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:

Bitcoin price drops to mid-$90ks
Institutional investors double down on Bitcoin
Czech National Bank becomes first central bank to buy Bitcoin
Square launches Bitcoin payments for millions of merchants

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References mentioned in the episode:

Government Reopens After Longest Shutdown
Bitcoin Crashes 22% From All-Time High
Stock Market Suffers Steep Decline
Emory University Doubles Down on Bitcoin
Harvard Increases Bitcoin ETF Allocation
Eric Balchunas's Tweet on Harvard's IBIT Buy
Harvard Triples Down on Bitcoin Allocation
Macroscope's Tweet on Sovereign Wealth Fund
Grayscale Investments Files for U.S. IPO
Michael Saylor's Tweet on Bitcoin Volatility
Czech Central Bank Buys Bitcoin for Pilot
Czech Central Bank Bitcoin Announcement
Czech Central Bank Becomes First to Buy BTC
Czech Central Bank Governor's Bitcoin Tweet
SoFi Launches Crypto Trading on its Platform
BTC Just Got One Step Closer to Being Money
Jack Dorsey's Tweet on BTC Payments Launch
Cash App Enables Bitcoin Lightning Payments
Twitter Thread Breaking Down Block's Launch
Miles Suter's Tweet on Bitcoin Payments

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News Block: Bitcoin Price Slides, Harvard Doubles Down on IBIT, First Central Bank to Buy Bitcoin

Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell