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Trevor Bello joins us from Build-a-Mine Podcast and Bitcoin Mining World to share his: * Journey into Bitcoin * Thoughts on Ethereum, Altcoins, and Stablecoins * Opinion of Bitcoin as a World Reserve Currency * Perspective on the Future of Decentralized Communities Let me know your thoughts! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus e...

Crypto Users Warned to Stop Transacting because of Massive Exploit - Decrypt Many crypto users could be at risk of having their funds stolen following the discovery of compromised JavaScript code packages. NPM is a prominent package manager for JavaScript, and Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet said on X that the entire programming language’s ecosystem could be vulnerable after a reputable developer’s a...

SCO could challenge US dominance - AP The leaders of Russia, China, India and seven other nations met in Tianjin, China, for the latest annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in what could be an emerging challenge to America’s global leadership. As Reuters mentions, the SCO is focused on safeguarding regional peace and stability, as well as promoting the development and prosp...

Red September - Decrypt The phenomenon known as "Red September," or “ The September Effect ,” has haunted markets for nearly a century. The S&P 500 has averaged negative returns in September since 1928, making it the index's only consistently negative month. Bitcoin's track record is worse—it has fallen an average of 3.77% each September since 2013. The mechanics behind Red September trace back to...

50+ New Countries Joining BRICS - Watcher.guru I’m going to read directly from the linked article because there’s a lot of relevant information but first what is BRICS? BRICS stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. They are an economic and geopolitical group for emerging markets. Why were they created? Get out of the shadows of the U.S. and other Western powers. Why does this ma...

Trump Media and Crypto.com New Deal - Decrypt Trump Media, which Donald Trump has a majority stake in, has announced another crypto treasury plan after buying $2 billion worth of Bitcoin . The company said it was working with crypto exchange, Crypto.com, to build a Cronos treasury with $6.4 billion in backing, called Trump Media Group CRO Strategy. Cronos (CRO) is the native coin of Crypto.com's p...

Stablecoin Concerns - CryptoNews Citigroup’s Ronit Ghose warned that Stablecoin interest payments could trigger 1980s-style deposit flight from traditional banks when money market funds skyrocketed from $4 billion to $235 billion. This drained deposits from banks whose deposit rates were tightly regulated. The warning comes as major U.S. banking groups lobby Congress to close what they call a “loo...

Crypto Surges as Fed Hints at a Rate-Cut - Decrypt "With policy in restrictive territory, the baseline outlook and the shifting balance of risks may warrant adjusting our policy stance," Jerome Powell (Chair of the Federal Reserve) In the above statement Powell essentially hints at a Interest Rate cut at the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting between September 16 to 17. Why does this matter to you?...

Square Begins Bitcoin Payments - Decrypt Jack Dorsey's Block has started adding customers for its Bitcoin payments service. Block's executive officer and head of business, Owen Jennings, said that Block's payment company, Square, was on-boarding customers for "the new native Bitcoin acceptance experience." Square will use Bitcoin's layer 2 network, Lightning , so merchants can accept BTC from thos...

I proposed a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve to my city of Newport News, Virginia. Would appreciate a like, comment, or subscribe! Thank you to Mayor Phillip Jones and Vice Mayor, Curtis Bethany III , for the opportunity. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bitcoinomics21.substack.com

Fed to end program that policed Banks on Crypto - Reuters The Federal Reserve is ending the"novel activities" supervision program it created to police banks on their crypto and fintech activities, and instead will integrate that work into its regular bank oversight. Why does this matter to you? You can now expect your bank to start rolling in deeper with Cryptocurrency, specifically Stablecoins. H...

Continuing on with the last part of Bitcoinomics21 presentation at Pyramid Club in Philadelphia. We discuss if Bitcoin is worth the investment and the devaluing of the U.S. dollar. Continued thanks to Shane Couturier and Nikki Kuhn for organizing. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bitcoinomics21.substack.com

Paxos, Circle, Ripple apply for bank licenses - Reuters Paxos, issuer of PayPal’s stablecoin PYUSD, Circle, issuer of USDC, and Ripple, issuer of RLUSD, have applied for a National Trust Bank charter. If it is granted by the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, it would allow these companies to manage and hold assets (PYUSD, USDC, RLUSD) in-house on behalf of customers. Unlike tradition...

