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Bitcoin News Roundup: El Salvador, Javier Milei, Oliver Anthony, Central Bank Shenanigans, Inflation, WTF Happened in 1971, & More (August 16, 2023)

Bitcoin News Roundup for August 16, 2023: the biggest Bitcoin and Bitcoin-adjacent stories of the week.

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At the time of recording the Bitcoin 3 block height is 803-506 and the value of one Bitcoin is still one Bitcoin.

I'm gonna go over the big 5 stores the week, run through some rapid fire news, then zoom out and talk about 6 Bitcoin volatility and narrative shifts.

You can find all the links and 7 accounts mentioned in this episode via the article version of this show linked 8 in the show notes or by going to BitcoinPodcast.

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Greetings and salutations my fellow plebs. My name is Walker and this is The Bitcoin

Podcast. It's Wednesday August 16th 2023. At the time of recording the Bitcoin

block height is 803-506 and the value of one Bitcoin is still one Bitcoin.

Today's episode is the weekly Bitcoin news roundup. I'm gonna go over the big

stores the week, run through some rapid fire news, then zoom out and talk about

Bitcoin volatility and narrative shifts. You can find all the links and

accounts mentioned in this episode via the article version of this show linked

in the show notes or by going to BitcoinPodcast.net slash words. Without

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Bitcoin News Roundup for August 16, 2023: the biggest Bitcoin and Bitcoin-adjacent stories of the week.

El Salvador, Javier Milei, Oliver Anthony, Central Bank Shenanigans, Inflation, WTF Happened in 1971, & More….

Written version with links: https://bitcoinpodcast.net/words/f/bitcoin-news-roundup-august-16-2023

Nixon’s speech in 1971: “Your dollar will be worth just as much tomorrow as it is today.”