Coinbase on Trial, Bitcoin at Checkout, and Slovenia’s Crypto Reset

Oregon takes Coinbase to court (0:41), Chile gets access to a new stablecoin (2:02), and Switzerland tests Bitcoin at the supermarket (3:10). Plus: Slovenia plans a 25% tax on personal crypto gains, marking a major shift in European regulation (4:21).

This is your essential update on the forces shaping what’s next in money.

More on stories and articles mentioned or referenced in this episode:

Oregon sues Coinbase, seeks to fill federal ‘enforcement vacuum’, by Matthew Kish, The Oregonian/OregonLive.

https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2025/04/oregon-sues-coinbase-seeks-to-fill-federal-enforcement-vacuum.html

Oregon Is Trying to Revive Regulation by Enforcement, by Paul Grewal, Coinbase.

https://www.coinbase.com/blog/oregon-is-trying-to-revive-regulation-by-enforcement

LATAM crypto news: Meli Dólar debuts in Chile, and Bolivia quits its plan to buy fuel with cryptocurrency, Invezz.

https://invezz.com/news/2025/04/19/latam-crypto-news-meli-dolar-debuts-in-chile-and-bolivia-quits-its-plan-to-buy-fuel-with-cryptocurrency/

Spar in Zug accepts Bitcoin as a means of payment for the first time, blue News.

https://www.bluewin.ch/en/news/switzerland/spar-in-zug-accepts-bitcoin-as-a-means-of-payment-for-the-first-time-2659012.html

Slovenia moves to impose 25% tax on crypto traders, by Ibrahim Ajibade, FXStreet.

https://www.fxstreet.com/cryptocurrencies/news/slovenia-moves-to-impose-25-tax-on-crypto-traders-202504171935

Taxation of crypto planned, The Slovenia Times.

https://sloveniatimes.com/43215/taxation-of-crypto-planned

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