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Bitcoin news and macro news update. Today I cover bitcoin and crypto markets selling off after fresh U.S. strikes on Iran, CME’s move toward 24/7 bitcoin futures trading, a Polymarket insider trading case involving a Google employee, Cash App adding stablecoin support, and another reminder that bitcoin custody is not a “set it and forget it” hobby. This episode also touches on financial news, bitcoin regulation, and the broader economics of bitcoin.


Topics for today: 

•  Crypto markets drop after Iran strikes 
•  Bitcoin price reacts to geopolitical risk 
•  CME bitcoin futures move to 24/7 trading 
•  Google employee charged over Polymarket bets 
•  FBI seizes gold bars in $40 million case 
•  Cash App adds USDC support 
•  CFTC and Gemini seek to reverse settlement 
•  BIS tokenization project targets cross-border payments 
•  Miami IT worker arrested in bitcoin theft case 

Today’s Articles covering bitcoin news, macro news, and regulation:
 
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-markets-tank-80b-as-us-carries-out-fresh-strikes-on-iran

https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-charges-google-employee-with-insider-trading-on-polymarket

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/05/28/bitcoin-s-famous-cme-gaps-are-about-to-disappear-though-three-remain-unresolved

https://atlas21.com/usa-fbi-seizes-303-gold-bars-from-cia-official-in-40-million-case/

https://decrypt.co/369199/cash-app-supports-stablecoins-bitcoin-maxi-jack-dorsey-gatekeeper-gripes

https://decrypt.co/369252/cftc-gemini-file-joint-motion-to-reverse-5m-settlement

https://www.theblock.co/post/402846/bis-says-tokenization-can-improve-wholesale-cross-border-payments

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/miami-it-worker-in-1-9-million-bitcoin
 

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