Slate Sunday
Banking
Vietnam’s bank account purge is the best publicity for Bitcoin
Commercial banks in Vietnam began deleting more than 86 million bank accounts at the start of September 2025, highlighting the importance of being your own bank.
Macro
Milei’s monetary meltdown: Argentine central bank intervenes as peso hits record lows
Argentina’s President Javier Milei faces political turmoil and economic headwinds as the central bank intervenes to defend the peso.
Analysis
The dollar dying doesn’t make Bitcoin win
Former Blockstream VP Fernando Nikolic cautions that Bitcoiners who celebrate the dollar dying don’t understand what they're asking for.
Slate Sunday
Strategy and the centralization question: what happens when one firm holds 3% (or 7%) of all Bitcoin?
As Strategy continues to amass Bitcoin with the appetite of a hungry hippo, just how much is too much for a single entity to hold?
Technology
Mag 7s’ trajectory shows legacy economy ‘being sunset’ for the digital age
As the Magnificent 7 stocks soar, Bitcoin advocate Balaji Srinivasan argues the divergence marks the end of the legacy economy.
Market
With the Treasury General Account refill almost done, ‘up only can resume’: Arthur Hayes
Markets wobbled as the U.S. refilled its Treasury General Account (TGA), draining liquidity. Now, with the TGA refill nearly done, "up only" can resume.
Macro
Crisis crossroads: Japan’s debt reckoning and the global economic warning
Japan’s debt has soared to nearly 235% of GDP, an unprecedented level for a developed economy, with lessons for the U.S. and other countries borrowing without limits.
AI
According to Adam Livingston, you have 5 years to stack Bitcoin before AI takes your soul
AI is coming for your job and economic stability, according to Adam Livingston, you have five years to stack Bitcoin before it's too late.
Investments
Why Morgan Stanley’s revised 60/20/20 portfolio is a wake-up call for investors
Morgan Stanley just revised the classic 60/40 portfolio, advocating instead for a 60/20/20 mix, with gold now joining bonds.
Adoption
The Bitcoin hashrate hit 1 zetahash per second; ‘how do people still not get it?’
The Bitcoin hashrate has reached a historic all-time high, with miners performing more calculations every second than there are grains of sand on earth.
Macro
‘Monumental’: Russia is likely buying silver for its reserves
According to Gold Telegraph, if Russia is buying silver for its reserves, it could fuel the "tiny market" to even higher heights.
Adoption
Institutions like Strategy and Metaplanet now hold 12.3% of the total Bitcoin supply
Institutions now hold 12.3% of all Bitcoin in existence and it's a trend that will likely continue as Bitcoin supply rotates from early holders to institutional buyers.