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BITCOIN BOX SCORE

Exchange Rate: $96,650
Market Capitalization: $1.92T
Hash Rate (90 days): 772.4 EH/s
Transactions (30 days): 11,032,256
Network Fees (economy): 2 sat/vB
Bitcoin Dominance: 61.77%

What do these numbers mean?

Bitcoin and digital assets are again in the news this week, as bitcoin and crypto executives descended to Congress to discuss the rampant and illegal “debanking” activities of the FDIC, SEC, and other government entities.

Anchorage Digital's Nathan McCauley, CEO of the only OCC-chartered crypto bank in the United States, testified to the challenges Anchorage faced as a result of regulator pressure applied to banks to prevent them from doing business with his firm, and others.

Anchorage, along with countless other companies, lost business and laid off employees as a result. Other firms closed or moved abroad.

In a bombshell On The Brink Podcast interview, former Silvergate Bank chairman Mike Lempres explained how regulators intentionally killed Silvergate and caused hundreds of bank employees to lose their jobs. Silvergate’s clients, mainly bitcoin and crypto firms, had to scramble to find banking services elsewhere. Many couldn’t. By this time, the rest of the banking industry had gotten the memo that regulators would drop the hammer on any bank that didn’t respect the government’s blacklist.

The new Presidential administration is attempting to turn a page on this dark chapter in American history.

"One of the things that the President instructed us to do was to evaluate the idea for a Bitcoin reserve," stated "AI and Crypto Czar" David Sacks during a press conference where he also spoke about upcoming stablecoin and market structure legislation.

The American political landscape continues to bode well for bitcoin and financial innovation more broadly. Still, the best way to avoid debanking is to make it a non-issue by using a form of money that allows a free people to transact freely.

NEWS

Tether combines bitcoin, AI, and privacy

Stablecoin giant Tether unveiled a suite of AI tools: AI Translate, AI Voice Assistant, and an AI bitcoin Wallet Assistant. The tools are aimed at providing localized, privacy-focused services that run on any device. Tether’s CEO Paolo Ardoino confirmed plans for an open-source SDK, emphasizing self-custody for both data and money.

Bitcoin meets AI

By merging artificial intelligence with bitcoin functionality, Tether pushes the boundaries of what stablecoin providers can offer. This move spotlights growing investor appetite for AI-driven fintech solutions—and underscores bitcoin’s central role as the digital asset of choice for next-generation financial applications.

(Micro)Strategy rebrands and doubles down on bitcoin

“Strategy,” formerly MicroStrategy, posted its largest-ever quarterly BTC purchase, bringing total holdings to 471,107 coins. Despite reporting significant impairment losses and missing EPS expectations, Michael Saylor remains confident, touting more aggressive plans for 2025 and eyeing a $10 billion bitcoin gain.

The Berkshire Hathaway of bitcoin?

Having pivoted away from its legacy software business, Strategy aims to position itself as a full-fledged bitcoin holding company. Some still question whether bitcoin ETFs provide better value than Strategy stock shares. Strategy’s use of leverage and convertible notes could be construed as a speculative attack on the U.S. dollar. In an environment that is increasingly pro-bitcoin but also inflationary, the Strategy model will have the ideal market conditions to prove itself.

Bitcoin’s role as geopolitical tensions rise

As geopolitical tensions rise and new tariffs threatened across North America, bitcoin’s price has been especially volatile. However, Larry Fink and other major asset managers continue to highlight bitcoin’s appeal as an un-inflatable, decentralized, and permissionless asset that can outlast market volatility.

A bullish storm ahead?

In the long run, trade wars and currency debasement tend to boost bitcoin’s safe-haven narrative. With the U.S. government pushing for a weaker dollar and global partners reacting with their own monetary tools, more people are turning to an asset no state can control or inflate. The result: bitcoin’s fundamentals, not day-to-day price swings, remain the key to weathering macroeconomic uncertainty.

BITCOIN ADOPTION CONTINUES

A new Breez/1A1z report shows bitcoin rapidly evolving as a global payments system, not just “digital gold.”

Investment network TIGER21 confirms up to $6B in bitcoin holdings, with some members going “all in” on bitcoin.

Onchain research suggests Satoshi Nakamoto’s bitcoin stash may now exceed Bill Gates’s net worth.

Bitcoin holds firm at $98K amid strong spot demand and hints of an RSI breakout, fueling bullish optimism.

Major Latin American corporations are adding bitcoin to their treasuries and services, mirroring U.S. “strategic BTC reserve” trends.

HOW BITCOIN WORKS

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Bitcoin versus gold

Gold is back in the news after being up over 8% this month, hitting new all-time highs at $2,875.60. How does bitcoin stack up against gold?

Both gold and bitcoin serve as stores of wealth. Gold has been used for millennia, offering divisibility (it can be crafted into many weights), durability (it doesn’t corrode), and scarcity (its supply grows only about 2% each year). Historically, these properties have made gold a reliable form of money. Its long track record has given it a “Lindy effect” – when something has already lasted a long time, it is more likely to continue to endure.

Yet bitcoin improves upon gold in key ways. It’s more divisible, because each bitcoin can be split into 100 million “satoshis” – and software upgrades could theoretically allow for even finer divisions. It’s much more portable. Sending gold across borders is slow and expensive, whereas bitcoin can move anywhere in the world in minutes over the internet. Verification is straightforward, too. While testing a gold bar’s purity can be cumbersome, each bitcoin is verified mathematically through the network’s consensus rules.

Importantly, bitcoin’s supply is truly fixed at 21 million coins. No matter the demand, it can’t be inflated beyond that cap. Gold’s supply, while limited, could spike with new mining technologies or off-world discoveries. Finally, censorship resistance gives bitcoin another edge. Unlike assets that can be seized or transactions that can be blocked, bitcoin allows anyone with an internet connection to send value without requiring permission from governments or banks.

Gold has undoubtedly earned its status. But as economies become more digital, bitcoin’s superior divisibility, portability, durability, verifiability, scarcity, and censorship resistance may well position it as the next evolution of sound money, offering a powerful upgrade for anyone free to choose.

COIN CHECK

Which property do Bitcoin and gold share that makes them appealing as stores of value?

1. Unlimited supply

2. Durable physical form

3. Scarcity

4. State-backed guarantees

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ANSWER

3. Scarcity

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