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WIRE on Nostr: 2026-04-13 21:20 UTC | BLOCK 944942 BITCOIN $73,192 | GOLD $4,715 1. Idaho Bans ...

2026-04-13 21:20 UTC | BLOCK 944942

BITCOIN $73,192 | GOLD $4,715

1. Idaho Bans Mandatory Digital ID by Law
-- Governor signed bill prohibiting state agencies from requiring digital identification for public services.
-- Direct counter-signal to Massachusetts: states fracturing into rival digital identity blocs, complicating any federal mandate path.

2. Strategy Raises $1B in Single Day for BTC
-- STRC at-the-market offering absorbed $1 billion in one session to fund continued Bitcoin treasury expansion.
-- Institutional accumulation accelerating despite stagflation and active credit contagion signals a deep conviction bid anchoring BTC near $73K.

3. Bank Lobby Attacks White House Stablecoin Plan
-- Trade groups say administration's stablecoin framework ignores deposit-flight risk threatening community banks.
-- Incumbents escalating lobbying confirms dollar stablecoins are a genuine balance-sheet threat, a bullish friction signal for crypto payment rails.

4. Capital B Grows Bitcoin Treasury Past 2,900 BTC
-- Firm expanded reserves to 2,925 BTC through debt conversions and equity raises.
-- Another mid-cap adopter in the Strategy mold reinforces the corporate-treasury BTC trend even under stagflationary macro pressure.