tags: The “Bitcoin Jesus” nears closure of his tax case after months of legal battles in the United States. The post Roger Ver reaches provisional deal with the Department of Justice appeared first on Atlas21.

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**_The “Bitcoin Jesus” nears closure of his tax case after months of legal battles in the United States._**
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Pioneering Bitcoin investor **Roger Ver** has reportedly reached a _“provisional agreement”_ with the **U.S. Department of Justice** (DOJ) to resolve criminal tax charges, [according](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/technology/roger-ver-bitcoin-justice-department-deal.html) to the _New York Times_.

Ver, known in the community as “Bitcoin Jesus,” was arrested in April 2024 on charges of **mail fraud**, **tax evasion**, and filing **false tax returns**. At the time of his arrest, federal prosecutors claimed Ver had hidden his ownership of bitcoin from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), allegedly causing a loss of **$48 million** in tax revenue.

After living in Santa Clara, California, Ver renounced his U.S. citizenship in 2014 following the acquisition of citizenship in St. Kitts and Nevis.

According to the DOJ, even though Ver was no longer a U.S. citizen at the time, he was still legally required to report to the IRS and pay an “exit tax” on certain earnings, such as dividends from MemoryDealers.com Inc. and Agilestar.com Inc., both U.S.-based companies. Prosecutors allege that Ver failed to inform his accountant that he had received and sold bitcoin from MemoryDealers.com Inc. and Agilestar.com Inc. that year. As a result, his 2017 individual tax return did not report any gains nor did it include any taxes related to the distribution of bitcoin from those companies to him.

According to the _New York Times_, citing sources close to the matter, Ver is willing to pay a sum close to **$48 million** to the federal government. In exchange, criminal charges could be dropped if the entrepreneur accepts all terms of the deal.

### **The political context**

Since President **Donald Trump** returned to the White House this year, his administration has adopted a series of more favorable measures toward the digital asset sector. Among these actions are the shelving of investigations into companies like **Coinbase** and **Binance**, as well as the appointment of crypto-friendly figures to key federal agencies.

Trump [also pardoned](https://atlas21.com/trump-pardons-ross-ulbricht-the-silk-road-founder-is-free/) **Ross Ulbricht**, founder of Silk Road, during his first days in office. Later, Ulbricht himself joined the campaign to “free” Ver as well.

_“Roger Ver was there for me when I was down and needed help. Now Roger needs our support. No one should spend the rest of their life in prison over taxes,”_ Ulbricht wrote on X in February.

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tags: As the bond market unravels, Bitcoin emerges as the new base layer for a deflationary, AI-driven financial system.

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Key Takeaways
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![TFTC - Bond Market Shock Sends Bitcoin to $1,000,000 Sooner Than Anyone Expects | Maryland Hodl](https://www.tftc.io/content/images/2025/10/Maryland-Hodl.jpg)

Maryland Hodl argues we’re nearing a “bond revolt” that forces the U.S. to sacrifice the bond market, accelerating a shift from an inflationary, debt-based system to a deflationary, AI-driven economy anchored by Bitcoin as a neutral reserve asset. Stablecoins and Bitcoin-backed “BitBonds” form a sovereign flywheel: Treasury borrows cheaply (1–2%) while investors capture real returns via Bitcoin’s volatility, effectively building a Bitcoin yield curve and repricing the cost of money. As correlations break and social “vibrations” intensify, a bifurcated world emerges (West→Bitcoin, East→gold), with U.S. reindustrialization and front-end duration management signaling a wartime economy. Individually, the advice is simple, buy Bitcoin, because it serves both personal sovereignty and the bridge that may enable a soft landing.

Best Quotes
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“The U.S. government is going to have to sacrifice the bond market.”

“We have an inflationary system heading toward a deflationary one run by AI, with Bitcoin as its monetary base unit.”

“The world doesn’t have a debt problem. We have a collateral problem.”

“BitBonds let the government borrow at 1–2% while investors earn 15–18%.”

“Once the government treats Bitcoin as pristine collateral, it’s game over.”

“Bitcoin’s true value might not be monetary, it could be the return of trust to society.”

“If you want to help accelerate the transition, just buy Bitcoin.”

“Humility is the key. Bitcoin forces you to question everything you’ve been told.”

Conclusion
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The conversation presents a coherent transition playbook: embed Bitcoin into sovereign finance via stablecoins and BitBonds to reprice liabilities against absolute scarcity, restore credible collateral, and guide markets toward a deflationary, AI-enabled era. If policy makers embrace this top-down integration, they can manufacture a softer landing, moving duration, stabilizing funding, and catalyzing a reflexive shift where institutions recognize Bitcoin as pristine collateral. The stakes are high, failure risks social fracture, success unlocks an abundance trajectory, but either way, Bitcoin’s role as the base layer of trust and settlement appears inevitable.

