer-than-gold-post-halving
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/bitcoin-adoption-update

Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:
Another whale awakens amid Bitcoin ETFs boom
Bitcoin's current 18% retrace is right on schedule and is actually good news:  here's why
Bitcoin 'pretty unlikely' to revisit $50K price level says analyst
Morgan Stanley and UBS reportedly competing to launch first Bitcoin ETF
Genesis buys $2.1B worth of Bitcoin amid bankruptcy proceedings
Miners rush to grab remaining 6.25 BTC block rewards pre-halving
Blockchain analyst "harassed" by the IRS to help them "solve crime"
National Emergency:  Executive Order 6102 and the heist of the century
BitVM2:  Opening up the playing field
Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "Rethinking Traditional Financial Wisdom - Embracing Bitcoin for Financial Freedom"
Bonus:  Check out "A Simple Explanation of the BitVM Proposal - Compute Anything on Bitcoin"
 
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Mentioned in this week's Podcast:
https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/bitcoin-etfs-boom-dormant-whales-return/
https://cryptopotato.com/bitcoins-current-18-retrace-is-right-on-schedule-and-is-actually-good-news-heres-why/
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-liquidations-dylan-leclair-crypto-analyst
https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/morgan-stanley-ubs-bitcoin-etf/
https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/genesis-bankruptcy-2b-bitcoin-purchase/
https://bitcoinnews.com/mining/bitcoin-miners-rush-btc-block-rewards/
https://bitcoinnews.com/legal/blockchain-analyst-zachxbt-harassed-irs/
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/national-emergency-executive-order-6102-and-the-heist-of-the-century-
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/bitvm-2-opening-up-the-playing-field
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/rethinking-traditional-financial
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/a-simple-explanation-of-the-bitvm

Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:
Blackrock spot Bitcoin ETF's holdings soar past 252k Bitcoin - CEO says he's 'pleasantly surprised' by retail demand
Tim Draper reveals details of his 10-year Bitcoin investment
Microstrategy slumps 14% after short seller says stock trades at an unjustifiable premium to Bitcoin
Bitwise sees 'raging' Bitcoin bull market - expects April halving to be 'the most impactful we've seen'
Sam Bankman-Fried slapped with a 25-year sentence in landmark case
UK court freezes Craig Wright's assets amid Bitcoin creator claim
Aleksey Pertsev's 'lol' about Ronin hack questioned i Tornado Cash trial
Custodia Bank denied Federal Reserve Master Account by US court
Bitcoin has more users than the internet in 1997: here's why that's bullish
The InfoSec Basics:  How to keep your Bitcoin seed phrase secure
Check out this week's featured Bitcoin Fortress blog post:  "The 2008 Global Financial Crisis - Shifting Debt and the Rise of Bitcoin."
 
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Mentioned in this week's Podcast:
https://news.bitcoin.com/blackrock-spot-bitcoin-etfs-holdings-soar-past-252k-btc-ceo-says-hes-pleasantly-surprised-by-retail-demand/
https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/tim-draper-details-bitcoin-bet/
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/03/28/microstrategy-trades-at-an-unjustifiable-premium-to-bitcoin-kerrisdale-capital/?_gl=1*1848bgj*_up*MQ..*_ga*Njk3NjgwNDMwLjE3MTE5MDQ4Njc.*_ga_VM3STRYVN8*MTcxMTkwNDg2Ni4xLjAuMTcxMTkwNDg2Ni4wLjAuMA..
https://news.bitcoin.com/bitwise-sees-raging-bitcoin-bull-market-expects-april-halving-to-be-the-most-impactful-weve-seen/
https://bitcoinnews.com/legal/sam-bankman-fried-sentencing-26-years/
https://bitcoinnews.com/legal/uk-court-asset-freeze-craig-wrights/
https://www.dlnews.com/articles/people-culture/pertsev-joke-on-ronin-hack-questioned-in-tornado-cash-case/
https://bitcoinnews.com/legal/custodia-bank-denied-fed-master-account/
https://cryptopotato.com/bitcoin-has-more-users-than-the-internet-in-1997-heres-why-thats-bullish/
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/guides/the-infosec-basics-how-to-keep-your-bitcoin-seed-phrase-secure
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/the-2008-global-financial-crisis

Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:
Renowned investor Jim Rogers expects all cryptocurrencies to 'disappear' - says Bitcoin will 'go to zero someday'
Peter Schiff highlights problems with owning Bitcoin ETF - BTC investors respond self-custody is the key
Cathie Wood calls Bitcoin a 'Financial Super Highway,' reiterates $1.5M price target
Blackrock's Robert Mitchnick:  Bitcoin is 'overwhelmingly' the number one priority for clients
EU committees approve ban on anonymous crypto transactions via hosted wallets
El Salvador doubles down on Bitcoin
Argentinians turn to Bitcoin amid increasing inflation rates: report
Bitcoin's 15% correction propelled by profit-taking but bull cycle is far from over:  CryptoQuant
The do's and don'ts of Bitcoin self custody
Check out this week's featured substack post, "From Strength to Strength:  Applying Arthur C. Brooks' Wisdom to Bitcoiners in the Second Half of Life"
 
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Mentioned in this week's Podcast:
https://news.bitcoin.com/renowned-investor-jim-rogers-expects-all-cryptocurrencies-to-disappear-says-bitcoin-will-go-to-zero-someday/
https://news.bitcoin.com/peter-schiff-highlights-problem-with-owning-bitcoin-etf-btc-investors-respond-self-custody-is-key/
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/03/22/cathie-wood-calls-bitcoin-a-financial-super-highway-reiterates-15m-price-target/?_gl=1*1gozy8n*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTQ4Nzg3MjAzMy4xNzExMjk5ODY0*_ga_VM3STRYVN8*MTcxMTI5OTg2NC4xLjAuMTcxMTI5OTg2NC4wLjAuMA..
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/blackrocks-robert-mitchnick-bitcoin-is-overwhelmingly-the-number-one-priority-for-clients
https://cointelegraph.com/news/eu-enacts-ban-on-anonymous-crypto-transactions-via-self-custody-wallets
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/03/22/el-salvador-doubles-down-on-bitcoin/?_gl=1*1usg7qt*_up*MQ..*_ga*NjI5MjI5NzE2LjE3MTEyOTk4ODk.*_ga_VM3STRYVN8*MTcxMTI5OTg4OS4xLjAuMTcxMTI5OTg4OS4wLjAuMA..
https://cryptopotato.com/argentinians-turn-to-bitcoin-amid-increasing-inflation-rates-report/
https://cryptopotato.com/bitcoins-15-correction-propelled-by-profit-taking-but-bull-cycle-is-far-from-over-cryptoquant/
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/sponsored/the-dos-and-donts-of-bitcoin-self-custody
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/from-strength-to-strength-applying

Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:
Craig Wright is not the inventor of Bitcoin, judge rules
Prosecutors seek 50-year sentence for Bankman-Fried
El Salvador moves 'big chunk' of it's BTC to cold wallet - President Bukele says 'call it our first Bitcoin piggy bank'
US authorities to impose 30% electricity tax on crypto mining
Sweden Central Bank rejects Bitcoin: "The less, the better"
'Not a Store of Value' - Vanguard CEO labels Bitcoin too speculative for long-term portfolios
Bitcoin is the apex property for the human race
Michael Saylor's Microstrategy prices upsized $525M debt offering to buy more Bitcoin
London Stock Exchange to accept Bitcoin backed ETN's
Check out this week's Bitcoin Fortress substack post "More Authoritarianism Please - 'Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyper-Enabled Activities'"
 
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Mentioned in this week's Podcast:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/craig-wright-is-not-the-inventor-of-bitcoin-judge-rules
https://bitcoinnews.com/legal/sam-bankman-fried-sentencing-50-years/
https://news.bitcoin.com/el-salvador-moves-big-chunk-of-its-btc-to-cold-wallet-president-bukele-says-call-it-our-first-bitcoin-piggy-bank/
https://crypto.news/us-authorities-to-impose-30-electricity-tax-on-crypto-mining/
https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/swedens-central-bank-bitcoin/
https://news.bitcoin.com/not-a-store-of-value-vanguard-ceo-labels-bitcoin-too-speculative-for-long-term-portfolios/
https://bitcoinnews.com/opinion/bitcoin-is-the-apex-property/
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/03/15/michael-saylors-microstrategy-prices-upsized-525m-debt-offering-to-buy-more-bitcoin/?_gl=1*11ppuwt*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTQwNTU4MTkzNi4xNzEwNjk0MDkw*_ga_VM3STRYVN8*MTcxMDY5NDA5MC4xLjAuMTcxMDY5NDA5MC4wLjAuMA..
https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/lse-bitcoin-exchange-traded-notes/
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/more-authoritarianism-please

