The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast - Episode 190
November 16, 2025
Block Height 923910 | Moscow Time 1062 | Fees 3/4/5
Market, Macro & Price Action
Bitcoin in ‘bear market regime’ as cryptocurrency falls below $95,000 – Yahoo Finance
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-in-bear-market-regime-as-cryptocurrency-falls-below-95000-164138043.html Yahoo Finance
Bitcoin sinks to six-month low as risk-off sentiment persists – Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/bitcoin-slides-six-month-low-risk-off-tone-grips-markets-2025-11-14/ Reuters
Bitcoin Drops to Six-Month Low amid Bear Market Sell-Off – AlphaSpread
https://www.alphaspread.com/market-news/stock-movements/bitcoin-drops-to-six-month-low-amid-bear-market-sell-off www.alphaspread.com
Bitcoin falls 10% after Federal Reserve rate cut – Yahoo Finance
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-falls-10-federal-rate-104900693.html Yahoo Finance
Bitcoin Downturn Seeps Into Crypto Treasury Space – PYMNTS
https://www.pymnts.com/cryptocurrency/2025/bitcoin-downturn-seeps-into-crypto-treasury-space/ PYMNTS.com
US Government Reopening and Crypto Market Rebound – AInvest
https://www.ainvest.com/news/government-reopening-crypto-market-rebound-policy-shifts-institutional-moves-2511/ AInvest
Crypto News Today: US Government Shutdown Ends as Crypto Progress Continues – LiveBitcoinNews
https://www.livebitcoinnews.com/crypto-news-today-us-government-shutdown-ends-as-crypto-progress-continues-more-upside-ahead/ Live Bitcoin News
Crypto Market Trends – November 9, 2025 – Binance
https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/11-09-2025-binance-market-update-crypto-market-trends-november-9-2025-32148191570826 Binance
Bitcoin Crashes Under $97,000 as Nearly $1B in Longs Get Wiped Out – CastleCrypto
https://castlecrypto.gg/news/bitcoin-crashes-under-97000-as-nearly-1b-in-longs-get-wiped-out/ Castle Crypto
ETFs, Flows & Institutions
Bitcoin ETFs Swing by $800M in 24 Hours as Traders Brace for CPI Shock – CryptoSlate
https://cryptoslate.com/bitcoin-etfs-swing-by-800m-in-24-hours-as-traders-brace-for-cpi-shock/ CryptoSlate
Bitcoin ETF Inflows Spike as Market Confidence Creeps Back – CryptoDnes
https://cryptodnes.bg/en/bitcoin-etf-inflows-spike-as-market-confidence-creeps-back/ CryptoDnes.bg
Bitcoin ETF Inflows Hit $524M as BlackRock’s IBIT Leads Surge – TradingNews
https://www.tradingnews.com/news/bitcoin-btc-usd-etf-inflows-surge-to-524m-usd-blackrocks-ibit-dominate Trading News
US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Dashboard – SoSoValue
https://m.sosovalue.com/assets/etf/us-btc-spot SoSoValue
Bitcoin ETF Flows [Table & Chart] – Bitbo
https://bitbo.io/treasuries/etf-flows/ Bitbo
Bitcoin ETFs See $492M Outflow as XRP and Solana Attract Inflows – KuCoin News
https://www.kucoin.com/news/flash/bitcoin-etfs-see-492m-outflow-as-xrp-and-solana-attract-inflows KuCoin
Mining & Infrastructure
Bitcoin Miners Must Own Power or Die Trying Before Next Halving, MARA CEO Says – CoinDesk
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/11/11/bitcoin-miners-must-own-power-or-die-trying-before-next-halving-mara-ceo-says CoinDesk
Bitcoin Mining Stock Prices Plummet, Lose $8 Billion in One Day – Yahoo Finance
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-mining-stock-prices-plummet-230251529.html Yahoo Finance
Trump Brothers-Backed American Bitcoin Swings to Profit on Margin Expansion – Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/business/trump-brothers-backed-american-bitcoins-quarterly-revenue-more-than-doubles-2025-11-14/ Reuters
Scaramuccis Led $220 Million Investment in Crypto Mining Firm Tied to President’s Family – Fortune
https://fortune.com/2025/11/15/aj-scaramucci-anthony-scaramucci-solari-capital-american-bitcoin-trump-crypto-empire/ Fortune
Cloud Mining in 2025: An Overview of FY Energy and Market Alternatives – CryptoNinjas
https://www.cryptoninjas.net/news/cloud-mining-in-2025-an-overview-of-fy-energy-and-market-alternatives/ CryptoNinjas
Adoption, Lightning & Payments
SoFi Rolls Out Crypto Trading as Digital Asset Gold Rush Draws Lenders – Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/technology/sofi-rolls-out-crypto-trading-digital-asset-gold-rush-draws-lenders-2025-11-11/ Reuters
