About this episode

This episode discusses major Bitcoin-related headlines, including its market performance, the impact on home prices, and governance issues.

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 bounces to $64K then pulls back — bear market rally or something more? Vanguard wants to hire its first-ever Head of Digital Assets Bitcoin and gold are 2026's worst-performing assets — a historic first The average home went from 50 Bitcoin to 7 — what that tells you about the dollar BIP-110: Bitcoin's biggest governance fight since 2017 ---- The News Block is powered exclusively by Ledn – the global leader in Bitcoin-backed loans, issuing over $11 billion in loans since 2018, and they were the first to offer proof of reserves. With Ledn, you get custody loans, no credit checks, no monthly payments, and more. My followers get .25% off their first loan. Learn more at www.ledn.io/natalie ---- Order Natalie's new book "Bitcoin is For Everyone," a simple introduction to Bitcoin and what's broken in our current financial system: https://amzn.to/3WzFzfU ---- Read every story in the News Block with visuals and charts! Join our mailing list and subscribe to our free Bitcoin newsletter…

People in this episode

Host: Natalie Brunell

Topics covered

• Bitcoin
• macroeconomics
• global finance
• home prices
• digital assets
• governance

Sponsors

Ledn

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vanguard

Books & works: American Economic Statecraft in the 21st Century

Places: U.S., Iran, Strait of Hormuz

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