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This week’s focus: Privacy, Principles, and Progress
1. INSTITUTIONAL WAVE
Poland launches first Bitcoin ETF
BitTreasury stacks 1,111 BTC
BitGo files for $90B IPO
The real story? Institutional capital and grassroots innovation can grow side by side.
2. PRIVACY BATTLEGROUND
US Treasury expands surveillance powers.
Privacy wallets under fire.
Community response:
ZK STARKs
Fedimint offline eCash
Open-source privacy tools
Builders keep building.
3. COMMUNITY BUILDERS
Open-source mining hardware
Fedimint enabling offline payments
Heat reuse projects turning “waste” into assets
Austrian econ education initiatives
The human layer strengthens Bitcoin.
4. REAL WORLD IMPACT
Bitcoin Beach: youth earning sats in El Salvador
UK farmer Jon Cooke integrating Bitcoin into sustainable farming
Gen Z voices like Halston Valencia choosing Bitcoin over broken fiat
Bitcoin isn’t theory—it’s lived reality.
5. HIDDEN GEMS
Fountain.fm making sats practical in media
Bitcoin Infinity Academy exploring cooperation theory
Forums teaching self-custody
The quiet revolution is happening in the corners.
6. 🍺 THE BREW
Open-source innovation fuels decentralization.
Community-led projects bring soul.
Institutions bring capital.
Both are needed. Both are happening. #bitcoin #podcast