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Episode #1437
Lawyers, Guns, and Money | Bitcoin News
Oct 2, 202650 min
Bitcoin news and bitcoin regulation update. Today I cover Block’s campaign to get more people spending bitcoin, another Trump memecoin dinner for top holders, BitGo CEO Mike Belshe’s warning about market structure after the CLARITY Act failed to advance, a weak September jobs report, Peter Todd joining MARA Foundation to lead Slipstream, the SEC’s proposed crypto custody rules, Sen. Steve Daines’ ADAPT Act tax proposal, and Saifedean Ammous on the challenge smaller bitcoin treasury companies face competing with Strategy. There’s also economic news on jobs, interest rates, and the market reaction as bitcoin trades near $87,000. Topics for today: Block Pushes Everyday Bitcoin Trump Memecoin Dinner Returns BitGo CEO on CLARITY U.S. Jobs Miss Forecasts Peter Todd Leads MARA Slipstream SEC Proposes Crypto Custody Rules Daines Introduces Crypto Tax Plan Strategy’s Bitcoin Treasury Advantage Today’s Articles covering bitcoin news, economic news, and regulation: Jack Dorsey’s Block Launches Campaign To Get People Spending Bitcoin https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/block-launches-bitcoin-campaign Another Trump Memecoin Dinner Advertised for Token’s Top Investors https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/10/01/another-trump-memecoin-dinner-advertised-for-token-s-top-investors BitGo CEO on CLARITY and Market Structure Risk https://www.theblock.co/news/regulation/2026-10-02-mike-belshe-bitgo-interview-clarity-417560 U.S. Added Just 29,000 Jobs in September https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/02/u-s-added-just-29-000-jobs-in-september-with-unemployment-rate-rising-to-4-2 Peter Todd Joins MARA to Lead Slipstream https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/peter-todd-joins-mara-to-lead-slipstream SEC Proposes New Crypto Custody Rules https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/sec-proposes-crypto-custody-rules Sen. Steve Daines Releases Crypto Tax Plan https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/republican-releases-crypto-tax-plan Bitcoin Treasuries May Struggle to Match Strategy https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-treasuries-struggle-strategy-says-ammous Get Your Free Comfrey Owner's Manual Here: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/ Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhY Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs_7iLDtleV0rZ Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here: https://episodes.fm/1438789088 Find me on nostr npub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub) 6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex) Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidB84567 StackerNews: stacker.news/NunyaBidness Podcasting 2.0: fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon: https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidness Support Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcast Find Lightning Network Channel partners here: https://t.me/+bj-7w_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich) https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet) Music by: Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover TD Cowen’s view that Bitcoin is evolving into financial infrastructure, Bitcoin’s 40% quarterly gain, softer PCE inflation and changing Fed rate expectations, plus the latest bitcoin regulation stories in the U.S. and Europe. I also get into a live USDC settlement pilot between Lloyds and Visa, MetaMask’s validator exits following a security incident, and Bitwise’s take on regulatory changes after the CLARITY Act failed to advance. Topics for today: TD Cowen: Bitcoin Financial Infrastructure Illinois Crypto Tax Delayed Bitcoin Posts 40% Quarterly Gain PCE Cools Fed Hike Bets Lloyds and Visa Settle USDC MetaMask Exits Ethereum Validators Binance Faces MiCA Scrutiny Bitwise on Post-CLARITY Regulation Circle P: MicroDays https://microdays.cc/quiz/ Today’s Articles covering bitcoin news, economic news, and regulation: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-is-more-than-an-asset-td-cowen https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/09/30/illinois-agrees-to-six-month-delay-of-crypto-tax-as-industry-continues-court-battle https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-has-its-best-quarter-since-2024 https://www.theblock.co/news/markets/2026-09-30-bitcoin-pce-inflation-october-rate-hike-417335 https://www.theblock.co/news/business/2026-10-01-lloyds-visa-settle-750000-using-usdc-in-live-cross-border-pilot-417378 https://cointelegraph.com/news/metamask-exits-lido-validators-as-it-investigates-security-incident https://cointelegraph.com/news/europe-binance-questions-esma-tighter-mica-oversight https://www.theblock.co/news/markets/2026-09-30-clarity-acts-failure-gave-crypto-faster-regulatory-wins-bitwise-says-417362 Get Your Free Comfrey Owner's Manual Here: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/ Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhY Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs_7iLDtleV0rZ Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here: https://episodes.fm/1438789088 Find me on nostr npub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub) 6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex) Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidB84567 StackerNews: stacker.news/NunyaBidness Podcasting 2.0: fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon: https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidness Support Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcast Find Lightning Network Channel partners here: https://t.me/+bj-7w_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich) https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet) Music by: Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Bitcoin news and bitcoin regulation update. Today I cover the fallout from Bitget’s $388 million hack, thousands of bitcoin leaving the exchange after withdrawals reopened, a Senate Democratic staff report targeting Tether over Iran-linked USDT activity, Morgan Stanley’s new digital asset lab, and HANetf’s euro-hedged Bitcoin product. I also get into McDonald’s AI-powered pricing system and OpenAI’s latest push toward always-on AI agents. Topics for today: Senate report targets Tether over Iran-linked USDT activity Bitget customers withdraw more than 4,000 BTC after withdrawals restart SlowMist traces the Bitget attack to a zero-day exploit Morgan Stanley