Brandon got laid off from Stacks Labs, cried on air celebrating two years of Good For Bitcoin, and the SEC just dropped the biggest crypto clarity bomb the industry has ever seen — this one hits different.

In this episode, Brandon and Kate discuss:

• Celebrating two years of Good For Bitcoin
• Stacks Labs layoffs and the wave of crypto cuts across the industry
• Launching the new goodforbitcoin.com website
• Strategy buys 22,337 BTC — plus Strive, American Bitcoin Corp, Gemini, and more
• Square auto-enabling Bitcoin payments via Lightning for millions of merchants
• SEC and CFTC landmark joint interpretation on what is and isn't a security
• The Clarity Act reportedly 99% done in the Senate
• Tokenized security trading on NASDAQ and S&P 500 perps on Hyperliquid
• Bolts introduces no-KYC USDT-to-BTC Lightning swaps
• Morgan Stanley files for a spot Bitcoin ETF (ticker: MSBT)
• NC Bitcoin Reserve bill and SEC no-action letter for Phantom Wallet

Chapters:

• (00:00:00) Celebrating Two Years of Good For Bitcoin
• (00:03:44) Brandon's Layoff & Stacks Labs Update
• (00:06:22) New goodforbitcoin.com Website Reveal
• (00:08:12) Public Company Bitcoin Purchases
• (00:11:17) Crypto Industry Layoffs Everywhere
• (00:13:28) Kraken Pauses IPO Plans
• (00:13:57) Square Auto-Enables Bitcoin Payments
• (00:15:10) SEC & CFTC Drop Major Crypto Clarity
• (00:19:33) Clarity Act & Stablecoin Regulation Update
• (00:21:21) Tokenized Securities & S&P 500 Perps
• (00:22:34) Bolts Lightning Bridge USDT Swaps
• (00:23:42) Morgan Stanley ETF, NC Bitcoin Reserve & Phantom

Hosts:

• Brandon Marshall — @marshallmixing
• Kate Parkman — @katemparkman

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Magic Eden is shuttering its Bitcoin and EVM marketplaces to go all-in on Solana — so is this the end of Ordinals? Plus, Block lays off nearly half its workforce citing AI, and the Jane Street price suppression conspiracy heats up.

In this episode of Good For Bitcoin, Brandon and Kate discuss:

• Bitcoin treasury roundup: Strategy buys 592 BTC (now holding 717,722), Block reveals 103 BTC purchase (8,883 total), Professional Capital Management adds 7 BTC (5,007 total), and DDC Enterprise buys 50 BTC (2,118 total)
• Block announces massive layoffs — nearly half of its 10,000 employees — with Jack Dorsey citing AI-driven "intelligence tools" as the catalyst
• Ledn issues the first-ever investment-grade rated Bitcoin-backed ABS, earning a BBB- rating from S&P and attracting 2x oversubscribed demand on the $188M offering
• The Jane Street conspiracy: allegations of systematic Bitcoin price suppression at 10 AM ET, tied to the Terraform Labs lawsuit and ETF arbitrage activity
• Kalshi catches insider trading — a MrBeast editor and a gubernatorial candidate get fined and banned in one of the first real enforcement actions in prediction markets
• Zest Protocol launches V2 with per-asset risk parameters, no rehypothecation options, and partial liquidation mechanisms — hitting $41M TVL within 48 hours
• A solo miner spends $75 on hash power through Braiins and hits a full block reward worth ~$938K
• Magic Eden exits Bitcoin and Ethereum to refocus on Solana — what it means for Ordinals, Runes, and the broader Bitcoin NFT ecosystem
• Quick headlines: Crypto.com approved as national trust bank, Fed moves to codify removal of reputational risk, Coinbase launches 24/5 stock trading, Strategy's STRK coming to Europe via 21Shares, Morgan Stanley plans native Bitcoin custody, and Meta eyes a stablecoin comeback

Chapters:

• (00:00:00) Intro
• (00:02:50) Bitcoin Treasury Roundup
• (00:04:35) Block Lays Off Nearly Half Its Staff
• (00:09:28) Ledn Issues First Investment-Grade Bitcoin ABS
• (00:13:14) Has Jane Street Been Suppressing Bitcoin's Price?
• (00:19:29) Kalshi Catches Insider Trading
• (00:22:53) Zest Protocol V2 Launches
• (00:24:51) Solo Miner Hits a Block with $75
• (00:26:24) Magic Eden Exits Bitcoin — Are Ordinals Dead?
• (00:32:38) Quick Headlines

Hosts:

• Brandon Marshall — @marshallmixing
• Kate Parkman — @katemparkman

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Fear and greed is at 7 out of 100, BTC treasury companies are merging, and the stablecoin interest fight just got a White House intervention — but Brandon and Kate have never been more bullish on building in Bitcoin.

In this episode of Good For Bitcoin, Brandon and Kate discuss:

• AI agents taking over workflows — Claude, OpenClaw, and why it feels like 2015 Bitcoin all over again
• Strategy adding another 2,486 BTC to reach 717,131 total
• American Bitcoin Corporation and Capital B also accumulating this week
• Nakamoto acquiring BTC Inc (Bitcoin Magazine), and UTXO Management in an all-stock deal
• The Saylor vs. Danny Knowles debate on whether BTC treasury companies need real businesses underneath
• Coinbase now letting users earn USDC interest in Bitcoin — a new way to DCA
• CFTC adding crypto CEOs to advisory panels — 20 of 35 seats now crypto-linked
• GENIUS Act stablecoin bill update: White House takes the lead, yield on idle balances "effectively off the table"
• Arizona's digital assets strategic reserve bill advancing through committees
• Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon admits to owning BTC in "very, very limited amounts"
• Former Bitfinex CEO wallet offloading 67,000+ BTC since last August
• OG whales converting BTC to ETF wrappers tax-free and selling through ETFs
• Stacks Zealy campaign launching with over $10,000 in STX rewards

Chapters:

• (00:01:42) Intro: Tourists Have Left, Builders Are Here
• (00:03:24) Market Vibes: Fear & Greed at 7, AI Agents Everywhere
• (00:05:37) Public Companies Buying BTC: Strategy, American Bitcoin Corp & Capital B
• (00:06:38) Nakamoto Acquires BTC Inc & UTXO Management
• (00:11:13) The Saylor vs. Danny Knowles Debate on Treasury Companies
• (00:16:05) Coinbase Enables Earning Interest in Bitcoin on USDC
• (00:17:43) CFTC Adds Crypto CEOs to Advisory Panel
• (00:19:08) GENIUS Act Stablecoin Bill: White House Takes the Lead
• (00:24:12) Quick Headlines: Arizona Reserve Bill, Goldman CEO Owns BTC, Bitfinex Whale Dump
• (00:28:10) Stacks Zealy Campaign & Wrap Up

Hosts:

• Brandon Marshall — @marshallmixing
• Kate Parkman — @katemparkman

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