This Week in Bitcoin

A battle is raging over Bitcoin’s future—should it stick to finance, or allow data of all kinds? Inside the debate over blockchain limits, and the recent controversies denting Bitcoin’s image.Affiliate LINKS:🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out SellingLINKS:Remove arbitrary limits on OP_Return outputs by petertodd · Pull Request #32359 Bitcoin devs continue fight over ‘arbitrary’ data storageJameson Lopp :: Angel InvestorCitreaBitcoin Core Going Rogue? - YouTubeBitcoin KnotsFederal Reserve retracts guidance discouraging banks from engaging in cryptoBitcoin has a Brand ProblemUN Claims Mining "Powerful Tool" For Money LaunderingTrump Bitcoin Report Card - Day 100 - stacker newstrump-bitcoin-report-cardMUSIC:You and me vs close to you By: Oxford

Markets quaked, tariffs tanked, but Bitcoin’s wide awake. Big strategies meet harsh realities as new heavyweights storm Bitcoin’s corporate scene. Affiliate LINKS:🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out SellingLINKS:Bitcoin heads toward $95,000, rising for a third dayStock market today: Live updatesTrump Powell attacks interest rates FedEuropean markets live updates: stocks, news, data and earningsCantor Teams With SoftBank, Tether, Bitfinex on Possible $3B Bitcoin Deal21 Capital: Cantor, Tether and SoftBank Take a Page From Strategy’s BTC PlaybookZEUS: Bitcoin payments your wayBitBox02 hardware walletBitBoxApp 🔑Advancements in Lightning InfrastructureAlby Hackdays - Sparky Hub, Auto-Swaps & more007 Feel the Breez: The Breez NewsletterMUSIC:Horizons Of Hope By: Jawbone

Bitcoin faces its biggest decentralization test yet, just as global shifts send shockwaves through markets. In the middle of it all, Bitcoin holds the line.Affiliate LINKS:🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out SellingLINKS:Bitcoin Mining Centralization in 2025Tether to Deploy Hashrate on OCEAN, Advancing DecentralizedBitcoin Mining Industry Report: February 2025America Underestimates the Difficulty of Bringing Manufacturing Back — Molson HartNvidia says the US government has banned them from selling H20 chips to China Fort Knox Gold Audit? This Is What Actually Happened - YouTubeHow Tariffs Will Transform U.S. Dollar Capital Flows Worldwide | Lyn Alden - YouTubeFormer SEC Chair Gary Gensler: Trump's aggressive tariff policy is like a 'self-inflicted injury' - YouTubeUS Deficit, Dollar Concerns with Rebecca Patterson - YouTubeFormer Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen claims that revitalizing Americas manufacturing base is a “pipe dream.”Watch CNBC's full interview with former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen - YouTubeChina has stopped exporting rare earths to everyone Ray Dalio Says US ‘Likely’ Going to Be in a Recession - YouTubeJPMorgan Chase infinite money glitch: Bank sues more customersExclusive: US consumer safety agency to stop collecting swaths of data after CDC cuts | ReutersCoachella Kicked Off Today, With Reportedly More Than 60% of Its Attending Crowds Financing Their Tickets Through New Payment PlansMUSICCaroline Hale • Kick It

The Trump strategy is backfiring. Tariffs are the decoy. It’s a high-stakes reshuffle of global power, and Bitcoin may be the only asset seeing it clearly.Affiliate LINKS:🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out SellingLINKS:US Dollar Could Lose Reserve Currency Status amid Tariffs, Experts Warn - NewsweekTrump, tariffs, and the dollar’s role as reserve currency - Janus Henderson Investors - corporateHow Trump Could Dethrone the Dollar | CNASThe nuclear option China could take in trade war with the USCEA Chairman Steve Miran Hudson Institute Event Remarks – The White HouseMortgage rates slingshot higher as tariff uncertainty roils marketsEU approves countermeasures against US tariffs starting next week'Let Donald Trump Run The Global Economy': Lutnick Defends Trump After Tariff Rollout Pummels Market - YouTubeChina raises its retaliatory tariff on the US to 84%, vows to 'fight to the end' | The Times of IsraelAll Banks Need to Succeed, Bessent Says - YouTubeU.S. Justice Department Ends Crypto Enforcement Unit and Regulation by ProsecutionDOJ ends crypto enforcement team, shifts focus to terrorism and fraudPhoenix Wallet available again in the USMUSIC:Getaway by Two Weeks In Nashville

Gold sends a quiet signal about Bitcoin's next chapter, institutions hint at a shifting world order, and why tariffs might be noise—but something deeper is unfolding beneath the headlines.Affiliate LINKS:🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out SellingLINKS:Larry Fink’s 2025 Chairman’s Letter to InvestorsEU vows it's ready to retaliate as Trump trade war loomsPolitics Impacting Economic Polling - YouTubeTrader Wagers Almost $100M on Bitcoin Dropping to $60KTrump sons' Bitcoin mining business plans to eventually go publicTether’s Big Bet: $70M Worth Of Bitcoin Snapped Up In Q1 2025Gold prices remains flat at record high ahead of Trump's tariff announcement Gold nears all-time high as investors await Trump tariff planFidelity Lets Investors Directly Invest in BTC, ETH, LTC Through New IRA PlanBisq v2.1.7: More Reliable Message Delivery, Trade & Mediation EnhancementsMUSIC:Apple Pie by TJ WongTJ Wong • Apple Pie

