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WATCH: "The Banks are Feeling FOMO" on Bitcoin Lending w/ SALT Lending CEO Shawn Owen | Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Ep 10 @SALTLending CEO @Shawn_OwenJ joins @BranBTC from Bitcoin 2026 to break down how Bitcoin-backed credit is reshaping finance from $10K loans to treasuries in the hundreds of millions. Ten years ago no bank would touch Bitcoin. Now they're calling it the best collateral ever and lining up to fund it. Chapters: 2:45: Announcing Salt Switch 3:49: What Is Salt Lending? 5:30: Surviving 3 Bear Markets 8:53: From $10K Loans to $200K Averages 11:22: The Next Leg Up for Bitcoin Credit 13:05: Digital Credit and Michael Saylor 16:09: Will Banks Disrupt Bitcoin? 19:51: Is Bitcoin Financialization Inevitable? 23:45: Is the Bear Market Bottom In? 28:28: The Human Side of the Bitcoin Network

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JUST IN: It's estimated that public company Strive bought 1,210 BTC worth $89 million today via SATA 🚀

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Still a 35% chance Bitcoin gets above $99,999 in 2026 👀 What do you think? 👇

JUST IN: The Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index is now at "Extreme Fear" 👀 At $73,600 per BTC. Read that again. 🚀

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. Government has seized $1 billion of Iran's crypto: "Just outright grabbed the wallets. Some of them may be typing in right now and might not realize their wallet had been grabbed."

JUST IN: JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon lashes out at The Clarity Act, says banks are going to fight it and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is "full of sh*t" 😳 "We'll fight it. If we lose, we lose. It will be fought." The Bankers are MAD they're losing.

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 SEC Chair Paul Atkins says he's confident Congress will advance the Clarity Act and President Trump will sign it into law ✍️

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JUST IN: Someone publishes the entire U.S. Constitution on the Bitcoin blockchain 🇺🇸

Texas is pivoting from buying Bitcoin ETFs to buying spot BTC held in cold storage for their Strategic Bitcoin Reserve 🇺🇸 Love to see it 👏

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 CFTC approves first U.S. Bitcoin perpetual futures contracts on a regulated exchange 👀

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Texas announces the creation of the "Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Advisory Committee." Texas is now also looking for a qualified firm to custody their BTC for when they buy more 🚀

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JUST IN: Public company Strive is now estimated to have bought 542 BTC worth $37 million via SATA today 🚀 It's estimated they've bought over 1,496 BTC this week 🤯

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urges lawmakers to advance the Clarity Act: "There most important thing we can do is to make digital assets come into the United States. Make the U.S. the home." "I would encourage the House and the Senate to get Clarity done."

@SALTLending @Shawn_OwenJ WATCH - Bitcoin-Backed Loans Are Leading The Credit Revolution | SALT Lending Youtube: youtu.be/Lhj1Nx-yG50 Rumble: rumble.com/v7aicg2-bitcoi…

WATCH - Bitcoin-Backed Loans Are Leading The Credit Revolution | SALT Lending @SALTLending is rewriting what credit means in a Bitcoin world. Leverage real assets, not printed promises. Watch the full convo with @Shawn_OwenJ on the Bitcoin 2026 News Desk below 👇

JUST IN: Fidelity Digital Assets says Bitcoin is "entering an era of scarcity." 👀 They predict public companies may buy another 1 million BTC by 2029 🚀