# Core Knows Best

URL: /show/this-week-in-bitcoin/57/
> While Bitcoin Core stirs the pot, corporate treasuries stack at breakneck speed. A fresh OP_RETURN twist, and receipts on who’s quietly changed their tune on Bitcoin.

- Show: [This Week In Bitcoin](/show/this-week-in-bitcoin/)
- Episode: 57
- Date: 2025-05-14
- Hosts: chris
- Duration: 01:24:02
- Audio: https://op3.dev/e/serve.podhome.fm/episode/f01a19c0-6f9d-4aef-9515-08dc15242149/63882846782197503471af9477-1dd5-4c3b-8815-3ac08c32e2bbv1.mp3





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**Links:**

* [All Bitcoin holders are in profit or broke-even, 0% in losses](https://finbold.com/all-bitcoin-holders-are-in-profit-or-broke-even-0-in-losses/)
* [Retiring the 80-Byte OP_RETURN Limit](https://gist.github.com/instagibbs/c436110890ab25aa9997b13c2270d5ce)
* [It's a meritocracy, it's not a democracy. Full Clip](https://x.com/TFTC21/status/1920222171198337205)
* [A Comprehensive OP_RETURN Limits Q&A Resource to Combat Misinformation](https://stacker.news/items/978404)
* [LOPP_RETURN Wars: The problem is deeper than spam filters, Stratum v1 needs to die](https://europeanbitcoiners.com/lopp_return-wars-the-problem-is-deeper-than-spam-filters-stratum-v1-needs-to-die/)
* [Bitcoin Mechanic vs Peter Todd Debate | Bitcoin Core Node Changes - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbQvU-woY14)
* [Quick questions about OP_RETURN? Quick answers here. ](https://stacker.news/items/971277)
* [The OP_RETURN War: Who Controls Bitcoin w/ Bitcoin Mechanic - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ-nD9hSaeg)
* [Corporate Bitcoin Accumulation Trend Accelerates, Surging 154% in a Year ](https://beincrypto.com/bitcoin-accumulation-grows-among-businesses/)
* [Tether Buys $458.7M in Bitcoin for SPAC-Bound Firm Twenty One Capital](https://defi-planet.com/2025/05/tether-buys-458-7m-in-bitcoin-for-spac-bound-firm-twenty-one-capital/)
* [MetaPlanet Story at Strat 2025](https://x.com/magsonthemoon/status/1919940421355995612)
* [Daniel Batten on X did a great job rounding them up](https://x.com/DSBatten/status/1921321493423698281)
* [Bitcoin (BTC) Miners Like Bit Digital Draw From Iceland Renewable Energy Surplus - Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-30/bitcoin-btc-miners-like-bit-digital-draw-from-iceland-s-renewable-energy-surplus)
* [Cryptominer MARA taps US shale patch in new power generation project | Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/technology/cryptominer-mara-taps-us-shale-patch-power-generation-new-pilot-program-2024-10-08/)
* [Bitcoin in the bush - crypto mining brings power to rural areas](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly4xe373p4o)
* [Bitcoin mining could supercharge transition to renewables, study claims | The Independent](https://www.the-independent.com/tech/bitcoin-mining-solar-wind-renewable-energy-b2454666.html)
* [Can Bitcoin save Bhutan’s struggling economy? | Crypto News | Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/4/14/bitcoin-king-why-is-bhutan-betting-on-crypto)
* [Why bitcoin is key to the future of finance and renewable energy - TheStreet Crypto: Bitcoin and cryptocurrency news, advice, analysis and more](https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/innovation/why-bitcoin-is-key-to-the-future-of-finance-and-renewable-energy)
* [MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/the-surprising-simple-answer-to-africa-s-rural-energy-problems-bitcoin-mining/ar-AA1hiJ6p)
* [COP28: The struggle to say ‘fossil fuels’ out loud](https://www.ft.com/content/b26b5af8-0cf1-424b-bafc-d2ce4760a28c)
* [Everything You Need To Know About Bitcoin And The Environment in January 2025](https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/07/07/everything-you-need-to-know-about-bitcoin-and-the-environment/)
* [Marathon Digital Sees Shift in Bitcoin Mining Industry Dynamics With Energy Producers, Renewable Energy](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/marathon-digital-sees-shift-bitcoin-054425983.html)
* [The African village mining Bitcoin - UnHerd](https://unherd.com/2024/01/the-african-village-mining-bitcoin/)
* [Bitcoin mining is energizing sustainability through green innovation](https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4315048-bitcoin-mining-is-energizing-sustainability-through-green-innovation/)
* [Bhutan has secretly mined Bitcoin in the Himalayas for years - and it did it sustainably | Euronews](https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/05/05/bhutan-has-secretly-mined-bitcoin-in-the-himalayas-for-years-and-it-did-so-sustainably)
* [Why Congo’s most famous national park is betting big on crypto | MIT Technology Review](https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/01/13/1066820/cryptocurrency-bitcoin-mining-congo-virunga-national-park)
* [Bitcoin has been declared 'dead' more times in 2025 than all of 2024](https://finbold.com/bitcoin-has-been-declared-dead-more-times-in-2025-than-all-of-2024/)

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