Bitcoin news and bitcoin regulation update. Today I cover the CLARITY Act push in Washington, Coinbase’s market structure fight, Bank of England stablecoin rules, Tether’s crime unit freezes, AI-assisted Bitcoin wallet recovery, MARA’s $1.5 billion BTC sale, Nakamoto’s treasury losses, and the latest bitcoin price setup below $80K. This episode also touches on financial news, bitcoin investing, stablecoins, mining, and the broader economics of bitcoin.

Topics for today: 

•  Coinbase CEO says crypto bill could reshape U.S. finance 
•  CLARITY Act amendments target DeFi, stablecoins, and Trump family crypto ties 
•  Bank of England signals softer UK stablecoin rules 
•  Nostr and Ditto update 
•  Claude helps recover 5 BTC from an old computer 
•  MARA sells 20,880 BTC as JPMorgan calls Bitcoin the new gold 
•  Nakamoto stock hits a new low after a $239 million loss 
•  Bitcoin’s dip below $80K may be short-lived 
•  Tether’s T3 crime unit freezes $450 million in suspected illicit crypto 

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Today’s Articles covering bitcoin news, bitcoin regulation, financial news, and bitcoin price:

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/coinbase-ceo-says-crypto-bill-could

https://decrypt.co/367781/clarity-act-amendments-defi-trump-family-jeffrey-epstein

https://cointelegraph.com/news/boe-signals-softer-uk-stablecoin-regime-after-industry-backlash

https://ditto.pub/nevent1qgsfr084yhxtx4sttkjsneav95fjvqla8tcr8lwhmjczm4tl5rdqd8cqyrym8d9hmf23r3hghnvtvyndh9jxr9k6nxyl9utr3xqkqvc7c3h4y6e8t0y

https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/05/14/claude-helps-recover-usd395-000-in-bitcoin-trapped-on-a-computer-for-years

https://atlas21.com/mara-sells-20880-btc-for-1-5-billion-as-jpmorgan-calls-bitcoin-the-new-gold/

https://decrypt.co/367854/bitcoin-firm-nakamoto-stock-new-low-239-million-loss-selling-btc

https://decrypt.co/367828/bitcoins-dip-below-80k-could-be-short-lived-as-strc-cycle-looms

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