News Block: Deficit Debate Erupts as Musk & Trump Clash, Latest Corporate Bitcoin Buys, Major Bank Recognizes BTC for Collateral

In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block powered exclusively by Gemini, we cover these major headlines related to Bitcoin, macroeconomics, and global finance:

• Musk and Trump at odds over a $3 trillion spending bill and its deficit impact
• Semler Scientific, Metaplanet and Strategy all added millions in BTC to their treasuries
• Strategy upsizes $STRD offering
• U.K. proposes lifting its retail ban on Bitcoin ETFs
• South Korea's new president supports Bitcoin
• JPMorgan will let clients use Bitcoin ETFs as loan collateral and include Bitcoin in net-worth calculations
• and more!

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---- References mentioned in the episode:

• Elon Musk's Tweet on Fiscal Spending Bill
• Lyn Alden's Keynote Presentation from Bitcoin 2025
• Semler Scientific Announces New Bitcoin Buy
• Metaplanet's 555 Million Plan Presentation Deck
• Strategy's Stride $STRD Perpetual Preferred Stock
• Strategy Buys Another 1,045 Bitcoin
• Strategy Raises $1 Billion in Stride Offering
• Strategy's Stride Offering Filing
• FCA Lifts Ban on Spot Bitcoin ETFs for the UK
• FCA Proposes to Lift Ban on Bitcoin Derivative Products
• California Bill Prevents State from Selling Idle Bitcoin
• Eric Peterson's Tweet on New California Bill
• Pro-Bitcoin President Wins Election in South Korea
• South Korea Ranks Number Two for Trading Volume
• Circle Enjoys Wildly Successful IPO in First Day of Trading
• Gemini Files Confidential S-1 to Go Public via IPO
• JPMorgan to Include Bitcoin in Net Worth Calculations

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