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:

Bitcoin Price Tumbles Amid Iran-Israel War Escalation
Senate Passes Stablecoin Bill
Trump Slams Fed for Not Cutting Rates
Texas Signs Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill into Law
$SMLR Plans To Buy 105,000 Bitcoins
Strategy Stacks More BTC as Saylor Predicts $21 Million Bitcoin Price
Can Bitcoin Defund Wars?

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References mentioned in the episode:

President Trump’s Post on “Successful Bombing” of Iran
Iran’s Foreign Prime Minister: “U.S. Crossed the Line”
Iran Claims “No Nuclear Contamination from U.S. Bombings”
Iran’s Parliament Officially Approves Closure of the Strait of Hormuz
Bloomberg: “How Iran Could Wreak Havoc on Global Oil Trade”
Fed’s Jerome Powell Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged
Waller: A Fed Cut Could Come as Soon as July
Trump Pressures “Too Late Powell” to Cut in Post
Trump Post Directed at Jerome Powell to Cut Rates
Bessent Interview on Stablecoins and Dollar Supremacy
David Sacks Interview on GENIUS Act Passing Senate
Trump’s Comments on the GENIUS Act Passing Senate
Trump Urges House to Send Him the GENIUS Act ASAP
Texas Signs Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill into Law
Coin Stories Interview with Eric Semler and Renae Cormier
Smarter Web Company Raises 21 Million Shares
Semler Scientific Hires Bitcoin Veteran and Announces Plans
DayDayCook Raises More Than $500 Million to Buy Bitcoin
Alex Gladstein’s Article on Fiat and Forever Wars

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News Block: Iran Tensions Escalate, Bitcoin Reacts to War and Inflation, Trump Targets the Fed, Stablecoin & Treasury Adoption Surge

Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell