BF129 - Top Bitcoin News - 8/18/24

Weekly market update / outlook and Top Bitcoin News:

• Block 857323:  Important News of the Week (nobsbitcoin.com)
• Fedwatch tool and Polymarket indicate strong odds for September rate cut
• US Marshals likely selling Silk Road Bitcoin, says lawyer
• These big US banks bought spot Bitcoin ETFs in Q2 2024
• Central Banks of Norway and Switzerland increase investments in MicroStrategy
• As governments embrace Bitcoin, could it become a privacy threat?
• Lava Loans protocol V2:  DLC based Bitcoin collateralized loans
• Check out this week's featured post on Bitcoin Fortress substack:  "The Speculative Attack on Fiat Currency"

 

Shout out to top boosts of the week on Fountain:

@leeleeleelee with 544 sats

@godsdeth with 236 sats

Thanks!

 

Substack: Bitcoin Fortress

Nostr:  npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5

 

Mentioned in this week's Podcast:

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/857323/

https://news.bitcoin.com/fedwatch-tool-and-polymarket-indicate-strong-odds-for-september-rate-cut/

https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-marshals-selling-silk-road-bitcoin

https://cryptopotato.com/these-big-u-s-banks-bought-spot-bitcoin-etfs-in-q2-2024/

https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/norges-bank-snb-microstrategy/

https://decrypt.co/242754/bitcoin-privacy-threat-government-cbdc

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/lava-loans-protocol-v2-dlc-based-bitcoin-collateralized-loans

https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/the-speculative-attack-on-fiat-currency