🤯 Hold up, that happened in 2023?

2023 in less than 5 mins…

🚓 January

Following the collapse of FTX, we kicked the year off with scandals and super cheap Bitcoin. The price of 1 Bitcoin was worth $16,600 as Sam Bankman Fried was putting the handcuffs on.

🏦 February

The Lebanese Pound (Lira) saw a depreciation of more than 98% of its value since the country's financial sector imploded in 2019. Protesters took to the banks in Beirut as they hit a breaking point and set them on fire.

⚡️ March

TeraWulf announced their newest bitcoin mine is being powered by the 2.5 GW Susquehanna nuclear plant. The company said its operations are powered by 91% nuclear, hydro, and solar energy with a goal of utilizing 100% zero-carbon energy. Woohoo… green Bitcoin!

😱 April

The World Economic Forum said Bitcoin mining can reduce a "massive amount of emissions" and benefit the environment. Of course, they didn’t say it as straight up as this but rather showcased a Bitcoin mining company and referred to them as data centres.

🎤 May

This guy was the talk of the town. The US Presidential Candidate Robert Kennedy Jr advocated heavily for Bitcoin in Miami: “the currency of peace, trust, and freedom. Fiat currency is the opposite.”

🎯 June

We hosted ‘A Night in London’ with Obi Nwosu, Rachel Geyer and Chris Moss. An event to help make Bitcoin more relatable by combining fantastic talks with games such as bowling, darts, and shuffleboard. It was an awesome event if I say so myself. I just need to tell my face that!

💰 July

The ETF filing race began with many of the big institutions all filing their spot Bitcoin ETF applications to the SEC in America. Fueling excitement due to the sheer amount of money which could be pumped into Bitcoin.

♻️ August

KPMG released a report evaluating the environmental, social, and governance impact, as well as dispelling some of the misconceptions. A real game changer for the narrative around Bitcoin’s environmental impact.

🌍 September

The KPMG report was closely followed by the Institution of Risk Management’s paper: “Bitcoin and the Energy Transition: From Risk to Opportunity.” We liked the paper so much, we interviewed the two authors on our YouTube.

🤐 October

Bitcoin spiked 10% on CoinTelegraph’s tweet that Blackrock’s Spot Bitcoin ETF had been approved by the SEC. The news spread like wildfire and caused Bitcoin to rocket but it turned out to be false news.

🤓 November

Cornell University published a paper: “Bitcoin could support renewable energy development.” Highlighting that academia is catching up in the understanding of Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining. More of this please academics!

🥳 December

🎉 Big News! 'In a Nutshell' Goes Audio and Visual! 🎉

Due to overwhelming popularity, we're thrilled to announce that 'In a Nutshell' is expanding to both podcast AND YouTube! This is a huge step towards our mission of simplifying Bitcoin and making it more relatable.

Jordan here - I just want to give a massive shoutout and thank you for making this newsletter what it is. We started it with a small email list but it has risen over the last few months to be an integral part of The Bitcoin Collective.

We’ve been working in the shadow a lot this year and this was intentional as we prepare for the madness of 2024. Bear markets are for building and we are now in the position to grab 2024 by the horns. We’re excited to be on this journey with you! If you want to prepare for the release of In a Nutshell on our pod and YouTube feel free to subscribe below.

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I’ll see you all in the new year,

Jordan

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