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Bitcoin/Crypto Daily Podcast 10/29/2025
Welcome back! Today’s podcast episode was created from the following stories: a blend of institutional adoption, regulatory shifts, security lessons, and the evolving economics shaping crypto and adjacent compute.
Satoshi, we have a problem: at seventeen, banks love Bitcoin
Source: forbes.com
Seventeen years after the Bitcoin whitepaper, the institutions it set out to bypass now champion it—think BlackRock’s ETFs and JPMorgan accepting Bitcoin and Ether as collateral. The piece frames this as creative destruction in action: a cultural battle to preserve self-custody and open networks even as Wall Street embraces crypto. The takeaway: Bitcoin’s revolution isn’t in crisis—it’s in transition, and culture will decide where it lands.
Coinbase says Bitcoin treasuries are ‘ghosting’, but two firms just bought $205M
Source: cryptonews.com
Coinbase flags a drop-off in corporate Bitcoin treasury activity post-crash, yet two firms reportedly snapped up $205 million in BTC over the last 48 hours. The split signals a market in flux: cautious on the surface, with selective buyers stepping in size. For listeners, it’s a reminder to watch both aggregate flows and outlier moves.
Inside Ripple’s $180 billion reinvention
Source: forbes.com
Post-SEC settlement, Ripple is assembling a broad crypto-finance stack via acquisitions like GTreasury, Hidden Road, Rail, and custodians including Metaco. Its private valuation has climbed into the $22–$30 billion range as interest grows in XRP-related treasury strategies. The big question is whether these pieces can be integrated to drive real utility back to the XRP Ledger.
Nasdaq-listed healthcare company Prenetics secures $48M to boost Bitcoin treasury strategy
Source: cryptonews.com
Prenetics Global raised $48 million to expand its Bitcoin treasury strategy and scale operations. It’s a concrete example of non-crypto corporates adopting BTC as part of capital allocation. The move underscores treasury diversification as a growing theme beyond the tech and crypto sectors.
SEC poised to approve HBAR ETF — Hedera’s Gregg Bell calls it ‘new chapter’ for regulated crypto access
Source: cryptonews.com
Reports indicate the US SEC is expected to approve ETFs tied to Hedera (HBAR) and Litecoin (LTC), which Hedera’s Gregg Bell calls a “new chapter” for regulated access. If realized, these products would broaden the menu of compliant, exchange-listed crypto exposure for institutions. For investors, that could translate to deeper liquidity and easier allocation.
Eric Trump ‘incredibly excited’ about American Bitcoin’s prospects as company’s BTC pile rises to $441 million
Source: benzinga.com
American Bitcoin Corp. (ABTC) lifted its BTC holdings to roughly $441 million, with co-founder Eric Trump touting the company’s momentum. The fresh purchases reinforce the corporate balance-sheet use case even amid choppy markets. It’s another data point in a week of mixed but notable treasury activity.
Olvidó la contraseña de su USB donde almacenaba 400 millones de euros en Bitcoin. Y un hacker lo consiguió descifrar
Source: genbeta.com
Security firm Unciphered says it developed a method to unlock certain IronKey USB drives—despite anti–brute force limits—using a proprietary process that required substantial computing power and roughly 200 billion attempts. The case involves an IronKey linked to 7,002 BTC—worth hundreds of millions today—belonging to Stefan Thomas, who reportedly declined to send the device due to prior handshake agreements with other teams. It’s a stark reminder: key management and recovery strategy are as critical as the assets themselves.
Bitcoin miners are pivoting to powering AI instead
Source: tech.co
Facing revenue cuts from periodic Bitcoin “halving” events, many miners are repurposing their data centers to supply AI compute. Their sites already offer reliable power and cost-efficient locations—well-suited to AI workloads—which is accelerating a shift from pure BTC mining to diversified compute businesses. This repositioning could change the economics and energy footprint of mining infrastructure.
Citi to tie up with Coinbase to boost digital payments for institutional clients
Source: finance.yahoo.com
Citi is reportedly partnering with Coinbase to enhance digital payment capabilities for institutional clients. While details in the snippet are limited, the collaboration signals deeper bank–crypto connectivity for large enterprises. It’s another sign of traditional finance integrating crypto-native rails.
DAT buying remains frozen post-crash, says Coinbase
Source: beincrypto.com
Coinbase Research head David Duong reports corporate Bitcoin buying fell to a yearly low after the October 10 sell-off, with ETH accumulation largely concentrated in a single firm, Bitmine Immersion Technologies. Bitmine added 77,055 ETH—bringing holdings to over 3.31 million, around 2.8% of supply—highlighting concentration risk if that demand slows. His takeaway: the absence of big BTC treasury buyers makes near-term market conditions fragile and argues for caution.
