🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 216

Date: May 17, 2026
Block Height: 949842
Moscow Time: 1280
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In this episode:

In Episode 216 of The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast, we explore why the real signal this week wasn’t Bitcoin’s price action — it was growing stress inside the legacy financial system itself. We discuss Japan’s bond market turmoil, the advancing CLARITY Act and the fight over developer freedom, why self-custody is increasingly becoming a civil liberties issue, MARA’s massive Bitcoin sale and pivot into AI infrastructure, renewed discussions around privacy in Bitcoin, and what these trends reveal about the future of money, sovereignty, and financial freedom. Plus: Bitcoin podcast universe themes, a featured Bitcoin Fortress Substack post, and a look at the newly released book The Architecture of Money.

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Bitcoin vs The Legacy System
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NEWS (May 10, 2026 – May 17, 2026)

Japan Bond Market / Sovereign Debt Stress

Financial Times — Global bond markets rattled as long-term yields surge
Financial Times – Global Bonds Tumble on Inflation Shock Fears
Financial Times — U.S. sells 30-year bonds at 5% yield for first time since 2007
Financial Times – U.S. 30-Year Bond Yield Hits 5%
Trading Economics — Japan 30-Year Bond Yield hits 4%
Trading Economics – Japan 30-Year Bond Yield
Financial Times — Japan’s yield panic and global implications
Financial Times – The Japanese Yield Panic

CLARITY Act / Regulation / Developer Freedom

Reuters — Senate Banking Committee advances CLARITY Act
Reuters – Senate Committee Advances CLARITY Act
Reuters — What’s inside the CLARITY Act
Reuters – What Is in the Senate Crypto Bill?
U.S. Senate Banking Committee — Official Executive Session page
Senate Banking Committee – Executive Session on the CLARITY Act
TFTC — Bitcoin Briefs and policy commentary
TFTC – Bitcoin Brief Archive

Self-Custody / Privacy / Freedom Tech

Bitcoin.org – Bitcoin Is Open Source P2P Money
TFTC — Ongoing coverage of privacy, self-custody, and developer issues
TFTC – Bitcoin Brief Archive

MARA / Mining / AI Infrastructure

Crypto Briefing — MARA sells 20,880 BTC and pivots toward AI infrastructure
Crypto Briefing – MARA Sells $1.5B in Bitcoin for AI Pivot
CoinDesk — MARA shifts toward AI infrastructure
CoinDesk – MARA Sold $1.5B of Bitcoin as It Shifts Toward AI Infrastructure
Crypto.news — MARA debt reduction and AI strategy
Crypto.news – MARA Holdings Sold $1.5B Bitcoin to Fund AI Pivot

Podcast Universe / Rabbit Hole Recap

Rabbit Hole Recap #408
Rabbit Hole Recap #408
TFTC Podcast and Bitcoin Briefs
TFTC Podcast Network