Proof of Industry—Issue #50

Bitcoin Industry Updates From February 20th, 2025 - March 5th, 2025

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News & Updates

Covering February 20th, 2024 - March 5th, 2024

Company Updates 

Introducing the Orange Pill App Wallet, a fast and easy way to transact and connect with other Bitcoin users. This wallet includes lightning-fast transactions, competitive fees, and potential to drive Lightning adoption.

Geyser Fund’s recently released ‘Discovery Improvements: Part 1’, make finding and featuring projects through their Bitcoin crowdfunding platform easier.

Metaplanet, a publicly traded company, has announced that they now hold 2,391 BTC at an average cost basis of $82,100 and have achieved a year-to-date yield of 31.8%.

Product Updates

Strike, a Bitcoin-only exchange, launches Transaction Notes, which allows users to add notes to transactions to help them remember what they were for.

THNDR has launched a new version of Blackjack that is skill-based and eliminates luck. Players face off against each other with the same cards over 10 rounds, with the chance to win real bitcoin prizes.

The Bitcoin Conference announces the Bitcoin Week Pass, which allows entrance to premium side events and all the after parties at Bitcoin 2025.

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Interviews w/ Industry Leaders

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CS: Larry Lepard on Sound Money, Big Bank Manipulation & How Many More “Big Prints” America Can Handle: Host Natalie Brunell sits down with author of The Big Print, Larry Lepard, to discuss how money printing destroyed the fabric of America, Larry’s new book, and the future of Bitcoin as sound money. (🎙, 📺)

TBSP263: Nuclear power and Bitcoin, with Kenji Tateiwa: Host Saifedean Ammous sits down with a nuclear engineer at Tokyo Electric Power Company, Kenji Tateiwa, to discuss nuclear power, its safety and reliability, and the prospects for Bitcoin mining with nuclear and renewable energy. (🎙, 📺, 📖)

TBF: The stoic strategy to survive bitcoin’s extreme volatility with Zach Bradford: Host Joe Burnett sits down with the CEO and President of CleanSpark, Zach Bradford, to discuss how CleanSpark navigated past bull and bear cycles so effectively, the risks of market euphoria, and CleanSpark’s distributed mining strategy. (🎙, 📺)

WBD: The Money Printer Is Coming w/ James Lavish: Host Danny Knowles sits down with managing partner at the Bitcoin Opportunity Fund, James Lavish, to discuss global liquidity cycles, Bitcoin-backed bonds, and what incoming QE could mean for Bitcoin’s Price. (🎙, 📺)

TBP: Panicking About the Bitcoin Crash?! Watch This: Host Walker sits down with financial planner, Morgen Rochard, to discuss common mistakes bitcoiners make, keeping fiat emergency funds, and how to build generational wealth and keep it. (🎙, 📺)

BFM: How the Financial System is Designed to Keep You Poor: Host Bram Kanstein sits down with the founder of The Bitcoin Layer, Nik Bhatia, to discuss the impact of inflation on young adults, understanding the U.S. debt system, and challenges ahead for Bitcoin. (🎙, 📺)

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