Timestamps
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0:00 - Intro
0:57 - Systemic vibrations and economic pressure signals
9:14 - Wartime economy and Western Hemisphere focus
13:25 - Energy infrastructure and industrial policy bottlenecks
15:32 - Obscura & Bitkey
17:16 - Monetary breakdown and manipulated Fed data
25:02 - Stablecoins, bitbonds, and the silent coup framework
35:46 - SLNT & Unchained
37:12 - Sovereign flywheel and volatility harvesting mechanics
43:38 - Neutering the Fed and Wall Street adoption tipping point
48:21 - Social cohesion and transition pathways
52:50 - Top-down adoption and Bitcoin's dual purpose
1:01:26 - Humility, trust machine, and questioning everything
1:15:58 - Pilot programs and creative destruction as the only way out

Transcript
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(00:00) the US government's going to have to sacrifice the bond market. And he put a timeline of six to nine months from his vantage point. The government can basically get its 1 or 2% borrowing rate, but the investor can get its 15 to 18% and it's going to be close to $3 trillion just to get the grid up to where it needs to be.
(00:19) So, we have an inflationary system that is basically heading towards a deflationary system run by AI with a monetary base unit of Bitcoin. We're going to have bifurcated economic zones where it's going to be western hemisphere versus eastern. If you look at what Sailor's doing, he's developing a Bitcoin yield curve. seems like this would be the perfect entity to essentially do like a bit bond pilot.
(00:37) Imagine when Wall Street with the deepest capital market starts doing the same thing, structuring it with real estate, similar to what you've been talking about or what Grant Cardone is talking about. The world doesn't have a debt problem. We have a collateral problem. What if ultimately Bitcoin was established to start bringing trust back to government and we go into kind of an age of abundance? Basically, all marginal costs are driven to zero because of AI and advancements in AI.
(00:58) Marilyn Hutddle, the the vibration feels off. Certainly does. Certainly does, doesn't it, M? It does. That's where uh that's where we were just talking about. I think we start here, the vibration feeling off. This is sort of a a grown theme. I've seen you tweet about um Dark Side, who was on the show earlier this summer, tweet about uh let's jump into that.
(01:25) is this idea of systemic vibrations as a leading indicator for potential turmoil on the horizon. Yeah. And you a lot of the the work I I've been doing is I'm a a listener. So for the last 5 years since I kind of stumbled into this space I I listen um I watch podcast. I combing Twitter.
(01:53) Um, I'm in spaces listening just to different ideas and seeing where things are breaking down at. You know, a couple of the people that I really like to follow as of late. Um, who I think has been pretty much spot on for years is Luke Gorman, right? and his most recent um podcast that he did. Basically, he started alluded to, you know, from his vantage point, it looks like the the system's breaking down and there's going to be a bond revolt and essentially the US government's going to have to sacrifice the bond market um for a variety of different reasons.
(02:22) And he put a uh a timeline of 6 to9 months from his vantage point, right? you have economic and geopolitical risks that are basically growing in the market and it's going to hit a head at some point. Um, you know, and then you you take Jack Mer's uh Monday podcast that he just recently released, right? He dives into the fact that austerity doesn't work. Um, you know, we're seeing the examples of that in Argentina currently.
(02:54) Um if you extrapolate further and take that into the United States like we're seeing a continuation of all these efforts um that are basically fruitless and the shaping that I put out this week was basically that the government in my opinion Bitcoin's already won right um the government is out of options and that the industrial system that we have grown going to basically embrace over the last since the 1900s.
(03:27) You know, GDP is we have an inflationary system that is basically heading towards a deflationary system run by AI with a monetary base unit uh of Bitcoin. Um which in my opinion is the only monetary asset that can work in a system of deflation. So what we're seeing is these systemic fractures that are happening across society and you can see it even socially right with the cultural wars.
(03:56) Um I think that they they're becoming more frequent which you can essentially equate back to the vibration that you're discussing about. Um and it's becoming more noticeable by even the everyday individual. Right. So, I think society as a whole is starting to wake up to the idea that something's wrong. The financial markets certainly are.
(04:18) I mean, correlations are breaking down across the board. Um, historical norms that have basically been in place for um decades, even generations are no longer holding up. Um, you know, I think we have a a potentially a real crisis on our hands. And you know, I spend a lot of time thinking um I think you have young kids. I have a a three-year-old.
(04:45) And as a father during this stage, early child development, um you start thinking more about what the future's going to hold for your child. So, a lot of my work and effort has been basically focused around a transition, right? What is the transition going to look like from an inflationary system to a deflationary system? How do we avoid all the issues with the for turning and you know what are the issues like the death and destruction, right? Entering into another World War II scenario or before that a civil war and before that
(05:16) the revolutionary war, right? And but now we're in a at a global scale with different types of weapons, right? That can ultimately end society. So my thought process has been I look at Bitcoin as a tool for self- sovereignty but also a tool to be utilized potentially or designed to help us transition through this system.
(05:40) But to your point, the vibrations are getting um more violent and um I think they're becoming undeniable by even the average person across the board. Yeah. Yeah, I mean outside of the culture wars and the social incohesion which seems obvious. I think one sort of anecdotal data point or data points that I've really leaned on over the last two three years specifically are the um the selfie videos of people sitting in their cars complaining about a myriad of different things whether it's the grocery bill, health insurance,
(06:18) car insurance, the inability to afford a house in the first place. I mean, those are accelerating and who knows if they're just sort of attentiongrabbing things that people are trying to leverage on TikTok to get sympathy or feel like their voice is being heard or get some attention. But I I feel like it's very clear that I I do think there's signal there in the sense that people are really feeling the the burden of the the economic pressure uh and then this gap between the rich and the poor accelerating. Um, but in in terms of
(06:54) systemic vibrations like within the system, what specifically are you looking at? I mean, you mentioned Mers earlier this week talking about austerity doesn't work in the context of Argentina. Obviously, the Treasury just opened up a swap line with them for $50 billion um to sort of lessen the blow, the austerity that they've implemented throughout the country over the last few years.
(07:2