The White House's bold economic gamble is starting to falter, leaving Bitcoiners with one undeniable insight—no matter how the financial dice roll.Affiliate LINKS:🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out SellingLINKS:Trump Plays Recession Roulette With the American Economy - WSJGameStop to put corporate cash in bitcoin, mimicking MicroStrategyMillions of student loan borrowers past-due after bills restartedBitcoin Reserve order removes Bitcoin's last "existential threat"World Liberty Financial crypto venture to launch stablecoinElon Thinks X Could be 50% of the global economyCrusoe Energy exits Bitcoin mining business, sells operations to NYDIG to focus on AIChainalysis Sued For Deception In Celsius ScamConsumer confidence comes in lower than estimates - YouTubeBill Status SB1373Bill Status SB1025Bill Information for HB 1203Quantitative Tightening is Coming To an EndFed says it will slow balance sheet runoff process MUSIC:It'll Be Me by ROSENTHAL PARKWAY BAND

Recession talk is back, and while the experts panic, Bitcoiners stay patient. This week, we look at why that patience might finally pay off.Affiliate LINKS:🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out SellingLINKS:Weekly mortgage demand pulls back, as interest rates rise for the first time in 9 weeksScott Bessent | All-In in DC! - YouTubeMohamed A. El-Erian on Payment WeaponizationFed rate decision March 2025: Fed holds interest rates steadyTrump policies 'promise' an economic downturn, says prominent forecaster in first-ever 'recession watch'Samourai Wallet Hearing Sets Key Dates For Criminal TrialNew release: ZEUS v0.10.0ZEUS v0.10.0Ark's Wood on Bitcoin, Fed Rate Cuts, Support for Crypto - YouTubeMUSIC:Satoshi Statue By: Michilis

The bond market is whispering, Trump’s shouting, and Bitcoin is listening. What happens when the debt machine needs a reboot—and how that desperation could light the next Bitcoin firestorm.Affiliate LINKS:🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out SellingLINKSCPI inflation report February 2025The Fed Shouldn’t Enable Donald Trump - Bloomberg10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Minus 3-Month Treasury Constant Maturity Truflation US Inflation Index Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Establishes the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile – ]President Trump Confirms Strategic 'Crypto' Reserve with Bitcoin and AltcoinsDonald Trump shares DETAILS on United States Strategic Bitcoin Reserve White House Crypto SummitTrump orders the government to explore pathways to acquire Bitcoin only with no cost to taxpayers.China and Middle Eastern countries are considering a "Bitcoin buying strategy," CNBC says. To clear up confusion here. This EO established 2 different things: a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, and a U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile.US Bitcoin Reserve: Implementation Timeline AcceleratedSatsify: ⚡ See Amazon prices in sats! FOSS Chrome extension that converts USD to Bitcoin satoshis instantly 🛍️MUSICDon’t Count Me Out by Jimmie Bratcher

Markets are stumbling, Bitcoin is under pressure, and the AI bubble might be popping. But beneath the chaos, something more substantial is forming.Affiliate LINKS:🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out SellingLINKS:S&P 500 ekes out gain on Wednesday, ending four-day run of lossesM2 Money Supply RisesMicrosoft CEO Admits That AI Is Generating Basically No ValueAnalyst says Microsoft is cutting AI data center spending, which may have led to market sell-offHow to Prevent the Next $1.5B Bybit Hack: A Strategic Approach to Solving Blind Signing | Blockaid BlogDid liquidity in crypto just dry up? Apollo Investments worried about downside risks to economy, notes that every 1 federal employee may actually be 3 jobs because of 2 contractors.Apollo Global Management - WikipediaEgg prices could increase by 41.1% in 2025 amid bird flu, egg shortagesU.S. Marshals Service, Managing Billions of Seized Assets, Can't Say How Much Crypto It HoldsPolymarket | Will Trump create Bitcoin reserve in first 1…BitKey Inheritance is live. Here’s how it works.The ‘Bitcoin’ Senator To Chair First Digital Asset Hearing WednesdayMy bill to allow South Dakota to invest in Bitcoin died 9-3 in committee this morning. We will be back next year."Local news station KXAN covers the Texas Bitcoin Reserve bill Yes, Montana's Bitcoin reserve bill was rejected by House lawmakers BUT, 41 yay to 59 nay is more than most would have expected in past years & implies approval will happen in one of the 26 states SBR proposals are livePOWELL: “Bitcoin is like gold, only it's virtual, it’s digital.”MUSIC:Acetaminophen by Mooky Podcastindex.org

Bitcoin faces two major headwinds: memecoin mania draining liquidity and gold’s price run pulling in capital. But tides may be turning. I break down why these trends matter and what’s shifting.Affiliate LINKS:🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out SellingLinksArgentina's Milei Faces Fraud Charges, Impeachment Calls After Failed Memecoin LaunchSolana (SOL) Plummets 45% in 30 DaysTransfers of physical gold from the Bank of England to New York is now exceeding the panic during the COVID-19 crisis.The Hidden Crisis Behind Gold’s Surge | Paper Gold Collapse? - YouTubeIs Global Gold Shortage Brewing? Real Reason Behind Gold Flooding Out of London to U.S. | Josh Phair - YouTubeGold bars flown on commercial flights in rush to get to U.S. | Financial PostGold Market Ructions Drive Singapore Exports to the US - BloombergAlby Hub v1.14.2Introducing $FLD Bitcoin Mining Jobs ReportODELL on Nostr RE: Bitwise DonationsMusicDiscoBall By: JoJo Scott