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Welcome to Issue #335 of Bitcoin Breakdown, where we’re bringing you your end-of-week Bitcoin Digest featuring all the need-to-know Quick Bits snippets and Quick Media.

But first, today’s Top Stories:

• 🤫 Eric Trump Claims Mystery Nation Quietly Bought 200K Bitcoin

• 🇵🇭 Philippines Proposes Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for National Security

• 🇩🇪 Allianz Flips Script: Bitcoin Now a 'Credible Store of Value'

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TODAY’S TOP STORIES

🤫 Eric Trump Claims Mystery Nation State Quietly Bought 200K BTC

Eric Trump sent shockwaves through the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium yesterday when hinting that a sovereign nation might have secretly accumulated 200,000 BTC worth roughly $22B. While offering no proof or specifics, he described a global 'digital land grab' by governments and corporations rushing to stack sats. The potential acquisition would dwarf previous sovereign Bitcoin holdings and could signal a major shift in how countries approach Bitcoin as strategic reserves. Let the game theory begin. Bitcoinist

🇵🇭 Philippines Proposes Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for National Security

Philippine Congressman Migz Villafuerte has introduced House Bill 421, proposing the establishment of a strategic Bitcoin reserve for the country. The bill suggests purchasing 2,000 BTC annually over five years, totaling 10,000 BTC. This reserve is intended to be held for 20 years to enhance national security and stabilize the country's debt. Politiko

🇩🇪 Allianz Flips Script: Bitcoin Now a 'Credible Store of Value'

The $2.5T German asset manager has completely reversed its stance on Bitcoin, now viewing it as a fundamental component of modern portfolio construction. Allianz praised Bitcoin's deflationary design and low correlation with traditional markets, citing accelerating institutional adoption and infrastructure maturation as key drivers. The firm expects digital assets to become a cornerstone of the global financial future. CryptoSlate

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QUICK BITS

• DOJ official says writing code without malicious intent isn't a crime, and that developers of truly decentralized protocols won’t be prosecuted for money transmission charges.

• High-net-worth families across Asia are aggressively piling into Bitcoin and crypto, boosting allocations to around 5% of portfolios, as bullish markets and favorable regulations fuel adoption.

• Bitcoiner loses 783 BTC worth $91M after falling for impostors posing as hardware wallet and exchange support staff.

• Bitcoin Policy UK launches a privacy-focused app letting British citizens contact their member of parliament about Bitcoin policy in just a few clicks.

• Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce a bill that would require public officials to disclose Bitcoin holdings over $1,000 and divest anything above this limit within 90 days.

• AnchorWatch, a digital asset insurance provider, announces Lloyd's of London-backed kidnap and ransom coverage protecting Bitcoin holders, executives and families from kidnapping, extortion and coercion threats.

• CFTC launches ambitious two-phase 'Crypto Sprint' initiative, with phase one enabling spot trading on futures exchanges and phase two expanding oversight to leveraged retail trades.

• US House Republicans add a central bank digital currency ban provision to massive 1,300-page National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, prohibiting Federal Reserve from studying or creating a CBDC.

• Bitcoin whale who held coins for 7 years sells $76M worth of BTC to open leveraged long positions on Ether.

• Smarter Web Company, a London-listed web design and marketing firm, appoints Bitcoin analyst Jesse Myers as Treasury Strategy Chief to implement their corporate Bitcoin treasury strategy.

• Ming Shing Group Holdings, a Hong Kong-based construction company, announces plans to acquire 4,250 BTC worth $483M through convertible notes.

• Bitcoin Core repository on GitHub hits a milestone of 10,000 Pull Requests merged.

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QUICK MEDIA

• The Bitcoin Fix, a Bitcoin education channel, argues that Bitcoin represents a critical national security issue beyond finance, where nations controlling Bitcoin mining hash rate gain 'digital power' - a strategic advantage in the global economy that early-adopting countries can leverage for economic sovereignty and defense against financial manipulation (Aug 19 | 7:21 min watch).

• Samson Mow, CEO of JAN3, in an interview with Eric V Stacks of the 'What is Money' Show, discusses the controversy between Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Knots regarding ordinals/inscriptions on Bitcoin, examining whether they constitute spam, their impact on network decentralization, and different philosophical approaches to protocol management (Aug 20 | 3:31 min watch). 

• Joe Nakamoto, a Bitcoin journalist, analyzes a recent viral documentary about Texas residents complaining about noise caused by a nearby Bitcoin mine, arguing that while noise concerns are valid, the documentary presents a biased anti-Bitcoin perspective that ignores economic benefits and misrepresents energy consumption data (Aug 21 | 28:46 min watch). 

• Adam Livingston, author of 'The Great Harvest', explains how Bitcoin acts as a cognitive and behavioral filter that separates disciplined investors from those who lack the abstract reasoning, emotional control, and technical sovereignty needed for meaningful ownership, creating inevitable wealth concentration among institutions and high-IQ individuals (Aug 21 | 19:34 min watch). 

• Yuval Kogman of Spiral, in part 1 of a 10-part interview series focusing on privacy hosted by Shinobi of Bitcoin Magazine, examines how digital surveillance threatens personal freedom and censorship resistance in the modern era, arguing that without privacy people will self-censor their interactions (Aug 19 | 25:20 min watch). 

• BBC News, in a short segment, analyzes how Bitcoin is being adopted as an alternative financial system in Kibera, Kenya's largest slum, providing financial inclusion opportunities for unbanked residents while raising concerns about volatility risks (Aug 20 | 3:42 min watch).

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