POLITICS: 🇺🇸 Florida Governor to prohibit CDBC if Congress approves the use of it.

"they want to make that (CBDC) the sole currency (...) and I guarantee you if they are able to ever get away with that they will impose ESG and Social Credit Scores onto that and that's going to be a huge reduction in freedom for people in this country."

- Ron DeSantis

Microstrategy's #Bitcoin holding keeps going up 🚀

Microstrategy ($MSTR) Bitcoin holding has increased every quarter since August 2020.

Source: https://twitter.com/thepowerfulhrv/status/1653550640382214144

💥 BREAKING: #Bitcoin hashrate hits all-time high! 🚀

With over 439,000,000,000,000,000,000x computations every second Bitcoin hashrate hit an all-time high.

Gradually, and then suddenly.

💥 JUST IN: #Bitcoin is settling more transactions than ever before!

While the traditional financial system suffers several bank failures, Bitcoin adoption keeps growing.

Steady.

BITCOIN: Incoming negative difficulty adjustment? 🤔

"In #Bitcoin history, it has seen roughly only 43 negative difficulty adjustments. We're about to see another tomorrow. Feature not a bug."

- James V. Straten

🔗 Credit: https://twitter.com/jimmyvs24/status/1653713410968657920

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🇺🇸 POLITICS: Presidential candidate and environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy Jr supports Bitcoin mining!

"Cryptocurrencies, led by Bitcoin, along with other crypto technologies, are a major innovation engine. It is a mistake for the U.S. government to hobble the industry and drive innovation elsewhere. Biden’s proposed 30% tax on cryptocurrency mining is a bad idea."

- Robert F. Kennedy Jr

🔗 Source: https://twitter.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/1653808786577010697

🌎 The role of Bitcoin in political agendas is rising worldwide, especially in places like LATAM.

“Many countries in Latin America will be adopting #Bitcoin. El Salvador is the first, but we know that many other countries in the region are starting to look towards it."

- Samson Mow

⛓ Source: https://twitter.com/JAN3com/status/1653809067071090701

🟠 JUST IN: Bhutan Plans a $500 Million Fund for Bitcoin Mining in the Himalayas ⛏

"Bitdeer Technologies Group and Druk Holding & Investments, the commercial arm of the Royal Government of Bhutan, announced a strategic partnership to develop environmentally sustainable, carbon-free digital asset mining operations in the Kingdom of Bhutan."

🔗 Full note: https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bhutan-plans-a-500-million-fund-for-bitcoin-mining-in-the-himalayas/

If you’re planning on stifling innovation for your country, take notes.

The Biden Administration proposes a 30% tax on energy usage by Bitcoin miners.

https://www.btctimes.com/news/biden-administration-proposes-30-tax-on-energy-consumption-by-bitcoin-miners

🚨 BREAKING: Pacific Western Bank stock plummet 50%

Only hours after the FED's chairman Jerome Powell stated that the US banking system is "sound and resilient", Pacific West Bank stock tanked 50%, signaling what could be the next regional bank collapse.

Banks // Powell

History of #bitcoin    on one of main #lugano newspapers 🇨🇭🧀

- Paolo Ardoino

https://twitter.com/paoloardoino/status/1654090754237554688

Mining firm Bitdeer and Druk Holding & Investments partner to launch a sustainable Bitcoin mining operation in Bhutan, tapping into the country's zero-emissions energy sources 🇧🇹

https://www.btctimes.com/news/bitdeer-teams-up-with-druk-holding-and-investments-to-establish-bitcoin-mining-venture-in-bhutan

🇸🇻 JUST IN: El Salvador President, Nayib Bukele, has signed into law a new bill eliminating all technology taxes!

Moreover, Bukele noted that the Innovation and Technology Manufacturing Incentive Act, will also eliminate income, property, capital gains, and important tariffs for technology innovations.

Bullish news for #Bitcoin

🚨 LIVE UPDATE: U.S. regional bank stocks continue to plummet.

Regional banks are experiencing losses, with no indication of recovery on the horizon.

But the system is "sound and resilient" right?

If only there was a way to opt-out of the system...

#Bitcoin fixes this.

📉 UPDATE: Western Alliance Bank $WAL is down 58%

With rumors about its potential sale, Western Alliance Bank stock plummets too.

The company stated that the rumors are "absolutely false", however, this doesn't seem to be improving the financial situation of the bank.

On a brighter note, 67 years ago today, Hal Finney was born!

He was one of #Bitcoin's core contributors and will always be remembered as a pioneer for his early involvement in Bitcoin's development.