BF212 - Top Bitcoin News - 4/19/26

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 212 Date: April 19, 2026 Block Height: 945813 Moscow Time: 1329 Fees: 1 / 1 / 1   In this episode: Geopolitical panic, a fast Bitcoin recovery, more treasury accumulation, a new Goldman Bitcoin ETF filing, Kraken’s next moves, the growing quantum debate, and the biggest themes from the Bitcoin podcast universe this week.   Bitcoin Fortress YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ   Bitcoin Fortress Substack Featured Post: Bitcoin vs Currency Debasement https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/bitcoin-vs-currency-debasement   Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle   Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5   NEWS (April 12, 2026 – April 19, 2026) NEWS AND MARKET Bitcoin slips below $71,000 as Trump orders blockade of Strait of Hormuz https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/12/bitcoin-slips-below-usd71-000-as-trump-orders-blockade-of-strait-of-hormuz   Bitcoin moves off lowest level as worst of weekend fears slip away https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/13/bitcoin-moves-off-lowest-level-as-worst-of-weekend-fears-slip-away   Bitcoin hits $75,000 for first time since early February https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/14/bitcoin-hits-usd75-000-for-first-time-since-early-february-but-will-it-means-if-it-does   Bitcoin passes halfway point in halving cycle https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/14/bitcoin-passes-halfway-point-in-halving-cycle-as-price-gains-trail-prior-cycles   TREASURY AND INSTITUTIONAL ADOPTION Strategy buys 13,927 Bitcoin https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/strategy-mstr-buys-a-massive-13927-bitcoin   Strategy STRC ATM just did $1 billion in a single day https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/strategy-strc-1-billion-volume-day   Strategy STRC ATM clears $2.7B in 48 hours https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/billion-dollar-day-strc-atm   Capital B buys more Bitcoin https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/capital-b-buys-more-bitcoin   Goldman Sachs files for its first Bitcoin ETF product https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/goldman-sachs-files-its-first-bitcoin-etf-product-2026-04-14/   POLICY AND POLITICS Virginia enacts law requiring state to hold unclaimed crypto https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/virginia-enacts-law-state-crypto   Crypto talks approaching the final stretch https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/crypto-legislation-nears-finish-line   Crypto Clarity bill has 30% chance of passing this year https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/04/11/crypto-clarity-bill-has-30-chance-of-passing-this-year-wintermute-s-hammond-says   Congresswoman Sheri Biggs discloses Bitcoin exposure via IBIT https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/sheri-biggs-discloses-250000-bitcoin   EXCHANGES AND INFRASTRUCTURE Kraken reportedly confirms confide