“We’re only in inning 2 of 9 of a real recession … and it feels like end of empire stuff.” - @QTRResearch In our new interview, we dive into: 🔸 Recession warning signs 🔸 Stablecoins as systemic risk 🔸 Bitcoin vs. Gold Watch here 👉

BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) is now the largest bitcoin options venue, surpassing Deribit. Open interest in IBIT options climbed to nearly $38B after the latest contract expiry, compared to about $32B on Deribit. https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/ibit-bitcoin-options-overtakes/

JUST IN: Strategy raises the dividend rate on its $STRC preferred stock from 10.00% to 10.25% effective Oct 1. The board also declared a cash dividend of $0.85/share, payable Oct 31 to holders of record Oct 15.

Bitcoin has 4 hours to rally just over 1% and achieve its highest monthly close of all time.

If governments could destroy Bitcoin, they would. But that won't stop large actors from trying to co-opt it. How do we protect Bitcoin? @Jeff Booth explains that it starts with the nodes. Watch the full convo here: youtu.be/pxs0HGzh2wE

LOL People on TikTok are confusing TFTC21’s AI video warning about the dangers of CBDCs with an actual Palantir advertisement.

🚨 JUST IN: Yadi Zhang has pled guilty in the 🇬🇧 UK to illegally acquiring $6.7 BILLION in Bitcoin. Police have possession of the 61,000 BTC she stole in the the largest cryptocurrency seizure in history. Zhang ran a massive scam in 🇨🇳 China between 2014–2017, defrauding 128,000 victims and stashing the proceeds in bitcoin. She later fled to the UK with false documents and tried to launder funds through property. Her lawyer says victims can now be repaid, noting bitcoin’s rise means there are “more than sufficient funds available.” But reports suggest the UK government may try to keep the BTC, instantly creating world’s 3rd largest national strategic bitcoin reserve. New UK crime laws have expanded state powers to seize and hold crypto assets, while allowing victims to petition for recovery. How much will victims get back and how much will the government keep? Also, in the face of a massive budget shortfall, will the UK government have the foresight to hold on to the BTC?

CypherTank is a first-of-its-kind, Bitcoin-only pitch series that films real founder–investor negotiations, combines them with judge panel scoring, and distributes the episodes globally. https://bitcoinnews.com/press-release/plan-₿-cyphertank-pitch-series/

2025 will be remembered as the year Bitcoiners mastered AI storytelling to orange pill the world.

Wow At today’s SEC-CFTC roundtable on digital asset harmonization, CME Group CEO Terrence Duffy gives the middle finger to Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan after Coplan called him old 😮