Nation States and Bitcoin: The Rise of Bhutan and El Salvador

In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block powered by Bitdeer (NASDAQ: BTDR), we cover these major headlines related to Bitcoin and global finance:

• A New Fed Cutting Cycle Has Finally Begun - Rates Cut By 50 bps
• MicroStrategy Buys Another Billion Dollars Worth of Bitcoin
• Kingdom of Bhutan Has Mined 13,000 Bitcoin
• Trump makes first Bitcoin transaction in NYC!
• Trump Family Launches New Crypto Project: World Liberty Financial

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References mentioned in the episode: 

• How a Fed Cut Could Impact the Economy
• Coin Stories Interview with Jim Bianco
• Coin Stories Interview with Mark Moss 
• MicroStrategy Purchases $1.1 Billion Worth of Bitcoin 
• MicroStrategy Issues $700 Million Convertible Debt Offering
• MicroStrategy Convertible Debt Offering Upsized by $175 million
• Cathedra Bitcoin Memo Announcing Bitcoin Treasury Strategy
• Bitcointreasuries.net to Track Corporate Bitcoin Adoption
• How Kingdom of Bhutan Became a Bitcoin Mining Hub 
• Bhutan Now Holds Around $780 Million in Bitcoin 
• Bitdeer Plans on Upgrading Bhutan Mining Facility
• El Salvador Bonds Soar After Bukele Promises Zero Deficit
• IMF Statement on El Salvador’s Bitcoin Policy 
• Steph Pomboy’s Tweet on August Budget Deficit
• U.S. Deficit Now Crossed $2 trillion Over Last Year
• El Salvador Does Not Consent IMF to Release its Report
• Trump Launches World Liberty Financial Crypto Token
• FIT21 Act’s Definition of Decentralization 
• Only the Strong Survive DeFi Report

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