BF228 - The System is Stronger Than the Components - 8/9/26

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 228

The System is Stronger Than the Components

Date: August 9, 2026Block Height: 961755Moscow Time: 1533Fees: 1 / 2 /2

In this episode: Bitcoin’s resilience gets tested from multiple directions as the fallout from the Coldcard vulnerability deepens, BTCPay Server discloses an active exploit, and BIP-110 produces a minority chain split. We also examine strong ETF inflows, Strategy selling Bitcoin to support its capital structure, miners increasingly using Bitcoin as collateral, and whether the traditional four-year cycle is beginning to break down. On the macro and policy front, a surprisingly weak jobs report shifts rate expectations, the CLARITY Act moves closer to a September Senate vote, and Brazil introduces new restrictions on transfers to self-custody wallets. Plus, we survey the major themes from the Bitcoin podcast universe, feature this week’s essay Living With Intention, and tease what may be coming next from Bitcoin Fortress.

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Living With Intention - Conclusion of the Bitcoin Way of Life Serieshttps://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/living-with-intention

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