Node Wars Redux

Join me today for Episode 1121 of Bitcoin And . . . Topics for today: Bitcoin Knots node count surges, reigniting fears of a chain split and ideological rift over Core policy. Class action lawsuits target MicroStrategy and Semler Scientific, sparking fears of a coordinated short campaign. Japan proposes crypto reclassification, lowering taxes and enabling ETFs in a bold regulatory shift. The U.S. FHFA considers allowing Bitcoin holdings for mortgage qualification—Saylor offers a credit model. Primal launches Studio with powerful Nostr publishing tools including scheduled posts and article proposals. Circle P: GreatGhee Product: 100% Pasture-Raised, Grass-Fed, Jersey Cow Ghee sourced and produced in SW Virginia Put BitcoinAnd in the Shopstr order comments section Shopstr Listing: https://shopstr.store/listing/naddr1qvzqqqrkcgpzpxwwlfj9kqypwdej8xhth9kj6xvsy3yefe09v4txeqkqfwxuvk65qpqrgdmr8qunscmxxvmk2ep4v56kvvnyxanrvc3kvs6nscekx4nrvwtpvg6r2dr9vscn2efnx5exvdrp893nzcty8yunyefnxfnrjce5xgfjgsdp nostr Profile: https://ditto.pub/@[email protected] Articles: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-knots-chain-split-kill-btc-price https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs9yp5escy2t3ycn5lmpaw62as2acllqs7cj94xkutt6hr6lxvl4aq3xeanp https://cointelegraph.com/news/japan-crypto-reclassification-etfs-tax-shift https://cointelegraph.com/news/stablecoin-bill-house-senate-crypto-market-structure https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/06/24/feds-powell-reiterates-patience-on-rates-in-congressional-testimony https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/ https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/ https://mempool.space/ https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/ https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI https://cointelegraph.com/news/federal-housing-finance-agency-investigates-crypto-for-mortgage-qualification https://x.com/saylor/status/1937425039114272842 https://www.theblock.co/post/359435/anthony-pomplianos-bitcoin-treasury-company-procap-buys-first-385-million-worth-of-btc https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/amazing-ai-announces-adoption-of-a-bitcoin-treasury-policy https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/sequans-launches-384m-bitcoin-treasury-initiative-with-swan-bitcoin-partnership https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/the-blockchain-group-acquires-75-btc-after-e7-2m-raise https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/fintech-company-digiasia-corp-to-launch-bitcoin-treasury-strategy Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here https://episodes.fm/1438789088 Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here: https://episodes.fm/1438789088 Find me on nostr npub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub) 6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex) Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidB84567 StackerNews: stacker.news/NunyaBidness Podcasting 2.0: fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon: https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidness Support Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcast Find Lightning Network Channel partners here: https://t.me/+bj-7w_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich) https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet) Music by: Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/