Examining Government Overreach and Bitcoin's Transformation

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

• Executive Order Paves Way to Create Strategic "Digital Assets" Stockpile
• Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht Receives Full Pardon
• SEC Rescinds SAB-121 Rule Clearing Way for Banks to Custody Bitcoin
• Bitcoin Dominates Discussions in Davos

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---- References mentioned in the episode:

• SEC Rescinds SAB-121 Banking Rule
• A List of President Trump’s Executive Orders
• President Trumps Crypto Executive Order 
• Trump Says “Doesn’t Know Much” About Meme Token
• Ross Ulbricht Receives Full Unconditional Pardon 
• Trump’s Social Media Post on Ross’s Pardon
• Ross Ulbricht Picture Walking Out of Prison 
• Ben Sigman’s Tweet on Ross and Silk Road 
• Vijay Boyapati’s Tweet on Ross and Silk Road
• Eric Weiss’s Tweet on the Repeal of SAB-121
• Goldman Sachs CEO Asked About Bitcoin
• Morgan Stanley CEO Asked About Bitcoin
• Bank of America CEO Asked About Bitcoin
• BNY Mellon CEO Asked About Bitcoin
• Ray Dalio Asked About Bitcoin at Davos 
• Larry Fink Asked About Bitcoin at Davos 
• SEC Launches New Crypto Task Force 
• Hester Peirce to Lead Crypto Task Force
• Trump Speaks on Crypto at WEF Event in Davos

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