Weekly market update / outlook and top Bitcoin news:
Week in Review (Bitcoin.com)
"Maybe I should buy some Bitcoin" asserts billionaire Bill Ackman as BTC nears $70K
BlackRock's Global Allocation Fund eyes spot Bitcoin ETF's, expects institutional uptake to drive BTC above $600k
Arizona Senate to add Bitcoin ETF's to retirement portfolio
Bitwise CIO foresees big institutional move into Bitcoin's ETF's in Q2
Arkham reveals Tesla and Space X's Bitcoin stash: report
Alan Kohler:  Bitcoin is a disruptive force and paradigm shift in finance
Bitcoin:  A new hope for the forgotten struggle in Myanmar (Burma)
Understanding your Bitcoin keys:  BIP39 seed words
Check out this week's featured Bitcoin Fortress newsletter post "The Evolution of Fiat Currencies: A Historical Analysis - Can Bitcoin Break the Fiat Cycle?"
 
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Mentioned in this week's Podcast:
https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-mega-whale-resurfaces-jpmorgan-expects-btc-price-to-drop-bitcoin-cash-soars-40-and-more-week-in-review/
https://zycrypto.com/maybe-i-should-buy-some-bitcoin-asserts-billionaire-bill-ackmanas-btc-nears-70000/
https://zycrypto.com/blackrocks-global-allocation-fund-eyes-spot-bitcoin-etfs-expects-institutional-uptake-to-drive-btc-above-600k/
https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/arizona-state-senate-bitcoin-retirement/
https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/matt-hougan-institutional-bitcoin-etfs/
https://cryptopotato.com/arkham-reveals-tesla-and-spacexs-bitcoin-btc-stash-report/
https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/alan-kohler-bitcoin-is-a-disruptive-force/
https://bitcoinnews.com/opinion/myanmar-currency-bitcoin-new-hope/
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/sponsored/understanding-your-bitcoin-keys-bip39-seed-words
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/the-evolution-of-fiat-currencies

Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:
Bloomberg strategist sees Bitcoin as global alternative currency - warns stock market drawdown could impact BTC
Bitcoin is hitting all-time highs around the world
Mysterious Bitcoin whale purchasing up to 1,600 BTC daily sparks speculation
Wells Fargo and Bank of America's Merrill Lynch are now offering spot Bitcoin ETFs to clients
US Government halts Bitcoin mining survey amid legal challenges
Schiff's critique sparks mockery from Bukele:  "Cry Harder!"
House committee challenges SEC's limit on banks' Bitcoin custody
Got Bitcoin?  Another US bank shows signs of weakness after acquiring Signature
2023 Q4 year end review of global base money
Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "Bitcoin and Austrian Economics - Insights From Ten Quotes"
 
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Mentioned in this week's Podcast:
https://news.bitcoin.com/bloomberg-strategist-sees-bitcoin-as-global-alternative-currency-warns-stock-market-drawdown-could-impact-btc/
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/02/29/bitcoin-is-hitting-all-time-highs-around-the-world/?_gl=1*j870p6*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTgzMjE5OTY0My4xNzA5NDkwNjcx*_ga_VM3STRYVN8*MTcwOTQ5MDY3MC4xLjAuMTcwOTQ5MDY3MC4wLjAuMA..
https://zycrypto.com/mysterious-bitcoin-whale-purchasing-up-to-1600-btc-daily-sparks-speculation/
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/wells-fargo-and-bank-of-americas-merrill-are-now-offering-spot-bitcoin-etfs-to-clients
https://bitcoinnews.com/legal/eia-halts-bitcoin-mining-survey/
https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/schiffs-critique-bukele-cry-harder/
https://bitcoinnews.com/legal/house-financial-services-committee-sab-121/
https://cryptopotato.com/got-bitcoin-another-us-bank-shows-signs-of-weakness-after-acquiring-signature/
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/2023-year-end-review-on-global-base-money/
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/bitcoin-and-austrian-economics

