Mohammad Pakpour, declared "maximum alert" to respond "fast and hard" to any attack by the US or Israel. Tehran blames foreign leaders for the internal riots and warns that its defense is unwavering despite the tension.

GERMANY DEPLOYS TROOPS TO GREENLAND AMID U.S. TENSIONS Berlin is sending reconnaissance troops to Greenland this Thursday. The move joins Swedish and Norwegian deployments aimed at reinforcing Arctic security within the NATO framework. This "Arctic Sentry" initiative seeks to deter unilateral U.S. annexation attempts and defend Danish sovereignty.

DENMARK REJECTS US BID FOR GREENLAND Denmark failed to shift the US position on acquiring Greenland. Copenhagen remains firm: sovereignty is not for sale. Territorial integrity is a non-negotiable red line.

SILVER BREAKS RECORD OF $89.87: FIAT COLLAPSE Silver seeks $90 in the face of loss of faith in the Fed. The market flees towards real assets.

Ok this is actually cool 😎

TRUMP WARNS: SCOTUS strike on tariffs forces $100B+ refunds. "Impossible to pay," per DJT. Fiat systems face fiscal shock; Bitcoin remains the sovereign hedge against debt spiral.

✂️ FED LEADERSHIP SHIFT: RATE CUTS IN QUESTION Powell's potential DOJ issues won't shake markets, per Raymond James. But a Fed leadership change near May 20 could block aggressive rate cuts, adding macro uncertainty.

Kristýna Mazanková: “CBDCs are sold as convenient — but there is no convenience.” They’re not better money. They’re better control, wrapped in friendly language.

Today I declined about five guest suggestions for the podcast. I’m sorry but if you mention crypto, DeFi, tokens, or blockchain in the description I’m not interested. This is the Bitcoin Country podcast and we’re strictly Bitcoin only. We’re pure Austrian Economics

FED INVESTIGATION TRIGGERS RISK-OFF ROTATION The news of a U.S. Justice Department criminal probe into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's testimony regarding cost overruns has directly threatened the institution's independence, immediately causing a market sell-off; S&P 500 futures dropped 0.6% as analysts, including those from JPMorgan, expressed caution that this political pressure could impair the central bank's ability to execute independent monetary policy, fueling a significant capital rotation into safe-haven assets, exemplified by Gold hitting a new record high above \$4,600 per ounce.

EL SALVADOR: launches Bitcoin Country 🇸🇻 The official gateway to the world’s first Bitcoin nation. Map. People. Residency. Direct updates. This is what Bitcoin adoption looks like.

JUST IN: The United States and Denmark will meet this week to discuss Greenland. The talks follow comments by Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirming discussions, after President Trump suggested the U.S. could acquire Greenland — even by force if necessary. Reports claim Trump asked the military to prepare invasion plans, though senior officers pushed back.

NEW: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell responds after reports of a DOJ investigation. “I will continue to fulfil the duties for which I was confirmed by the Senate to serve the American people.”

“Soon”? 🤔

The UK and Germany are discussing NATO forces in Greenland to defuse US threats.

If you ask me this 10 years ago…

NEW: Kristýna Mazanková says governments fear Bitcoin because they can’t control it. For the first time in history, money exists outside state power — and that changes everything.

Any Venezuelan Bitcoiner who wants to talk openly about recent events in the podcast? DM me. Open to suggestions ¿Bitcoiners Venezolan@s que quieran hablar abiertamente en el podcast de los recientes acontecimientos? Escríbanme. Abierto a sugerencias.

🇺🇸🇨🇺 US President Trump says "Cuba is ready to fall, they got all their money from Venezuela." "It's going down"