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:
- 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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References mentioned in the episode:
- Tether Proposes Merger Plans at Twenty One Capital to Accelerate its Strategic Direction
- Jack Mallers' Announcement On Stage at Bitcoin 2026
- Twenty One Capital Surges After Majority Holder Tether Proposes 3-Way Merger
- Twenty One Capital Shares Rise as Tether Pushes Merger with Strike, Elektron
- Tether Posts Over $1 Billion Q1 Profit as Reserve Buffer Reaches Record $8.2 Billion
- Canaan and Tether Partner on Modular Bitcoin Mining Hardware
- Faryar Shirzad on X: CLARITY Act Final Rewards Text Compromise
- Alex Thorn on X: CLARITY Act Tillis/Alsobrooks Compromise Text Released
- Senator Cynthia Lummis on Marking Up the CLARITY Act in May
- Coinbase Says Deal Reached on CLARITY Act Stablecoin Yield
- U.S. Senator Holding Cards on CLARITY Act Says It's Ready to Get to Hearing
- Crypto Industry Backs CLARITY Act Compromise, Pushes Senate Banking for Markup
- Paul Tudor Jones Says Bitcoin Is 'Unequivocally the Best Inflation Hedge'
- Paul Tudor Jones Comments on Bitcoin in New Interview
- Paul Tudor Jones Full Interview with Patrick O'Shaughnessy
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