❓What’s the Problem?

Happy Friday, In A Nutshell this week:

• ❓What’s the Problem?

• 🇺🇸 The U.S. Set To Sell

• 🚀 Nation-State Bitcoin Adoption

• 🇨🇿 Let’s Buy “Just A Few Bitcoins”

• …and much more

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 🚀⏰ Today’s news should be a ~3.61-minute read (500 words).

🧠 Quote Of The Week

“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”

– George Orwell

❓What’s the Problem?

This week, a 39-minute video has taken the Bitcoin space by storm.

The creator, Joe Bryan uses a unique and engaging story to demonstrate how the root of most of our problems lies simply in the quality of our money. It’s accessible, engaging, and connects the dots between complex issues and their ultimate solution: Bitcoin.

Joe’s background is just as fascinating, he studied Physics at Oxford, spent a decade in investment banking, founded a sports betting modeling company, and now dedicates his time to Bitcoin.

Our latest podcast with Joe is out now: Apple Podcast, Spotify, YouTube

🇺🇸 The U.S. Set To Sell

A federal judge ruled that the U.S. Department of Justice are cleared to sell 69,370 Bitcoin worth $6.5 billion seized from Silk Road.

Although they have been clear to sell, no Bitcoin has moved from the Silk Road wallet to date.

🚀 Nation-State Bitcoin Adoption

Fidelity Digital Assets released a new report “2025 Look Ahead” which outlines their predictions for the coming year.

In the report, they highlight nation-state Bitcoin adoption potentially kicking off significant growth for the market this year.

“We anticipate more nation-states, central banks, sovereign wealth funds, and government treasuries will look to establish strategic positions in bitcoin.”

🇸🇻 El Salvador Upgraded

Fitch Ratings on Tuesday upgraded its rating for El Salvador to B- from its prior CCC+ status, along with a stable outlook, citing a reduction in financing needs helped by a recently announced International Monetary Fund (IMF) program.

This follows Moody’s rating upgrade in November 2024. Bitcoin is the cheat code!

🇨🇿 Just A Few Bitcoins

The governor of the Czech National Bank (CNB) has said that he considered adding “just a few bitcoins” to the bank’s reserves.

In an interview on January 5, Aleš Michl told broadcaster CNN Prima News that “luckily” there were seven members on the CNB board, thus implying that his suggestion was rejected.

🔥 What else have you missed?

1. Bhutan joins bitcoin stockpiling surge.

2. Jan3 announce that the legendary cypherpunk and cryptographer Nick Szabo has joined the team.

3. Oklahoma Senator Dusty Deevers introduces the Bitcoin Freedom Act.

4. Bloomberg pays homage to the Bitcoin Genesis Block.

5. Steve Hanke (Bitcoin critic) says a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve will put a drag on the economy because the money will not go into “real capital”

6. Does this slight dip scare you? Look at this.

7. Stone Ridge 2024 Investor Letter.

🍾 Friday Fun!

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