https://blossom.primal.net/cc2dcec361355d89c2a97e9b1f20957447063920d68f3009007b267ead96af50.webp
On Nostr, I will exclusively share the most significant Bitcoin news. (this note)
For those (still) beyond Nostr—friends, family, and colleagues—the complete Weekly Recap will be accessible on my Bitcoin Friday page on Habla. (next note)
Enriched with detailed charts, illustrative images, and comprehensive macroeconomic news to provide context and clarity.
Happy reading!
The Latest Bitcoin & Macro news: Weekly Recap 01.09.2025
🧠Quote(s) of the week:
James Lavish: "If you want to protest anything, protest central bank monetary manipulation that steals purchasing power from you daily. And the way to do that is by buying Bitcoin." nostr:nprofile1qqsvfz6uem26mf6dkpud76cqlfflcyfe6ualpmgkmce9653zqggah4gwgwl0x
The great promise of Bitcoin—its great and noble ambition—is that, some years from now, it will perhaps have healed the institution of money in our civilization.
🧡Bitcoin news🧡
On the 25th of August:
➡️The Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index is now almost back at "Fear" - Bitcoin Magazine Pro
https://cdn.azzamo.net/5e56cbc601a40ee1a8e57dc35ff630c248f75bfb70f69d28112cd2a5d1296cba.webp
On the 26th of August:
➡️Semiconductor firm Sequans to raise $200 MILLION to buy Bitcoin for its treasury.
➡️By opening 401ks to alternative investments, the Trump administration just unlocked a $7 trillion market for Bitcoin. "This isn't regulatory capture, it's almost regulatory surrender."
Bitcoin News: "Did you know that new SEC Chair, Paul Atkins, has disclosed owning $6 million in crypto?'
➡️86% of Strategy’s 3,081 BTC purchase this week came from tapping the ATM and selling common MSTR shares.' -Bitcoin News
➡️Bitcoin News: "In its inaugural 'Bitcoin Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions, Bitwise lays out its bull case. Bitwise predicts Bitcoin could hit nearly $3 MILLION by 2035. Base case: $1.3M Bear case: $88K Bull case: $2.97M Too bullish or too bearish?"
➡️As shared last week, but a great reminder: If you hold Bitcoin for 3+ years, your odds of losing money are basically 0%.
On the 27th of August:
➡️A Bitcoin whale sent 750 BTC worth approximately $83 million to Binance, according to Nansen. They bought it 12 years ago for $322. Many whales have been selling recently. Once the market absorbs this supply, Bitcoin is likely to move higher.
➡️Bitcoin Archive: "Bitcoin total hash rate reaches a new all-time high. Hash precedes price."
https://cdn.azzamo.net/ebbd11a3f19629788292ee0f68c49caa64e595fc3f84186234f11d12550c0bdc.webp
➡️Priced in Bitcoin: "The Big Mac Index, Priced in BTC.
2015: ₿0.0099
2020: ₿0.000166
2025: ₿0.0000609
In 10 years: -99% in BTC, while USD +33%. Everything priced in bitcoin tends to zero.
https://cdn.azzamo.net/bc453d24cd520470f68be7ff0198a856ce4e7606586beb05cb04b50737946f6e.webp
On the 29th of August:
➡️River: Every Bitcoiner started as a critic. But as we pay attention and dig deeper, one by one, we change our minds. And all of them end up capitulating! nostr:nprofile1qyx8wumn8ghj7cnjvghxjmcpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqqgp4kg7dqtfdwhj4em3clhhzd0yz78g460y4szqqkp9smghdkaghaglmys9t
➡️Lyn Alden: "There's so much drama/chatter about bitcoin's boring price action. Just grinding generally upward with higher highs and lows. Since this has roughly been my base case (bullish but boring), I went and wrote a sci-fi book during this time. You can just kind of skip boring things."
https://cdn.azzamo.net/cc449f379a1f1b7e50f1878edba11b7fa5e9b92a952a20cd4027fc6bcbfcb9b4.webp
➡️How can this be…I was told they only use Bitcoin to launder money.
https://cdn.azzamo.net/f9e5b01f7593d0e6e904afde07ceb332de820ec2017d7f9315ca51913f8a1aba.webp
On the 30th of August:
➡️Reminder: Bitcoin's volatility has been trending down since its inception. The trend also follows price, which Bitcoin has scaled by 7 orders of magnitude. Moving toward $1M Bitcoin will represent moving into a fully mature asset class, from which the early investors (you) will have greatly benefited, especially while enduring the stormy seas. Showing: Bitcoin's annualized 30-day volatility as a % (along with the rolling median). Bitcoin’s volatility: the ultimate chart.
https://cdn.azzamo.net/1ffa05d2855041d39e38992f4247d54418e5c640c99ca468a1b45d8c8de6ace3.webp
Both Bitcoin volatility and returns have unquestionably followed a clear, diminishing pattern, which is logical and expected for a financial asset and network undergoing a stabilization process.
