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:

• Peace Talks Collapse, Trump Orders Naval Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz
• Iran Is Accepting Bitcoin for Oil Passage — What That Means for the Monetary System
• The New York Times Claims to Unmask Satoshi Nakamoto
• Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF Smashes Every Debut Record in the Firm's History
• Strategy's $STRC Hits More Than $500M in Single-Day Volume

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References mentioned in the episode:

• Trump Says US to Sever Key Iran Lifeline With Blockade of Strait
• US, Iran Fail to Reach Peace Agreement After Marathon Talks
• Iran's Sanctions-Busting Crypto Ambitions Grow on Toll Payments
• Trump Announces U.S. Blockade of Strait of Hormuz
• Iran Demands Bitcoin Payments for Strait of Hormuz Transit Tolls
• Oil Futures Up 7% on Hyperliquid as Trump Orders Naval Blockade of Hormuz
• Bitcoin Rebound Faces Oil Shock Inflation Test Despite Ceasefire Relief
• Bitcoin Magazine: Iran is Accepting Bitcoin for Transit Toll Payments
• Jack Mallers' Tweet on Iran Turning to Bitcoin Payments
• President Trump Truth Social Blockade Announcement
• Dated Brent Oil Price Surges Above $140, Highest Since 2008
• Dated Brent Oil Price Jumps to Highest Level on Record
• The Mystery of Satoshi Nakamoto — NYT John Carreyrou
• John Carreyrou's thread on the NYT Satoshi investigation

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