BitPlebs #4
Feb 19, 2026
Agenda:
5PM – 5:15PM – Meet & greet
5:15PM – 6:30PM – Discussion of recent bitcoin related news & developments
6:30PM – 7PM – Hangout & QA
Reminders:
No photos, videos, audio recording
Leave the meeting space as clean as you found it
You are welcome to bring outside food/drinks
Local Bitcoin News:
General Bitcoin News:
Ongoing: Sign the change.org petition! Pardon the Samurai Devs
1/16/26 – Major US lender NewRez to recognize crypto for mortgage qualification
1/16/26 – Trump Admin says government has not sold seized Samourai bitcoin
1/16/26 – BlackRock’s chief investment strategist says bitcoin hedges geopolitical risk
1/21/26 – Delaware Life Insurance Company launches industry first fixed annuity with bitcoin
1/21/26 – Mainstream media mostly positive on bitcoin in the last year
1/28/26 – Federal Reserve pauses interest rate cuts at 3.5 – 3.75%
1/30/26 – Trump selects Kevin Warsh as new Fed Reserve Chair
1/31/26 – Metropolitan Capital Bank collapses, 1st US bank failure of 2026
2/7/26 - John Heubusch on the scale of the US interest problem
2/12/26 – Van Eck says 13 governments are actively mining bitcoin
2/13/26 – Brazil proposes national bitcoin reserve, 1M bitcoin over 5 years
Bitcoin Project Updates:
2/2/26 – Tether launches MiningOS, open-source OS for bitcoin miners
2/10/26 – CashApp makes foundational changes to support living on bitcoin
Notable Blocks Mined:
Upcoming Local Bitcoin Events:
Thursday March 19th BitPlebs #5 @ The Residence Inn by Marriott
Thursday April 16th BitPlebs #6 @ The Residence Inn by Marriott
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