launches a digital asset lab HANetf launches a euro-hedged Bitcoin product McDonald’s uses AI to recommend restaurant-level menu prices OpenAI pushes further into always-on AI agents Today’s Articles covering bitcoin news, bitcoin regulation, markets, and technology: https://decrypt.co/379624/us-senator-blumenthal-calls-tethers-usdt-a-superhighway-for-iranian-sanctions-evasion https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitget-customers-withdraw-4000-bitcoins https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitget-hack-zero-day-slowmist-investigation https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/morgan-stanley-digital-asset-lab https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/hanetf-debuts-bitcoin-euro-etf https://decrypt.co/379632/mcdonalds-ai-pricing-engine-gauges-what-customers-will-pay-for-a-big-mac-report https://decrypt.co/379584/openai-ai-agents-computers-devday-2026-everything-announced Get Your Free Comfrey Owner's Manual Here: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/ Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhY Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs_7iLDtleV0rZ Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here: https://episodes.fm/1438789088 Find me on nostr npub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub) 6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex) Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidB84567 StackerNews: stacker.news/NunyaBidness Podcasting 2.0: fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon: https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidness Support Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcast Find Lightning Network Channel partners here: https://t.me/+bj-7w_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich) https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet) Music by: Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover a growing Bitcoin merchant network in Missouri, Kazakhstan’s plan to turn flared gas into energy for digital asset mining, Greece’s first MiCA entrants, and Belarus approving its first crypto banks. I also look at the ECB exploring AI-agent payments for a digital euro and the growing security problem around autonomous AI agents. Topics for today: Missouri Bitcoin Merchant Network Greece Adds First MiCA Firms Kazakhstan Targets Flared Gas Mining ECB Eyes AI Agent Payments Belarus Approves Crypto Banks OpenAI Agents Hit Government Sites Nvidia Builds AI Agent Safeguards Circle P: Microdays.cc Today’s Articles covering bitcoin news, economic news, regulation, mining, and technology: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/coljac-cafe-bitcoin-missouri https://cointelegraph.com/news/greece-first-mica-entrants-hcmc-binance-lagarde https://atlas21.com/kazakhstan-targets-flare-gas-for-digital-asset-mining/ https://cointelegraph.com/news/ecb-private-firms-ai-agents-digital-euro https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/belarus-approves-first-crypto-banks https://decrypt.co/379508/openai-ai-agents-target-us-government-sites https://decrypt.co/379468/nvidia-kill-switch-ai-agents Get Your Free Comfrey Owner's Manual Here: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/ Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhY Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs_7iLDtleV0rZ Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here: https://episodes.fm/1438789088 Find me on nostr npub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub) 6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex) Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidB84567 StackerNews: stacker.news/NunyaBidness Podcasting 2.0: fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon: https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidness Support Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcast Find Lightning Network Channel partners here: https://t.me/+bj-7w_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich) https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet) Music by: Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Bitcoin news and bitcoin analysis update. Today I cover the push to make Bitcoin quantum-resistant, AI agents cutting the estimated cost of quantum-safe transactions, California’s new memecoin restrictions for politicians, Strategy adding another 1,665 bitcoin, Michael Saylor’s proposed bill of digital rights, and a $2.4 billion week for U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs. Bitcoin technology, regulation, institutional buying, and ETF flows are all in the mix. Topics for today: California Restricts Politician Memecoins Bitcoin’s Quantum Security Problem AI Cuts Quantum-Safe Costs Strategy Buys 1,665 Bitcoin Saylor’s Digital Rights Proposal Bitcoin ETFs Pull $2.4 Billion Today’s Articles covering bitcoin news, bitcoin technology, regulation, and financial news: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/09/28/california-s-newsom-signs-memecoin-ban-and-calls-it-the-opposite-of-trump https://decrypt.co/379378/ai-agents-racing-make-quantum-safe-bitcoin-cheap https://decrypt.co/379400/bitcoins-quantum-problem-three-ways-researchers-are-trying-to-fix-it https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-1665-bitcoin-buy-holdings-847666-btc https://cointelegraph.com/news/saylor-outlines-bill-of-digital-rights-to-help-build-prosperity-in-future-economy https://www.theblock.co/news/markets/2026-09-26-bitcoin-etfs-turn-positive-for-2026-with-2-4-billion-weekly-inflow-their-largest-since-october-416944 Get Your Free Comfrey Owner's Manual Here: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/ Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhY Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs_7iLDtleV0rZ Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here: https://episodes.fm/1438789088 Find me on nostr npub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub) 6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex) Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidB84567 StackerNews: stacker.news/NunyaBidness Podcasting 2.0: fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon: https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidness Support Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcast Find Lightning Network Channel partners here: https://t.me/+bj-7w_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich) https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet) Music by: Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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