Marty's Bent
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In 2018 Cash App enabled their users to easily buy and sell bitcoin within the popular consumer finance app. At the time this was a massive validation and endorsement for bitcoin when it was less than a decade old. Having the backing and buy-in from a mainstream fintech player like Block (Square, at the time) was a signal to the world that bitcoin is something to take seriously. Jack Dorsey and team sticking their necks out to recognize bitcoin as a legitimate value added product to their suite will be recognized as a pivotal point in bitcoin's history.

It's been more than seven years since Cash App launched buy/sell bitcoin and Block has launched:

*   Spiral - A non-profit organization dedicated to supporting open-source bitcoin development, with a heavy focus on the lightning network.
*   Bitkey - A hardware wallet that leverages multi-sig to create an easy was for bitcoin users to self-custody their bitcoin with some hand holding.
*   Proto - A mining company dedicated to bringing open mining hardware and management software to compete with incumbents like Bitmain and MicroBT. The Proto team launched the Rig in August; a modular bitcoin mining machine that comes with a sleek fleet management software system.

To say the least, Block really cares about pushing bitcoin forward and has backed that up with heavy investments in businesses that support different parts of the bitcoin market.

With all of that being said, the number one question Block has been asked since they unleashed bitcoin to Cash App users seven years ago is, "Wen bitcoin in Square terminals?!"

Well, as of today, the wait is officially over. Earlier this afternoon, Square announced that all of their merchants will immediately be able to convert a portion of their card sales to bitcoin, buy/sell/hold/withdraw bitcoin via their business portals and on November 10th they will also be able to accept bitcoin via Square terminals as well.

![Square Enables Merchants To Easily Accumulate Bitcoin On Their Balance Sheets](https://www.tftc.io/content/images/2025/10/Screenshot-2025-10-08-at-9.26.36---PM.png)

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![Square Enables Merchants To Easily Accumulate Bitcoin On Their Balance Sheets](https://www.tftc.io/content/images/2025/10/Screenshot-2025-10-08-at-9.26.44---PM.png)

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![Square Enables Merchants To Easily Accumulate Bitcoin On Their Balance Sheets](https://www.tftc.io/content/images/2025/10/Screenshot-2025-10-08-at-9.26.50---PM.png)

via [Square](https://squareup.com/us/en/bitcoin?ref=tftc.io)

This. This right here is massive. As it stands today, Square supports over 4,000,000 merchants across the United States and every single one of them will be able to log into their Square business accounts tomorrow and decide to automatically convert a portion of their cash flow into bitcoin. If 10% of their US customer base enables this feature that will produce 400,000 new small, medium and large businesses that are using bitcoin as a treasury asset that enables them to help grow their businesses. Don't take it from me, take it from Glenn Charles, who has been part of Square's beta test of this product for the last two years.

![Square Enables Merchants To Easily Accumulate Bitcoin On Their Balance Sheets](https://www.tftc.io/content/images/2025/10/Screenshot-2025-10-08-at-10.07.04---PM.png)

via [Glenn Charles](https://x.com/GlennCharlesPh1/status/1976039946961158401?ref=tftc.io)

This is the type of "corporate" bitcoin adoption you love to see. Bitcoin is an asset that can help small businesses in ways that most people cannot even fathom. I know from experience, this small (but mighty) media company has benefited massively from our bitcoin treasury, our ability to accept bitcoin for payment and our ability to pay employees and contractors in bitcoin. Opening this up to 4,000,000 businesses overnight cannot be overstated. Most importantly because Square is making bitcoin a first-class citizen throughout the experience, where other payment processors and point-of-sale systems make it hard for their customers to integrate bitcoin throughout the business stack.

Once bitcoin payments are enabled in a little over a month merchants will be able to receive bitcoin and either convert it immediately to cash or hold it in bitcoin. Bitcoiners who live on a bitcoin standard will be able to spend their sats at many more merchants in meat space. THE bitcoin standard becomes more tangible.

