Episode Details

Date: April 19, 2026
Block Height: 945813
Moscow Time: 1329
Fees: 1 / 1 / 1

In this episode:
Geopolitical panic, a fast Bitcoin recovery, more treasury accumulation, a new Goldman Bitcoin ETF filing, Kraken’s next moves, the growing quantum debate, and the biggest themes from the Bitcoin podcast universe this week.

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NEWS (April 12, 2026 – April 19, 2026)

NEWS AND MARKET

Bitcoin slips below $71,000 as Trump orders blockade of Strait of Hormuz
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/12/bitcoin-slips-below-usd71-000-as-trump-orders-blockade-of-strait-of-hormuz

Bitcoin moves off lowest level as worst of weekend fears slip away
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/13/bitcoin-moves-off-lowest-level-as-worst-of-weekend-fears-slip-away

Bitcoin hits $75,000 for first time since early February
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/14/bitcoin-hits-usd75-000-for-first-time-since-early-february-but-will-it-means-if-it-does

Bitcoin passes halfway point in halving cycle
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/14/bitcoin-passes-halfway-point-in-halving-cycle-as-price-gains-trail-prior-cycles

TREASURY AND INSTITUTIONAL ADOPTION

Strategy buys 13,927 Bitcoin
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/strategy-mstr-buys-a-massive-13927-bitcoin

Strategy STRC ATM just did $1 billion in a single day
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/strategy-strc-1-billion-volume-day

Strategy STRC ATM clears $2.7B in 48 hours
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/billion-dollar-day-strc-atm

Capital B buys more Bitcoin
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/capital-b-buys-more-bitcoin

Goldman Sachs files for its first Bitcoin ETF product
https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/goldman-sachs-files-its-first-bitcoin-etf-product-2026-04-14/

POLICY AND POLIT