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๐Ÿšจ A NEW CME GROUP-PUBLISHED ANALYSIS DESCRIBES #BITCOIN AS A DECENTRALIZED STORE OF VALUE ๐Ÿ‘€

The October 22 article examines why Bitcoin and Ethereum are evolving along different economic paths.

"Bitcoin functions primarily as a decentralized store of value."

๐ŸŸ  Bitcoin: Decentralized store of value
โšก๏ธ Security: Proof of work
๐Ÿ“ˆ CME's focus: Trading BTC and ETH's relative performance

BITCOIN HAS A DISTINCT ROLE ๐Ÿš€
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Busted Balls · 2d
decentralized loss of value
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๐Ÿšจ OVER $1 BILLION FLOWS INTO U.S. SPOT BITCOIN ETFS THIS WEEK ๐Ÿคฏ

According to Farside Investors, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted approximately $1.07 BILLION in net inflows over three trading days.

The numbers:
๐ŸŸ  Monday: +$526.7M
๐ŸŸ  Tuesday: +$23.2M
๐ŸŸ  Wednesday: +$524.8M
๐Ÿ’ฐ Total: +$1.0747 BILLION

BlackRock and Fidelity led Wednesday with $447.7M combined.

ETF flows can reverse, but the latest figures show strong demand for regulated Bitcoin exposure.

WALL STREET IS STILL BUYING. ๐Ÿš€
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Busted Balls · 4d
And yet, here we are at 81kโ€ฆ pathetic
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๐Ÿšจ $20 BILLION LOUISIANA PENSION FUND INCREASES ITS BITCOIN EXPOSURE ๐Ÿคฏ

The Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System added more shares of Michael Saylor's Strategy during Q3.

Its latest SEC filing shows:
๐Ÿฆ 23,000 MSTR shares
๐Ÿ’ฐ Position worth $3.52 MILLION
๐Ÿ“ˆ 1,700 shares added
๐ŸŸ  Third straight quarter of increases

The fund owns Strategy stock, not Bitcoin directly. Its position is less than 0.02% of total assets.

ANOTHER STATE PENSION FUND IS ADDING BITCOIN-RELATED EXPOSURE. ๐Ÿš€
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๐Ÿšจ J.P. MORGAN FORECASTS BITCOIN TO OUTPERFORM MAJOR ASSETS OVER THE NEXT DECADE ๐Ÿคฏ

Its latest long-term outlook projects these annualized returns:

๐ŸŸ  Bitcoin: 10.0%
๐Ÿ  U.S. REITs: 8.2%
๐Ÿ“ˆ U.S. large-cap stocks: 7.5%
๐Ÿฅ‡ Gold: 5.5%
๐Ÿ’ต Cash: 3.2%

The firm also models a 16.6% #Bitcoin bull case and an -11.2% bear case.

These are illustrative 10-year forecasts, not guaranteed returns. Bitcoin remains highly volatile.

WALL STREET IS MODELING BITCOIN'S LONG-TERM POTENTIAL. ๐Ÿš€
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๐Ÿšจ NEW BIS PAPER FRAMES BITCOIN AS A CHALLENGE TO THE TRADITIONAL MONETARY SYSTEM ๐Ÿ‘€

The paper published by the Bank for International Settlements highlights a fundamental difference between #Bitcoin and central-bank-backed money.

Its argument:
๐Ÿฆ Traditional money relies on institutional trust
๐Ÿฅ‡ Gold exists outside the modern credit-money hierarchy
๐ŸŸ  Bitcoin offers an alternative monetary model
โšก Both challenge conventional ideas about money

BITCOIN WAS BUILT TO BE DIFFERENT. ๐ŸŸ 
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Ankh- Morpok · 1w
Duh!!
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๐Ÿšจ Strategy announces conditional 12% daily dividends on #Bitcoin linked STRC shares ๐Ÿš€

Michael Saylor's company is proposing a new payout schedule:

๐Ÿ’ฐ 12% annualized dividend rate
๐Ÿ“… Daily record dates in November
๐ŸŸ  $1.00 per share across the month
๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ Shareholder vote on October 28

If approved, dividends would accrue by calendar day, including weekends, and be paid on the next business day.

It's preferred-stock financing, not a new BTC purchase.

STRATEGY KEEPS INNOVATING AROUND BITCOIN. โšก๏ธ
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๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น AUSTRIA UNVEILS A NEW STATUE HONORING BITCOIN CREATOR SATOSHI NAKAMOTO ๐Ÿงก

The sculpture, located in Vienna, is made from 61 polished steel profiles.

โœ… Viewed from the front, Satoshi's figure nearly disappears.
โœ… Stand behind it, and you appear in Satoshi's place. ๐Ÿ‘€

It's part of artist Valentina Picozzi's "21 Nodes" project, aiming to install 21 statues across 21 countries, inspired by Bitcoin's 21 million supply cap.

THE CREATOR IS UNKNOWN. BITCOIN'S LEGACY IS EVERYWHERE. ๐Ÿš€
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Tamago Wallet · 1w
Beautiful
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Bank of America gets hit with a $1.2B penalty after failing to report over $5B in suspicious transactions and violating anti-money laundering regulations.

This places them $3.8B in profit post-fine.

For Wall Street, a fine like this is just a slap on the wrist. No prison, no criminal charges for executives, just business as usual.

If a #Bitcoin entity allowed this, Capitol Hill would be holding emergency hearings to ban it altogether.

The double standard in legacy finance is wild...
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Bitcoin Bearings · 1w
Isn't it ironic that they use corruption and fraud to create FUD around bitcoin? Fiat has been around how long? And the corruption/fraud is getting worse by the day. The question is, will bitcoin reveres out sick, broken, corrupted society organically by what of represents. I personally hop...
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๐Ÿšจ Michael Saylor says the #Bitcoin bull market is just getting started ๐Ÿš€

The Strategy chairman went on Bloomberg and stated that he believes weโ€™re at the beginning of a new bull market. ๐Ÿ‘€

He has spent years as one of Bitcoin's most consistent corporate buyers, and Strategy added 250 BTC in the most recent update.

โ€œWeโ€™re just getting started.โ€

Do you agree?

Is the next phase of Bitcoinโ€™s growth only just beginning? โ‚ฟ ๐ŸŸ 
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Alexander D. Christopher · 1w
Yes I agree
Alexander D. Christopher · 1w
Anyone with me ๐Ÿฅธ
Blockhead · 1w
Do we need Saylor to tell us that? Anyway, please pump it Saylor, then I can dump Corecoin.
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๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท SOUTH KOREA'S FIRST BITCOIN BACKED BANK LOAN IS LIVEโ€ผ๏ธ

Jeonbuk Bank, a unit of JB Financial Group, is offering won-denominated loans secured by bitcoin to corporate clients.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Proceeds are limited to operating costs
๐Ÿ‘‰ One loan has already been executed

The bank says it ran stress tests on sharp price drops and chose Bitcoin because of its deep liquidity ๐Ÿ‘

Bitcoin is moving from speculative asset to bankable collateral, one country at a time! ๐Ÿงก
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