[![Square Enables Merchants To Easily Accumulate Bitcoin On Their Balance Sheets](https://www.tftc.io/content/images/2025/10/Screenshot-2025-10-08-at-10.28.00---PM.png)](https://x.com/owenbjennings/status/1976035183767015909?ref=tftc.io)

via [OBJ](https://x.com/owenbjennings/status/1976035183767015909?ref=tftc.io)

The next thing to check off the list is getting a de minimis tax exemption for bitcoin payments. It looks like Jack is putting the pressure on.

[![Square Enables Merchants To Easily Accumulate Bitcoin On Their Balance Sheets](https://www.tftc.io/content/images/2025/10/Screenshot-2025-10-08-at-10.26.25---PM.png)](https://x.com/jack/status/1976056646138036581?ref=tftc.io)

via [jack](https://x.com/jack/status/1976056646138036581?ref=tftc.io)

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### Chop-Solidation Market Dynamics: Insights into Bitcoin's 2025 Market

In our latest episode, we delved into the current state of the Bitcoin market for 2025, which has been marked by a phase of consolidation with notably low volatility. This 'chop-solidation' phase, as my guest James Check described, suggests a market that is maturing and becoming more sophisticated. The discussion highlighted how this period of stability might be setting the stage for a significant future movement in the market, indicating a strategic patience among investors.

> The market is showing signs of a sophisticated structure, preparing for something big. - [James Check](https://twitter.com/_Checkmatey_?ref=tftc.io)

This optimistic outlook was shared by both myself and James, suggesting that the current market dynamics could lead to substantial opportunities for those who remain patient and vigilant. The low volatility phase is not just a lull but potentially a precursor to a major shift, making this an exciting time for Bitcoin enthusiasts and investors alike.

Check out the [full podcast here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uZW0j-sW6w&feature=youtu.be&ref=tftc.io) for more with one of the most accurate price prediction and market structure experts we have on the show.

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### Headlines of the Day

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[Bitcoin addresses over 100 BTC hit ATH](https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1975942718821216578?ref=tftc.io)

[Square introduces zero-fee Bitcoin wallet](https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1975921191769555166?ref=tftc.io)

[Loosening conditions fuel Bitcoin bull run](https://x.com/TFTC21/status/1975960945559257315?ref=tftc.io)

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tags: Good Morning, Bitcoin is your latest news roundup delivering key stories, project updates, new releases, guides, research, and all things related to Bitcoin and freedom tech.

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[![Good Morning, Bitcoin - Saturday, April 26th, 2025](https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/content/images/2025/04/image-50.png)](https://mempool.space/)

Headlines
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*   **Spiral renews support for Dan Gould and Joschisan.** The organization has renewed support for _Dan Gould_, who is developing the [Payjoin Dev Kit (PDK)](https://payjoindevkit.org/2025/03/18/the-evolution-of-payjoin), and [_Joschisan_](https://xcancel.com/spiralbtc/status/1914363508126515567), a [Fedimint](https://github.com/fedimint/fedimint) developer focused on simplifying federations.
*   **Metaplanet buys another 145 BTC.** The Tokyo-listed company [has purchased](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/04/24/metaplanet-hits-5-000-btc-mark-amid-strategic-treasury-expansion) an additional 145 BTC for $13.6 million. Their total bitcoin holdings now stand at 5,000 coins, worth around $428.1 million.
*   **Semler Scientific has increased its bitcoin holdings to 3,303 BTC.** The company acquired an additional 111 BTC at an average price of $90,124. The purchase was funded through proceeds from an at-the-market offering and cash reserves, as stated in a [press release](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/semler-scientific-announces-updated-btc--atm-activity-purchased-additional-111-btc-now-holds-3-303-btc-ytd-btc-yield-of-23-5-302438131.html).
*   **The Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) Bill 2025 introduced in Kenya.** The [new legislation](https://bitcoinke.io/2025/04/the-vasp-kenya-license-requirements/) aims to establish a comprehensive legal framework for licensing, regulating, and supervising virtual asset service providers (VASPs), with strict penalties for non-compliant entities.
*   **Russian government to launch a cryptocurrency exchange.** The country's Ministry of Finance and Central Bank [announced](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/russias-finance-ministry-and-central-bank-to-launch-crypto-exchange-for-super-qualified-investors) plans to establish a trading platform for "highly qualified investors" that "will legalize crypto assets and bring crypto operations out of the shadows."
*   **All virtual asset service providers expect to be fully compliant with the Travel Rule by the end of 2025.** A survey by financial surveillance specialist [Notabene](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/04/23/travel-rule-compliance-surges-on-new-regs-stablecoin-payments-notabene-says) reveals that 90% of virtual asset service providers (VASPs) expect full Travel Rule compliance by mid-2025, with all aiming for compliance by year-end. The survey also shows a significant rise in VASPs blocking withdrawals until beneficiary information is confirmed, increasing from 2.9% in 2024 to 15.4% now. Additionally, about 20% of VASPs return deposits if originator data is missing.
*   **UN claims Bitcoin mining is a "powerful tool" for money laundering.** _The Rage_'s [analysis](https://www.therage.co/un-mining-money-laundering/) suggests that the recent United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime report on crime in South-East Asia makes little sense and hints at the potential introduction of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) measures at the mining level.
*   **Riot Platforms has obtained a $100 million credit facility from Coinbase Credit**, using bitcoin as collateral for short-term funding to support its expansion. The firm's CEO, _Jason Les,_ [stated](https://www.riotplatforms.com/riot-platforms-announces-100-million-credit-facility-with-coinbase/) that this facility is crucial for diversifying financing sources and driving long-term stockholder value through strategic growth initiatives.
*   **Bitdeer raises $179M in loans and equity amid Bitcoin chip push.** _The Miner Mag_ [reports](https://www.theminermag.com/news/2025-04-22/bitdeer-bitcoin-loan-sealminer) that Bitdeer entered into a loan agreement with its affiliate Matrixport for up to $200 million in April, as disclosed in its [annual report](https://ir.bitdeer.com/static-files/fd6af83f-6142-48aa-b15d-5bc3bc83de96) filed on Monday.
*   **Federal Reserve retracts guidance discouraging banks from engaging in 'crypto.'** The U.S. Federal Reserve [withdrew](https://www.theblock.co/post/351943/federal-reserve-retracts-guidance-discouraging-banks-from-engaging-in-crypto) guidance that discouraged banks from crypto and stablecoin activities, as [announced](https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/bcreg20250424a.htm) by its Board of Governors on Thursday. This includes rescinding a 2022 supervisory letter requiring prior notification of crypto activities and 2023 stablecoin requirements.

