"Steaks, Saylor & Senate Bills" CryptoCurated – Week 42

From burgers to banking, Bitcoin blitzes the globe. Plus: THORChain v3.7, RWA regulation, and your host on BitAngels this week...

🧠 This Week’s Alpha

🚀 Corporate Bitcoin Arms Race

• Pompliano leads a new $750M BTC acquisition firm.

• Jim Chanos exits MicroStrategy shorts and buys Bitcoin.

  

• David Bailey claims his fund's "Nakamoto strategy" is the world’s best performing.

• BBVA recommends high-net-worth clients allocate up to 7% in BTC.

• Steak 'n Shake launches Bitcoin-themed ads and sees sales surge.

🌍 National and Institutional Adoption

• GENIUS Act (S.1582) passed by the U.S. Senate. Privately issued USD stablecoins are now greenlit.

  • Critics call it “centralized fiat with lipstick.”

    

  • David Sacks, now “AI & Crypto Czar,” says the act could unlock trillions.

• El Salvador keeps stacking BTC—despite IMF deal.

  

• Pakistan taps Michael Saylor as their official Bitcoin advisor.

• Thailand drops 5 years of capital gains tax on crypto.

• Vietnam legalizes crypto as an asset class.

• Brazil pushes tax cuts to boost PoW mining.

🧱 Protocol Upgrades & DeFi Moves

🔗 THORChain (RUNE)

• RUNEBond launches as “Tinder for Nodes.”

• Jupiter x THORSwap goes live—access to 3,300+ Solana tokens.

• THORChain v3.7.0 rolls out:

  • Ethereum EIP-7702 support

  • Smart contract vaults

  • Maintenance mode for node ops

• Binance confirms support for the upgrade.

🔮 Ethereum & RWAs

• SharpLink now 2nd-largest ETH holder after acquiring $463M in ETH.

• Critics (like Anton Golub) call ETH-backed strategies “Ponzi-style.”

• Dubai’s VARA enables full RWA tokenization under regulatory clarity.

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💼 CEX & Wallet Watch

• Coinbase teases full DEX integration—self-custody meets TradFi UX.

• Vultisig continues to shine:

  • Multichain secure signing.

  • No seed phrase risk.

  • Ideal for power DeFi users and protocol governance.

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📈 Weekly Price Recap (as of June 18th, 2025 @ 8:00 PM CT)

Asset Price Weekly Change BTC down , SOL down, RUNE down

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🧨 Meme of the Week

🖼️ Steak 'n Shake goes full ₿ with “Bitcoin Burger” and ₿ milkshake. Boomers can’t unsee it. Sats for sundaes?
“You want fries with that block height?”

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🗣️ BitAngels Feature

🎤 Catch me as the featured guest tomorrow on BitAngels X Spaces,
🕒 Thursday, June 19th @ 3 PM US Central
We’re diving deep into adoption chaos, nation-state mining, and why Bitcoin memes matter more than macro.

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🛑 Disclaimer

This newsletter is for educational and entertainment purposes only.
Nothing in this publication should be considered financial, legal, or investment advice.
Always DYOR (do your own research) and consult professionals before making investment decisions.