Episode Details

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

• Bitcoin price drops to mid-$90ks
• Institutional investors double down on Bitcoin
• Czech National Bank becomes first central bank to buy Bitcoin
• Square launches Bitcoin payments for millions of merchants

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References mentioned in the episode:

• Government Reopens After Longest Shutdown
• Bitcoin Crashes 22% From All-Time High
• Stock Market Suffers Steep Decline
• Emory University Doubles Down on Bitcoin
• Harvard Increases Bitcoin ETF Allocation
• Eric Balchunas's Tweet on Harvard's IBIT Buy
• Harvard Triples Down on Bitcoin Allocation
• Macroscope's Tweet on Sovereign Wealth Fund
• Grayscale Investments Files for U.S. IPO
• Michael Saylor's Tweet on Bitcoin Volatility
• Czech Central Bank Buys Bitcoin for Pilot
• Czech Central Bank Bitcoin Announcement
• Czech Central Bank Becomes First to Buy BTC

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