The fight for the longest branch is back.

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🚨 ROBINHOOD JUST ADDED $25 MILLION OF BITCOIN TO ITS BALANCE SHEET 🚀

This is their first Bitcoin purchase! 👀

SVP Johann Kerbrat says "We care deeply about bitcoin and the ecosystem around it" and that this move is about “aligning our company and our vision with the crypto community.”

In other words 👉 Robinhood has moved from providing Bitcoin access to putting its own corporate capital behind it.

ANOTHER PUBLIC COMPANY PUTS BITCOIN ON THE BALANCE SHEET. 🟠

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BLACKROCK SAYS BITCOIN COULD BECOME THE MONEY AI USES TO PRESERVE VALUE ⚡️

The world's largest asset manager just explored an “AI-native monetary architecture.”

Research cited by BlackRock found AI models generally favored stablecoins for everyday payments, but Bitcoin for long-term value preservation. 👀

The results are simulations, not observed agent behavior, but the potential model is fascinating:
Stablecoins to spend. Bitcoin to save.

MACHINE-NATIVE INTELLIGENCE MEETS DIGITAL MONEY. 🟠

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🇺🇸 THE CFTC IS PROPOSING ITS FIRST-EVER U.S. BITCOIN AND CRYPTO MARKET RULES 🚀

Chair Mike Selig says the agency is beginning its first round of regulations specifically designed for crypto markets.

The update:
✅ New regulations proposed
✅ Federal framework for registered exchanges
✅ Purpose-built rules for crypto markets
✅ Bitcoin and ether treated as non-securities under prior CFTC/SEC interpretation

"The new frontier of finance will be written by opportunity, innovation and clear rules." 🚀

🇸🇻 THE IMF APPROVES $138 MILLION FOR EL SALVADOR DESPITE A BREACH OF BITCOIN PURCHASE CONDITIONS 👏

El Salvador missed certain IMF performance criteria, including one related to #Bitcoin accumulation.

The IMF granted a waiver anyway.

Meanwhile:

✅ 4.5% projected GDP growth in 2026
✅ Rising investor confidence
✅ Stronger liquidity and reserves
✅ Economic activity “exceeded expectations”

The IMF still wants the government to reduce its Bitcoin involvement.

VERY ₿ULLISH! 🚀

🚨 CITI JUST RAISED ITS BITCOIN PRICE TARGET TO $113,000 👀

Bitcoin is trading around $84,000 today, meaning Citi's new 12-month base case implies roughly 34% upside from current levels.
The bank previously targeted just $82K.

Citi says renewed ETF inflows, stronger crypto activity and a more supportive macro backdrop drove the upgrade — and now expects $5B of investment-product inflows over the next year.

WALL STREET IS RAISING ITS BITCOIN EXPECTATIONS. 🚀

🇺🇸 THE U.S. TREASURY IS SCHEDULED TO BUY BACK DEBT UP TO $6 BILLION AGAIN 👀

The October 1 operation will target long-dated Treasury securities maturing from 2037 through 2046.

👉 The U.S. Treasury is expanding liquidity support in the bond market

The details:
✅ Up to $6B
✅ Long-dated Treasuries
✅ Settlement October 2
✅ Securities purchased are retired

For Bitcoin, the relevance is macro, not direct. Important to note that this is not QE or money printing.

THE MACRO STORY IS WORTH WATCHING 🔍

🟠 STRATEGY JUST BOUGHT ANOTHER 1,665 #BITCOIN 🤯

Strategy acquired 1,665 BTC for about $142.7 million at an average price of $85,681 per bitcoin 👀

That brings total holdings to 847,666 BTC 🤯

The update:

✅ 1,665 BTC acquired
✅ $142.7 million purchase
✅ $85,681 average price
✅ $151.7M STRC repurchase
✅ $6.02B USD assets

THE BITCOIN TREASURY MACHINE KEEPS MOVING. 🟠

🇺🇸 U.S. SPOT BITCOIN ETFS JUST HIT A 6-DAY INFLOW STREAK 🚀

From Sept. 17 to Sept. 24, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs took in roughly $2.84 BILLION in net inflows.

The inflow streak:
✅ Sept. 17: $159M
✅ Sept. 18: $433M
✅ Sept. 21: $999M
✅ Sept. 22: $715M
✅ Sept. 23: $347M
✅ Sept. 24: $191M

Bitcoin is being absorbed through Wall Street rails.

THE ETF BID IS STILL HERE. 🟠