The Bitcoin Group #501 - Bitcoin Roars Back: $79K, Broken Forks & Broken Wallets

Bitcoin is everywhere now. But nobody is giving it away.FEATURING:Darren (https://x.com/thecryptodonkey)Victoria Jones (https://x.com/satoshis_page)Thomas Hunt (https://x.com/madbitcoins)THIS  WEEK:Bitcoin tops $80,000: 'Crypto winter is close to being over'https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/bitcoin-tops-80000-crypto-winter-is-close-to-being-over-173224980.htmlSource: YahooBillionaire Coinbase CEO Boasts That He Would Never Donate to Charityhttps://futurism.com/future-society/billionaire-coinbase-ceo-brian-miller-charity-philanthropy-cryptoSource: Futurism—-Williamson County  Bitcoin ATM scams cost Tennesseans more than $15M in 2025, and victims are still fighting backhttps://www.newschannel5.com/news/state/tennessee/williamson-county/bitcoin-atm-scams-cost-tennesseans-more-than-15m-in-2025-and-victims-are-still-fighting-backSource: News Channel"It’s all me" - Gal Gadot defends her performance in the upcoming AI-assisted film Bitcoinhttps://www.sportskeeda.com/us/podcasts/news-it-s-me-gal-gadot-defends-performance-upcoming-ai-assisted-film-bitcoinSource: Sports KeedaInside the English soccer club betting its future on Bitcoinhttps://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/09/03/inside-the-english-soccer-club-betting-its-future-on-bitcoin.htmlSource: CNBCFYI - old friends suddenly messaging you wanting to have a meeting means their account got hacked and the hacker is using AI to phish the replies.https://x.com/madbitcoins/status/2094822655862227326?s=46Source: Twitter | @madbitcoins___________________________________________________________________________World Crypto Network https://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/On This Day in World Crypto Network Historyhttps://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/onthisday/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Please Subscribe to our Youtube Channelhttps://m.youtube.com/channel/UCR9gdpWisRwnk_k23GsHf

Can Michael Saylor recast Bitcoin in his own image? Maybe Paul Sztorc can.FEATURING:Adam Meister(https://x.com/techbalt)Victoria Jones (https://x.com/satoshis_page)Thomas Hunt (https://x.com/madbitcoins)THIS  WEEK:Billionaire predicts Bitcoin could beat gold and hit $1 millionhttps://www.thestreet.com/crypto/markets/billionaire-predicts-bitcoin-could-beat-gold-and-hit-1-millionSource: The StreetBitcoin’s ECX Fork Is Coming: When It Hits and Who Gets Free Coinshttps://news.bitcoin.com/featured/bitcoins-ecx-fork-is-coming-when-it-hits-and-who-gets-free-coins/Source: News BitcoinBitcoin Gains Regulatory Ground as Crypto Rules Remain Unsettled for CLARITY Acthttps://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/bitcoin-gains-regulatory-ground-crypto-104847814.htmlSource: YahooMichael Saylor Calls for a 'Bitcoin Reformation' Beyond Orthodoxyhttps://news.bitcoin.com/featured/michael-saylor-calls-for-a-bitcoin-reformation-beyond-orthodoxy/Source: News BitcoinThe Whale PassGeorge explains to Jerry why Bitcoin is the people's money: decentralised, equal, no hierarchy, no elites.https://x.com/mandelduck/status/2093267116765904985?s=46Source: Twitter | @mandelduckThe Mempool Nazi:https://x.com/mandelduck/status/2093266659066732976?s=46Source: Twitter | @mandelduck___________________________________________________________________________World Crypto Network https://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/On This Day in World Crypto Network Historyhttps://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/onthisday/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Please Subscribe to our Youtube Channelhttps://m.youtube.com/channel/UCR9gdpWisRwnk_k23GsHf

