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:
- U.S. digital assets report drops Wednesday—will it reveal Bitcoin buying plans?
- Trump pressures Powell as Fed independence hangs in the balance
- Strategy’s $2.5B $STRC launch offers a 10% Bitcoin-backed yield
- $9.5B in Satoshi-era Bitcoin moves—market barely flinches
- PNC Bank teams up with Coinbase to offer Bitcoin access to millions
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References mentioned in the episode:
- Executive Order Establishing Working Group
- Executive Order Establishing Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
- President Trump Signs GENIUS Act into Law
- Hines Tweets Working Group Report to Be Released July 30
- Macroscope Tweet on Working Group Report
- Trump Predicts Powell Will Cut Rates Soon
- Trump Pressures Fed Chairman Jerome Powell
- Bessent Calls to Review the Entire Federal Reserve
- Mike Johnson Calls to Rewrite the Federal Reserve Act
- Stretch (STRC) Investor Presentation Slides
- Strategy Announces New Perpetual Preferred Offering
- STRC Is Upsized from $500 Million to $2.5 billion
- STRC Becomes Largest U.S. IPO of 2025
- Stretch (STRC) Investor Presentation
- Arkham Intelligence Tracks OG Bitcoin Movement
- Galaxy Digital Confirms Sale of 80K BTC for Client
- JPMorgan Chase Considers Crypto-backed Loans
- Coinbase and PNC Financial Services Strategic Partnership
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