How Trump Could Weaponize Bitcoin

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Bitcoin: The Unlikely Ally of the Dollar System. What if Bitcoin pumps don’t kill the dollar but make it stronger? How stablecoins and T-bills could entrench the dollar’s dominance, Saylor’s Bitcoin pitch to Microsoft, and why ETF fears are overblown.

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LINKS:

• Finally my chart got attention. And now I feel is it too late for this fractal now that everyone knows about it (https://x.com/MrVandelayArt/status/1863545210955006442)

• Crypto Market, Gold Could Rise if World Seeks Dollar Alternatives Amid Trump Tariffs (https://www.barrons.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-120324/card/crypto-market-gold-could-rise-if-world-seeks-dollar-alternatives-amid-trump-tariffs-SAkJxGnL7ro2Yjfb8pDU)

Trump pushes for global dollar dominance, but also embraces bitcoin (https://www.axios.com/2024/12/03/trump-dollar-bitcoin-tariffs-brics)

• Tom Lee Predicts S&P 500 To Reach 6,300, Bitcoin To Break $100K By Year-End, Says Trump's Tariffs Can Be Effective 'Negotiating Tools' (https://www.benzinga.com/news/global/24/12/42281825/tom-lee-predicts-sp-500-to-hit-6300-bitcoin-to-surpass-100k-by-year-end-says-trump-carrying-a-big-stick-can-be-effective)

• US dollar and bitcoin advance spurred by Trump tariff expectations | Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/dollar-soars-with-bitcoin-trump-trade-ramps-up-euro-yuan-battered-2024-11-12/)

• How painful will Trump’s tariffs be for American businesses? (https://www.economist.com/business/2024/12/03/how-painful-will-trumps-tariffs-be-for-american-businesses)

• Luke Gromen: Bitcoin as "The New Oil," Trump's Tariffs, and the Death of the Dollar-Centric System - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIxS-bjTu5A)

• Digital Assets and the Treasury Market presentation (https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/221/TBACCharge2Q42024.pdf)

• Saylor Buys 15,400 BTC (https://xcancel.com/saylor/status/1863569873713955156)

• Microsoft Bitcoin Strategy - A Presentation by Michael Saylor - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH2t6VOdgkE)

• James Lavish says Bitcoin is “0.2% right now, at 1% of the total global assets, Bitcoin's a $9 Trillion asset and worth about $450,000, at 3% is worth $1.3 Million per BTC” (https://x.com/SimplyBitcoinTV/status/1863630055596777757)

Energy:

• The Potential Relationship between Biomass, Biorefineries, and Bitcoin (https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/18/7919)

• Renewable energy and cryptocurrency: A dual approach to economic viability and environmental sustainability: Heliyon (https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(24)15796-9)

• Can bitcoin mining empower energy transition and fuel sustainable development g… (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652624002464)