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Bitcoin Week in Review: Block Height 871485 ⚡️ Network Status: -Current Block Chain Size: 702GB (+ 2GB) - % of Bitcoin Issued: 94.687% (+0.497%) - Next Halfing: Apr 15, 2028 ( in 1,241 days) - Lightning Network Capacity: 5262.66 (+5.83 )BTC - Lightning Network Nodes: 15,955 (-1427) - Channels: 46,544 (-205) 🔨 Bitcoin Mining Strength: - Current Hashrate: 784.3 (+ 64.4) EH/s - Current Difficuly: 102.29T (+ 0.64) 🔥 Weekly Market Highlights: @MicroStrategycontinues its #Bitcoin strategy: $3B convertible notes offering completed 0% coupon rate (unprecedented!) 55% conversion premium Key insight: Zero-cost capital deployment into #Bitcoin shows growing institutional confidence 📈 Show more 2.Bitcoin has again hit new all time high at $99,486.10 3. Poland’s Presidential Candidate Proposes Bitcoin Reserve Plan Looks like other countries will follow the footstep of USA. https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/poland-candidate-slawomir-mentzen-bitcoin/ 📚 Book of the Week: "Principles of Economics" (1871) by Carl Menger Price: about 38,000 sats (0.00038000 BTC) Why read this book: - Original blueprint for understanding how money emerges naturally - Essential foundation of Austrian Economics thinking - Masterful explanation of subjective value theory & marginal utility - Core text for understanding Bitcoin's monetary proposition 🎯 Pro tip: Follow this with "Layered Money" by @Nik_Bhatia to connect classical economics to Bitcoin's role in monetary evolution. ______ Join your local bitcoin meetup or start one today! Current Bitcoin Only Meetups in Canada🇨🇦 AB: Edmonton @yeg_bitcoin Calgary @yycbitcoin BC: Vancouver @BtcVancity Vancouver @VanBitcoiners Vancouver Bitcoin Privilege (Hosted by http://coinos.io https://meetup.com/bitcoinprivilege/) Victoria @btc_victoria Kelowna @KelownaBTCMeet MB: Manitoban @BTCManitoba NB: New Brunswick @Bitcoin_NB Fredericton @BTCFredericton NS: Halifax @BitcoinHFX ON: Guelph @GuelphBTCoiners London @londonON_BTC Toronto @BTCToronto_ Muskoka @muskokabitcoin Niagara Region @NiagaraBTC Ottawa @ottawabtcmeetup QC: Montreal @btc_montreal Quebec City @btc_qc SK: Regina @ReginaBTCMeetup University Clubs: Wilfrid Laurier University @laurier_bitcoin University of Victoria @uvicbtc21m Are you running a local Bitcoin Club in Canada that's not on this list? Comment below to be added! Let's grow the community! 🍁 * Special thanks to @BTCcoalition_ca for compiling this list. 🔑 Self-Custody Reminder: "Not your keys, not your coins" - Take your Bitcoin off exchanges! - Learn to use hardware wallets! - Your coins = your responsibility! - Protect yourself from counterparty risk! Stay humble and stack sats! Follow @uvicbtc21m for more bitcoin content!
⚡️ UVic Bitcoin Club is now on Nostr! Find us at uvicbtc@zap.stream We're a group of students and faculty exploring Bitcoin and Austrian economics at the University of Victoria. Drop by our weekly meetups if you're in Victoria, BC! zap⚡️if you want to connect! image