Episode notes
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:
- Jamie Dimon lashes out at Coinbase CEO and vows to fight the CLARITY Act
- U.S. seizes $1 billion in Iranian crypto — but it wasn't Bitcoin
- Sequans abandons its Bitcoin treasury while Strive buys another $85 million
- Strive's SATA hits record trading volume ahead of first-ever daily dividend launch
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References mentioned in the episode:
- CLARITY Act Clears Senate Banking Committee in 15-9 Vote
- Jamie Dimon Blasts Coinbase's Brian Armstrong, Plans to Fight the CLARITY Act
- Dimon Escalates Battle Over Stablecoin Rewards in CLARITY Act Debate
- Jamie Dimon Calls Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong "Full of Shit" Over the CLARITY Act JPMorgan CEO Jami
- Dimon Rags on Brian Armstrong's Crypto Lobbying Push
- President Trump Vows to "Future-Proof" Digital Asset Market Structure
- Trump Urges Passage of the CLARITY Act, Attacks Banks for "Undercutting" GENIUS
- President Trump's Truth Social Post on Digital Asset Industry
- SEC Chair Atkins: "I Have Confidence That Congress Will Adopt the CLARITY Act"
- The Digital Chamber Launches Call-to-Action Campaign for the CLARITY Act
- Senator Lummis Warns Next Crypto Legislation Window Is 2030 if CLARITY Stalls
- U.S. Says It Seized About $1 Billion in Iranian Crypto as Pressure Campaign Expands
- U.S. Has Seized Nearly $Billion in Crypto From Iran, Bessent Says
- Bitcoin Magazine: Bessent Interview Clip on the $1 Billion Iranian Crypto Seizure
- Iran Starts Bitcoin-Backed Shipping Insurance for Hormuz Strait
- Sequans Completes Bitcoin Treasury Unwind, Refocuses on IoT Semiconductors
- Strive Leapfrogs Coinbase and Riot with $85.4 Million Bitcoin Buy
- Strive Acquires 1,109 Bitcoin, Raising Total Holdings to 16,500 Coins
- Coin Stories: Jeff Walton on How Strive Launched the First Daily Bitcoin Dividend
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