Welcome back to the Bitcoin Street Journal podcast.
TGIF, I'm your host Anna reporting live from
Bitcoin Street, where the signal is pure, the
crocs are custom, and we always keep our keys,
not your coins. Bitcoin price check. As we go
live, Bitcoin is trading at $102 ,345 with a
market dominance of 61 .6%. We're still well
into the six -figure club, and just getting started.
Having Watch With block rewards cut to 3 .125
BTC, new supply is drying up faster than Peter
Schiff's arguments at a Bitcoin conference. Scarcity
is up, conviction is climbing, and whales are
swimming, not selling. Headline 1 Hackers versus
Coinbase. Hackers are demanding $20 million in
Bitcoin from Coinbase, threatening to leak customer
data. But Coinbase isn't folding. CEO Brian Armstrong
isn't backing down. Instead, they're offering
a $20 million bounty for tips leading to the
attackers. Now that's what we call flipping the
script. And it doesn't stop there. The Coinbase
breach highlights not only the evolving sophistication
of cyber attacks, but the resilience of Bitcoin
native companies. The fact that Coinbase's security
team was able to isolate, respond, and neutralize
without compromising private keys or funds is
a huge testament to hardened, self -custody -focused
architecture. Other companies should take note.
Long -term HODL alert. Since April 4, long -term
holders added 339 ,000 BTC, now totaling $14
.37 million. That's over two -thirds of all Bitcoin
in existence. A liquid supply is climbing while
retail fumbles meme tokens. Wake up, people.
The smart money is front -running a paradigm
shift. Just in. The UK -based Coinsilium Group
raised £1 .25 million to adopt a full -blown
Bitcoin treasury strategy. Meanwhile, DDC Enterprise
in China is planning to scoop up 5 ,000 BTC.
And in Brazil, Melios is transforming into the
country's first public Bitcoin treasury company.
Bitcoin is no longer fringe. It's fiscal policy.
Sovereign Wealth Moves, Abu Dhabi's Mubadala
Fund now holds over $408 million worth of BlackRock's
Bitcoin ETF. Add that to China's strategic stack
and Russia's central bank announcement. Bitcoin
is officially outperforming everything else.
Bitcoin beats gold. Again. New data shows that
a $1 .50 weekly DCA into Bitcoin since 2018 crushes
gold's returns. America's new standard? 49 .6
million Americans now own Bitcoin. That's more
than gold holders. The orange coin is no longer
a rebellion. It's a replacement. In other news,
Bitcoin Crocs are back. The third official Bitcoin
Crocs shoe has launched. Yes, Bitcoin now has
streetwear. What a time to be alive. From Satoshi
socks to BTC slides, the fashion of freedom marches
forward. Michael Saylor said it best. Sell a
tooth if you must, but keep the Bitcoin. Is it
extreme? Sure. But we live in a clown world and
Bitcoin is the exit. Mexican billionaire Ricardo
Salinas says, think 10 years ahead and buy all
you can. Meanwhile, Peter Schiff is still tweeting
from his bunker, desperately trying to meme gold
back to relevance. But the charts and the people
have moved on. Arthur Hayes drops a bomb. Bitcoin
to 1 million by 2028. Why? Capital controls,
fiat decay, and the realization that Bitcoin
isn't just a hedge, it's the life raft. Hayes
isn't alone. A growing number of analysts now
suggest $200 ,000 to $500 ,000 BTC in the current
cycle isn't just possible. It's probable. ETF
Mania continues. Bitcoin ETFs saw $114 .9 million
in net inflows yesterday. Meanwhile, Ethereum
ETFs saw outflows of $39 .8 million. BlackRock
alone picked up nearly 4 ,000 BTC on May 15.
Their current holdings? 627 ,986 BTC. worth $64
.19 billion. Institutions aren't just buying
dips. They're stacking rips. Meanwhile, at Coinbase,
it wasn't just hackers. Rogue support agents
overseas were bribed. Personal data from less
than 1 % of users was accessed. Coinbase acted
fast, fired staff, alerted customers, and offered
a $20 million bounty. That's crisis control,
Bitcoin -style. Wisconsin sells, world buys.
The state of Wisconsin dumped its Bitcoin ETF
holdings. Yet five firms, including Strategy
and Nakamoto, invested over $3 billion into Bitcoin
this week. In just days, Bitcoin has become a
pillar of strategic capital allocation. You can't
stop the signal. Breaking, stake, and shake begins
accepting Bitcoin starting tomorrow. Bitcoin
is now legal tender for burgers and fries. The
mainstream moment is happening one milkshake
at a time. Your move, McDonald's. The SEC's mixed
bag. Judge Torres denied Ripple's motion while
new FAQs from the SEC attempt to clarify broker
-dealer rules. One step forward, two steps of
regulatory fog. Senator John Thune, however,
is pushing forward with the Genius Act, a bipartisan
stablecoin framework that could unlock trillions
in capital. Japan's MetaPlanet has leveraged
its 5 ,000 -plus BTC stash to generate $1 .4
million in quarterly profit. Let that sink in.
Holding Bitcoin made them profitable. Shareholders
call it unconventional. We call it genius. More
international moves. The Chinese firm Adintax
is eyeing in $800 million Bitcoin acquisition.
Russia's central bank calls Bitcoin the best
performing asset. In the UAE, $1 .4 trillion
investment commitment to the US is paired with
strategic Bitcoin ETF plays. The world is buying
while some US regulators are still drafting memos.
Shout out time. To Michael Saylor, for reminding
us that diversification is for people who don't
understand exponential assets. To Satoshi Nakamoto,
wherever you are, thank you for the best code
ever written. And to Peter Schiff, you've got
shiny rocks, we've got protocol -based monetary
truth, no hard feelings. Bitcoin by the numbers.
100 ,000 BTC moved off exchanges in the last
21 days. ETF inflows nearing 320 million in a
single day. 14 .37 million BTC are now classified
as illiquid. BTC dominance dipped slightly as
Ethereum and Alts gained steam, but the king
remains unchallenged. Value for value reminder.
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Final word. Bitcoin isn't speculation anymore.
It's infrastructure, policy, and purpose. While
fiat systems stall and flail, Bitcoin just keeps
producing blocks, unbothered, uncensored, and
unbroken. Bitcoin doesn't care who's president,
who's in power, or who's on CNBC. It runs on
math, not mood. This is Anna, signing off from
the Bitcoin Street Journal podcast, where we
anchor the truth, one block at a time. Stay sovereign.
Stay signal. See you on the next block.