Bitcoin woke up swinging—and somehow the price wasn’t even the wildest part.FEATURING:Jesse Cervantes (https://x.com/dr_orangepill)Victoria Jones (https://x.com/satoshis_page)Thomas Hunt (https://x.com/madbitcoins)THIS  WEEK:Bitcoin Rally Tops $79,000Source: https://www.investors.com/news/bitcoin-price-3-month-high-79000-treasury-bonds-short-squeeze-bitcoin-etfs-crypto-stocks/Strategy’s USD Reserve Hits $4.8 BillionSource: https://www.theblock.co/news/business/2026-08-17-michael-saylor-strategy-btc-411942BIP-110 Supporters Split Onto Minority ChainSource: https://www.theblock.co/news/ecosystems/2026-08-08-bitcoins-bip-110-supporters-split-onto-minority-chain-as-main-network-pulls-ahead-411213Coldcard Losses Climb Above 1,700 BTCSource:https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/coldcard-exploit-abates-as-total-losses-climb-to-at-least-1700-btcTrump Agencies Advance Crypto Policy as CLARITY StallsSource: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-agencies-set-crypto-policy-bill-stalls-limiting-industrys-gains-2026-08-18/___________________________________________________________________________World Crypto Network https://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/On This Day in World Crypto Network Historyhttps://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/onthisday/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Please Subscribe to our Youtube Channelhttps://m.youtube.com/channel/UCR9gdpWisRwnk_k23GsHf

A terrible day for crypto self custody.FEATURING:Robert Allen (https://x.com/satoshisound)Victoria Jones (https://x.com/satoshis_page)Thomas Hunt (https://x.com/madbitcoins)THIS  WEEK:This is worse than any previous Bitcoin exchange hack. It is arguably one of the worst things that could happen.The popular hardware wallet COLDCARD has a faulty random number generator (RNG). Funds are being drained from ordinary users’ hardware wallets as you read this.https://x.com/callebtc/status/2083169923904180331?s=20Source: Twitter | @callebtcBitMEX and BitMart may be first casualties of crypto trading slumphttps://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/28/bitmex-and-bitmart-may-be-first-casualties-of-crypto-trading-slumpSource: CoindeskApple Responds to Lawsuit Over Fake Bitcoin Wallet Scam in App Storehttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/25/apple-app-store-fake-bitcoin-wallet-lawsuit/Source: MacRumorsCoinbase CEO has a radical fix for America's $36 trillion debthttps://www.thestreet.com/crypto/markets/coinbase-ceo-has-a-radical-fix-for-americas-36-trillion-debtSource: The Street___________________________________________________________________________World Crypto Network https://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/On This Day in World Crypto Network Historyhttps://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/onthisday/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Please Subscribe to our Youtube Channelhttps://m.youtube.com/channel/UCR9gdpWisRwnk_k23GsHf

Everyone is selling. There is blood in the streets. But someone is buying…Ben Arc (https://x.com/arc_btc)Thomas Hunt (https://x.com/madbitcoins)THIS  WEEK:$62,060 / $1 = 1,611 SAT  - Bitcoinalhttps://bitcoinal.com/MicroStrategy Abandons ‘HODL,’ Authorizes $1.25B Bitcoin Sale to Fund Dividends - Barron'shttps://www.barrons.com/articles/microstrategy-bitcoin-sale-dividends-510346f0Bitcoin whale wallets keep selling, mounting pressure on BTC’s price trajectoryhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/bitcoin-whale-wallets-keep-selling-mounting-pressure-on-btc-s-price-trajectory/ar-AA2785zkPopular K-pop company behind BTS merch sells all its Bitcoinhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/popular-k-pop-company-behind-bts-merch-sells-all-its-bitcoin/ar-AA279rpfTether freezes $1.4M USDT in 131 TRON wallets l... | Pluanghttps://pluang.com/en/news-feed/tether-bekukan-usdt-di-131-dompet-tron-terkait-isis-kTrump says he didn't know about family's lucrative crypto ventureshttps://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/02/trump-family-crypto-business-cnbc-interview/90789852007/Bitcoin ETF News: Inflows Hit $221M as 10-Day Outflow Streak Endshttps://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/bitcoin-etf-news-inflows-hit-105959495.htmlMetaplanet Adds 2,823 Bitcoin in Q2 as Buying Pace Cools - Decrypthttps://decrypt.co/372670/metaplanet-adds-2823-bitcoin-in-q2-as-buying-pace-coolsWhy Bitcoin Jumped towards $62,000 and What Could Carry It to $70,000https://beincrypto.com/why-bitcoin-jumped-62000-70000/___________________________________________________________________________World Crypto Network https://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/On This Day in World Crypto Network Historyhttps://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/onthisday/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Please Subscribe to our Youtube Channelhttps://m.youtube.com/channel/UCR9gdpWisRwnk_k23GsHf

