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G’day Bitcoiner,

Here’s the week in Bitcoin treasuries.

🚀 BREAKING: Trump Signs Executive Order to Develop a National Digital Assets Stockpile! 

🚀 Ross is Free! Trump Pardons Ross Ulbricht 

🚀 MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Power Play: More BTC Per Share! 

🔥 MARA Holdings Pushes Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for All 50 States!

🚀 Bitcoin Hits A New All Time High $109,000 USD & ETF Inflows Are Buoyant💼

🚀 BREAKING: Trump Signs Executive Order to Develop a National Digital Assets Stockpile!

Bitcoin is knocking on the door of its all-time highs, and now it's official—President Trump has signed an executive order to establish a National Digital Assets Stockpile! 🇺🇸💰

📜 The U.S. Bitcoin Reserve Becomes Reality

After months of speculation, Trump has confirmed his administration’s commitment to building a national Bitcoin reserve.

The executive order directs the U.S. Treasury to develop a strategic digital asset stockpile, solidifying Bitcoin’s role as a key financial instrument. 🏛️📈

🔹 Key Provision from the Executive Order: The Working Group shall evaluate the potential creation and maintenance of a national digital asset stockpile and propose criteria for establishing such a stockpile, potentially derived from cryptocurrencies lawfully seized by the Federal Government through its law enforcement efforts. 💎⚖️

🔥 Trump’s Bitcoin Agenda Gains Full Momentum

This move follows his pardon of Ross Ulbricht, reinforcing his pro-Bitcoin stance. Industry insiders have long speculated that Trump would position Bitcoin at the core of America’s financial future—and now it’s happening! 🔥👀

📊 Market reaction? Prediction odds for a national Bitcoin reserve soared, with speculation that the U.S. could start accumulating BTC immediately. 🚀📊

💬 Industry Leaders React

🔹 Michael Saylor, Founder & Chairman MicroStrategy: “The Crypto Renaissance has officially begun” ✍️✨
🔹 David Bailey, BTC Inc CEO: “People, it’s a bitcoin stockpile. Bitcoin” ⏳🇺🇸

🏛️ The Administration’s Bitcoin-Powered Future

Bitcoin advocates inside Trump’s administration helped drive this executive order forward, including: ✅ Eric Trump - White House Senior Advisor
✅ VP JD Vance - Vice President of the United States
✅ Howard Lutnick - Secretary of Commerce
✅ Vivek Ramaswamy - Secretary of the Treasury
✅ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - Head of the Environmental & Energy Task Force

And let’s not forget Elon Musk, whose companies Tesla & SpaceX already hold Bitcoin on their balance sheets. Now, the U.S. government is following suit. 💎🚀

🌎 The Future of Bitcoin Just Changed Forever

This isn’t just about price—it’s about the end of an era and the beginning of Bitcoin as a global reserve asset. The U.S. just took the first step toward a Bitcoin-backed financial system.

👀 What’s next? A full-scale government BTC acquisition plan could be around the corner. Stay tuned.

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🚀 Ross is Free! Trump Pardons Ross Ulbricht 

🎉 President Donald Trump has officially pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road.

This historic move has sent shockwaves through the Bitcoin community, as Ulbricht has long been considered a martyr for financial freedom and decentralization. 🏴‍☠️💰

🛒 Silk Road: Bitcoin’s First Real Business Use Case

Before Tesla, Space X and MicroStrategy stacked Bitcoin on their balance sheets, Silk Road was pioneering peer-to-peer, censorship-resistant payments.

And stacking Bitcoin.

At the time of its shutdown in October 2013, authorities seized approximately 174,000 BTC from Ross Ulbricht

From 2011 to 2013, the marketplace exclusively used Bitcoin, proving its viability as a digital, borderless currency.

Authorities arrested Ulbricht in 2013 and sentenced him to two life terms + 40 years—a punishment that many saw as excessive compared to similar cases.

His conviction became a rallying cry for Bitcoiners, libertarians, and free-market advocates. ⚖️

📞 Trump’s Pardon: A Win for Bitcoiners & Liberty

Trump took to Truth Social to announce: “I just called the mother of Ross William Ulbricht to let her know that in honour of her and the Libertarian Movement, it was my pleasure to sign a full and unconditional pardon.” ❤️‍🔥🔥

Trump previously pledged at Bitcoin Nashville and the Libertarian National Convention that he’d free Ulbricht on “day one”.

While it came a couple of days later, Bitcoiners are celebrating this as a major win. 🎊

🔹 David Bailey, CEO of Bitcoin Magazine, reacted: “We Freed Ross. This counts as ‘Day 1.’ Promises Made, Promises Kept.” ✅

🏴 Ulbricht’s Bitcoin Legacy

Despite a decade in prison, Ulbricht remained a folk hero among Bitcoiners.

