Episode Details

In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block powered exclusively by Gemini, we cover these major headlines related to Bitcoin, macroeconomics, and global finance:

• Musk and Trump at odds over a $3 trillion spending bill and its deficit impact
• Semler Scientific, Metaplanet and Strategy all added millions in BTC to their treasuries
• Strategy upsizes $STRD offering
• U.K. proposes lifting its retail ban on Bitcoin ETFs
• South Korea's new president supports Bitcoin
• JPMorgan will let clients use Bitcoin ETFs as loan collateral and include Bitcoin in net-worth calculations
• and more!

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---- References mentioned in the episode:

• Elon Musk's Tweet on Fiscal Spending Bill
• Lyn Alden's Keynote Presentation from Bitcoin 2025
• Semler Scientific Announces New Bitcoin Buy
• Metaplanet's 555 Million Plan Presentation Deck
• Strategy's Stride $STRD Perpetual Preferred Stock
• Strategy Buys Another 1,045 Bitcoin
• Strategy Raises $1 Billion in Stride Offering
• Strategy's Stride Offering Filing
• FCA Lifts Ban on Spot Bitcoin ETFs for the UK
• FCA Proposes to Lift Ban on Bitcoin Derivative Products
• California Bill Prevents State from Selling Idle Bitcoin
• Eric Peterson's Tweet on New California Bill
• Pro-Bitcoin President Wins Election in South Korea
• South Korea Ranks Number Two for Trading Volume
• Circle Enjoys Wildly Successful IPO in First Day of Trading
• Gemini Files Confidential S-1 to Go Public via IPO
• JPMorgan to Include Bitcoin in Net Worth Calculations

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