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BTC might be down today, but the long game is still strong. Here at #BOnly in the magnificent Alps, we have France’s finest orange-pilled 💊 minds debating the future of Bitcoin and money’s sovereignty. The best is yet to come. Great job, @alpinechain_xyz 👏

Nouveau jour, nouvelle taxe. L’Assemblée a adopté un amendement au PLF 2026 pour taxer la plus-value latente des “actifs non productifs”, dont Bitcoin et l'or. Bienvenue dans l’ère de la taxe sur le futur, où l’État vous fait vendre vos actifs pour payer un impôt sur un gain qui n’existe pas encore. Le texte doit encore passer au Sénat, mais le signal est clair : dans un pays où la croissance plafonne à 0,6 % et la monnaie s’érode, ceux qui essaient de préserver leur avenir avec du Bitcoin se retrouvent encore une fois pénalisés. C’est absurde, injuste et révélateur d’un État devenu nocif pour la technologie, l’épargne et le futur. Il est temps d’en parler, de comprendre et d’agir avant qu’il ne soit trop tard. Dans deux semaines, vous en aurez l’occasion parfaite : B-Only ouvre ses portes pour sa 3ᵉ édition à Annecy, du 21 au 23 novembre. The place to be pour les bitcoiners francophones, cette conférence déjà légendaire réunit des experts, entrepreneurs et politiciens qui ont Bitcoin dans le cœur — pour avancer un futur qui, lui, a une vraie chance. J’ai développé ce point de vue dans mon article pour @bitcoinpointfr: bitcoin.fr/six-gouvernements… @alpinechain_xyz

Last Friday was a busy one: $19B in leveraged positions wiped out, 1.6M traders liquidated, $800B erased in hours. My new analysis for @Forbes breaks down what really happened on October 10 — and what it reveals about the market’s fragility. forbes.com/sites/digital-ass…

Holding your #bitcoin keys? Congrats. You’re also holding a target. 🎯 #Crypto crime has officially spilled offline—kidnappings, wrench attacks, home invasions. Self-custody isn’t just about seed phrases anymore. It’s about physical security, multisig, and knowing when NOT to brag on Twitter. In my latest piece for @Forbes , I dig into how crypto holders are upgrading their security—and why the old playbook doesn’t cut it when the threat shows up at your front door. Read on 👇 forbes.com/sites/mariepoteri…

#Circle's IPO has gone tremendously well — much better than Coinbase's market debut in April 2021. Bigger size aside (Circle's targeted valuation of $7.2 bn vs Coinbase's 1-day closure valuation of $85 bn), the price performance per share was eye-watering. 📈 With an IPO price of $31, #CRCL opened at $69, hit an intraday high of $103 (+232%), and closed at $83 (+167%). 📈 In #Coinbase's case, it was $250, $381, $430 (+72%), $328 (+31%). For context, the #COIN now trades at $244. Circle's business may seem easy: issue stablecoins, invest the reserves in Treasuries, and earn risk-free yield while users essentially lend their dollars interest-free. But the reality is more interesting. I unpacked the mechanics, threats, and possibilities in my latest for @Forbes👇 forbes.com/sites/digital-ass…

When Donald Trump wreaks a tariffs havoc, but your emotional support system is memes 😅

To sum up Trump’s crypto executive order from yesterday: - The Strategic #Bitcoin Reserve will include BTC already held by the government; - The Treasury and Commerce Secretaries must devise budget-neutral strategies to acquire more government BTC without extra costs to taxpayers; - A Digital Asset Stockpile will hold other cryptoassets; - The US government won’t acquire more Stockpile Assets. Looks like someone explained to him the difference between Bitcoin and other cryptos😅

Imagine telling your grandkids, ‘I survived the 2020s’ — and watching them gasp 😂

Back in January, I wrote an article for @Cointelegraph pointing out the #Bitcoin CME futures gap between $77,900 and $80,000. It looks like the gap-filling time has come, and I take it as an opportunity 😉 What do you think? cointelegraph.com/news/bitco…

Impressed by the skyrocketing #altcoins this past month?🚀 Ohh just wait, there's much more to come in 2025. And good news: it won't necessarily imply #bitcoin slowing down 😉 Here's why 👇 forbes.com/sites/digital-ass…

For those who feel that #bitcoin price action is not as crazy as it was - we may expect more volatility in the near future. Or at least, that’s what @MicroStrategy’z 0% borrowings are signaling. Read on in Marie’s latest article for @ForbesCrypto 👇 forbes.com/sites/digital-ass…

It's easy to simply dismiss #Dogecoin 🐶 for being a frivolous fad. Much less easy is to admit that this #memecoin has become a true cultural and financial phenomenon. Even after 11 years and countless ups and downs, #DOGE is still standing strong. Here's Marie's new article for @ForbesCrypto where whe tries to decipher the Dogecoin phenomenon and measure the impact of decentralized communities on #crypto finance 👇 forbes.com/sites/digital-ass…

