Weekly market update / outlook and weekly Bitcoin news: Top stories this week Federal Reserve launches Fednow for instant payments - JPMorgan, Wells Fargo and 33 banks onboard BRICS interest soars:  40+ countries seek membership as de-dollarization efforts grow SEC says XRP ruling in Ripple case 'wrongly decided' - signals appeal Canadians are having crypto stolen from their homes, police say Bitfinex hackers agree to forfeit billions in Bitcoin plea deal RFK jr. vows to back dollar with Bitcoin, exempt BTC from taxes BlackRock ETF will be 'big rubber yes stamp' for Bitcoin - Charles Edwards Binance implements lightning network support for Bitcoin transactions Don't expect meaningful adoption, we should accept that Bitcoin is not for everyone Check out this week's substack:  "Building a Resilient Retirement Portfolio:  Embracing Hard Assets and Bitcoin"   Substack: Bitcoin Fortress Twitter: Bitcoin Fortress Books: Amazon Author Page YouTube:  Bitcoin Fortress   Mentioned in this week's Podcast: https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/sec-reviews-ripple-ruling-us-bill-seeks-control-over-defi-and-more-hodlers-digest-july-16-22/ https://news.bitcoin.com/federal-reserve-launches-fednow-for-instant-payments-jpmorgan-wells-fargo-and-33-banks-onboard/ https://news.bitcoin.com/brics-interest-soars-40-countries-seek-membership-as-de-dollarization-efforts-grow/ https://news.bitcoin.com/sec-says-xrp-ruling-in-ripple-case-wrongly-decided-signals-appeal/ https://decrypt.co/149475/canada-crypto-stolen-homes-police https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitfinex-hackers-agree-forfeit-billions-162708099.html https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/07/19/us-presidential-candidate-rfk-jr-vows-to-exempt-crypto-from-capital-gains-tax-if-elected/ https://cointelegraph.com/news/blackrock-bitcoin-etf-interview-charles-edwards https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/binance-implements-lightning-network-support-for-bitcoin-transactions https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/dont-expect-everyone-to-embrace-bitcoin https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/building-a-resilient-retirement-portfolio