Continuing on with the Bitcoinomics21 presentation at Pyramid Club in Philadelphia. We continue the discussion of Bitcoin’s volatility, trajectory, and the impact of Ethereum. Continued thanks to Shane Couturier and Nikki Kuhn for inviting me and organizing. Correction * Scalability: More nodes would not solve this. Blocks occur roughly every 10 minutes and have a fixed size. Layer 2 protocols suc...

Executive Order broadening 401(k) access to Cryptocurrencies - Reuters Trump signed an Executive Order to allow more private equity, real estate, cryptocurrency, and other alternative assets in 401(k) retirement accounts. This opens the door for trillions more to be accessed by 401(k) retirement account holders which is already a $8.7 trillion market . Why does it matter to you? If you were not ab...

Continuing on with the Bitcoinomics21 presentation at Pyramid Club in Philadelphia. We discuss the advantages of modern banking, where Bitcoin fits in to the disadvantages of it, and significant Bitcoin global milestones. Continued thanks to Shane Couturier and Nikki Kuhn for inviting me and organizing. Corrections * Ebay does not accept Bitcoin directly * Definition of Inflation: general increase...

VISA adds additional Stablecoin and Blockchain support - VISA.com What is happening? VISA adds support for Global Dollar (USDG), PayPal USD (PYUSD), and Circle’s Euro Stablecoin (EURC). It is also added support for two more Blockchains, Stellar and Avalanche. This brings their total supported Blockchains to 4 with Ethereum and Solana. Why does it matter to you? You most likely own a VISA credit ca...

I was invited to do a Bitcoinomics21 presentation at Pyramid Club in Philadelphia. We discussed the beginnings of Bitcoin and how it has been shaping the global economy. Big thanks to Shane Couturier and Nikki Kuhn for inviting me and organizing this. Corrections * Bitcoin mining difficulty varies depending on how fast a new block is mined. If blocks are mined too fast the difficulty will increase...

Last part of the Bitcoinomics21 interview with Siam Hossain , and I'd like to say this was the best part (I'm clearly biased). We continue to discuss how much Bitcoin has grown and where it could potentially go. Yes, the title is "click-baity" on purpose so I hope you’ve been bated. Regardless, I appreciate the support! Corrections * Gold’s Market Cap is $22.5 trillion This is a public episode. If...

Christie’s International Real Estate Allowing Crypto Payments for Homes - News. Bitcoin What is happening? Christie International Real Estate group launches the first major US Crypto Real Estate Division. Why does this matter? They are allowing homes in their portfolio to be purchased with cryptocurrency. Has it actually happened? Yes, in fact, a $65 million Beverly Hills estate was bought with cr...

In Part 3 of 4 of Bitcoinomics21, Siam Hossain and I continue our discussion on Bitcoin as an investment, institutional investments, and what else you can invest in. Let me know your thoughts! Subscribe to the YouTube channel Corrections * 2015: Bitcoin’s price ranged from $200 to $400 * 2025: Bitcoin's price increased by 58% from its low this year This is a public episode. If you would like to di...

[If you want to go directly to the news section, skip this paragraph] Welcome back to Bitcoinomics21, and I appreciate you being here. I want to give an update of how the format will be for the coming weeks. Every Monday and Thursday, I will upload videos from my interviews and presentations. I would love it if you watched those, but however, if there’s only one item you can focus on, I’d recommen...

In Bitcoin's impact on the Global Economy, Siam Hossain and I continue to discuss different cryptocurrencies. We also touch upon 401ks and Bitcoin's role. Let me know your thoughts! Subscribe to my YouTube channel ! Corrections- Nem is still active- You have Public and Private keys. Public address is derived from the Public Key- Hardware wallets are a type of Cold Storage- Ledger devices only gene...

Big thanks to Siam Hossain for interviewing me about my organization, Bitcoinomics21. It's something I started to help people understand Bitcoin's impact on the Global Economy. Here's interview Part 1 of 4 where I talk about my Bitcoin journey. Let me know your thoughts! Subscribe to my YouTube channel ! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get acce...

Welcome to Bitcoinomics21, where I share weekly news on how Bitcoin is shaping the Global Economy. This could be anything from a new country adopting Bitcoin as legal tender, to a large investment bank researching Bitcoin, or how Bitcoin is helping developing nations. I don't want to overburden you with too much info so I'll keep it to 3 newsworthy events per week. Hope you enjoy and welcome to th...