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:
- White House digital assets report declares support for self-custody, compares Bitcoin to the internet and railroad
- Strategy announces record $10 billion profit, smashing Wall Street expectations
- Bo Hines hints at government buying Bitcoin
- President Trump fires labor statistics boss
- Is recession bullish for Bitcoin?
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References mentioned in the episode:
- White House's Digital Assets Working Group Report
- Casa CEO Nick Neuman's Tweet on WH Report
- WH Compares Bitcoin to Railroads and the Internet
- White House Lays Out Roadmap for Digital Assets
- Bo Hines Addresses Questions on Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
- JPMorgan to Enable Crypto Purchases Through Coinbase
- Transcript of SEC Chairman Atkins' Speech
- SEC Chairman Atkins Debuts "Project Crypto"
- SEC Allows In-Kind Creation/Redemption for Bitcoin ETFs
- SEC Chair Publicly Supports the Right to Self Custody
- Brian Armstrong's Tweet About Coinbase's Bitcoin Purchase
- Coinbase's Q2 2025 Earnings Major Takeaways
- Strategy's Q2 2025 Earnings Presentation
- Strategy Smashes Wall Street's Earnings Estimates
- Strategy Announces New $4.2 Billion Stretch Offering
- Saylor Calls Stretch Strategy's "iPhone Moment"
- Lyn Alden's Tweet on Stretch's (STRC) Potential
- Metaplanet Announces Preferred Share Issuance
- Metaplanet Announces Two Classes of Perpetual Preferreds
- Fed Governor Exit Could Accelerate Trump's Selection
- President Trump Fires Labor Statistics Chief
- Largest Two-Month BLS Jobs Revision Since 2020
- Luke Gromen's Tweet on Trump Firing BLS Chief
- Market Giving >80% Probability of September Rate Cut
- Turkish President Fires Statistics Boss After Record Inflation
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