Episode notes
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:
- Supreme Court rules Trump's tariffs illegal — but will the $130B already collected ever be refunded?
- GDP slowing, inflation rising, and the CBO's new deficit numbers are grim
- Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund bought the Bitcoin dip while Goldman's CEO admitted he got it wrong
- Ledn closes the first-ever investment-grade Bitcoin-backed deal on Wall Street — zero losses through the crash
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References mentioned in the episode:
- Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump's Tariffs in 6–3 Ruling
- Supreme Court Opinion: Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump
- Bessent Says Tariff Revenue to Be "Virtually Unchanged" in 2026
- What Happens to Tariff Refunds After Supreme Court Ruling
- Trump Increases Global Tariff from 10% to 15% After Ruling
- Trump Increases Global Tariff to 15%, Invoking Section 122
- Trump Lost on Tariffs, But American Trade Will Never Be the Same
- Brad Setser's X Thread on Trump's Tariffs and Court Ruling
- U.S. GDP Rose at Slower-Than-Forecast Pace of 1.4% Last Quarter
- U.S. Economic Growth Slows Sharply in the Fourth Quarter
- US PCE Inflation Rises Above Expectations in December
- CBO Boosts U.S. Deficit Forecast by $1.4 Trillion on Trump Policies
- CBO Projects U.S. Debt Will Reach New Record by 2030
- CBO: The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2026 to 2036
- WSJ: Why the Federal Deficit Is Set to Balloon
- U.S. Budget Hole Set to Deepen Under New CBO Projections
- Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Increases Bitcoin ETF Position in Q4
- Goldman Sachs CEO, Long a Skeptic, Says He Owns BTC
- Ledn Closes First-Ever Investment-Grade Rated BTC-Backed ABS
- Ledn Sells $188 Million in Bitcoin-Backed Bonds in ABS Market First
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