"The rich are taking the situation for granted ... their wealth is going to be taken by the state." Steve Franssen joins to discuss: 🔸 Socialism's rise in the US 🔸 Coldcard and BIP 110 fallout 🔸 Why Bitcoin remains the escape hatch Full Interview: Fountain: https://fountain.fm/episode/utHHbsFMu6velGdUdQA8 Spotify:

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TRUMP-LINKED WORLD LIBERTY GETS CONDITIONAL APPROVAL FOR U.S. BANK CHARTER U.S. regulators have conditionally approved a national trust bank charter for World Liberty Trust Co., tied to Trump-backed World Liberty Financial. The charter would allow the company to directly issue and redeem its USD1 stablecoin, manage its reserves and offer digital asset custody services without relying on intermediaries. Entities affiliated with Trump and his family reportedly own roughly 38% of World Liberty Financial’s holding company. The approval has drawn criticism from lawmakers over potential conflicts of interest, though World Liberty says Trump is not involved in managing the company. The charter remains conditional, with additional requirements that must be met before final approval.

In July, the US government collected roughly 1/3 of a trillion dollars in taxes. That same month, it spent roughly 3/4 of a trillion dollars, leaving a $432 billion deficit in July alone. Annualized, that’s a deficit of more than $5.1 trillion. The math ain’t mathin’.

BITCOIN VOLATILITY COMPRESSION REACHES HISTORIC EXTREMES Bitcoin has stopped moving. BTC’s traded range has fallen into the 0.5th percentile of its entire history, with only four other periods this tight. There hasn’t been a 3% daily close in 30 days or a 5% move in 72 days. Meanwhile, futures open interest is piling up, implied volatility is at multi-year lows, and the 1D Choppiness Index just hit its highest reading in a year. Something has to give. Calm before the storm?

PAUL TUDOR JONES IS BUYING BITCOIN ETF SHARES AGAIN According to MacroScope, Tudor Investment reported owning 688,529 shares of BlackRock’s IBIT as of June 30, worth $22.9 million. That’s up from 579,083 shares the previous quarter and marks PTJ’s first notable IBIT buying since his major accumulation in 2024. Jones held 8 million IBIT shares worth $427 million at the end of 2024 before selling heavily throughout 2025. He stopped selling in early 2026 and has now shifted from seller, to holder, to buyer. For one of the world’s best-known macro investors, the shift is notable.

MIKE NOVOGRATZ: "The government's inability to deal with its spending addiction keeps me bullish BTC even in a year where the energy in the crypto space is low."

Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index reaches 29, Fear territory.

🇸🇻 EL SALVADOR LEADS CENTRAL AMERICA IN ECONOMIC GROWTH El Salvador’s economic activity grew 5.39% year-over-year in May, the fastest pace in Central America, ahead of Guatemala at 3.72% and Costa Rica at 2.28%. Construction led the expansion, surging 9.7%, driven by private development and public infrastructure investment. Real estate services rose 7%, while housing and construction loan portfolios jumped 13.9%.

NSIDE OCEAN MINING DURING THE BIP-110 CHAIN SPLIT @npub1f7p7...vg6q joins to discuss: 🔸 Do miners control Bitcoin? 🔸 The three camps inside Ocean 🔸 Was BIP-110 ever actually close? 🔸 Did Ocean hijack customer hash rate? Full Interview: Fountain:

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Bob Burnett just confirmed the thing most Bitcoiners did not want to hear. BIP-110 did not fail because of the miners. It failed because Wall Stree...

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The Last 2 Weeks Exposed Something Very Disturbing About Bitcoin (I Was Wrong) | Bob Burnett

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TREZOR CUSTOMER DATA EXPOSED IN SHIPMONK BREACH Trezor says customer data was exposed in a security breach involving shipping provider ShipMonk. Customers who received orders in the US, UK, Sweden, Colombia, Brazil, Italy or Portugal within 90 days before August 8 may be affected. Exposed data includes full names, shipping addresses, phone numbers, emails and order numbers. Trezor says its systems were not compromised and devices remain secure, but warns affected customers to expect sophisticated phishing attempts using the leaked information.

The estimated Bitcoin average production cost reaches $78,254, 23% above spot price.

On a long enough time horizon, nothing comes close to Bitcoin.

"It's the 9/11 of Bitcoin for us maximalists who really care about sovereignty." @npub198q8...twcp and Alex Bragin of @npub1jan3...x52y join to discuss: 🔸 Coldcard exploit fallout 🔸 Why open source may no longer be an advantage 🔸 Why Monarchy 2.0 is the future Watch:

OCC: AMERICA IS ‘OPEN FOR BUSINESS’ FOR DIGITAL ASSET BANKS The OCC says companies engaged in legally permissible activities, including digital assets and novel technologies, should have a path to becoming national banks. Comptroller Jonathan Gould says regulators had effectively discouraged new bank applications for more than a decade, but that era is over. The OCC has received 40 de novo applications in the past 18 months and says many complete applications have been decided within 120 days.

NEW: Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms stipulates a 20-year agreement to supply 191 megawatts of compute from its Rockdale, Texas, campus to a “leading frontier AI” company, probably Anthropic.

NEW: Keel Infrastructure shuts down US Bitcoin mining operations amid 50% drop in revenue in Q2.

NEW PODCAST "The sellers are gone. When bad news stops moving the market, that marks the bottom." Matt Hougan of Bitwise joins to discuss: - The 1% BTC allocation is now 4 to 5% - Why Quantum is what blocks institutions - MSTR's easy button era is over Full interview: Spotify:

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“The Sellers Are 100% Gone” — The Supply Squeeze Has Just Begun | Matt Hougan

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