Bitcoin Fortress — Episode 182Date: Sept 21, 2025Block Height: 915,753Moscow Time: 865Fees: 1 / 3 / 4 1) Fed cut 25 bps; more cuts signaled- Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/business/fed-lowers-interest-rates-signals-more-cuts-ahead-miran-dissents-2025-09-17/ - Reuters (Powell “risk management”): https://www.reuters.com/business/view-fed-lowers-rates-by-quarter-point-powell-says-was-risk-management-cut-2025-09-17/   2) Street adds Oct/Dec cuts- Reuters (Gundlach / more cuts commentary): https://www.reuters.com/business/doubleline-capital-ceo-gundlach-says-feds-25-bps-rate-cut-is-the-right-move-2025-09-17/   3) Glassnode: September strong; YTD bull “soft”- Glassnode Week On-Chain: https://insights.glassnode.com/the-week-onchain-week-37-2025/ - Cointelegraph (best Sept in 13 years): https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-gains-8-september-2025-on-track-for-best-in-13-years - TradingView relay of CT story: https://www.tradingview.com/news/cointelegraph%3A1e2968ec4094b%3A0-bitcoin-price-gains-8-as-september-2025-on-track-for-best-in-13-years/   4) Vietnam: ~86M accounts frozen/closed for biometrics- Cointelegraph: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoiners-criticize-vietnam-closing-86m-bank-accounts - (Syndication) CoinFi: https://www.coinfi.com/news/1717721/why-we-bitcoin-vietnam-closes-86m-bank-accounts-that-fail-biometrics   5) Canada: RCMP dismantles TradeOgre; >C$56M seized- RCMP press release: https://rcmp.ca/en/news/2025/09/rcmp-executes-record-seizure-more-56-million-dollars-cryptocurrency - CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/09/18/rcmp-seizes-usd56m-cad-in-crypto-shuts-down-tradeogre-in-canada-s-largest-digital-asset-bust - Global News: https://globalnews.ca/news/11434722/rcmp-record-cryptocurrency-seizure/   6) ETFs vs issuance: funds out-buy miners- Yahoo Finance (River flow map): https://finance.yahoo.com/news/businesses-absorbing-bitcoin-4x-rate-160711584.html - altii BTC report (450 BTC/day issuance reference): https://www.altii.de/the-altii-btc-report-2025-09-02/ - The Block ($553M daily inflow, Sep 12): https://www.theblock.co/post/370413/spot-bitcoin-etfs-553-inflows   7) Difficulty ATH; next jump projected- Cointelegraph (142.3T): https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-all-time-high-centralization-fear - CoinWarz next adjustment est: https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/difficulty-chart   8) Miners ripping- CoinDesk futures/OI wrap mentions miner beta context: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/09/19/crypto-markets-today-treading-cautiously-with-smaller-tokens-showing-froth - (Also) CoinDesk Friday tape: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/09/19/crypto-gives-away-week-s-gains-in-friday-decline   9) American Bitcoin (ABTC) mainstream profile- Barron’s: https://www.barrons.com/articles/american-bitcoin-stock-trump-gryphon-f5672bd5   10) BitGo files for IPO (BTGO)- Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/technology/crypto-custody-startup-bitgo-files-us-ipo-2025-09-19/ - CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/09/20/bitgo-files-for-ipo-with-usd4-2b-in-h1-2025-revenue-usd90b-in-crypto-on-platform   11) Michigan BTC reserve bill advances- CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/09/19/michigan-s-stalled-bitcoin-reserve-bill-advances-after-7-months/ - Yahoo Finance relay: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/michigans-stalled-bitcoin-bill-advances-074944268.html   12) Futures OI up after FOMC- CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/09/19/crypto-markets-today-treading-cautiously-with-smaller-tokens-showing-froth/   13) Friday gave back gains; higher lows intact- CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/09/19/crypto-gives-away-week-s-gains-in-friday-decline - Yahoo relay: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crypto-gives-away-weeks-gains-155303876.html   14) JPM: BTC undervalued vs gold as vol collapses- CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/08/28/bitcoin-undervalued-versus-gold-as-volatility-collapses-jpmorgan-says - Yahoo Finance relay: h