📱 The iPhone Moment

ALSO: Treasury Strategy to Takeover; World’s First Bitcoin Credit Card; A Lifeline on the Global Stage; Public Treasury, Powering Private Payments; Google purchase a 5% stake in a Bitcoin Mining Company

September 26, 2025

Happy Friday, In A Nutshell this week:

📱 The iPhone Moment
🏛 Treasury Strategy to Takeover
💳 World’s First Bitcoin Credit Card
🌍 A Lifeline on the Global Stage
⚡️ Public Treasury, Powering Private Payments
🔊 Liz Truss Speaking at Bitcoin | A Competitive Advantage
…and much more

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🚀⏰ Today’s news should be a ~5.19-minute read (832 words).

🧠 Quote Of The Week

"If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself."

— Henry Ford

📱 The iPhone Moment

Macadamia, a Bitcoin e-cash wallet built on the Cashu protocol, just launched a feature that lets you send Bitcoin via Apple’s iMessage.

Within minutes, you can downloaded the app, connected to a mint, and redeem the Bitcoin send over iMessage. The whole experience is as simple as sending a text, making this a powerful onboarding tool for new users.

With wallets like Macadamia, there’s no need to worry about gas fees, chain bridges, or wallet compatibility. It just works. You can even use e-cash to pay Lightning invoices, all while gaining better privacy thanks to blinded signatures that hide sender and receiver details

Despite the noise and on going price speculation, builders are creating a new banking layer on Bitcoin that is fast, private, and user-friendly.

🏛 Treasury Strategy to Takeover

Asset manager Strive has acquired Semler Scientific, one of the earliest public companies to adopt a Bitcoin treasury strategy.

Semler currently holds 8,850 BTC, making it one of the largest corporate holders.

By bringing these reserves under its umbrella, Strive is positioning itself as a serious player in the growing Bitcoin balance-sheet movement.

As more firms adopt Bitcoin, it’s influence is expanding into mergers, valuations, and how companies are built.

💳 World’s First Bitcoin Credit Card

Fold has announced the launch of the world’s first Bitcoin-only credit card, built in partnership with Stripe and Visa. Unlike other crypto cards, this one is designed to integrate directly with Fold’s existing Bitcoin rewards ecosystem.

The card allows users to earn Bitcoin on every purchase, with rewards seamlessly stacking into their Fold account. By teaming up with Stripe and Visa, Fold ensures wide merchant acceptance while keeping Bitcoin at the core of the product.

This move shows how Bitcoin-native companies are building alongside traditional payment giants, bringing Bitcoin rewards and adoption into everyday spending.

🌍 A Lifeline on the Global Stage

During UN General Assembly week in New York, Bitcoin circular economies were highlighted at a major side event. Speakers discussed how Bitcoin is helping communities worldwide by providing financial access, stability, and independence where traditional banks fall short.

The event reinforced that Bitcoin isn’t just a speculative asset for institutions, but a lifeline for people in regions facing hyperinflation, political repression, and limited access to banking.

Bitcoin’s presence during UN week signals its growing recognition as more than “digital gold”. It’s becoming part of the conversation on human rights, development, and global financial resilience.

⚡️ Public Treasury, Powering Private Payments

A new Bitcoin treasury and services company, B HODL, has just listed on the UK markets. Its mission: build a public Bitcoin treasury, generate Bitcoin-native yield via the Lightning Network, and support grassroots Bitcoin development.

On today’s podcast, we’re joined by Freddie New (CEO) and Danny Scott (Chief Bitcoin Officer). They share why B HODL was created, what makes it different, and how it plans to grow Bitcoin adoption in the UK and beyond.

The episode is available here: YouTube, Apple Podcast, Spotify

🔊 Liz Truss Speaking at Bitcoin | A Competitive Advantage

We’re honoured to welcome Rt Hon Liz Truss, Former British Prime Minister, to Bitcoin | A Competitive Advantage

From business leaders to independent thinkers, if you're taking action or ready to start, this conference is for you.

🗓️ Nov 21

📍 The West Mill | Derby

🎟️ Grab your ticket whilst you can!

🍻 BRULO Beer - Partner Announcement

We’re proud to announce BRULO Beer as our official Lunch Host at Bitcoin | A Competitive Advantage

BRULO is one of the UK’s most exciting alcohol-free breweries, and the world’s first Bitcoin treasury brewery.

The company is now inviting supporters to become shareholders through Crowdcube, with shares available for as little as the price of a case of beer.

🔥 What else have you missed?

1. “The Future With CBDCs” a sinister representation of life without Financial Freedom. But is it happening in the UK? With rumours of a Digital ID Scheme

2. Google purchase a 5% stake in a Bitcoin Mining Company

3. US SEC to aid growth with ‘innovation exemption’ for Bitcoin

4. Ten Nation States are now actively Mining Bitcoin

5. Morgan Stanley to Enable Bitcoin Trading in the First Half of 2026

6. Jack Mallers explains how “Bitcoin will 200x from here”

7. Gold Soars but Michael Saylor declares that Bitcoin is going to be “10x bigger than gold”

8. Firefighter Charities in Vancouver accepting donations in Bitcoin