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:
- Trump tariff announcement on 8 EU nations over Greenland sale spark market turmoil: gold hits new ATH while Bitcoin wobbles
- CLARITY Act stalls: Coinbase pulls support as banks lobby to kneecap stablecoin competition
- Bessent demands thorough Fed overhaul
- Trump-Dimon feud escalates with lawsuit threat
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References mentioned in the episode:
- Truth Social Post on New European Tariffs
- BofA CEO on Potential Loss of Bank Deposits
- Coinbase Pulls Support for CLARITY Act Bill
- Senate Committee Markup Gets Postponed
- Bank Lobbying on Market Structure Bill Intensifies
- Brian Armstrong's Tweet on the CLARITY Act
- Paul Grewal's Tweet on the CLARITY Act
- Coin Center's Views on the CLARITY Act
- Senator Scott Postpones CLARITY Act Markup
- Thread on the Main Topics of CLARITY Act Debate
- Peter Van Valkenburgh's Tweet on the CLARITY Act
- Peter Van Valkenburgh's Response to Criticism
- Miles Suter's Tweet on the CLARITY Act
- Polymarket Odds on Who Will Be Next Fed Chair
- Brian Armstrong Pushes Back on Reporting
- Joint Statement from Former Fed Chairs
- Trump's Post on Plans to Sue JPMorgan Chase
- Dartmouth College Discloses IBIT Allocation
- Steak n' Shake Buys $10 Million Worth of BTC
- Steak n' Shake Tweet on BTC Purchase
- Dartmouth College Article from December
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