> "As a result, the Board will no longer expect banks to provide notification and will instead monitor banks' crypto-asset activities through the normal supervisory process," reads the FED statement.

*   **UAE-based Islamic bank ruya launches Shari’ah-compliant bitcoin investing.** The bank has become the world’s first Islamic bank to provide direct access to virtual asset investments, including Bitcoin, via its mobile app, [per](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/ruya-becomes-first-islamic-bank-to-offer-bitcoin-and-virtual-asset-investments) _Bitcoin Magazine._
*   **U.S. 'crypto' scam losses amounted to $9.3B in 2024.** The US The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) [has reported](https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2024_IC3Report.pdf) $9.3 billion losses in cryptocurrency-related scams in 2024, noting a troubling trend of scams targeting older Americans, which accounted for over $2.8 billion of those losses.

![Good Morning, Bitcoin - Saturday, April 26th, 2025](https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/content/images/2025/04/image-49.png)

Source: [FBI.](https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2024_IC3Report.pdf)

*   **North Korean hackers establish fake companies to target 'crypto' developers.** Silent Push researchers [reported](https://www.silentpush.com/blog/contagious-interview-front-companies/) that hackers linked to the Lazarus Group created three shell companies, two of which are based in the U.S., with the objective of spreading malware through deceptive job interview scams aimed at individuals seeking jobs in cryptocurrency companies.
*   **Citrea deployed its Clementine Bridge on the Bitcoin testnet.** The bridge [utilizes](https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/04/23/bitcoin-rollup-citrea-deploys-bridge-to-tackle-collateral-bottleneck-of-using-btc-in-defi) the BitVM2 programming language to inherit validity from Bitcoin, allegedly providing "the safest and most trust-minimized way to use BTC in decentralized finance."
*   **Hesperides University offers a Master’s degree in Bitcoin.** _Bitcoin Magazine_ [reports](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/university-of-the-hesperides-launches-first-spanish-language-masters-program-focused-exclusively-on-bitcoin) the launch of the first-ever Spanish-language Master’s program dedicated exclusively to Bitcoin. Starting April 28, 2025, this fully online program will equip professionals with technical, economic, legal, and philosophical skills to excel in the Bitcoin era.
*   **BTC in D.C. event** is set to take place on September 30 - October 1 in Washington, D.C. Learn more about this initiative [here](https://btcindc.com/).

[![Good Morning, Bitcoin - Saturday, April 26th, 2025](https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/content/images/2025/04/image-44.png)](https://xcancel.com/PavelTheCoder/status/1915592501546619163)

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*   [**Bitcoin Keeper**](https://medium.com/bitbees/bitcoin-keeper-rebrand-new-logo-same-commitment-6009a88f7b49) just got a new look. [Version 2.2.0](https://github.com/bithyve/bitcoin-keeper/releases) of the mobile multisig app brought a new branding design, along with a [Keeper Private](https://medium.com/bitbees/introducing-keeper-private-where-wealth-meets-sovereignty-278e93332b32) tier, testnet support, ability to import and export [BIP-329](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0329.mediawiki) labels, and the option to use a Server Key with multiple users.
    *   Earlier this month the project also announced [Keeper Learn](https://medium.com/bitbees/introducing-keeper-learn-your-simple-expert-guided-path-to-understanding-bitcoin-be53470be069) service, offering clear and guided Bitcoin learning sessions for both groups and individuals.
*   [**Keeper Desktop v0.2.2**](https://github.com/bithyve/keeper-desktop/releases/tag/keeper-desktop-v0.2.2), a companion desktop app for Bitcoin Keeper mobile app, received a renewed branding update, too.