His story is a reminder of Bitcoin’s cypherpunk roots, where it served as a tool to challenge financial censorship and central banks. 💡

While some viewed Silk Road as a dark web drug market, others saw it as a revolution in anonymous, free-market commerce.

Silk Road was akin to an Amazon on the dark web selling everything from books to electronics, hardware and jewellery.

Ulbricht’s platform proved Bitcoin could function as an uncensorable medium of exchange—a fundamental principle that still fuels Bitcoin’s ethos today. 🏆

📸 First Photo of Ross as a Free Man!

🚀 Bitcoin’s Evolution & What’s Next for Ross?

Bitcoin has matured beyond Silk Road, evolving into an asset adopted by nation-states, Fortune 500 companies, and Wall Street giants.

With BlackRock, Fidelity, and institutional investors embracing BTC, the game has changed.

But Ulbricht’s release is a powerful reminder of Bitcoin’s original mission—freedom, sovereignty, and decentralization. 🔥⚡

Now that Ross has a second chance, the Bitcoin community is eager to see what role he plays in shaping the future of financial freedom. Welcome back, Ross! 🧡

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🚀 MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Power Play: More BTC Per Share! 

💰 MicroStrategy just went BIG again! Between January 13 – January 20, 2025, the company scooped up 11,000 BTC for $1.1 billion—paying an average of $101,191 per Bitcoin.

This latest buy wasn’t just about adding to the treasury—it increased the amount of Bitcoin held per share, reinforcing MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin-first strategy. 🏆📈

🔥 Total Bitcoin Holdings: Stacking at Scale

As of January 20, 2025, MicroStrategy holds a staggering 461,000 BTC, acquired for $29.3 billion.

With an average cost basis of $63,610 per BTC, the company is playing the long game—and winning.

📊 BTC Per Share: A Rising Metric

With every new Bitcoin purchase, the BTC per share metric continues its steady rise, increasing investor exposure to Bitcoin’s upside. 🚀

🔹 BTC per share keeps increasing! Despite share issuance, MicroStrategy’s aggressive Bitcoin accumulation strategy means each share represents more Bitcoin over time. 📊📈

💡 The Share Expansion: More Fuel for Bitcoin Buys

MicroStrategy isn’t stopping here—shareholders just approved a stock float expansion from 330 million to 10.3 billion shares, ensuring years of runway for continued Bitcoin accumulation. 🏗️📈

🔹 Only 9% of shareholders opposed the move, showing overwhelming confidence in Michael Saylor’s 21/21 plan to make Bitcoin the centrepiece of corporate finance.

📈 The Bitcoin Bank Theory: A Financial Revolution?

Some analysts believe MicroStrategy is quietly transforming into the world’s first Bitcoin bank.

With BTC per share rising, the company is evolving into a hard asset-backed financial institution—potentially becoming one of the largest companies in the world. 🌍🏦

💡 Final Thoughts: Bitcoin Per Share = Shareholder Strength

With 461,000 BTC now on the books and BTC per share steadily increasing, MicroStrategy isn’t just holding Bitcoin—it’s redefining corporate finance.

Each share is a growing fraction of the hardest money in history. 💎🔥

Investors looking for long-term BTC exposure should keep a close eye on this trend.

The numbers speak for themselves—MicroStrategy is stacking, and shareholders are winning. 🚀🌕

🔥 MARA Holdings Pushes Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for All 50 States!

💰 MARA Holdings CEO Fred Thiel just revealed a bold plan to bring Strategic Bitcoin Reserves (SBR) to all 50 US states and the Federal Government. 🏛️⚡

🔹 11 states have already introduced SBR legislation, including Florida, Alabama, Utah, Wyoming, and Massachusetts—with more expected to follow! 📜🚀

Short ₿its 🌟

🔥 Kansas Eyes Bitcoin for Retirement Funds!

💰 Kansas Senator Bowser has introduced Senate Bill No. 34, proposing to allocate up to 10% of the state’s public employee retirement fund into Bitcoin ETFs. 📈⚡

KULR Boosts Bitcoin Holdings to 510 BTC!

💰 KULR Technology Group just added $8M in Bitcoin, bringing its total stack to 510 BTC—now worth $50M! 📈🔥

Genius Group Goes All-In on Bitcoin!

💰 Genius Group just stacked 420 BTC with a $5M buy, bringing its total holdings to $40M in Bitcoin! 📈🔥

LQWD Expands Bitcoin Holdings & Lightning Network Reach!

💰 LQWD Technologies just added 4 BTC, bringing its total stash to 157 BTC (15.7B Satoshis)—all debt-free and unencumbered! 🔥🔗

🚀 Matador Technologies Stacks 29 BTC for CAD$4.5M!

💰 Canadian company, Matador Technologies (TSXV: MATA) just added 29 BTC at an average price of $96,341 USD, reinforcing its Bitcoin-first treasury strategy. 📈🔥

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