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🎙️ The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 194

Date: December 14, 2025
Block Height: 927,886
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📰 News & Analysis (Dec 7 – Dec 14, 2025)
Macro & Markets

• Bitcoin dips below $90K as AI worries dent risk appetite — Reuters
  https://www.reuters.com/business/bitcoin-dips-below-90000-ai-worries-dent-risk-appetite-2025-12-11/

• Bitcoin and Ether whipsaw after Fed cut with hawkish tone — The Block
  https://www.theblock.co/post/382125/bitcoin-ether-whipsaw-fed-quarter-point-hawkish-cut
• Bitcoin’s 2025 rollercoaster may end on a low — Reuters
  https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/bitcoins-2025-rollercoaster-may-end-low-2025-12-09/
• Long-term Bitcoin holder sell pressure eases — CoinDesk
  https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/12/08/bitcoin-s-long-term-holders-hit-cyclical-low-as-sell-pressure-finally-eases/
• On-chain metrics show strong support near $80K — CoinDesk
  https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/12/12/these-three-metrics-show-bitcoin-found-strong-support-near-usd80-000/

ETFs, Indices & TradFi

• The Week On-Chain (Week 49): ETF outflows continue — Glassnode
  https://insights.glassnode.com/the-week-onchain-week-49-2025/

• Weekly Bitcoin Index Highlights — CF Benchmarks
  https://www.cfbenchmarks.com/blog/weekly-index-highlights-december-8-2025

• Spot Bitcoin ETF net outflow discussion — Equiti
  https://www.equiti.com/sc-en/news/crypto-hub/bitcoin-stalls-near-90k-as-traders-brace-for-the-fed/
• Global markets fund-flow snapshot — Reuters
  https://www.reuters.com/world/china/global-markets-flows-graphic-2025-12-08/
• Strategy remains in the Nasdaq 100 — Reuters
  https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/bitcoin-hoarder-company-strategy-remains-nasdaq-100-2025-12-13/
• MSCI crypto index exclusion backlash — Business Insider
  https://www.businessinsider.com/msci-crypto-index-bitcoin-treasury-strategy-btc-price-2025-12

Corporate Treasury & Price Targets

• Strategy buys nearly $1B worth of Bitcoin — Barron’s
  https://www.barrons.com/articles/strategy-stock-price-bitcoin-buy-1dce38e0

• Strategy holds Nasdaq 100 spot — CoinDesk
  https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/12/13/michael-saylor-s-strategy-hangs-on-to-spot-in-nasdaq-100-index/
• Standard Chartered halves Bitcoin price target — MarketWatch
  https://www.marketwatch.com/story/standard-chartered-is-finally-slashing-its-bitcoin-target-by-half-heres-why-3e7c726b
• Additional context on BTC target revisions — Business Insider
  https://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-price-prediction-btc-2026-forecast-standard-chartered-150k-2025-12

Regulation & Policy

• Senators make progress on sweeping crypto market bill — The Block
  https://www.theblock.co/post/382277/us-senators-make-real-progress-on-sweeping-crypto-market-bill-following-talks-with-bank-execs

• Gillibrand & Lummis push bipartisan momentum — The Block
  https://www.theblock.co/post/381924/nothing-holding-bill-democratic-sen-gillibrand-senate-advance-crypto-bill

• Teachers union urges withdrawal of crypto bill — The Block
  https://www.theblock.co/post/382009/teachers-union-crypto-market-structure-bill
• Crypto-focused national banks approved — Wall Street Journal
  https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/12/10/emb-till-8am-et-dec-10-blockstream-connects-lightning-and-liquid-for-faster-private-bitcoin-payments/

• Lightning Network capacity data — The Block Data
  https://www.theblock.co/data/on-chain-metrics/bitcoin/lightning-networks-capacity-daily

Mining & Energy

• Bitcoin difficulty chart & adjustment estimates — CoinWarz
  https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/difficulty-chart

• Mining revenue thin yet hashrate resilient — Bitcoin.com
  https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-mining-revenue-remains-thin-yet-hashrate-refuses-to-blink/
• AI and Bitcoin mining drive U.S. energy demand — Yahoo Finance
  https://finance.yahoo.com/news/america-thirsts-energy-amid-bitcoin-130500166.html

Adoption, Culture & History

• Block / Square discusses Bitcoin & Lightning payments — The Verge
  https://www.theverge.com/podcast/839062/square-product-chief-willem-ave-block-jack-dorsey-ai-bitcoin-crypto

• Football as crypto’s “gateway drug” — CoinDesk
  https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/12/12/from-wall-street-to-the-world-cup-how-football-became-crypto-s-biggest-gateway-drug/
• 15 years since Satoshi’s final public message — Tom’s Hardware
  https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-creator-satoshi-disappeared-on-this-day-15-years-ago-leaving-a-final-public-message-ive-moved-on-to-other-things-true-identity-of-satoshi-nakamoto-entity-remains-unknown

International & Geopolitics

• Crypto executives court Gulf capital — Wall Street Journal
  https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/crypto-industry-persian-gulf-states-22a0d3a1

• El Salvador partners with xAI for public schools — Associated Press
  https://apnews.com/article/a1c6e41b84cf5cfa8a9b20bd15dc12f3

Debate & Market Narratives

• “Bitcoin’s November crash was no accident” — MarketWatch
  https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bitcoins-november-crash-was-no-accident-7d0b0c04

• Bitcoin volatility hits extreme lows — Cointelegraph (via TradingView)
  https://www.tradingview.com/news/cointelegraph%3A1de8b4c64094b%3A0-bitcoin-extreme-low-volatility-to-end-amid-new-50k-btc-price-target/