![Good Morning, Bitcoin - Saturday, April 26th, 2025](https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/content/images/2025/04/image-45.png)

The evolution of Bitcoin Keeper logo. Source: [BitHyve blog](https://medium.com/bitbees/bitcoin-keeper-rebrand-new-logo-same-commitment-6009a88f7b49).

*   [**Blockstream Green Desktop v2.0.25**](https://github.com/Blockstream/green_qt/releases) updates GDK to v0.75.1 and fixes amount parsing issues when switching from fiat denomination to Liquid asset.
*   [**Lightning Loop v0.31.0-beta**](https://github.com/lightninglabs/loop/releases/tag/v0.31.0-beta) enhances the `loop listswaps` command by improving the ability to filter the response.
*   [**Lightning-kmp v1.10.0**](https://github.com/ACINQ/lightning-kmp/releases), an implementation of the Lightning Network in Kotlin, is now available.
*   [**LND v0.19.0-beta.rc3**](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases/tag/v0.19.0-beta.rc3), the latest beta release candidate of LND is now ready for testing.
*   [**ZEUS v0.11.0-alpha2**](https://github.com/ZeusLN/zeus/releases/tag/v0.11.0-alpha2) is now available for testing, too. It's nuts.
*   [**JoinMarket Fidelity Bond Simulator**](https://m0wer.github.io/joinmarket-fidelity-bond-simulator/) helps potential JoinMarket makers evaluate their competitive position in the market based on fidelity bonds.
*   [**UTXOscope**](https://github.com/Drew72-ita/UTXOscope) is a text-only Bitcoin blockchain analysis tool that visualizes price dynamics using only on-chain data. The


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tags: Vince Lanci reveals how U.S. paper markets suppress Bitcoin and gold as China builds a gold-backed system, setting up a global reset in money and collateral.

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Key Takeaways
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![TFTC - Why The US Government is Suppressing Bitcoin Before The Everything Bubble Pops | Vince Lanci](https://www.tftc.io/content/images/2025/10/Vince-Lanci.jpg)

Vince Lanci explains how the U.S. government is suppressing Bitcoin’s price through financialization, the same mechanism once used to control gold. By creating deep derivatives markets, institutions shift liquidity and price discovery from spot markets to futures, allowing them to suppress prices with “paper” supply. This mirrors the London Gold Pool strategy post-1971. Lanci argues the U.S. now controls Bitcoin’s liquidity through ETFs and custodial structures, effectively “co-opting” it rather than banning it. Meanwhile, China and the BRICS nations are building a parallel gold-backed system, transforming gold into a high-quality liquid asset (HQLA) for project financing and de-dollarization. Both blocs are repatriating gold as collateral in a global “cabal squabble,” while the U.S. weakens its own dollar through monetized debt and inflationary policy. Trump’s “accelerationism,” energy diplomacy, and tariff maneuvers are part of a race to re-industrialize before the next crisis. Lanci warns this cycle resembles the 1970s: inflationary headwinds, rate cuts into a bubble, and an inevitable recession that resets global collateral trust, where Bitcoin may eventually rise as digital sound money once fiat and gold systems clash.

Best Quotes
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“When the futures price becomes more important than the spot price, you can influence the market lower by just selling paper.”

“You don’t announce you’re going to create an SPR for Bitcoin. You just buy.”

“China’s building a network of vaults so every country can have its gold close enough to see, it’s about trust.”

“Gold will be carried on everyone’s balance sheet according to a moving average, not the daily price. That’s how they’re stabilizing it.”

“The U.S. is emptying London of its gold, it’s a crisis of collateral.”

“If you can’t kill Bitcoin, you co-opt it. ETFs pull all liquidity to U.S. custody.”

“The ETF is a China closet for Bitcoin, a store of value that doesn’t circulate.”

“The state does two things: it kills people, and it prints money. It won’t give up either.”

“Bitcoin will survive because it’s indestructible, it just needs time and opportunity.”

“Gold bugs and Bitcoiners are fighting the same battle. One raised the other.”

Conclusion
----------

Lanci sees the coming years as a geopolitical and monetary collision between two systems: the U.S. dollar empire trying to maintain dominance through controlled liquidity, and the BRICS bloc using gold to rebase global credit. Bitcoin sits in the middle, suppressed but slowly integrating as a parallel network of trust and settlement. Its survival, like gold’s, depends on usage and decentralization beyond ETFs. Over time, the same inflation and debt that erode fiat systems will drive adoption of harder assets. Lanci’s warning is clear: the “everything bubble” will end not with a soft landing, but with a crisis of collateral, and Bitcoin, if allowed to circulate freely, may emerge as the digital resolution.

