Bitcoin adoption surge, mining difficulty ATH, Strike Europe, Square merchants - Ep.95

Today’s Bitcoin news!

PRICE UPDATE:

For the second day Bitcoin’s price is falling slowly from around $67k to around $64k. We are still in the range we’ve been in for almost two months. The next leg up should happen soon!

Bitcoin is ready… Are you? 🚀. POST: https://twitter.com/BTC_Archive/status/1783071211708108829

BULLISH:

JUST IN: #Bitcoin mining difficulty reaches a new ALL-TIME HIGH of 88.1 trillion 👀😮. POST: https://primal.net/e/note1ysu5spdcq9trevz9c8fk828y749dsgc9428kjz6ejvc4ydyhl5us8j09ut

What's the difference between Bitcoin mining hashrate and difficulty? ANSWER: https://www.perplexity.ai/search/whats-the-difference-txeo.LxJQueW82W8HAvAvg

THE TRUE VALUE OF BITCOIN:

NICO⚡️: This is NOT about the money, the wealth gained is a secondary affect. This is about the liberation of mankind from an evil so entrenched into the political and banking system that want us enslaved. This is a battle between good & evil and Bitcoin is our last hope to defeat them. POST: https://twitter.com/BITVOLT/status/1783124222086152556

ADOPTION:

Announcing Strike Europe 🇪🇺. Today, we're launching Strike Europe, expanding our full suite of products to all eligible European customers. Buy #bitcoin, free on-chain withdrawals, a full-featured Lightning wallet and more. Get the best of #Bitcoin with @Strike. When EU?!? Now 🫡. POST: https://twitter.com/jackmallers/status/1783162779328774554

Spot Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Get Official Approval in Hong Kong; 'Potential Fee War' Unfolding, Says Analyst. One of the issuers waived management fees for the first six months, undercutting rival offerings. ARTICLE: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/04/24/spot-bitcoin-ether-etfs-get-official-approval-in-hong-kong-potential-fee-war-unfolding-says-analyst/

Block lets Square merchants convert a part of their daily sales to bitcoin. ARTICLE: https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/24/block-now-lets-square-merchants-convert-a-part-of-their-daily-sales-to-bitcoin/

“MONEY LAUNDERING”:

Founders And CEO Of Cryptocurrency Mixing Service Arrested And Charged With Money Laundering And Unlicensed Money Transmitting Offenses.
ARTICLE: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/founders-and-ceo-cryptocurrency-mixing-service-arrested-and-charged-money-laundering
WEBSITE: https://samouraiwallet.com/

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) faces 3 years in prison after pleading guilty to violating money laundering laws - Reuters. POST: https://twitter.com/RadarHits/status/1783060199152013333

FIAT/GOVERNMENT NONSENSE:

Biden’s 2025 Budget: Highest Capital Gains Tax Rate in 100 Years. The Joe Biden Admin is accelerating the death of “USA Corp”, which is good for #Bitcoin. POST: https://twitter.com/YungGucciT/status/1783180494382739603

Biden is proposing a 44.6% capital gains tax, the highest ever, previously set by Jimmy Carter. Here's how that worked out for Jimmy Carter… POST: https://twitter.com/JoeConsorti/status/1783170866269802557

🚨🚨 JUST IN: 🇺🇸 President Biden officially signs bill to ban #TikTok unless its owner, ByteDance, agrees to sell the platform. HT/ FinancialWorldUpdates. POST: https://primal.net/e/note1clhvluznd3pza6qz9h8mdjm2x6cvm6dlc6yxu9ha5mflz2zt2w5saz8pmh

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Department of Transportation announces new rule for all airlines requiring automatic cash refunds if flights are canceled, delayed, or if luggage is lost. POST: https://primal.net/e/note17vyau6t4z69vk5gd9q6ryvkmdygeufncgp8st3x7sfl2n3mcc8fq7mnp2v

JUST IN: 🇷🇺 Russia to seize $440 million from JPMorgan. POST: https://primal.net/e/note1y773zejyphmujg39g24wpmdfda2ja8tfnk96wkxcpk2xxm7qynssp3zu4f

How I feel about politics… POST: https://primal.net/e/note17f60aazar3y6utzyjwwexe0ljmplxap0ngy4ju8sxqxmt7ctlp4s7c937q

CLOUD SEEDING REAL??:

Them "You conspiracy theorist, nobody is spraying anything into the clouds. SnowyHydro….. POST: https://twitter.com/PrinceySOV/status/1783180398991741110

Cloud seeding enhances snowfall over the Snowy Mountains during the cold months, increasing the amount of water available to produce clean, renewable energy. ARTICLE: https://www.snowyhydro.com.au/generation/cloud-seeding/

The United States pioneered cloud seeding in the mid 20th century. Today, China is the global leader in the field. Rainmaker provides freshwater for farms, watersheds, and ecosystems, fortifying growth and stewarding the natural world. WEBSITE: https://www.makerain.com/

“HODL UP” BITCOIN BOARD GAME:

2024 is going to be a historic year by any measure. I'm really thrilled to have a HODL UP edition to commemorate the Halving. Happy Hodling! POST: https://twitter.com/ScottLindberg93/status/1783182947161346305

ESCAPING THE COLLAPSE OF FIAT:

Stay ahead of the "tides of change" depends on the agility. POST: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ed-davidson-744b016_eddavidson-culture-money-ugcPost-7184582085733425153--_TW/

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