--- title: "Bitcoin's 'Fringe Phase' is Over, Declares This Front-Page Advertisement: Nonprofit's Campaign Aims to Educate Americans" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/297003077.md" description: "The Nakamoto Project launched a 12-week educational campaign featuring full-page ads in The Wall Street Journal to promote Bitcoin awareness. Titled 'The Fringe Phase is Officially Over,' the initiative highlights that one in six Americans own BTC, securing $1.25 trillion in wealth. It also notes the success of Bitcoin ETFs and corporate holdings by companies like Tesla. This campaign coincides with Bitcoin's rebound to the $80,000 level." datetime: "2026-08-26T06:53:01.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/297003077.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297003077.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/297003077.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Bitcoin's 'Fringe Phase' is Over, Declares This Front-Page Advertisement: Nonprofit's Campaign Aims to Educate Americans **The Nakamoto Project**, a nonprofit dedicated to Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) education, launched a new campaign on Tuesday featuring expert essays and full-page advertisements in The Wall Street Journal. ## New Campaign for Bitcoin Awareness The 12-week educational campaign aims to enhance Americans’ understanding of Bitcoin, the nonprofit said in an X post. The campaign includes a dedicated educational website, a series of essays by “leading thinkers in Bitcoin,” six full-page print ads, and 24 quarter-page ads in The Wall Street Journal. The essays will appear as sponsored content in the iconic business newspaper. The first of these essays, by macro analyst **Lyn Alden**, was published on Tuesday. > This morning, we launched a new educational campaign aimed at helping Americans understand bitcoin and its place in the world today. > > Our campaign will stretch over 12 weeks and includes an educational website, https://t.co/DQCCFb4M00, a series of 6 essays by leading thinkers in… pic.twitter.com/3ofOWjDEUj > > — The Nakamoto Project (@NakamotoProjct) August 25, 2026 ## ‘The Fringe Phase is Officially Over’ Several X users also shared the full-page Bitcoin ad in the Wall Street Journal, titled “The fringe phase is officially over.” The campaign pointed out that 1 in 6 Americans now own BTC, securing over $1.25 trillion in wealth. I It also highlighted the “successful” launch of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds and how two of the world’s largest companies, seemingly **Space Exploration Technologies Corp.** (NASDAQ: SPCX) and **Tesla Inc.** (NASDAQ: TSLA), are holding BTC on their balance sheets. “Bitcoin comes down to two things. Money that can’t be printed out of thin air. And a payment network that can’t be stopped. In today’s world, that’s worth everything,” the ad read. > JUST IN: Wall Street Journal featured a full-page Bitcoin ad today! 👀 > > "The fringe phase is officially over." 🚀 pic.twitter.com/BpomY7RDsU > > — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) August 25, 2026 **Read Also: Bitcoin Hit $80,000 With Little Whale Participation: Is That Bullish or Bearish?** ## Bitcoin’s Spirited Rebound to $80,000 The campaign follows Bitcoin’s impressive recovery after months of underperformance, with the cryptocurrency reclaiming the key $80,000 level. 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