Governments Chase the Corn, and BlackRock Keeps Buying – Bull Market Mania Hits Max Volume

Bitcoin has just flipped Amazon and Google to become the fifth most valuable asset on the planet — and it’s not done yet. In this milestone-packed episode, host Anna breaks down the week’s biggest Bitcoin stories, from Texas passing its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve bill to Sweden’s H100 Group becoming the country’s first public firm to stack sats. Institutional FOMO is in full swing, and Bitcoin is surging toward $120K with over $934 million in daily ETF inflows.

BlackRock’s IBIT is now a top 5 ETF in year-to-date flows, holding over 643,000 BTC — enough to crown it the second largest Bitcoin whale after Satoshi. Meanwhile, Michael Saylor’s Strategy is back in the headlines, announcing plans to sell $2.1 billion in preferred stock to buy even more BTC. Jack Mallers and Tether are launching a venture that could amass 5% of the Bitcoin network. Oh, and did we mention GameStop is following Hal Finney?

Anna also explores the liquidification of the global financial system — with the Liquid Network now holding over $3.27 billion in value — and how real-world asset tokenization on Bitcoin is quietly reshaping finance. President Trump’s crypto dinner and the GENIUS Act heat up regulatory debates, while Democrats push new bills to limit presidential crypto profits. And across the Atlantic, France’s Blockchain Group just raised $8.6 million to buy more BTC.

Other highlights include:

• Daily BTC price update ($111,889) and market cap dominance (54.2%)
• Texas SB21 bill clears House and heads to the Governor
• Sweden joins Bitcoin treasury club
• Conor McGregor teases Irish Bitcoin reserve if elected president
• BlackRock adds another $547M in Bitcoin
• Prediction markets give 43% odds BTC hits $150K by year’s end
• SEC delays Ethereum, XRP, and TRX ETF decisions
• CFTC opens door to crypto perpetuals
• GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen hints at Bitcoin interest
• Only 992,297 wallets in the world hold more than 1 BTC

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