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:

The "Bitcoin Company": Mallers announces a Tether-led merger of Strike, Twenty One, and Elektron Energy
Tether's flywheel: $1B in Q1 profit fueling mining, lending, and the merger
CLARITY momentum: Stablecoin yield compromise clears the path for a May markup
PTJ picks Bitcoin: Calls it "unequivocally the best inflation hedge there is"
The bigger picture: Builders, lawmakers, and macro legends moving in the same direction

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