🇪🇺 NEW: The European Commissioner for Financial Stability makes the case for a Euro CBDC in Financial Times.

Says #Bitcoin is "volatile and, unlike a digital euro, is not backed by a central bank" and assures readers "that the digital euro is not a Big Brother project" 👀

This, except nothing ever gets destroyed.

🇸🇰 NEW: Slovakia to reduce #bitcoin  capital gains tax to 7% when held for at least 1 year 🔒

"Assuming a constant #Bitcoin  price of $30k, MicroStrategy buying $1.34B/year, and Tether buying $900M/year:

In 2023 the two entities absorb a combined 22.74% of annual supply.
In 2024, 32.11% of supply.
In 2025, 45.49% of supply.

There's not much Bitcoin left. Act accordingly."

- Samson Mow (@Excellion)

🇬🇧 JUST IN: UK passes bill into law recognizing #Bitcoin and crypto as regulated financial activity 👀

🟠 NEW: BREAKING: $4.5 trillion Fidelity officially refiles for spot #Bitcoin ETF 👀

🇪🇺 NEW: Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, advocates for a Euro #CBDC! 👀

They are not even hiding it anymore.

Yeah... don't mind me opting out on this one

🇬🇧 Nigel Farage, former leader of UK Brexit Party, says 7 banks have refused to let him have an account 🔒

Be your own bank, with #Bitcoin.

Financial services conglomerate Fidelity Investments has resubmitted its application for a Spot Bitcoin ETF!

https://www.btctimes.com/news/fidelity-resubmits-application-for-spot-bitcoin-etf

🚨 JUST IN: Bank of America, $BAC, is facing $100 billion in paper losses in bond markets, according to Financial Times 👀

These losses are reportedly due to interest rate increases, the same reason that $SIVB and $FRC collapsed.

The effects of rapidly rising interest rates are just starting.

NEW: $1.5 trillion asset manager Franklin Templeton said that if a spot #Bitcoin ETF is approved, it will open up "a new access point" for traditional portfolios 📊

💥 BREAKING: SEC informes applications for spot Bitcoin ETF may not be sufficiently clear 👀

The SEC has informed exchanges Nasdaq and Cboe, which filed the spot #Bitcoin ETF applications on behalf of asset managers including BlackRock and Fidelity Investments, that the filings aren’t sufficiently clear and comprehensive - WSJ

When asked what scares him the most about Bitcoin adoption, MIchael Saylor seized the opportunity to explain why he's a #Bitcoin Maximalist.

The enlightenment of #Bitcoin

🔺 JUST IN: Forbes: "SEC’s feedback on #Bitcoin spot ETFs is more speed bump than stop sign."

🇬🇧 NEW: UK Bank refuses to give customer his own money.