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Welcome to Issue #321 of Bitcoin Breakdown, where it’s OPSEC Wednesday special, followed by the latest Quick Bits snippets.

But first, today’s Top Stories:

• 🇧🇷 Brazil's House Eyes $15B Bitcoin Reserve

• 🇮🇩 Indonesia Eyes Bitcoin Reserves with Volcanic Energy Power

• 🚀 Michigan Pension Fund Triples Bitcoin ETF Stake  

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TODAY’S TOP STORIES

🇧🇷 Brazil's House Eyes $15B Bitcoin Reserve

Brazil's House of Representatives will hold a hearing on August 20 to discuss creating a national Bitcoin reserve, allowing up to 5% of treasury funds (roughly $15B) to be invested in BTC. The bill aims to protect international reserves against exchange rate fluctuations and geopolitical risks while promoting ‘blockchain technology’. If passed, it heads to the Senate before President Lula signs or vetoes it. Cointelegraph

🇮🇩 Indonesia Eyes Bitcoin Reserves with Volcanic Energy Power

Indonesia is also exploring adding Bitcoin to its national reserves, leveraging the country's abundant geothermal and hydroelectric energy for mining operations. With 280M citizens and a $1.4T economy, officials met with Bitcoin Indonesia to discuss long-term financial stability strategies. The proposal includes educational programs and mining infrastructure expansion, while the nation's Bitcoin and crypto market already generates $38M annually in tax revenue from over 20M users. Atlas21

🚀 Michigan Pension Fund Triples Bitcoin ETF Stake

Michigan's state pension fund tripled its Bitcoin exposure by purchasing 200,000 additional shares of ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF, bringing total holdings to 300,000 shares worth $10.7M. The move reflects growing institutional adoption of Bitcoin through regulated exchange-traded funds since their approval in January 2024. Michigan joins Wisconsin and other public institutions embracing Bitcoin investments through ETFs as Bitcoin trades around $113,000. Bitcoin Magazine

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OPSEC FEATURE ARTICLE

Doxxed for $29.99: How Data Brokers Put a Target on Your Back - and the Playbook to Lock It Down

Two days were all it took for a statewide manhunt to end with an arrest after the recent murders of Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, and the shootings of State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife.

Federal filings say the suspect stalked elected officials, posed as a police officer, and used a notebook listing ‘people-search’ websites to gather home addresses.

Anyone with a credit card can purchase your home address, phone number, and family links.

This week’s OPSEC feature article breaks down how the data broker economy really works, how it fuels offline harm, and what you can do today to scrub, shield, and stay sovereign.

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QUICK BITS

• Bitcoin's Hash Rate hits a new all-time high of 930 Quintillion Hashes/Second.

• Bitcoin volatility drops to lowest levels since 2023 as 60-day annualized volatility hits 28.53%.

• Jack Dorsey says Bitcoin will replace the dollar as the most widely used currency in the world.

• Bullish, the Cayman Islands-based exchange back by Peter Thiel and owner of the now often-paywalled publication CoinDesk, targets a $4.2B valuation through US IPO, planning to raise over $629M.

• James Howells, Wales-based software engineer who lost hard drive containing 8,000 BTC now worth $913M, plans to tokenize entire wallet into scam tokens after Newport City Council repeatedly refuses landfill excavation requests.

• Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway missed out on $850M in potential Bitcoin gains by keeping $100B in low-yield cash instead of allocating just 5% to BTC.

• Peter Schiff cherry-picks dates to be able to say that gold and VanEck Gold Miners ETF have outperformed Bitcoin and (Micro)Strategy since Trump's November victory.

• Bitcoin Policy Institute launches a Congressional Fellowship Program to embed Bitcoin experts directly in congressional offices for one-year terms.

• Roman Storm's Tornado Cash trial jury questions government blockchain tracing evidence and New York venue jurisdiction during third day of deliberations, potentially setting precedent for open source developer liability.

• FinCEN, the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, alerts financial institutions about rising Bitcoin ATM fraud involving money laundering by cartels and elderly-targeted scams amid widespread operator compliance failures.

• (Micro)Strategy doubles Bitcoin holdings to 628,791 BTC since Trump's election, accumulating 60% of total stash in 9 months as pro-Bitcoin policies drive their record treasury expansion.

• Bitcoin and gold ETFs surpass $500B in combined assets, with bitcoin ETFs growing eightfold to $162B while gold maintains its $325B dominance, for now.

• Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says Bitcoin and crypto investors are underestimating SEC Chair Paul Atkins' bullish vision for the industry.

• Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz reveals how Bitcoin treasury firms, including (Micro)Strategy and Trump Media, helped absorb the company's historic 80,000 BTC sale from a Satoshi-era investor.

• Lancashire Police receives $665K windfall after seized Bitcoin from 2017 theft case soars in value, with half allocated to crime-fighting fund.

• Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong falsely claimed the exchange's controversial UK advert was banned, while advertising regulators confirm no ‘ban’ exists, only rejection for lacking required financial disclaimers.

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