🎙️ The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 194 Date: December 14, 2025Block Height: 927,886Moscow Time: 1123Fees: 1 / 1 / 1   NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring short-form video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Featured Substack Post: https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/saving-vs-investing   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5 📰 News & Analysis (Dec 7 – Dec 14, 2025) Macro & Markets Bitcoin dips below $90K as AI worries dent risk appetite — Reutershttps://www.reuters.com/business/bitcoin-dips-below-90000-ai-worries-dent-risk-appetite-2025-12-11/ Bitcoin and Ether whipsaw after Fed cut with hawkish tone — The Blockhttps://www.theblock.co/post/382125/bitcoin-ether-whipsaw-fed-quarter-point-hawkish-cut Bitcoin’s 2025 rollercoaster may end on a low — Reutershttps://www.reuters.com/business/finance/bitcoins-2025-rollercoaster-may-end-low-2025-12-09/ Long-term Bitcoin holder sell pressure eases — CoinDeskhttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/12/08/bitcoin-s-long-term-holders-hit-cyclical-low-as-sell-pressure-finally-eases/ On-chain metrics show strong support near $80K — CoinDeskhttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/12/12/these-three-metrics-show-bitcoin-found-strong-support-near-usd80-000/ ETFs, Indices & TradFi The Week On-Chain (Week 49): ETF outflows continue — Glassnodehttps://insights.glassnode.com/the-week-onchain-week-49-2025/ Weekly Bitcoin Index Highlights — CF Benchmarkshttps://www.cfbenchmarks.com/blog/weekly-index-highlights-december-8-2025 Spot Bitcoin ETF net outflow discussion — Equitihttps://www.equiti.com/sc-en/news/crypto-hub/bitcoin-stalls-near-90k-as-traders-brace-for-the-fed/ Global markets fund-flow snapshot — Reutershttps://www.reuters.com/world/china/global-markets-flows-graphic-2025-12-08/ Strategy remains in the Nasdaq 100 — Reutershttps://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/bitcoin-hoarder-company-strategy-remains-nasdaq-100-2025-12-13/ MSCI crypto index exclusion backlash — Business Insiderhttps://www.businessinsider.com/msci-crypto-index-bitcoin-treasury-strategy-btc-price-2025-12 Corporate Treasury & Price Targets Strategy buys nearly $1B worth of Bitcoin — Barron’shttps://www.barrons.com/articles/strategy-stock-price-bitcoin-buy-1dce38e0 Strategy holds Nasdaq 100 spot — CoinDeskhttps://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/12/13/michael-saylor-s-strategy-hangs-on-to-spot-in-nasdaq-100-index/ Standard Chartered halves Bitcoin price target — MarketWatchhttps://www.marketwatch.com/story/standard-chartered-is-finally-slashing-its-bitcoin-target-by-half-heres-why-3e7c726b Additional context on BTC target revisions — Business Insiderhttps://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-price-prediction-btc-2026-forecast-standard-chartered-150k-2025-12 Regulation & Policy Senators make progress on sweeping crypto market bill — The Blockhttps://www.theblock.co/post/382277/us-senators-make-real-progress-on-sweeping-crypto-market-bill-following-talks-with-bank-execs Gillibrand & Lummis push bipartisan momentum — The Blockhttps://www.theblock.co/post/381924/nothing-holding-bill-democratic-sen-gillibrand-senate-advance-crypto-bill Teachers union urges withdrawal of crypto bill — The Blockhttps://www.theblock.co/post/382009/teachers-union-crypto-market-structure-bill Crypto-focused national banks approved — Wall Street Journalhttps://www.wsj.com/finance/regulation/trump-administration-approves-first-round-of-crypto-focused-banks-52a803fd Lightning, Building & Payments Blockstream connects Lightning and Liquid — CoinDeskhttps://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/12/10/emb-till-8am-et-dec-10-blockstream-connects-lightning-and-liquid-for-faster-private-bitcoin-payments/ Lightning Network capacity data — The B