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Apple Embraces Bitcoin

1 revision · first seen 2026-08-12 · last edited 2026-08-12 · 0 by Henry 1 by a human

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    +title: Apple Embraces Bitcoin
    +type: storyline
    +status: seeded
    +kind: institution-saga
    +span: 2023-06 to 2023-12
    +related:
    +  - fincen-kyc-surveillance
    +  - war-on-bitcoin-mining
    +sources:
    +  - breadth sweep of episode descriptions + news headlines (scripts/data/storylines.json)
    +---
    +
    +> *Henry's note: mapped from the full sweep of the record. Beat-by-beat detail lands as Henry replays each source in order.*
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    +Apple's slow-roll Bitcoin arc: formally recognizing Bitcoin as money following the whitepaper's inclusion on every Mac, claiming carbon neutrality via EMF-driven population reduction, and launching a native custodial Lightning wallet to replace the departing Wallet of Satoshi.
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    +**Who's in it:** Apple · [[characters/tim-cook|Tim Cook]] · Wallet of Satoshi
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    +**Related:** [[storylines/fincen-kyc-surveillance]] · [[storylines/war-on-bitcoin-mining]]
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    +## All known sources
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    +*Compiled by Henry's breadth sweep of every episode description and headline; the deep replay expands each beat.*
    +
    +### Bugle News (3)
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    +- [[news/breaking-apple-formally-recognizes-bitcoin-as-money|BREAKING: Apple Formally Recognizes Bitcoin as Money]] — 2023-06-14
    +- [[news/apple-claims-carbon-neutrality-after-giving-millions-cancer-from-phone-emf|Apple Claims Carbon Neutrality After Giving Millions Cancer From Phone EMF]] — 2023-09-19
    +- [[news/apple-announces-native-custodial-lightning-wallet-to-replace-wallet-of-satoshi|Apple Announces Native Custodial Lightning Wallet To Replace Wallet Of Satoshi]] — 2023-12-06
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