🇬🇧 The UK is Flashing Red

Happy Friday, In A Nutshell this week:

• 🇬🇧 The UK is Flashing Red

• 💥 Strategy Profit on Bitcoin Surges

• 🇧🇴 Bolivia Softens on Bitcoin & Crypto

• 💳 PayPal Now Lets Businesses Accept Bitcoin

• 🚫 Algeria Proposes Total Ban on Bitcoin and Crypto

• 🎙️ Economist Joins Bitcoin Debate

• 🎯 Why Ignoring Bitcoin Is the Biggest Risk for Companies

• …and much more

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🧠 Quote Of The Week

“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.”

– Anatole France

🇬🇧 The UK is Flashing Red

Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio says the UK is “flashing red” and stuck in a debt doom loop, borrowing more just to keep up with rising interest payments.

The country is forecast to spend £110 billion this year on debt interest alone.

Dalio warns this path is unsustainable, and advises holding 15% in gold or Bitcoin to protect against currency devaluation.

His message is clear: the problem isn’t just inflation. It’s trust in the money. When that goes, people turn to assets that can’t be printed.

We also recommend watching Changing World Order.

💥 Strategy Profit on Bitcoin Surges

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) just delivered its most profitable quarter ever, all thanks to its aggressive Bitcoin strategy.

• 📊 Holdings: 628,791 BTC (~3% of total supply), acquired at a cost of $46 billion, now valued at $73 billion

• 🔁 BTC Yield YTD: 25% (already exceeded full-year target)

With updated accounting rules now allowing unrealised Bitcoin gains to hit the income statement, this quarter’s $14B in operating income underscores how powerful a Bitcoin treasury strategy can be.

Watch the full earnings call here.

🇧🇴 Bolivia Softens on Bitcoin & Crypto

Bolivia’s central bank has just made a major shift: lifting its ban on crypto payments and calling digital assets a “reliable alternative to traditional currencies.”

This move comes as Bolivia enters a new partnership with El Salvador to learn from its experience. It’s still early days, but this signals a broader trend across Latin America.

💳 PayPal Now Lets Businesses Accept Bitcoin

PayPal is now letting businesses accept Bitcoin through its “PayPal Complete Payments” platform, making it easier for merchants to integrate Bitcoin & crypto payments directly into their checkout experience.

While not a fully native Bitcoin payment solution, it’s another sign of growing demand and shows that even the biggest payment players know they can’t ignore Bitcoin anymore.

🚫 Algeria Proposes Total Ban on Bitcoin and Crypto

A new draft law in Algeria proposes a complete ban on the use, holding, and mining of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

The proposed legislation would criminalise any crypto-related activity, including trading and even possessing digital assets, with penalties including prison time and heavy fines.

Algeria has long been hostile to Bitcoin and crypto, but this would mark one of the most aggressive crackdowns yet. A stark contrast to the growing number of nations (like Bolivia above) moving toward Bitcoin regulation and adoption.

🎙️ Economist Joins Bitcoin Debate

This week’s Town Hall featured Professor John Hearn, a UK economist who is open to engaging with the Bitcoin community.

John isn’t a Bitcoiner. He believes money must be elastic to work, and he made his case, but that’s what made the conversation so powerful.

It was a respectful, open debate, exactly the kind we need more of if Bitcoin is going to reach new audiences.

Since then, John’s downloaded a Lightning wallet, joined Nostr, and we’ve sent him a copy of The Price of Tomorrow.

You can listen back on X Spaces or via podcast: X Spaces, Apple Podcast, Spotify

🎯 Why Ignoring Bitcoin Is the Biggest Risk for Companies

Mark Preston, founder of Start Bay Enterprises, joins to discuss how Bitcoin can transform the way businesses and charities think about their finances. Mark shares his 30-year career in the charity sector, why fiat currency is silently eroding charitable reserves, and why he decided to integrate Bitcoin into his company’s treasury.

Mark also dives into his journey from skepticism to conviction, the moral implications of our current money system, and why small businesses and charities must wake up to Bitcoin before it’s too late.

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

🔥 What else have you missed?

1. Everything is fine (Coinbase UK advert)

2. Bitcoin Is Becoming the Credit Default Swap on a Collapsing Fiat System.

3. Jack Mallers’ appearance on Bloomberg is one of the sharpest 9-minute Bitcoin segments you’ll find this year.

4. Bitcoin Offers A Solution To The Global Farming And Economic Crisis.

5. IMF hit piece on Bitcoin, but officially incorporating Bitcoin into the international development paradigm.

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