🇿🇦 The Saylor Playbook

Happy Friday, In A Nutshell this week:

• 🇿🇦 The Saylor Playbook is Spreading

• ⚡️ The Future is Lightning?

• 🌳 Why Bitcoin Mining is Tier-1 Climate Action

• 📕 The Bitcoin Ecosystem: 2024 Report

• 🚀 Fold Goes Public

• 🍞 From Baking to Bitcoin

• …and much more

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🧠 Quote Of The Week

“I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.”

– Albert Einstein

🇿🇦 The Saylor Playbook is Spreading

South African investment firm Altvest is set to become the first listed company in Africa to adopt Bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve asset. The company has applied to raise $10 million to grow its holdings, following a strategy made famous by Michael Saylor.

CEO Warren Wheatley sees Bitcoin as a hedge against the declining rand, a major step for corporate Bitcoin adoption in Africa.

Saylor’s strategy is spreading.

⚡️ The Future is Lightning?

A new Fidelity Digital Assets report highlights how The Lightning Network is transforming Bitcoin from a store of value into a global payments network.

Key takeaways:


⚡ Lightning Network is delivering on the promise of being the most efficient way to transact in the digital asset ecosystem.


⚡ Growing adoption – More businesses and platforms are integrating Lightning for everyday payments.


⚡ Bitcoin as money – This could push Bitcoin beyond just an investment asset and into daily economic activity.

The report suggests Lightning could be the key to Bitcoin’s next phase of adoption.

🌳 Why Bitcoin Mining is Tier-1 Climate Action

A new piece from Daniel Batten argues that climate action doesn’t just benefit from Bitcoin mining, it requires it.

The article highlights how Bitcoin mining can help cut methane emissions, one of the biggest contributors to climate change. By capturing and using methane that would otherwise be vented into the atmosphere, mining can turn a climate liability into an asset.

It also points to grid stabilisation, incentivising renewable energy, and eliminating stranded waste gas as reasons why Bitcoin mining could be a key tool in the fight against climate change.

📕 The Bitcoin Ecosystem: 2024 Report

Epoch has released its first comprehensive report on the Bitcoin ecosystem, 150+ pages breaking down:

• Price trends & adoption metrics

• Corporate finance strategies for Bitcoin

• Business models of Bitcoin companies

• Layers, protocols, & scaling solutions

• Regulatory developments

If you want a deep dive into everything happening in Bitcoin, this report is for you.

🚀 Fold Goes Public

Bitcoin rewards app Fold is now trading on Nasdaq (FLD) after completing a merger.

Best known for its Bitcoin rewards debit card, Fold is expanding its Bitcoin-focused financial services. CEO Will Reeves says going public will help accelerate their mission of bringing Bitcoin to more people.

🍞 From Baking to Bitcoin

Henry’s family has been in the baking business for five generations, but now he’s looking at Bitcoin as a way to secure its future for the next 100 years.

In this episode, Henry shares his journey from chef to TV presenter and back to the bakery, the challenges of running a business, and why he sees Bitcoin as a tool for long-term sustainability.

A great listen for anyone thinking about Bitcoin for business: Apple Podcast, Spotify, YouTube

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🔥 What else have you missed?

1. GameStop dropping hints?

2. Real Bedford story hits mainstream on Slow Sports News.

3. Bitcoin to 10x in 4-8 years?

4. The Bitcoin & real estate portfolio value estimator by Leon Wankum.

5. Adam Back tells CNBC that we are still in the early stages of the bull market.

6. Bitwise donated $150,000 to support Bitcoin open-source developers, as part of their commitment to donating 10% of its gross Bitcoin ETF profits each year.

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