South Korea to require politicians and senior officials to declare their #Bitcoin and crypto holdings 
Using the Lightning Network ⚡️ has never been easier.
Watch @excellionbreak it down for @ctw_podcast, and stay until the end to see why he thinks bringing together Liquid and Lightning will be the next big thing for #Bitcoin.
Choose wisely 
"Most governments don’t have #Bitcoin reserves.
Most companies don’t have #Bitcoin reserves.
No pension funds have #Bitcoin reserves.
Let that sink in."
- Samson Mow (@Excellion)
JP Morgan says #Bitcoin should be trading at $45,000!
According to the analysts, given Gold's bullion price of just below $2,000 an ounce, Bitcoin should be trading somewhere around $45,000, they wrote in a note to clients.
"#Bitcoin is going to be the last crypto asset standing in the U.S. and it's going to be the winner."
- Michael Saylor
“Freedom of speech and freedom of money are two sides of the same coin.”
- U.S. Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy
U. S. Congressman Tom Emmer introduces legislation to prevent unelected government officials from issuing a CBDC!
The 'CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act' bill was introduced today alongside of 26 co-sponsors.
Source: https://twitter.com/GOPMajorityWhip/status/1662137620225310742
10% of American adults used #Bitcoin or other cryptocurrency last year
According to the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2022, 1 every 10 American adults used either Bitcoin or other cryptocurrency, or both.
You can download the report here: https://www.federalreserve.gov/publications/files/2022-report-economic-well-being-us-households-202305.pdf
#Bitcoin Core version 25.0 is now available from:
https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-25.0/
This release includes new features, various bug fixes and performance improvements, as well as updated translations.
🌍 Africa leads the world in #1 Google Search interest for "#bitcoin mining"
#Bullish.
NYC Banking Commission votes to freeze NYC’s deposits at Capital One and KeyBank
Not your keys, not your coins!
#Bitcoin
Politico-Economic Theory of Decentralized Democracy
This paper describes foundational principles and practical approaches to
creating a decentralized version of such systems as fiat currency,
banking, taxation, budget allocation and self-governance at the state
and local level. Main characteristics of decentralized governance are
that the people vote on the money supply and its sources, tax and
interest rates; the majority voters may be financially liable to the
minority voters if public spending defaults; non-monopolistic central
banking system; stock market can be extended to small and medium
business.
Choose #Bitcoin 
“History shows it is not possible to insulate yourself from the consequences of others holding money that is harder than yours.” -
- Saifedean Ammous https://nostr.build/i/e1431bddcf55ff60680ed3967fdbd32f1bf35450cfe583c929754caf273be69d.webp
Why Bitcoin-Only Wallets Are Best
Hardware wallets that support 6,000 shipcoins/altcoins need to have much more complicated hardware and software than wallets that support just BTC. This increased complexity results in a much wider attack surface, which makes the wallet less safe for ALL coins.
By contrast, Bitcoin itself has extremely good native security, both for single sig and multisig, which Bitcoin-only hardware and software wallets can leverage.
Bitcoin Review Podcast - Episode 37
Mempool.space, COLDCARD, Ledger Recover, Cashu + MORE ft. Steve Lee, Future Paul & Livera
Alex Gladstein: "Debt Colonialism, The Petrodollar, and Bitcoin"
On this episode, Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation joins Nate to unpack how monetary policy and debt have increasingly extended the reach of colonial powers over recent decades and how bitcoin offers an alternative to the many people who are under this financial exclusion. How have the IMF and World Bank upheld the power of reserve currency countries in the Global North to exploit and extract resources and labor from the Global South under the guise of aid and development? What is the origin of the ‘petrodollar’ and how has it shaped geopolitical relationships since its creation? What exactly is Bitcoin and how does it provide economic and political freedom? Is Bitcoin compatible with a low energy future?
About Alex Gladstein:
Alex Gladstein is Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation. He has also served as Vice President of Strategy for the Oslo Freedom Forum since its inception in 2009. In his work, Alex has connected hundreds of dissidents and civil society groups with business leaders, technologists, journalists, philanthropists, policymakers, and artists to promote free and open societies. He serves as faculty at Singularity University and as an advisor to Blockchain Capital, a leading venture firm in the fintech industry. He frequently speaks and writes about why Bitcoin matters for freedom, and is the author of Check Your Financial Privilege. His new book, Hidden Repression: How the IMF and World Bank Market Exploitation as Development was just published in May 2023.
Purchasing power: #Bitcoin vs USD
The choice has never been easier. 
Bitcoin payment platform, Bottlepay, has announced it will be shutting down its consumer app services.
https://www.btctimes.com/news/bitcoin-payment-app-bottlepay-announces-closure-of-consumer-app