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Historic First: U.S. Government Posts GDP Data on Bitcoin Blockchain

Nik -
The U.S. Commerce Department has begun publishing GDP data on public blockchains, including Bitcoin, marking yet another strong endorsement of BTC from the Trump administration.
TECHNICAL

Nunchuk Wallet Brings Programmable Bitcoin To Everyone With Miniscript Support

Shinobi -
Nunchuk Wallet announces the launch of native Miniscript support, allowing their users to construct customized Bitcoin scripts to secure their coins.
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Lightning Is Misunderstood

Christian Keroles -
The Lightning Network is one of the most exciting and innovative technologies built on Bitcoin, but it’s also one of the most misunderstood... Not everyone will run a Lightning node, and that’s okay. Custodians feels like a compromise, and in a way, it is: Running Lightning infrastructure isn’t meant for everyone.
POLITICS

Bitcoin and Crypto Advocates Warn Congress: Protect Developers or Lose Industry Support

Frank Corva -
Over 110 crypto investors, developers, and advocacy groups have signed a sweeping letter to the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, warning that failure to protect open-source software developers could drive innovation overseas and stall crypto adoption.
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An Excerpt From Bitcoin Circular Economies: The Beginning

Gabriel Kurman -
From violence and migration to hope and innovation, discover how El Zonte, El Salvador became the birthplace of the world’s first Bitcoin circular economy and a model for community transformation.
MINING

Block Inc. Launches Proto Rig: Modular Bitcoin Miner Challenging Bitmain’s Dominance

Juan Galt -
Block Inc., led by Jack Dorsey, partners with Core Scientific to introduce the Proto Rig, a modular Bitcoin mining system designed for seamless upgrades and lower maintenance costs, targeting Bitmain's 80% market monopoly.
MARKETS

Bitcoin Price Crashes Below $110,000 After Whale Sold 24,000 BTC

Nik -
Bitcoin’s price has fallen to $108,890 after a massive whale sell-off of 24,000 BTC. The Fear and Greed Index hovers near fear, while Bitcoin’s hash rate approaches record highs.
LEGAL

200 Days of the Bitcoin President — Is Donald Trump’s Second Term Cause for Celebration or Concern?

L0La L33Tz -
Trump has been far from a ”bitcoin-friendly” president. While the SEC has dropped some of its most aggressive cases, it’s still legally risky to build noncustodial and privacy-enhancing tech in America. You may build services here in the “crypto capital of the world,” but you might only see that world from the inside of a prison cell.

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MARKETS

Historic First: U.S. Government Posts GDP Data on Bitcoin Blockchain

Nik -
The U.S. Commerce Department has begun publishing GDP data on public blockchains, including Bitcoin, marking yet another strong endorsement of BTC from the Trump administration.

Bitcoin Price Crashes Below $110,000 After Whale Sold 24,000 BTC

Nik -
Bitcoin’s price has fallen to $108,890 after a massive whale sell-off of 24,000 BTC. The Fear and Greed Index hovers near fear, while Bitcoin’s hash rate approaches record highs.

Bitcoin Price Drops Again — And Nope, It’s Still Not Because of the Fed

Joakim Book -
The bitcoin price is yo-yoing around like a piñata. What is going on? Who shoved it? And what’s it to do with Powell, the Fed, the bitcoin treasury companies and, uh, just ordinary markets doing markets-y things?

Bitcoin Price Drops Below $112,000 As Metaplanet Announces To Buy $11.7M Worth Of Bitcoin

Vivek Sen -
Bitcoin price fell below $112,000 as Japanese firm Metaplanet announced the purchase of 103 BTC worth $11.7 million, bringing its total holdings to 18,991 BTC ($2.2 billion), while simultaneously being upgraded to mid-cap status in the FTSE Japan Index. The move highlights the growing trend of corporate Bitcoin treasury strategies.

TAKES

Who’s Shaping Bitcoin’s Future: Suitcoiners vs. Ordinals Degens

Shinobi -
Bitcoin's user base is going through a big cultural change, and this shift leaves it an open question as to who will shape Bitcoin's future.

Jerome Powell Blinks at Jackson Hole: Bitcoin Price Rips Higher as Fed Signals Dovish Shift

Brandon Green -
Jerome Powell's Speech in Jackson Hole brings bullish tidings for Bitcoin's near-term future.

Who Rugged Rogoff?

Joakim Book -
Kenneth Rogoff spoke, and the Bitcoin hornet’s nest awoke.  When the celebrated Harvard economist and former chief economist at the IMF yesterday publicly confessed that...

Trump Admin Silent as Tornado Cash Verdict Threatens Bitcoin Privacy

Juan Galt -
Is the Trump administration actually interested in defending crypto in the U.S.? Tornado Cash questions remain unanswered.

NEWS

Historic First: U.S. Government Posts GDP Data on Bitcoin Blockchain

Nik -
The U.S. Commerce Department has begun publishing GDP data on public blockchains, including Bitcoin, marking yet another strong endorsement of BTC from the Trump administration.

Nunchuk Wallet Brings Programmable Bitcoin To Everyone With Miniscript Support

Shinobi -
Nunchuk Wallet announces the launch of native Miniscript support, allowing their users to construct customized Bitcoin scripts to secure their coins.

Bitcoin and Crypto Advocates Warn Congress: Protect Developers or Lose Industry Support

Frank Corva -
Over 110 crypto investors, developers, and advocacy groups have signed a sweeping letter to the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, warning that failure to protect open-source software developers could drive innovation overseas and stall crypto adoption.

Curb Your Enthusiasm: Assistant Attorney General Galeotti’s Talk on Crypto Devs Changes Very Little

Frank Corva -
Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Galeotti stated publicly today that the DoJ does not plan to prosecute open-source crypto developers simply for writing code, but the devil may have been in the details of his talk.

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