💡An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Happy Friday, In A Nutshell this week:

• 💡 An Idea Whose Time Has Come

• 🏝️ The Island Bitcoiners Love

• 🇪🇸 BBVA Gets Green Light for Bitcoin

• 🚀 New Bitcoin Standard ETF

• 🧐 How is Fidelity Digital Assets viewing Bitcoin?

• …and much more

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 🚀⏰ Today’s news should be a ~4.05-minute read (496 words).

🧠 Quote Of The Week

“It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.”

– Albert Einstein

💡An Idea Whose Time Has Come

This week, an invitation-only forum called “Bitcoin for America” happened, bringing together executives from traditional finance and the digital asset industry, as well as senior policymakers and thought leaders, to set the course for America’s Bitcoin strategy. The two main speeches that stood out were…

👉 Bit Bonds by Andrew Hohns

👉 A Strategy for U.S. Digital Supremacy by Saylor

Where are the UK and other nations? I wrote a quick piece called I feel like I’m in Interstellar.

🏝️ The Island Bitcoiners Love

From ancient embroidery shops to cutting-edge tech hubs, follow Joe Hall as he explores how this idyllic Portuguese island is embracing the future of money.

Discover the hidden Bitcoin paradise of.... Madeira! 30 minute watch.

🇪🇸 BBVA Gets Green Light for Bitcoin

Spain’s second-largest bank, BBVA, has received approval to offer Bitcoin and Ether trading to customers.

The service will allow users to buy, sell, and custody Bitcoin directly through BBVA’s platform, initially rolling out to select clients before expanding further.

Traditional banks continue to embrace Bitcoin, one by one.

🚀 New Bitcoin Standard ETF

Bitwise has launched the Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF (OWNB), tracking companies that hold at least 1,000 BTC in their treasuries.

Top holdings include:

• Strategy (MSTR) – 22.76%

• MARA Holdings (MARA) – 10.90%

• CleanSpark (CLSK) – 5.98%

Another sign that Bitcoin on corporate balance sheets is here to stay.

🧐 How is Fidelity Digital Assets viewing Bitcoin?

Manuel Nordeste, VP at Fidelity Digital Assets, joins the podcast to break down institutional interest, ETFs, and Bitcoin’s evolving role.

We discuss market sentiment, regulation, and how companies like Strategy are shaping corporate strategies.

A must-listen for understanding how big institutions are thinking about Bitcoin. Find the episode: Apple Podcast, Spotify, YouTube

🔥 What else have you missed?

1. Emergency podcast episode with Freddie New last Friday about the EO and the UK.

2. Cantor Fitzgerald launches Bitcoin-backed lending for institutions.

3. Rumble Announces Purchases of $17.1 Million in Bitcoin in Accordance with Previously Announced Bitcoin Treasury Strategy.

4. The Value of Open Source with Jack Dorsey, David Marcus, Alex Gladstein and Steve Lee.

5. Digital Asset Reserves: Bitcoin Stands Alone by Lyn Alden.

6. Bank of Russia to allow Bitcoin and crypto buying for limited investors.

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