Weekly market update / outlook and top Bitcoin news:
Week in Review (bitcoin.com)
Newly released Satoshi emails reveal a treasure trove of early Bitcoin lore
Bitcoin's scalability foreseen by Satoshi Nakamoto to outpace Visa, historic email reveals
Satoshi anticipated Bitcoin energy debate in email thread with early collaborators
ECB denounces Bitcoin ETF's as 'naked emperor's new clothes'
Nigeria blocks access to Coinbase, Binance and Kraken as Naira falls to record lows
Max Keiser warns of government seizing Bitcoin in ETF's - predicts 1987 style crash as BTC rises to $500k
Trump softens his stance on Bitcoin: 'I can live with it one way or the other'
Carson group boldly handpicks Bitcoin ETF's for its clients
Fidelity highlights Bitcoin's potential to reach $6T market cap
Texas Blockchain Council and Riot secure win against US energy officials
Check out this week's featured post on The Bitcoin Fortress Newsletter: "The Bitcoin Citadel - Ten Ways to Fortify Your Financial Life With Bitcoin'
 
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Mentioned in this week's Podcast:
https://news.bitcoin.com/blackrock-holds-110k-btc-kiyosaki-expects-100k-btc-soon-ai-crypto-assets-skyrocket-and-more-week-in-review/
https://cointelegraph.com/news/newly-released-satoshi-nakamoto-emails-treasure-trove-early-bitcoin-lore
https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoins-scalability-foreseen-by-satoshi-nakamoto-to-outpace-visa-historic-email-reveals/
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/02/23/satoshi-anticipated-bitcoin-energy-debate-in-email-thread-with-early-collaborators/?_gl=1*1jzjxh*_up*MQ..*_ga*NDAwNzYyNzAuMTcwODg4NTgyNQ..*_ga_VM3STRYVN8*MTcwODg4NTgyNC4xLjAuMTcwODg4NTgyNC4wLjAuMA..
https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/ecb-bitcoin-etf-naked-emperor-new-clothes/
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/nigeria-blocks-access-to-coinbase-binance-and-kraken-as-naira-falls-to-record-lows
https://news.bitcoin.com/max-keiser-warns-of-government-seizing-bitcoin-in-etfs-predicts-1987-style-crash-as-btc-rises-to-500k/
https://zycrypto.com/trump-softens-his-stance-on-bitcoin-i-can-live-with-it-one-way-or-the-other/
https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/carson-group-handpicks-bitcoin-etfs/
https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/jurrien-timmer-fidelity-bitcoin-6-trillion/
https://cointelegraph.com/news/texas-blockchain-council-riot-platforms-eia-omb
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/the-bitcoin-citadel

Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:
Week in review (Bitcoin.com)
Hodler's Digest 2/11-2/17 (Cointelegraph.com)
April 2024 Bitcoin halving sparks worldwide curiosity, data reveals
Blackrock's Bitcoin ETF holdings near 110k BTC
Institutions creating huge Bitcoin buying pressure as BTC eyes new all time high
Custody centralized?  Coinbase holds keys to 90% of Bitcoin ETF's
Elizabeth Warren pivots on Bitcoin, honors Nakamoto with flag over Capitol
Bitcoin mining difficulty taps new ATH above 80T 2 months ahead of BTC halving
US banks seek rule changes for Bitcoin ETF inclusion
US Treasury: use of digital assets in terror financing is minimal
Check out this week's featured substack post:  "A Comparative Analysis of Internet and Bitcoin - Layers, ownership and decentralization" on Bitcoin Fortress
 
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Mentioned in this week's Podcast:
https://news.bitcoin.com/robert-kiyosaki-predicts-us-collapse-peter-schiff-warns-of-btc-massacre-grayscale-study-on-btc-halving-and-more-week-in-review/
https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/ether-staking-tops-85b-us-banks-fighting-for-btc-custody-slice-and-more-hodlers-digest-feb-11-17/
https://news.bitcoin.com/april-2024-bitcoin-halving-sparks-worldwide-curiosity-data-reveals/
https://news.bitcoin.com/blackrocks-bitcoin-etf-holdings-near-110k-btc/
https://zycrypto.com/institutions-creating-huge-bitcoin-buying-pressure-as-btc-eyes-new-all-time-high/
https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/coinbase-custody-centralized-bitcoin-etfs/
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/elizabeth-warren-pivots-on-bitcoin-honors-nakamoto-with-flag-over-capitol-
https://cryptopotato.com/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-taps-new-ath-above-80t-2-months-ahead-of-btc-halving/
https://bitcoinnews.com/legal/us-banks-rule-change-bitcoin-spot-etf/
https://bitcoinnews.com/legal/brian-nelson-us-treasury-digital-assets/
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/a-comparative-analysis-of-internet