“It’s the fastest ETF to reach most milestones, faster than any other ETF in any asset class.”
https://bitcoinnews.com/markets/blackrock-ibit-greatest-launch-etf-history/
Jim Cramer on Bitcoin one year ago: "You can't kill it, it's here to stay." https://video.nostr.build/a27e0ba73bd1ec70643a83f237573cad3858198be18811f1a1ad2df5f9b044d0.mp4
RICARDO SALINAS: “Last day of the year tip.
With whatever money you have left over from your daily life, that is, as people say, "with whatever you have in your ashtray," buy Bitcoin, it's the best way to save your money and keep it away from the Feds.” 
How Bitcoin is used as a tool for freedom by people across the globe 🌎
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NEW: 🇸🇾 The Syrian Center for Economic Research publishes a proposal for the transitional government to legalize Bitcoin in Syria. 
2024: A Big Year of Bests for Bitcoin
Best Price
Best Hashrate
Best performing stocks
Best ETF launch of all time
Here’s to an even better 2025
nostr:nprofile1qqsgy8mlrfewaqefsmnwvl2jwl634fenh7ylnv8sasa5asmjzwddetssau2wl distinguishes itself from other major digital asset exchanges by making it possible to buy and sell bitcoin with minimal KYC.
You need only a name and phone number for transactions under $900.
https://bitcoinnews.com/opinion/unbank-bridging-gap-for-bitcoiners-cash/
Saylor: I've met with a lot of people in the upcoming administration but I can't comment further than that 👀
NEW: Bitcoin's price could reach 💵 $400K by 2025 depending on factors such as the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve plan, Federal Reserve interest rate policies, and corporate adoption, according to Blockware Solutions. 
Bitcoin’s Best Year Yet? Wait Until You See What’s Next
🎇 From ETFs to Strategic Bitcoin Reserves, 2024 redefined Bitcoin adoption—setting the stage for an unimaginable 2025.
https://weekly.bitcoinnews.com/p/bitcoin-s-best-year-yet-wait-until-you-see-what-s-next
CNBC on Bitcoin: "It's not a currency, it's just this thing that goes up."
NYDIG is exploring HODL loans - an efficient Bitcoin-backed fiat lending market that increases the utility of Bitcoin holdings, keeps Bitcoin off the market, and accelerates fiat debasement.
This cycle further enhances Bitcoin’s utility, perpetuating the process.
According to the National Bitcoin Office’s portfolio tracker, El Salvador gathered its treasury at an average price of $45,450 per coin, that’s a 108% gain since they started in September 2021.
https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/bitcoin-el-salvador-6000-btc/
Bill Gates sees Bitcoin as a "pure greater fool theory type investment."
A “gold” medal from the 2024 Olympics in 🇫🇷 France 👀
Unlike other ETFs that weight companies by market size, this fund weights companies by their bitcoin holdings. Bitwise has also put a cap to ensure diversification: no single stock can be more than 25% of the ETF.
https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/bitcoin-etf-news-bitwise-corporations-etf/
SAYLOR: The next phase will be a melt up of Bitcoin and a meltdown of crypto. https://video.nostr.build/2eaf3c69408edbcf1915856bec30c660d39452d771f81f25a74786782e08d896.mp4
NEW: 🇫🇮 Finnish trade paper, Kauppalehti, predicts Bitcoin to crash by 40% in 2025 🤔
“Trump's honeymoon with bitcoin investors will end by the fall, as the crypto industry's huge expectations fail to materialize. This, along with the decline in US stock returns, will break bitcoin's bullish cycle, and a correction will shave 40 percent off its peak prices by the end of the year. Many investors are fleeing bitcoin from the following US ETFs.” 
NEW: The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has authorized compliant stablecoin services for banks and payment institutions but banned "unbacked" cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. 
NEW: ProShares files for ETFs tracking the S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, and gold—denominated in Bitcoin.
These ETFs take long positions in stocks or gold while using Bitcoin futures to short USD and go long on BTC, making them essentially Bitcoin-hedged ETFs.
Via Nate Geraci 