In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block powered exclusively by Gemini, we cover these major headlines related to Bitcoin, macroeconomics, and global finance:

Musk and Trump at odds over a $3 trillion spending bill and its deficit impact
Semler Scientific, Metaplanet and Strategy all added millions in BTC to their treasuries
Strategy upsizes $STRD offering
U.K. proposes lifting its retail ban on Bitcoin ETFs
South Korea’s new president supports Bitcoin
JPMorgan will let clients use Bitcoin ETFs as loan collateral and include Bitcoin in net-worth calculations
and more!

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References mentioned in the episode:

Elon Musk’s Tweet on Fiscal Spending Bill
Lyn Alden’s Keynote Presentation from Bitcoin 2025
Semler Scientific Announces New Bitcoin Buy
Metaplanet’s 555 Million Plan Presentation Deck
Strategy's Stride $STRD Perpetual Preferred Stock
Strategy Buys Another 1,045 Bitcoin
Strategy Raises $1 Billion in Stride Offering
Strategy’s Stride Offering Filing
FCA Lifts Ban on Spot Bitcoin ETFs for the UK
FCA Proposes to Lift Ban on Bitcoin Derivative Products
California Bill Prevents State from Selling Idle Bitcoin
Eric Peterson’s Tweet on New California Bill
Pro-Bitcoin President Wins Election in South Korea
South Korea Ranks Number Two for Trading Volume
Circle Enjoys Wildly Successful IPO in First Day of Trading
Gemini Files Confidential S-1 to Go Public via IPO
JPMorgan to Include Bitcoin in Net Worth Calculations

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