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ECP NetHappenings Bitcoin Headlines
8-22-25
NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE
1971 Nixon took the fiat off the gold standard.
All fiat currencies suffer the same fate.
The only question is if you are prepared for when it comes.
As #Satoshi #Nakamoto says, “ If you don’t believe me or understand, I don’t have time to convince you ”
Brian Armstrong calls for $1 million per Bitcoin by 2030.
Bitcoin has climbed from $30K to $124K since March 2023, even as the Fed’s balance sheet has been steadily shrinking.
Bitcoin price usually drops in September then goes up in October and November.
Anthony Scaramucci says his Bitcoin year-end price target of $180K–$200K is actually “cautious.”
The number of Bitcoin addresses with over .1 BTC peaked last October at a total of 4.59 million when Bitcoin was at $62K.
The unlocking of 401k’s, IRA’s and other retirement vehicles will add trillions to Bitcoin’s market cap.
Bill Miller IV says just 1% of the $60T in global retirement accounts could boost Bitcoin’s price by $30K
POMP: The Bitcoin holder base is maturing, going from retail who is subject to fear & greed to institutions who are more likely to hold for the long term.
Imagine, everything there is and everything that will ever be, divided by 21 million.
Bitcoin is the Stanford Marshmallow Test for 8 billion adults. And 90% are already failing.
Those with Bitcoin will get rich as their neighbors get crushed by inflation.
Understanding Bitcoin requires you to check your ego at the door and forget everything you have been programmed to believe about fiat and inflation.
“Regulators, and especially the regulator in chief, brazenly holds hundreds of millions (if not billions) of dollars in cryptocurrencies seemingly without consequence given the blatant conflict of interest.”
That’s a reference to President Trump and his allies, many of whom now openly hold significant stakes in digital assets.
Reports say Trump himself controls over $1 billion in digital asset wealth across wallets, business ventures and even a meme coin bearing his name.
His media company, Trump Media & Technology Group, holds over 15,000 bitcoin, worth billions of dollars.In countries where local currencies collapsed due to inflation or mismanagement, bitcoin has been used as a hedge and store of value.
“I did not appreciate how Bitcoin would compete with fiat currencies to serve as the transactions medium of choice,” Rogoff said. Kenneth S Rogoff @krogoff Professor of Economics at Harvard University, former Chief Economist IMF.
Hong Kong-based Ming Shing Group Holdings Limited announced a landmark agreement to purchase 4,250 Bitcoin (BTC) for $483 million.
The Winklevoss twins, co-founders of Gemini, donated 188 BTC ($21M) to the Digital Freedom Fund PAC, a pro-digital asset group aligned with President Donald Trump.
VanEck’s Matthew Sigel unveils a “Bitcoin Hall of Shame,” ranking critics like Janet Yellen, Christine Lagarde, Warren Buffett, Jamie Dimon, Paul Krugman, Peter Schiff, and others, arguing their efforts to discredit BTC highlight its resilience and growing financial role.
“The fact that they’re now asking for long-term capital market assumptions means that they’ve shifted their view: Bitcoin is no longer a one-off for the fringes of the portfolio; it’s starting to be considered for the core,” says Bitwise CIO Matt Hogan.
The U.S. House adds a central bank digital currency ban to its 2026 defense policy bill, blocking the Federal Reserve from developing, testing, or issuing any CBDC.
JUST IN: Powell tees up a rate cut in September.
Philippines Rep. Migz Villafuerte’s HB 421 proposes a Philippine Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, directing the BSP to buy 2,000 BTC annually for 5 years (totaling 10,000 BTC) to be held for 20 years to enhance national security and debt stability.
At the 2025 Wyoming Blockchain Summit, Eric Trump suggested an unidentified country may have quietly acquired 200,000 Bitcoin, worth about $22 billion.
A record 27% of Bitcoin treasury companies now have an mNAV below 1, meaning their market cap is worth less than their Bitcoin holdings.
This could push firms to buy back shares by selling Bitcoin.
Digital asset market structure legislation could become law by December, says Sen. Lummis.
Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce House Bill 1812, which would ban public officials from owning Bitcoin or crypto. Violations could bring fines or even jail time.
Argentina adopts “BA Cripto,” allowing residents and businesses to pay city taxes and fees, including ABL (property tax), Patentes (vehicle tax), Ingresos Brutos (turnover tax), driver’s licenses, and traffic fines, using Bitcoin.
SoFi partners with Lightspark to launch Lightning-enabled international money transfers.
Tether Appoints Former White House Crypto Council Executive Director Bo Hines as Strategic Advisor for Digital Assets and U.S. Strategy
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