Jack Dorsey’s Cash App Enables Bitcoin Lightning and Stablecoin Payments – The Block / Yahoo Finance
https://www.theblock.co/post/378837/jack-dorseys-cash-app-enables-bitcoin-lightning-and-stablecoin-payments The Block
Mirror: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jack-dorsey-brings-bitcoin-lightning-005813330.html Yahoo Finance
Square Enables Bitcoin Payments for Merchants with Lightning Network Integration – Bitget / Coinspeaker
https://www.bitget.com/news/detail/12560605056472 Bitget
Bitcoin Lightning Network Usage Statistics 2025: Growth & Adoption – Coinlaw
https://coinlaw.io/bitcoin-lightning-network-usage-statistics/ CoinLaw
Lightning Network Gets ‘Real Bitcoin’ Reality Check – Protos
https://protos.com/lightning-network-gets-real-bitcoin-reality-check/ Protos
Lightning Thursday! November 13, 2025 – r/Bitcoin
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1ovulnq/lightning_thursday_november_13_2025_explore_the/ Reddit
Adopting Bitcoin 2025 (Conference, El Salvador) – CoinPedia Events
https://events.coinpedia.org/adopting-bitcoin-2025-7358/ Coinpedia Events
Crypto News Catch Up | Nov. 9–15, 2025 – BitPinas
https://bitpinas.com/cryptocurrency/news-nov-15/ BitPinas
Regulation, Enforcement & Policy
Chinese Fraud Mastermind Jailed in UK for Laundering Bitcoin – Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/chinese-fraud-mastermind-jailed-uk-laundering-bitcoin-2025-11-11/ Reuters
SEC Chair Paul Atkins Details New Crypto Rulebook – Coingape (roundup incl. Saylor rumor)
https://coingape.com/sec-chair-paul-atkins-details-new-crypto-rulebook/ CoinGape
The SEC’s No-Action Letter on Crypto Custody: What Advisers and Funds Need to Know – IQ-EQ
https://iqeq.com/insights/the-secs-no-action-letter-on-crypto-custody-what-advisers-and-funds-need-to-know/ IQ-EQ
Weekly Blockchain Blog – November 2025 #2 – JD Supra
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/weekly-blockchain-blog-november-2025-2-9192544/ JD Supra
Latest in China’s Crypto Crackdown – Galaxy Digital Research
https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/latest-in-chinas-crypto-crackdown Galaxy
Sentiment & Media
Strategy’s Michael Saylor Has a Message for Bitcoin Investors as Its Price Falls – Investopedia
https://www.investopedia.com/strategy-s-michael-saylor-has-a-message-for-bitcoin-investors-as-its-price-falls-11849689 Investopedia
I Asked ChatGPT Where Bitcoin Is Headed in 2026. Here’s What It Said. – Nasdaq
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/i-asked-chatgpt-where-bitcoin-headed-2026-heres-what-it-said Nasdaq
Podcast Links (Referenced in Themes)
What Bitcoin Did – “What It Really Means to Be Sovereign | SeedSigner”
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-it-really-means-to-be-sovereign-seedsigner/id1482455669?i=1000736413837 Apple Podcasts
What Bitcoin Did – “Bitcoin Power Law: The End of Exponential Growth”
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-power-law-the-end-of-exponential-growth/id1482455669?i=1000736091582 Apple Podcasts
Stephan Livera Podcast – “Bitcoin Adoption in Mexico and Aureo with Gustavo Flores | SLP701”
https://stephanlivera.com/episode/701/ Stephan Livera
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast – “#681: The Health Insurance Death Spiral Is Here”
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/681-the-health-insurance-death-spiral-is-here-with/id1292381204?i=1000736114966 Apple Podcasts
The Breakdown – “Bitcoin’s $100K Test and the Return of Stimmy Checks”
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/bitcoins-%24100k-test-and-the-return-of-stimmy-checks/id1438693620?i=1000736259435 Apple Podcasts
Milk Road Podcast – “Why Bitcoin’s Next Big Move Could Be $180K, Not $80K” (series page)
https://milkroad.com/podcast/bitcoin-og-explains-why-crypto-was-built-for-ai-not-humans-how-to-profit-from-it-erik-voorhees-TsL0dgPkjb8/ Milk Road
Featured Substack Post:
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/when-ai-eats-wall-street
Bitcoin Fortress Books:
Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners
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