Sound Money, Lightning Wallet's US Exit, Binance Settlement and ETF Prospects, Argentina's New President

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

• WSJ Shows That The American Dream is Slipping Away
• White House Claims that Thanksgiving was Fourth Cheapest Ever
• Black Friday Sales Were Strong – But Were They Really?
• Wallet of Satoshi Announces It Will Stop Serving US Customers
• Market Sees Binance Settlement As a Positive Development
• Will New Argentina President Keep His Campaign Promises?

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References mentioned in this episode:

• WSJ Survey on the American Dream
• US National Debt Has Exploded Since 2016 Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet Has Nearly Doubled Since 2016
• Bloomberg Article on Price Increases Since 2020
• White House Claiming Fourth Cheapest Thanksgiving
• American Farmer Bureau Federation Thanksgiving Survey
• Viral Video Showing Black Friday Gaslighting
• Black Friday Online Sales Hit Record Numbers
• Black Friday Sales Not Adjusted For Inflation
• Buy Now Pay Later to Fund Black Friday Purchases
• Wallet of Satoshi Stops Servicing US Customers
• Coinbase Stock Rallies After Binance Settlement
• GBTC Discount Narrows to Lowest Since Mid-2021
• Milei Appears to be Moving Away From Dollarization
• IMF Chief Georgieva Tweets About Milei's Victory

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