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🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 220

Date: June 14, 2026
Block Height: 953666
Moscow Time: 1564
Fees: 1 / 1 /1

 

In this episode:

In Episode 220 of The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast, we examine the most important Bitcoin developments from June 7–14, 2026. We discuss the return of ETF inflows, the growing dominance of BlackRock and Fidelity in the Bitcoin ETF market, Strategy’s latest Bitcoin purchase and the evolving treasury-company landscape, mining profitability and the recent difficulty adjustment, stablecoin regulation under the GENIUS Act, the ongoing CLARITY Act debate, and the broader implications of AI, surveillance, and digital freedom. We also explore the major themes emerging from the Bitcoin podcast universe, including inflation, private-company Bitcoin treasuries, operational security, and post-quantum Bitcoin research. Finally, we feature A Bitcoin Way of Life – Week 4, reflect on Bitcoin as a discipline rather than merely an investment, and close with a reminder that while the fiat world grows increasingly complex, Bitcoin continues to do exactly what it was designed to do—produce blocks and provide a foundation for financial sovereignty.

 

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A Bitcoin Way of Life - Week 4
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/a-bitcoin-way-of-life-week-4

 

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• Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners

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NEWS (June 7, 2026 – June 14, 2026)

Segment 1: Market Structure, ETF Flows & Institutional Adoption Spot Bitcoin ETFs Snap Five-Day Outflow Streak

The Block – Spot Bitcoin ETFs Snap Five-Day Outflow Streak

BlackRock and Fidelity Are Quietly Turning Bitcoin ETFs Into a Two-Firm Market

CoinDesk – BlackRock and Fidelity Are Quietly Turning Bitcoin ETFs Into a Two-Firm Market

Bitcoin and Ether ETFs End Record Multi-Billion Dollar Outflow Streak

CoinDesk – Bitcoin and Ether ETFs End Record Multi-Billion Outflow Streak

Crypto Recovery Remains Uncertain as AI and IPO Mania Compete for Capital

CoinDesk – Crypto Recovery Remains Unsecure as SpaceX and Anthropic IPOs Loom

Segment 2: Corporate Bitcoin Treasuries Strategy Purchases 1,550 Bitcoin

CoinDesk – Strategy Buys 1,550 Bitcoin and Builds $1 Billion Cash Reserve

Barron's Coverage of the $101 Million Purchase

Barron's – Strategy Buys $101 Million Worth of Bitcoin

Financial Times: Has Strategy Lost Its Nerve?

Financial Times – Has Strategy Lost Its Nerve?

Strategy Corporate Bitcoin Purchase History

Strategy – Bitcoin Purchase Tracker

Strategy Purchase Fails to Move Bitcoin Price

CoinDesk – Strategy's Bitcoin Purchase Fails to Stir BTC Price

Segment 3: Mining & Network Security Hashrate Index Weekly Mining Roundup

Hashrate Index Roundup

Bitcoin Difficulty Chart

CoinWarz Bitcoin Difficulty Chart

Bitcoin Mempool & Fee Market

Mempool.space

Segment 4: Regulation, Stablecoins & Market Structure BIS Working Paper on Stablecoins and Treasury Markets

BIS Working Paper 1270

U.S. Treasury Announcements

U.S. Treasury Newsroom

CLARITY Act Legislative Status

Congress.gov – CLARITY Act Tracker

Segment 5: Bitcoin, AI & Digital Sovereignty Bitcoin DeFi Project Shuts Down

CoinDesk – Bitcoin DeFi Project Shuts Down After Users Never Arrived

Truth for the Commoner (TFTC)

TFTC

Signal Messenger

Signal

Mullvad VPN

Mullvad VPN