TODAY WE REMEMBER HAL FINNEY, ONE OF #BITCOIN’S FIRST BELIEVERS 🧡

12 years ago, on August 28, 2014, Hal Finney passed away from ALS.

👉 Bitcoin history is about people who believed before the world understood.

✅ First person to receive a Bitcoin transaction from Satoshi
✅ Cypherpunk and cryptographer
✅ PGP contributor
✅ Creator of Reusable Proofs of Work
✅ Final forum post: “I’m pretty lucky overall.”

Hal helped carry Bitcoin from an idea into reality.

RUNNING BITCOIN. FOREVER. ♾️ 👟

🟠 BITCOIN BROKE ABOVE $72,000 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 70 DAYS 🚀

Bitcoin rallied after President Trump pushed the Senate to pass the CLARITY Act.

In other words 👉 Markets are responding to the possibility of clearer U.S. crypto rules 👀

✅ Bitcoin pushed through key resistance
✅ Crypto stocks rallied
✅ Coinbase and Strategy moved higher
✅ Miners, Circle, and Robinhood also gained

This is a signal that regulatory clarity matters.

THE NEXT STEP IS CLARITY. ⚡️

🇺🇸 TRUMP SAYS HE IS OPEN TO RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE U.S. TO ACCUMULATE BITCOIN 🟠

At today’s White House crypto meeting, President Trump called on the Senate to pass the CLARITY Act.

✅ Trump said Bitcoin has been "good for the dollar"
✅ He said he would listen to recommendations
✅ He urged the Senate to pass CLARITY

👉 Bitcoin is part of the U.S. financial leadership conversation.

The President is publicly tying Bitcoin to U.S. financial strength, dollar strategy, and American leadership 🚀

🇨🇳 CHINESE COMPANY ZHIBAO JUST ADDED 2,380 BITCOIN TO ITS TREASURY 🟠

Zhibao Technology closed a $154.7M PIPE financing settled in BTC.

In other words 👉 This was not cash raised to buy Bitcoin later.

Bitcoin was the consideration.

✅ 2,380 BTC delivered
✅ $154.7M aggregate purchase price
✅ $65,000/BTC reference price
✅ BTC added to company treasury

Their stock $ZBAO skyrocketed by 79% the day this was announced!

Do you think China is beginning to reverse its stance on Bitcoin? 👀

🇮🇱 ISRAEL’S LARGEST BANK IS OFFERING BITCOIN TRADING ACCESS‼️

Bank Leumi partnered with Galaxy to become the first bank in Israel to offer digital asset trading. 👀

Here’s why it matters:
✅ Bank Leumi is Israel’s largest bank
✅ Customers will be able to buy, hold, and sell Bitcoin
✅ Trading will happen inside the Leumi Trade app
✅ Service is expected in early 2027

In other words 👉 Bitcoin is moving into the banking apps people already use.

BANKS AROUND THE WORLD ARE GETTING INTO BITCOIN 🚀

Which would you choose? 🟠

#Bitcoin now... or go back to the past? 👀

BITCOIN MINING COMPANY RIOT PLATFORMS SIGNS A $9.1 BILLION AI INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL WITH ANTHROPIC‼️

The 20-year lease covers 191 MW of computing capacity at Riot’s Rockdale, Texas campus.

Here’s why it matters:
✅ Riot is a major Bitcoin miner
✅ The deal reportedly runs through June 2048
✅ Extensions could lift value to $16.1B
✅ Riot now has 241 MW of contracted AI capacity

In other words 👉 Bitcoin mining infrastructure is becoming AI infrastructure.

BITCOIN MINERS ARE DIVERSIFYING 👀

🇺🇸 THE SENATE DELAYS THE CLARITY ACT VOTE UNTIL SEPTEMBER‼️

Senate Majority Leader John Thune confirmed the vote is being punted until after August recess.

His message: “We’re getting that queued up first thing when we come back.” 👀

Here are the details:
✅ CLARITY did not pass before recess
✅ It also was not voted down
✅ The Senate is pushing it to September
✅ Other nations are writing their rules

Put Simply 👉 CLARITY is delayed, not defeated.

SEPTEMBER IS THE NEXT CLARITY FIGHT 🚀

🇷🇺 PUTIN JUST SIGNED RUSSIA’S FIRST COMPREHENSIVE CRYPTO MARKET LAW ‼️

TASS says the law creates Russia’s first full framework for "digital currencies" and "digital rights" 👀

Here’s why it matters:
✅ Exchanges get a legal framework
✅ Market participants come under Central Bank licensing
✅ Trading and custody rules are being formalized
✅ Other countries act while the U.S. debates CLARITY

The global crypto rulebook is being written right now 💥

The Bitcoin and crypto race is global 🚀

JIM CRAMER SAYS: "I'm going to sell all of my Bitcoin" 👀

According to reports, Cramer said investors should be “paranoid” about quantum risk within the next three years.

Here’s the real signal:
✅ Bitcoin developers can adapt the network over time

What do you think about Jim Cramer's plan to sell all of his Bitcoin? 💭

🚨 OVER $35M IN BITCOIN WAS REPORTEDLY SWEPT FROM COLDCARD USER WALLETS‼️

Reports say that security experts are examining a coordinated sweep of 594.48 BTC, worth about $38.3 million, from single-signature addresses.

Here's what you need to know:
✅ Coinkite warned some COLDCARD users to migrate funds
✅ Updating firmware does not fix an already affected seed
✅ There is a Mk3 4.2.0 is now available
It is recommended to "Update first. Generate a new seed. Migrate carefully."

Stay safe out there 🧡

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