Episode Details

Date: August 30, 2026
Block Height: 964763
Moscow Time: 1265
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In this episode, we break down Bitcoin’s surge back above $80,000 and the growing recognition that this move may be about something much bigger than another risk-on rally. We look at the emerging debasement trade, Kevin Warsh’s hawkish Jackson Hole message, rising gold demand, institutional Bitcoin adoption, the shakeout among Bitcoin treasury companies, miners pivoting toward AI infrastructure, quantum-security developments, stablecoins, financial surveillance, and the latest fight over the CLARITY Act. We also tour the Bitcoin podcast universe, feature “The Courage to Be Early,” and preview the upcoming Bitcoin Fortress book The Sovereign Life.

Bitcoin Fortress YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ

Bitcoin Fortress Substack Featured Post:

The Courage to Be Early
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/the-courage-to-be-early

Bitcoin Fortress Books:

• Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners

• Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning

• The Bitcoin Lifestyle

• The Architecture of Money

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NEWS (August 23, 2026 – August 30, 2026)

Reuters — Bitcoin rises above $80,000 as debasement fears boost momentum

The Block — Bitcoin records largest weekly dollar gain in history

The Block — Historic short squeeze may signal Bitcoin bull-market reset

The Block — CryptoQuant: $83K needed for bull-market confirmation

The Block — Bitcoin faces $81K–$86K resistance zone

The Block — BlackRock's Mitchnick on Bitcoin as a risk-off asset

The Block — Bernstein's $150K Bitcoin and debasement thesis

Federal Reserve — Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole address