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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News Block: U.S. Digital Assets Report Drops This Week, Fed-Trump Power Struggles, Strategy Launches $STRC, $9.5B Whale Exit

Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell