ROLLUP: Bitcoin’s Fork Died in 2 Blocks | Saylor Sells Again | Robinhood Chain | Fidelity Staking
ROLLUP: Bitcoin’s Fork Died in 2 Blocks | Saylor Sells Again | Robinhood Chain | Fidelity Staking  
Podcast: Bankless
Published On: Thu Aug 13 2026
Description: Bitcoin’s latest fork died after just two blocks. Ryan and David unpack what the failure says about Bitcoin maximalism, why Saylor keeps selling BTC, Robinhood Chain’s breakout, and Fidelity’s push to bring staking yield to Wall Street. --- 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🔓NEAR | TRADE CONFIDENTIALLY, GET 20% BACK https://bankless.cc/near-pod 🔑BITKEY | GET 10% OFF USE CODE: BANKLESS | #bitkeypartner https://bankless.cc/bitkey ✈️COINBASE ONE CARD | EARN 5% BACK IN BITCOIN https://bankless.cc/coinbase-one-card 🎯THE DEFI REPORT | ONCHAIN INSIGHTS https://thedefireport.io/bankless --- TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 3:21 Bitcoin Markets: Inflation, Gold, Saylor & the Bottom https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2087525891911893362 https://capitalwars.substack.com/p/china-restarts-her-great-debasement https://thedefireport.io/research/did-the-u-s-treasury-just-implement-a-qe-lite-policy https://x.com/saylor/status/2086785552355860895 22:12 Bitcoin’s Failed Fork https://x.com/ercwl/status/2086079471853985980 https://x.com/lopp/status/2086512275012075811 https://x.com/nic_carter/status/2086108921689682213 32:43 Robinhood Chain Takes #1 https://x.com/AvgJoesCrypto/status/2086889992035717166 https://dune.com/entropy_advisors/robinhood-chain-network-overview https://x.com/vladtenev/status/2087407743028355336 40:46 FOMO vs Pump https://x.com/stacy_muur/status/2087206916447670564 https://x.com/seyong/status/2087210357370577394 https://www.bankless.com/read/the-pump-vs-fomo-rivalry https://fomo.family/ 45:39 Clarity Act Faces Trouble https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/2085543590583836678 https://www.theblock.co/news/regulation/2026-08-11-whats-next-for-clarity-act-september-brings-tough-road-ahead-411465 https://www.theblock.co/news/regulation/2026-08-11-sec-crypto-rules-token-safe-harbor-td-cowen-411455 https://polymarket.com/event/clarity-act-signed-into-law-in-2026 47:55 Fidelity Bets on Staked ETH https://x.com/CoinDesk/status/2087475561316622745 53:00 Venice Revenue Keeps Climbing https://x.com/AustinBarack/status/2087336389654270398 --- Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures