🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 224 Date: July 12, 2026 Block Height: 957731 Moscow Time: 1560 Fees: 1 / 1 /1   In this episode: In this episode of The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast, we examine why Bitcoin’s price may be stuck in one of its longest consolidations while the network’s underlying infrastructure continues to strengthen. We cover the latest ETF flows, Strategy’s Bitcoin sale and what it means for corporate treasury models, the CLARITY Act, the new U.S. CBDC ban, quantum-computing preparedness, privacy advancements, global adoption, and the biggest themes from the Bitcoin podcast universe. The bear market may be testing conviction, but the long-term foundations of Bitcoin continue to advance.   Bitcoin Fortress YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Bitcoin Fortress Substack Featured Post: A Bitcoin Way of Life - Week 8 https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/a-bitcoin-way-of-life-week-8   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle The Architecture of Money Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (July 5, 2026 – July 12, 2026) Market structure, price and ETF flows Bitcoin’s $60,000–$70,000 range becomes its third-longest consolidation U.S. Bitcoin ETFs break a ten-day negative streak Analysts say holder capitulation may signal a late-stage bear market Bitcoin’s July gains face weak U.S. demand Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their worst month since launch in June The behavioral mistake hurting Bitcoin ETF investors Strategy, digital credit and corporate Bitcoin Strategy sells 3,588 Bitcoin for approximately $216 million Strategy reports an $8.3 billion quarterly loss Strategy sells Bitcoin after announcing its new capital playbook Metaplanet explores Bitcoin-backed digital credit in Japan Metaplanet announces its Bitcoin-backed credit study Washington, regulation and financial control New Senate CLARITY Act draft may arrive within days The CLARITY Act and Congress’s approaching summer deadline Four-year Federal Reserve CBDC prohibition becomes law Housing legislation containing the CBDC prohibition passes into law SEC prepares its Regulation Crypto proposal New Hampshire rejects a $100 million Bitcoin-backed municipal bond Additional details on the rejected New Hampshire Bitcoin bond Security, quantum risk and privacy Crypto firms prepare for the quantum-computing threat BitGo announces quantum-risk management controls BitGo adds quantum-risk controls to Bitcoin custody SLP 753 — Dan Gould on Payjoin and Bitcoin privacy Global adoption and financial infrastructure Russia’s Alfa-Bank plans Bitcoin trading and custody Swift launches a blockchain ledger with 17 banks Japan’s domestic-investment push may support Bitcoin and gold Bitcoin podcast universe Stephan Livera Podcast SLP 753 — Payjoin DevKit with Dan Gould SLP 752 — Fedimint, community custody and Bitcoin in South Africa