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Block Height: 910,713 • Bitcoin Price: $114,912

Aug 19, 2025

👋 Welcome to The Bitcoin Mindset Newsletter—your favourite source for curated bitcoin news, education, and entertainment!

As Bitcoin dips, last week’s all-time high already feels like a distant memory — there’s so much happening in the Bitcoin world. Let’s catch up on everything here. 👇

🔝 Top Stories

Bitcoin Pulls Back After Reaching New ATH…
Why More Bitcoin Doesn’t Equal More Network Control…
Ethiopia Enters the Bitcoin Mining Game…
Joe Rogan Warns of CBDC Power Grab…
The Spoils Showcases Bitcoin for Athletes…
Block Unveils Game-Changing Proto Rig…
New Ad for the Adam O’Brien Show…
Solo Miner Wins a Block…
Mark Moss on Bitcoin’s “iPhone Moment”…

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📙 Book of the Week

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👀 Must Watch

The suit-coiners have certainly shown up to the party, but that doesn’t mean Bitcoin has been captured. Unlike fiat and “crypto,” owning more bitcoin doesn’t give you more control over the network. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth. ⬇️

The BBC reports that Ethiopia has quietly stepped into the Bitcoin mining game, emerging as a new haven with 27 companies now operating in the country. The move is expected to boost the development of the national electricity grid. ⬇️

Joe Rogan warns that all it would take is another pandemic for governments to push through a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) — giving them total control. ⬇️

This clip from The Spoils highlights how sound money principles, like Bitcoin’s fixed 21 million supply and decentralised design, can help athletes protect their wealth, preserve purchasing power, and sidestep the traps of inflation. ⬇️

📰 Latest News

Bitcoin Sinks to $115,000 After Hitting its Newest Record.
The price of bitcoin was last lower by 2% at $115,255.70, after touching a new all-time high last week – its fourth one this year – at $124,496.
France-Based Capital B Raises €2.2M to Expand Bitcoin Treasury.
Puteaux-based Capital B, listed on Euronext Growth Paris, announced a capital increase for an amount of approximately €2.2M. The increase, priced at €2.2380 per share, was fully subscribed by Adam Back.
US Treasury’s Bessent Backpedals: Bitcoin Buying Still Possible.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clarified that the department was exploring budget-neutral ways to buy Bitcoin, contradicting an earlier comment that tanked the market.
Block Launches Modular Bitcoin Miner And Free, Open Source Mining Software.
Block unveils Proto Rig, a modular, repairable bitcoin miner, and Proto Fleet, free open-source fleet management software, in a push to decentralise mining.
Dutch Firm Amdax Plans Bitcoin Treasury Listing on Euronext Amsterdam.
Dutch cryptocurrency service provider Amdax is preparing to launch a Bitcoin treasury company on Amsterdam’s Euronext stock exchange, as more European companies follow US counterparts in adopting Bitcoin strategies.
IMF vs. Bukele: Smoke, Mirrors, & Sovereignty.
El Salvador has been parading daily bitcoin buys like clockwork. One coin a day. Everyday. No matter what the IMF says. President Bukele even declared we are never stopping. But what if it’s all a lie? A bombshell IMF report dropped and it claims those so-called purchases El Salvador is bragging about. They never happened. Just smokes. Mirrors. And wallet shuffling.
Boomers Got $50K Homes, Gen Z Gets $100K Bitcoin.
A viral Reddit discussion has reignited the debate over generational wealth-building strategies, with younger investors increasingly viewing Bitcoin as their answer to the housing crisis that has priced many out of homeownership.
Trump Media’s $2 Billion Bitcoin Purchase Creates Stock Surge.
Trump Media’s massive bitcoin purchase not only shored up enough crypto to facilitate the company’s bitcoin treasury plan, it also gave shares of Trump Media a boost in the stock market. Following the $2 billion acquisition, shares of Trump Media increased by 5.6% — or $1.04, to an overall total of $19.71 — after a bumpy 2025 that has seen the company’s stock dip by 42%, per CBS News.
Canary CEO Predicts Bitcoin Will Hit $150K This Year—But Ethereum Surge Won't Last.
Canary Capital CEO Steven McClurg sees Bitcoin hitting $150K by year’s end before a 2026 bear market sets in. McClurg dismissed Ethereum, backing newer blockchains like Solana and Sui.
Bitcoin Heating Up: Home Bitcoin Mining is Going To Heat Europe.
As energy costs soar and grids destabilise, European innovators are turning to Bitcoin mining at home as a decentralised solution — blending heat, profit and power independence in one sleek radiator.
Taiwan’s First Bitcoin Treasury Top Win Raises $10M for BTC Purchases.
Top Win International, Taiwan’s first publicly traded corporate Bitcoin treasury, raised $10 million to kick off its BTC purchases.

📺 Interesting Videos

This video shows how hackers steal people’s bitcoin. The solution? Self-custody. Store your bitcoin in cold storage with a device like Trezor — and never enter your seed words on an internet-connected computer. ⬇️

Check out the advert for the new Adam O’Brien Show, coming to YouTube on August 21, 2025. Adam is the most debanked man in Canada! ⬇️

Mark Moss discusses why he thinks Bitcoin is just about to have it’s “iPhone moment”. ⬇️

Hodl through the storm whilst listening to some Bitcoin Reggae! ⬇️

🔍 Community Highlights

🗣️ Timeless Quotes

“Bitcoin isn’t just money you hold. It’s truth. It’s time you reclaim. It’s trust you no longer outsource.”—Adam O’Brien

🧡 Meme of the Week

⚠️ Disclaimer

The Bitcoin Mindset Newsletter is interested in low-time preference thinking and how FreedomTech (Bitcoin, Nostr, encryption, the internet etc) can help build a better and freer future. Like Bitcoin, this newsletter is politically non-partisan; Bitcoin is for everyone! The content we share (including videos, memes, books & social media accounts) does not necessarily reflect the views of this newsletter.

We don’t cover financial advice, shitcoinery, trading tips, or get-rich-quick schemes. Whilst fiat mindsets chase pumps, Bitcoiners are building a better world for future generations. Everything here is for informational purposes only and should never be mistaken for financial, investment, or legal advice.

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