From White Paper to Winner

<p>Bitcoin's sweet 16 has never looked better. This week, I'll unpack the hard data behind the new wave of adoption that's transforming magic internet money into mainstream reality. </p> <p><strong>Affiliate LINKS:</strong></p> <ul> <li>🇺🇸 <a href="https://partner.river.com/jupiter">Buy Sats on River</a> - The best way to stack in the US</li> <li>🇨🇦 <a href="https://www.bitcoinwell.com/jupiter">The Bitcoin Well</a> - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform</li> <li>⚡ <a href="https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER">The Bitcoin Company</a> - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning</li> <li>🏦 <a href="https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC">Fold Card</a> - Pay bills Stack Sats</li> <li>💵 <a href="https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG">SALT Lending</a> - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling</li> </ul> <p><strong>LINKS:</strong> </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/10/30/bitcoin-etfs-record-870m-inflows-as-btc-flirts-with-lifetime-highs/">BTC ETFs Record Massive $870 Million Inflows</a></li> <li><a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/btc-price-new-fomo-top-bitcoin-etf-inflows-1b-daily">BTC price risks new 'FOMO' top as Bitcoin ETF inflows near $1B daily</a></li> <li><a href="https://cryptoslate.com/insights/spot-bitcoin-etfs-on-track-to-overtak-satoshi-nakamotos-btc-holdings-by-year-end/">Spot Bitcoin ETFs on track to overtak Satoshi Nakamoto's BTC holdings by year-end</a> </li> <li><a href="https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1851805640819163389">IBIT took in more $$$ *today* than all but 7 of the 590+ ETFs launched in 2024 have taken in *all year*</a> </li> <li><a href="https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1851239722229657636?t=kMZcK90reLnXUeA-jx2VgA">The market is getting even more concentrated</a></li> <li><a href="https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1849559464900198463">Microsoft to vote for or against "Assessment of Investing in Bitcoin" during shareholder meeting in December</a></li> <li><a href="https://x.com/BitcoinNewsCom/status/1851277273669783986">CNBC reports on the soaring national deficit’s role in the election, noting that “neither politicians nor the public seem to care.”</a> </li> <li><a href="https://x.com/jameslavish/status/1851105451154493889?t=SduCqK9MmUra7W2AVIemew">The US Treasury expects to drain $186 billion this quarter from its general account plus borrow $546 billion, and then borrow $823 billion in the first quarter of 2025. That’s $1.6 trillion of overdraft spending in the next 6 months.</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/the-case-for-bitcoin-as-a-reserve-asset-2">The Case for Bitcoin as a Reserve Asset</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUJNIMh3sMA">This is a very bullish setup for bitcoin into the election, says VanEck's Matthew Sigel - YouTube</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.therage.co/fincen-alert-hezbollah-financing-cryptocurrencies/">New FinCEN Alert Shows Cash, Smuggling Preferred Method For Hezbollah Financing</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJKwrs67zkY">Stephen Mollah Q&A - YouTube</a></li> <li><a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/bitcoin-creator-claims-fall-short/">Macroeconomist claims to be Satoshi, creator of ChatGPT, and Twitter logo designer</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/323750/us-treasury-says-stablecoin-growth-is-increasing-demand-for-t-bills">US Treasury says stablecoin growth is increasing demand for T-bills</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Music</strong> </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7025679?episode=28261527231">That Smile You're Wearing</a></li> </ul>