Wall Street Wakes Up, Bitcoin Builds Nations, and Meme Markets Melt Faces

Wall Street Wakes Up, Bitcoin Builds Nations, and Meme Markets Melt Faces

Welcome back to The Bitcoin Street Journal Podcast! I’m your host, Anna, and today’s episode is brimming with momentum, memes, and macroeconomic mic drops. From Goldman Sachs’ Bitcoin pivot to Satoshi Nakamoto getting a statue in Italy, this is your essential rundown of a world where money is getting harder, faster, and digital.

Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley Enter the Chat

Let’s not bury the lead: Goldman Sachs has ramped up its Bitcoin and crypto efforts, and Morgan Stanley will offer Bitcoin trading to E-Trade clients, marking a seismic shift in legacy finance. We’re watching \$1.5 trillion in institutional power finally meet the open-source protocol that doesn’t sleep.

ETF inflows? Off the charts. Last week alone, Bitcoin ETFs bought 18,644 BTC — while just 3,150 were mined. Scarcity, meet demand.

Tether’s Holdings, Saylor’s Strategy, and Fear & Greed

Tether’s attestation is in: the stablecoin giant now holds \$7.6 billion in Bitcoin, placing it among the world’s largest BTC holders.

Meanwhile, Michael Saylor revealed why his firm Strategy is valued higher than the Bitcoin it owns: it’s not just assets—it’s the vision. Their treasury operations, reportedly topping \$100 billion, could grow again this week with fresh BTC buys.

The Fear & Greed Index? Sitting squarely in “greed.” That’s historically where moves happen.

Satoshi Gets a Statue in Italy, and Students in El Salvador Learn Elliptic Curves

A new statue of Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto has been unveiled in Fornelli, Italy, celebrating the pseudonymous legend who sparked a monetary revolution.

In El Salvador, students are now being taught how elliptic curves work—that’s the math behind Bitcoin’s public key generation. If that doesn’t scream generational wealth shift, what does?

Bitwise Says Bitcoin Is Bullish—And So Does the Data

The latest from Bitwise: “Bitcoin setup is very bullish right now.”

Backing that up: BTC traders are back in profit with a 9% unrealized gain after weathering a 13% loss. Historically, this flip in sentiment often foreshadows upward momentum.

Matrixport’s data supports the trend—Bitcoin dominance is up, and altcoin strength remains shallow. Don’t mistake a meme pump for a full-on altseason.