Jan 31, 2025
In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block, we cover these major headlines related to Bitcoin and global finance:
- A New Era for Stablecoins: Tether Is Coming to Bitcoin
- Fed’s Powell: “Banks Can Serve Crypto Customers”
- MicroStrategy to Launch New Perpetual Preferred Stock ($STRK)
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References mentioned in the episode:
- USD-Denominated Stablecoin Total Volume
- Lightning Labs Announces Tether Integration
- Tether Announces Integration with Lightning Labs
- Federal Reserve Puts “Pause” On Interest Rates
- Inflation Doesn’t Have to Hit 2% Target to Cut Again
- President Trump Asks for Fed to Lower Rates
- Treasury Yields Rise After FOMC Meeting
- President Trump’s Truth Social Post on the Fed
- Federal Reserve Crypto Policy Statement on Banks
- Czech Central Bank Considering Adding Bitcoin
- MicroStrategy Buys Another +10,000 BTC
- MicroStrategy Announces Strike Preferred Stock Offering
- Institutions Are Primed for MSTR's Preferred Stock Sale
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