Timestamps
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0:00 - Intro
1:04 - Luongo
11:49 - Shanghai warrants
24:25 - Chinese bonds
32:01 - Bitkey & SLNT
33:49 - Gold & tariffs
37:46 - Russian war
44:11 - Obscura & Unchained
45:33 - Bessent’s plans and FOMO
51:20 - Copper
53:56 - Vince’s neutral stance
1:00:53 - Real inflation
1:06:47 - Global inflation
1:16:18- Bitcoin

Transcript
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(00:00) the futures price becomes more important than the spot price. Then you can influence the market lower by just selling paper. We're kind of in a bubble right now. Are you telling me we're not going to have a recession for the next 15 years? We have to have a recession with inflationary headwinds.
(00:12) You can't lower rates without causing a bubble. We can't pay off our debt. So, we're printing money. We're weakening the dollar intentionally. I'll start to say crash if I see a day where every country can have their gold close enough to see to visit. The US is now emptying London of its gold. It's a crisis of collateral.
(00:28) You need to have the collateral there. You need to say this is my goal. Trump's an accelerationist. Whether he's good or bad, I don't care. We're going to get to where we have to get faster because of him. Trump and gold. That's your Scott Bessent thing. And that's where Bitcoin comes in.
(00:39) You don't announce you're going to create an SPR or for Bitcoin. You just buy. Japan used to go like this. All right. We're not buying enough stuff from the US. What are we going to buy? Cars? No. Let's buy some gold. It's a it's a money laundering operation. There are smart people like Scottas who know what's going on and know the endgame.
(00:51) This is best. We need cheap energy. We need a weak dollar and we need to build stuff. I see the energy getting cheaper. I know Trump's cutting deals with Saudis. Vince, I think this was the uh the most enlightening pre-record conversation I've had. We should record that \[ \_\_ \] for your for your premium people, right? We should have.
(01:16) We should have. I you know, I do that when I'm with Tom Lango. We hit the tape before we hit the tape. I hit the tape on my phone. I go, "Let's go." We argue about something like music or some booer \[ \_\_ \] you know. All right. Tom is Tom is one of my favorite crazy uncles, recurring crazy uncles on the show. He's totally He's totally Yeah. Yeah. We We definitely We definitely um riff off of each other from different angles.
(01:36) I look at it from finances and I try and explain the world. He tries to explain the world from ideology and together it's like we're both right or we're both just, you know, lying to each other. Who knows? All right. So, I'm with you. Do you do you pick up uh what he's putting down in terms that uh England still controls the world? the crowns of the world.
(02:00) The the the he needs a focal point and that focal point, this is not going to be a negative statement. He seems to focus on a focal point and then he sees the tentacles coming out. I don't see the focal point. It may not be the king of England or the crown. Remember, you know, two years ago it was Davos and WF and the Biden junza.
(02:21) That was his that was his expression. And now he's gravitated towards the crown. I'm like, you know what? I mean, when you look at things through the lens that I study and analyze things, which is like him. Um, and that is all you do is you find out who benefits and who suffers and you just keep and you just keep eliminating people until you find out the one guy who's there.
(02:43) And I don't know that it's the crown per se, but there's definitely a one thing that he said that's really true is that Europe in general is a plantation. Long time ago, he was talking about this way. Europe's a plantation. They've, you know, feudalism and the people that are in power want to stay in power and the Europeans are still colonizing.
(03:06) They're still trying to protect their colonies. And I guess if you want to put a focal point on it, you can call it the crown. You can call it the people that operate the crown. I I think I think I know from a friend of mine who's in uh who's a banking executive here that there's an ideological split and it's everywhere.
(03:26) And the ideological split is the the uh European old money. I mean, they don't have anything there. I mean, I'm not ne I'm not anti- Europe like he is. Uh but you know they're doubling down on s say ideology or wokeness and Germany's got no manufacturing anymore. No no I I I I agree with him like I it's it's probably not that in six months you and I will talk about this again and he will say well I know who's pulling the strings of the crown now.
(03:58) You know he just keeps going up the ladder right? He was like I hate but I mean I hate Biden because of this and I'm like yeah you're right. He goes, and then he then I will look at Europe and and and England in terms of trade. I'll say, 'Well, this is what's going on here. That doesn't make sense. Italy's getting screwed, yada yada yada. And then I'll say, well, that's because the ideology is driving all the policy.
(04:15) Like, I will say the ideology influences policy. Mhm. Cuz I still I still believe that people can at least be semi-rational. He, you know, he's kind of dragging me that way, but he's like, "No, no, ideology determines everything with these people." And it's it's sad, pathetic, but it's true. Like, I'm looking at things differently now.
(04:40) Like, for example, domestically, Camala Harris, right? I don't care about the politics. I'm not a political person. Well, I I I identify her as what you would call a third generation feminist. So there's there's there's, you know, real feminists, then there's the their children, and then there's a third generation. Why are you feminist? Because my mom was. Camala is third generation.
(04:59) I'm like, well, where did she get this training? And I found out yesterday. Camala Har I'm listening to like the D Kennedys, which is like um uh they have a song called Are you familiar with the band? Yep. All right. So, California Uber, right? It's about Jerry Brown, you know, the hippie who wanted to run for president when Reagan won.
(05:18) And uh and and and I'm reading the lyrics and I'm like, "Yeah, this is pretty funny. It's really cool." And then, you know, I'm Where's Jerry Brown now? Boom. I did one of those things on Chat GPT. And uh Camala Harris has came up and his name came up in his bio. She was attorney general for California for seven years under him. And I'm like, "Oh, that's where you got it." And they just gone off the deep end, those people. Anyway, all right, cool.
(05:42) Um so I agree with Tom on a lot of things. And when I disagree, I let him know. And it's usually minor stuff. Uh


