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:

Trump tariff announcement on 8 EU nations over Greenland sale spark market turmoil: gold hits new ATH while Bitcoin wobbles
CLARITY Act stalls: Coinbase pulls support as banks lobby to kneecap stablecoin competition
Bessent demands thorough Fed overhaul
Trump-Dimon feud escalates with lawsuit threat

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References mentioned in the episode:

Truth Social Post on New European Tariffs
BofA CEO on Potential Loss of Bank Deposits
Coinbase Pulls Support for CLARITY Act Bill
Senate Committee Markup Gets Postponed
Bank Lobbying on Market Structure Bill Intensifies
Brian Armstrong's Tweet on the CLARITY Act
Paul Grewal's Tweet on the CLARITY Act
Coin Center's Views on the CLARITY Act
Senator Scott Postpones CLARITY Act Markup
Thread on the Main Topics of CLARITY Act Debate
Peter Van Valkenburgh's Tweet on the CLARITY Act
Peter Van Valkenburgh's Response to Criticism
Miles Suter's Tweet on the CLARITY Act
Polymarket Odds on Who Will Be Next Fed Chair
Brian Armstrong Pushes Back on Reporting
Joint Statement from Former Fed Chairs
Trump's Post on Plans to Sue JPMorgan Chase
Dartmouth College Discloses IBIT Allocation
Steak n' Shake Buys $10 Million Worth of BTC
Steak n' Shake Tweet on BTC Purchase
Dartmouth College Article from December

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News Block: Tariffs & Turmoil - Gold Surges Amid Greenland Standoff, CLARITY Act Stalls, Fed Power Struggle

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