➡️ Institutions bought 690,710 BTC this year vs only 109,072 BTC mined. – Bitwise: That’s 6x more demand than supply.
https://cdn.azzamo.net/620fb577671c76f1f87a4cca33526865cba2677143bf035c55143384b18061e8.webp
➡️'New York’s Bitcoin bar @PubKey is rolling out a new deal: all payments made in Bitcoin get 21% off. That’s beers, burgers, dogs, and merch, everything on the menu.' -Bitcoin News
➡️West Main Self Storage buys an additional 0.088 #Bitcoin and now holds a total of 0.43 BTC.
On the 30th of August:
➡️Bitcoin Archive: "Bitcoin whale who sold 24,000 BTC last week just sent another 2,000 BTC to an exchange. Watch out for volatility again this weekend."
➡️"El Salvador has begun redistributing its National Strategic Bitcoin Reserve into multiple unused addresses, each capped at 500 BTC. The move enhances long-term security and reduces exposure to quantum threats by keeping public keys hashed and unused." -Bitcoin News
On the 31st of August:
➡️BLACKROCK: "If every millionaire in the U.S. asked their financial advisor to get them 1 Bitcoin, there wouldn’t be enough."
On the 1st of September:
➡️Michael Saylor's STRATEGY could join the S&P500 as early as this Friday. Passive index funds would be forced to buy billions in Bitcoin exposure.
➡️Solo miner mines an entire Bitcoin block worth $340,000. They won the Bitcoin lottery.
https://cdn.azzamo.net/c06ffcffcf7113446e26a6775e9bbb39d34153d37a86ce95acdb801a7c9878e1.webp
➡️The world's third-largest hydroelectric power plant in Paraguay turns renewable hydropower into Bitcoin.
➡️'Bitcoin closed August in the red for the 4th consecutive year. September is historically Bitcoin’s weakest month. Watch for a bottom this month before a surge in Q4.' - Bitcoin Archive
https://cdn.azzamo.net/d84d3b29abe667c024ed430da1dd268f333d5c32a937f3be7dfaa31f214ebd13.webp
➡️The dollar is losing reserve currency status. It’s down to 42% of global reserves, and gold is rapidly rising. - Balaji
Some context: Gold's share of global international reserves rose 3 percentage points in Q1 2025, to 24%, the highest in 30 years. This marks the 3rd consecutive annual increase. Meanwhile, the US Dollar's share declined ~2 percentage points, to 42%, the lowest since the mid-1990s. The Euro share remained roughly unchanged at ~15%. Gold is now the world’s second-largest reserve asset after surpassing the Euro in 2024. Gold is seeing historic levels of demand.
https://cdn.azzamo.net/2e8b9dca2e0d54af01947521115477ae8435cb6159842cce7aafefe16af28d65.webp
Something Bitcoin flavour to add on.
https://cdn.azzamo.net/ffbf72ec342f7f50ec2ae82cb57dbbca373d19714cb6c51387d78536756bad1b.webp
What do you need besides this table, really? More Bitcoin! All aside, Bitcoin % will be max 20-30% in the next decade. Considering the alternatives, still the best.
Show this to your co-workers, friends, or family members if they ask you how to get started with investing. There is only one answer...
🎁If you have made it this far, I would like to give you a little gift:
For those who haven't gotten a chance to read Broken Money, remember that nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytndv9kxjm3wdahxcqg5waehxw309ahx7um5wfekzarkvyhxuet5qqsw4v882mfjhq9u63j08kzyhqzqxqc8tgf740p4nxnk9jdv02u37ncdhu7e3 has a 30-minute animated video of it as well:
Credit: I have used multiple sources!
My savings account:
Bitcoin The tool I recommend for setting up a Bitcoin savings plan: PocketBitcoin especially suited for beginners or people who want to invest in Bitcoin with an automated investment plan once a week or monthly.
Use the code SE3997
Get your Bitcoin out of exchanges. Save them on a hardware wallet, run your own node...be your own bank. Not your keys, not your coins. It's that simple. ⠀ ⠀
⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀
Do you think this post is helpful to you?
If so, please share it and support my work with a zap.
▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
⭐ Many thanks⭐
Felipe - Bitcoin Friday!
▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