ailors woes continue but is a bottom near?Ben Arc (https://x.com/arc_btc)Victoria Jones (https://x.com/satoshis_page)Thomas Hunt (https://www.twitter.com/madbitcoins)THIS  WEEK:Quant fund says bitcoin is near a major inflection point as rare onchain signals alignhttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/25/quant-fund-says-bitcoin-is-near-a-major-inflection-point-as-rare-onchain-signals-alignSource: CoindeskMichael Saylor's Strategy faces no easy way out as bitcoin prices continue to drophttps://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/michael-saylors-strategy-faces-no-easy-way-out-as-bitcoin-prices-continue-to-drop-112328170.htmlSource: YahooMorgan Stanley’s Bitcoin Executive Says Education — Not Products — Is Wall Street’s Real Obstaclehttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/morgan-stanley-bitcoin-executive-educationSource: Bitcoin MagazineBlackRock Launches New Bitcoin ETF Combining BTC Exposure With Covered Call Incomehttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/blackrock-launches-new-bitcoin-etfSource: Bitcoin MagazineBitcoin ETFs see record investor flight as the cryptocurrency hits lowest levels since 2024https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/bitcoin-etfs-see-record-investor-flight-as-the-cryptocurrency-hits-new-2024-lows.htmlSource: CNBCNew Documentary ‘Bitcoin Season’ Charts Bitcoin’s Push Into the NBAhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-season-charts-bitcoins-in-the-nbaSource: Bitcoin Magazine__________________________________________________________________________________World Crypto Network https://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/On This Day in World Crypto Network Historyhttps://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/onthisday/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Please Subscribe to our Youtube Channelhttps://m.youtube.com/channel/UCR9gdpWisRwnk_k23GsHf

The price is terrible this week but it has all happened before.Ben Arc (https://x.com/arc_btc)Robert Allen (https://x.com/satoshisound)Adam from Starship Schrodingers Destiney  Thomas Hunt (https://www.twitter.com/madbitcoins)THIS  WEEK:Bitcoin cracks $60,000, sinking to lowest level since October 2024https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/06/05/bitcoin-dismal-week-price-below-all-time-high-crypto-investors.htmlSource: CNBCMichael Saylor's Strategy sold 32 bitcoin for $2.5 million to fund dividend paymentshttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/01/strategy-sold-32-btc-for-usd2-5-million-in-late-may-filing-showsSource: CoindeskTrump Media (DJT) Moves to Sell Bitcoin as Losses Reach $455 Millionhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/trump-media-djt-moves-to-sell-bitcoin-as-losses-reach-455-millionSource: Bitcoin MagazineBitcoin's star fades, as investors flock to lustre of AI and megacap IPOshttps://www.reuters.com/business/finance/bitcoins-star-fades-investors-flock-lustre-ai-megacap-ipos-2026-06-05/Source: ReutersStandard Chartered's crypto bull sticks to $100,000 bitcoin call despite 'painful' weekhttps://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/standard-chartereds-crypto-bull-sticks-100000-bitcoin-call-despite-painful-week-2026-06-04/Source: ReutersRetired Couple Loses $76,000 Life Savings to Bitcoin ATM Scam, Sues Bitcoin Depot in Federal Courthttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/retired-couple-sues-bitcoin-depot-in-courtSource: Bitcoin MagazineBitcoin Billionaire Books First SpaceX Mars Missionhttps://decrypt.co/368804/bitcoin-billionaire-spacex-mars?amp=1Source: DecryptBitcoin ATMs: The Canary in the Coal Minehttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/bitcoin-atms-the-canary-in-the-coal-mineSource: Bitcoin Magazine__________________________________________________________________________________World Crypto Network https://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/On This Day in World Crypto Network Historyhttps://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/onthisday/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Please Subscribe to our Youtube Channelhttps://m.youtube.com/channel/UCR9gdpWisRwnk_k23GsHf