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tags: Bitcoin transaction fees limit network abuse by making usage expensive. There is a cost to every transaction, set by a dynamic free market based on demand.

content:
![High Fees? Bitcoin is Working As Designed](https://www.discreetlog.com/content/images/2023/05/mempoolspace.png)

There must be a limit to how much data is transferred across the bitcoin network in order to keep the ability to run and use your own node accessible. **A node is required to interact with the global bitcoin network - if you do not use your own node then you must trust someone else's node.** If nodes become inaccessible to run then the network will centralize around the remaining entities that operate them - threatening the censorship resistance at the core of bitcoin's value prop. **The bitcoin protocol uses three main mechanisms to keep node operation costs low - a fixed limit on the amount of data in each block, an automatic difficulty adjustment that regulates how many blocks are produced based on current mining hash rate, and a robust dynamic transaction fee market.**

Bitcoin transaction fees limit network abuse by making usage expensive. There is a cost to every transaction, set by a [dynamic free market](https://www.discreetlog.com/utxos/) based on demand for scarce block space. It is an incredibly robust way to prevent spam without relying on centralized entities that can be corrupted or pressured.

After the 2017 bitcoin fee spike we had six years of relative quiet to build tools that would be robust in a sustained high fee market. Fortunately our tools are significantly better now but many still need improvement. Most of the pain points we see today will be mitigated.

**The reality is we were never going to be fully prepared - pressure is needed to show the pain points and provide strong incentives to mitigate them.**

**It will be incredibly interesting to watch how projects adapt under pressure. Optimistic we see great innovation here.**

* * *

_If you are willing to wait for your transaction to confirm you can pay significantly lower fees. Learn best practices for reducing your fee burden [**here**](https://www.discreetlog.com/utxos/).

My guide for running and using your own bitcoin node can be found **[here](https://werunbtc.com/bitcoincore?ref=discreetlog.com)**._

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> ![Life is Complicated - Bitcoin is Simple](https://www.discreetlog.com/content/images/2023/05/mothers.jpg)
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> I often hear "bitcoin doesn't interest me, I'm not a finance person."
>
> Ironically, the beauty of sound money is you don't have to be. In the current system you're expected to manage a diversified investment portfolio or pay someone to do it. Bitcoin will make that optional.
>
> — ODELL (@ODELL) [September 16, 2018](https://twitter.com/ODELL/status/1041358813482364928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=discreetlog.com)

At first glance bitcoin often appears overwhelming to newcomers. It is incredibly easy to get bogged down in the details of how it works or different ways to use it. Enthusiasts, such as myself, often enjoy going down the deep rabbit hole of the potential of bitcoin, possible pitfalls and theoretical scenarios, power user techniques, and the developer ecosystem. If your first touch point with bitcoin is that type of content then it is only natural to be overwhelmed. While it is important that we have a thriving community of bitcoiners dedicated to these complicated tasks - the true beauty of bitcoin lies in its simplicity. Bitcoin is simply better money. It is the best money we have ever had.

**Life is complicated. Life is hard. Life is full of responsibility and surprises.** Bitcoin allows us to focus on our lives while relying on a money that is simple. A money that is not controlled by any individual, company, or government. A money that cannot be easily seized or blocked. A money that cannot be devalued at will by a handful of corrupt bureaucrat who live hundreds of miles from us. A money that can be easily saved and should increase in purchasing power over time without having to learn how to "build a diversified stock portfolio" or hire someone to do it for us.

**Bitcoin enables all of us to focus on our lives - our friends and family - doing what we love with the short time we have on this earth. Time is scarce. Life is complicated. Bitcoin is the most simple aspect of our complicated lives.** If we spend our scarce time working then we should be able to easily save that accrued value for future generations without watching the news or understanding complicated financial markets. Bitcoin makes this possible for anyone.

Yesterday was Mother's Day. Raising a human is complicated. It is hard, it requires immense personal responsibility, it requires critical thinking, but mothers figure it out, because it is worth it. Using and saving bitcoin is simple -  [simply install an app on your phone](https://werunbtc.com/phoenix?ref=discreetlog.com). Every mother can do it. Every person can do it.

**Life is complicated. Life is beautiful. Bitcoin is simple.**

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