Former German Finance Minister Christian Lindner publicly criticizes Chancellor Olaf Scholz for failing to incorporate Bitcoin into Germany’s financial strategy.
New FASB rules unlock the door to massive corporate Bitcoin adoption.
Under the old system, companies could only report Bitcoin losses unless they sold.
Now, they can value Bitcoin at fair market prices, letting balance sheets capture its price gains.
“We wanted to bring real intelligence to the Lightning Network’s channel selection process. That’s what Magma AI does. It learns, adapts, and drives more efficient capital allocation to supercharge the network’s capabilities.” - nostr:npub19tcpurtt6xulhw0r6sc404j9jraj0h8me2lzs7z2tqewz7l0hpas59nlea
https://bitcoinnews.com/opinion/amboss-magma-ai-smarter-channel-management/
The Bitcoin yearly chart is a piece of art. 
🇸🇻 President Bukele shares a screenshot highlighting El Salvador’s $362 million in unrealized Bitcoin profits 🙌 
BITCOIN SETS NEW ALL-TIME HIGH ABOVE $104K 
Bitcoin needs to go up less than 15% to overtake the market cap of Google 👀 
🇬🇧 The Sunday Times reports that “MicroStrategy is the most popular buy on Hargreaves Lansdown,” UK’s #1 investment platform.

Analyst Will Clemente said, “Now that MSTR is getting added to the Nasdaq, every large pension fund, sovereign wealth fund, and individual retirement account in the world is going to have Bitcoin exposure.”
https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/microstrategy-joins-nasdaq-100/
Saylor explains the significance of the Bitcoin ETFs four months before they even launched 👀 https://video.nostr.build/705ce0074d100f41b95777d0e1f64cad6c30bea978f8d99cf513a80e3e75c743.mp4
Send it. 
NEW: Frank Ahlgren, an early Bitcoin investor from Austin, Texas, has been sentenced to 2 years in prison for tax fraud. According to the DOJ, Ahlgren falsely reported capital gains from selling 640 Bitcoin valued at $3.7 million between 2017 and 2019, using methods such as crypto mixers, multiple wallets, and cash to obfuscate his actions. 
NEW: nostr:npub1cn4t4cd78nm900qc2hhqte5aa8c9njm6qkfzw95tszufwcwtcnsq7g3vle joins Timcast to deliver a powerful lesson on the fundamentals of good money.
In conclusion, Tim Poole responds, "If you just think about it, the US dollar system is a Ponzi scheme."
MicroStrategy joins the Nasdaq 100.
This fuels the MicroStrategy flywheel:
• Index inclusion → more inflows
• More inflows → higher stock price
• Higher stock price → issuing more shares to buy Bitcoin
• Buying Bitcoin → Bitcoin price rises
• Rising Bitcoin → MSTR’s market cap grows
• Growing market cap → more inflows
The bill highlights:
- Texans can donate bitcoin to the reserve voluntarily.
- Government agencies can accept certain digital assets for payment and convert them to bitcoin.
- Bitcoin must be held for at least 5 years before transfer, sale or conversion.
- There will be strict rules regarding transactions associated with foreign entities or individuals involved in illegal activities.
https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/giovanni-capriglione-texas-bitcoin-act/
BREAKING: MicroStrategy added to the Nasdaq 100 
NEW: Chamath predicts a 2-5 year window before quantum computing becomes advanced enough to potentially break Bitcoin’s encryption. https://video.nostr.build/689b9a709518d13c0a9aebe8aa1f6dd403f4d8403b5777a31cc01041b51a84c0.mp4
Lopp explains why Bitcoin developers should start preparing now to defend against quantum computing threats. https://video.nostr.build/f93740cd6e9b21ac1cf59794ee67e8cc1525e97d7a1e7949049a657886fd8b1b.mp4
NEW: Bitwise predicts Bitcoin will surpass gold’s $18 trillion market and hit $1 million by 2029.
Why 2029? It aligns with the next cycle peak—and Bitcoin’s 20th anniversary. 
Senator Cynthia Lummis talks Strategic Bitcoin Reserve with incoming Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent.
