
Trump Media’s $2.5B Bitcoin Move: Signal or Stunt?
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Trump Media just made a $2.5B Bitcoin move. Square flipped Lightning on at the point of sale. And the Bitcoin Conference? It threw a few curveballs. In this post-conference debrief, Josh Friedeman is joined by Jon Gordon and Trey Sellers to break down treasury shifts, political plays, and business adoption trends you need to know.
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TAKEAWAYS
- Trump Media’s treasury move blurred the line between campaign optics and Bitcoin conviction.
- Square’s Lightning rollout gives 4M merchants instant Bitcoin payment access.
- Bitcoin’s adoption is rising—but remains stuck in partisan gridlock.
- The team’s conference predictions flopped—and exposed where Bitcoin hype still outpaces delivery.
- Sound HSA aims to redefine medical finance with Lightning and patient sovereignty.
- Trump’s Rumble deal mixes alt-media, politics, and Bitcoin into one volatile cocktail.
- Is Bitcoin a strategic treasury asset—or just PR in disguise? The jury’s still out.
- Businesses want Bitcoin—but lack the playbook to use it.
- From Unchained to Square, Bitcoin’s institutional playbook is splintering—not consolidating.
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