Take a picture with your favorite Bitcoin ATM, cause they’ll be gone soonBen Arc (https://x.com/arc_btc)Thomas Hunt (https://www.twitter.com/madbitcoins)THIS  WEEK:Michael Saylor says Bitcoin has bottomed, calls market a ‘spring’ phasehttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/investment/michael-saylor-says-bitcoin-has-bottomed-calls-market-a-spring-phase/ar-AA23PyAlSource: MSNMark Cuban Says He Sold Most of His Bitcoinhttps://decrypt.co/368678/mark-cuban-sold-most-his-bitcoin?amp=1Source: DecryptU.S. Lawmaker Unveils Bill to Codify Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, Draws Bipartisan Support https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/mark-cuban-prefers-bananas-over-bitcoin-here-s-why/vi-AA23g7IRSource: MSNU.S. Lawmaker Unveils Bill to Codify Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, Draws Bipartisan Support https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/us-bill-codify-strategic-bitcoin-reserveSpaceX is sitting on a massive hoard of bitcoinhttps://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-bitcoin-holding-ipo-filing-elon-musk-2026-5Source: Business Insider—-Billionaire Novogratz Fights $100 Million Fee on Dud Crypto Dealhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-21/billionaire-novogratz-fights-100-million-fee-on-dud-crypto-deal?embedded-checkout=trueSource: BloombergBitcoin Depot Goes Bankrupt, Signaling Demise of Crypto ATMshttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-18/bitcoin-depot-goes-bankrupt-signaling-demise-of-crypto-atms?embedded-checkout=trueSource: Bloomberg Retired Covina couple speaks out after being scammed out of $845,000, losing their life savingshttps://abc7.com/amp/post/elderly-covina-couple-loses-tens-thousands-dollars-scam-cost-life-savings/19144580/Source: ABC 7Bitcoin ATM Firm CoinFlip Blasts 'Meritless' Lawsuit as Missouri Demands Restitution for Seniorshttps://decrypt.co/368606/bitcoin-atm-coinflip-blasts-meritless-lawsuit-missouri-restitution-seniors?amp=1Source: Decrypt Tech Workers, Long Treated Like Aristocracy, Are Now Human Wastehttps://futurism.com/future-society/tech-workers-human-wasteSource: Futurism__________________________________________________________________________________World Crypto Network https://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/On This Day in World Crypto Network Historyhttps://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/onthisday/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Please Subscribe to our Youtube Channelhttps://m.youtube.com/channel/UCR9gdpWisRwnk_k23GsHf

The crypto industry is all grown up, but still having parties with strippers.FEATURING:Victoria Jones (https://x.com/satoshis_page)Thomas Hunt (https://www.twitter.com/madbitcoins)THIS  WEEK:Consensus 2026 Afterparty at Strip Club Sparks Backlashhttps://ourcryptotalk.com/news/consensus-2026-afterparty-at-strip-club-faces-backlashSource: Our Crypto Talk1/ This year’s official @consensus2026 closing party by @CoinDesk was a massive step backwardhttps://x.com/theweb3jess/status/2052889649006194984?s=46Source: Twitter | @theweb3jessYou know we’re down bad when crypto bro had to pocket the strippers cash off the dance platformhttps://x.com/brookejlacey/status/2053196312091427119?s=46Source: Twitter | brookejlaceyBREAKING: Video gone viral of crypto bro pissing himself at notorious Miami nightclub Elleven during the Consensus afterpartyhttps://x.com/cryptosmiff/status/2053175297818911145?s=46Source: Twitter | @cryptosmiffBitcoin Shrugs Off CLARITY Gains as Institutions Sell Amid Surging Treasury Yieldshttps://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/bitcoin-shrugs-off-clarity-gains-130030801.htmlSource: Yahoo | FinanceSudden Bitcoin Price Surge Fuels Huge $16 Trillion ‘Supercycle’ Predictionhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2026/05/05/sudden-bitcoin-price-surge-fuels-huge-16-trillion-supercycle-prediction/Source: ForbesMichael Saylor says remarks about selling Bitcoin were intended to jam short-sellers and ‘haters’https://fortune.com/2026/05/08/michael-saylor-mstr-strategy-microstrategy-bitcoin-sales-short-sellers-haters/Source: FortuneCoinbase Outage Disrupts Crypto Trading and Transfers Amid Amazon Service Failurehttps://decrypt.co/367268/coinbase-outage-disrupts-crypto-trading-transfers-amazon-failure?amp=1Source: DecryptWe talked to the man who says Claude helped recover $400,000 worth of bitcoin locked in wallet for over a decadehttps://sherwood.news/crypto/claude-helped-recover-400-000-worth-of-bitcoin-locked-in-wallet-for-over-a-decadeSource: SherwoodNostr Mail | The Open Protocol for Decentralized Email - The first decentralized email protocol powered by Nostr. Own your identity, your keys, and your inbox. No central authority. No gatekeepershttps://x.com/nono2357/status/2053312368617083048?s=46Source: Twitter | @nono2357__________________________________________________________________________________World Crypto Network https://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/On This Day in World Crypto Network Historyhttps://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/onthisday/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Please Subscribe to our Youtube Channelhttps://m.youtube.com/channel/UCR9gdpWisRwnk_k23GsHf