#Bitcoin watching at #BOnly, a thrilling experience to say the least 🤩 Well done, @alpinechain_xyz 👍

As BTC soars to its new all-time highs, the second edition of #BOnly by @alpinechain_xyz kicks off in Annecy 🏔️ A mind-expanding conference day exploring different facets of #Bitcoin: 🕵️‍♀️Digital privacy and how to achieve it, both from legal and technical perspectives - by the Swiss pirate @alexis_roussel ; 💵 The origins of money, from Mesopotamia to Bitcoin - by the Quebecer author @DavidStOnge ; 🏹 Assumetric defence in human history - by the Bitcoin bull @theomogenet ; 🏦 Debunking the fractional reserve banking myth - by the @Libre_et_Riche Mathieu Faraco; 💰A macroeconomic view of Bitcoin - by the economics professor @NathalieJanson1 . When so many perspectives converge on one subject, you know you face a real phenomenon - technological, economical, and societal ✨ And now, off to the evening part 🍷💃🏼🪩

Happy Monday, dear readers! D.Center's newsletter is back in a slightly new format. From now on, we'll be categorizing recent events that have marked the crypto world into 6 key areas: Macro 🌍: Interest rates, geopolitical issues, macroeconomic metrics Institutional 🏦: Crypto spot ETFs, TradFi adopting crypto Crypto Business 💼: CeFi, hashtag#Web3, and other ventures driving the crypto space Regulation ⚖️: Crypto-related legislation, political statements On-chain 🔗: DApps activity, hashtag#Bitcoin hashrate, blockchain stats Markets 📈: hashtag#Crypto prices, derivatives, sentiment We’d love to hear your thoughts, please don't hesitate to leave a feedback 🤓 Read on 👇 d.center/posts/new-crypto-in…

Donald Trump has just given a speech at #Bitcoin2024 conference. This is a historic event, not to mention the importance it holds for the BTC market, so here's a quick recap of his statements and promises - "Drill baby, drill": I will give you plenty of electricity for your miners - fire Gary Gensler [by far the most cheered on 👏] - appoint #Bitcoin advisory council that will help produce a crypto regulation in 100 days - no to CBDC - right to crypto self-custody - Bitcoin is not threatening the dollar, the behavior of the current administration is threatening the dollar - keep 100% of all #BTC the US government now holds as a strategic national stockpile [213k BTC currently] - commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road darknet marketplace All this is to be taken with a grain of salt, of course. Mr Trump is known for speaking too much, and he is yet to affront a Democratic nominee. However, the more these points are stated and debated, the more they solidify their presence in the US media space. They gain credibility, and this gives hope for the US crypto future, whoever wins in November.

Tomorrow, Donald Trump 🍊 is set to speak at the #Bitcoin2024 conference in Nashville. A presidential nominee at a #crypto conference is already remarkable in itself. However, the rumors surrounding this event are even more astonishing. Since @Dennis_Porter_ leaked the news about Trump’s “groundbreaking announcement” last week, the crypto space has been bracing itself. Citing “credible sources”, the Bitcoin advocate claimed that Trump would announce a “USA Bitcoin Strategic Reserve”. What's more, @SenLummis is now rumored to work on the corresponding Bill to be introduced to the Senate soon. What?! 🤯 Even the most optimistic bitcoiners wouldn’t dare to dream that big 🫣. Yet, this rumor quickly gained traction after being picked up by CNBC and Fox, making this idea seem like an intriguing possibility. What’s more, looking closely from Trump’s campaign standpoint, the idea might not be as far-fetched as it seems. Trump’s “Agenda 47” includes several economically contradictory points. For example, while aiming to end inflation, it also proposes a number of pro-inflationary policies: maintaining social security as is, increasing law enforcement spending, more tariffs on imports… With the dollar currently strong, these policies might fail to help raise the buying power of his main support base in the industrial heartland. However, with a weaker dollar 💵 to boost exports, this might be possible. One way to weaken the USD is to sell it on the open market 💸, preferably not against the currency of one of the US trading partners (their currency would strengthen, making imports pricier). In this situation, gold is one choice, and Bitcoin is another. While gold is already part of the US foreign reserves, #BTC could become a new tool in the monetary toolbox. Furthermore, if the US starts buying Bitcoin, it could encourage other nations to follow suit, boosting Bitcoin's value… …which would be great news for the US economy, since its #Bitcoin mining ⛏️ industry is already the world’s largest. Additionally, with the massive scaling of oil extraction (also part of Agenda 47), Bitcoin miners will have even more opportunities to mine using flared gas, oil’s by-product. Finally, this could all make sense, and even if the “USA Bitcoin reserve” rumor might remain just that—a rumor— the idea has been planted. No matter who wins the election 😉 #economy