Never say never again. Saylor backs downFEATURING:Daniel Cawrey (https://x.com/danielcawrey)Thomas Hunt (https://www.twitter.com/madbitcoins)THIS  WEEK:Billionaire Michael Saylor said he would never sell bitcoin. After 3 straight quarterly losses, he's changing his mindhttps://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/billionaire-michael-saylor-said-never-170500436.htmlSource: YahooMichael Saylor Backtracks From Sell a Kidney Stance to Selling Bitcoinhttps://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/michael-saylor-backtracks-sell-kidney-124329613.htmlSource: YahooBitcoin's Biggest Buyer Just Said He Might Sell It. Should You?https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/bitcoins-biggest-buyer-just-said-105000495.htmlSource: YahooTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent Says the US Is Targeting Iran’s Access to Cryptohttps://cryptopotato.com/treasury-secretary-scott-bessent-says-the-us-is-targeting-irans-access-to-crypto/Source: Crypto PotatoWestern Union Launches USDPT Stablecoin on Solana via Anchorage Digitalhttps://decrypt.co/366677/western-union-usdpt-stablecoin-solana-anchorage-digital?amp=1Source: DecryptSamourai Wallet Founder Writes From Prison Asking Bitcoin Community For Help — Family Is Out Of Optionshttps://www.tradingview.com/news/newsbtc:14950b26e094b:0-samourai-wallet-founder-writes-from-prison-asking-bitcoin-community-for-help-family-is-out-of-options/Source: Trading ViewBitcoin Price Crashes Near Zero on Revolut, Blamed on Third-Party Service Disruptionhttps://decrypt.co/367258/bitcoin-price-crashes-near-zero-revolut-third-party-disruption?amp=1Source: DecryptBitcoin Price Surge Incoming? Tom Lee Says 'Crypto Spring' Is Here Amid 2027 'Biggest Rally Ever' Predictionhttps://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/bitcoin-price-surge-incoming-tom-143215537.htmlSource: YahooCampaigners drop bid to make Swiss National Bank hold bitcoinhttps://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/campaigners-drop-bid-make-swiss-national-bank-hold-bitcoin-2026-05-08/Source: ReutersSan Antonio to post warnings at Bitcoin ATMs after rise in cryptocurrency scamshttps://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-to-post-warnings-at-bitcoin-atms-after-rise-in-cryptocurrency-scams/Source: San Antonio ReportCaller posing as cop told a Connecticut woman she had a warrant for her arrest — it cost her $14,000https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/connecticut-bitcoin-scam-fake-police-call-14k-22240438.phpSource: CT InsiderGeorgia inmate accused of targeting Lindale woman in $13k bitcoin scamhttps://www.kltv.com/2026/05/07/georgia-inmate-accused-targeting-lindale-woman-13k-bitcoin-scam/Source: KL TV__________________________________________________________________________________World Crypto Network https://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/On This Day in World Crypto Network Historyhttps://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/onthisday/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Please Subscribe to our Youtube Channelhttps://m.youtube.com/channel/UCR9gdpWisRwnk_k23GsHf