Square/Block Enables Merchant Bitcoin Acceptance

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:

• Record crypto liquidation event: who got wiped out and why
• Bitcoin held firm while altcoins cratered
• Trump vs. China: China rare-earth controls rattle markets and global supply chains
• U.S. Treasury props up the Argentine peso
• Morgan Stanley opens Bitcoin to all clients
• Square/Block enables millions of merchants to accept Bitcoin

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References mentioned in the episode:

• Largest Crypto Liquidation Event in History 
• Crypto’s Record Sell-off Sparks Intrigue 
• Altcoin Peak to Trough Losses During Crash
• The First Ever $20,000 Bitcoin Candlestick 
• Bitcoin Dominance Spikes During Market Chaos
• Bitwise Jonathan Man’s Post on Crypto Cleanse
• James E. Thorne’s Tweet on Bitcoin Resilience
• Bessent’s Tweet on Argentina Intervention 
• U.S. Launches Financial Rescue of Argentina
• Joe Burnett’s Tweet on U.S. Government Buying Pesos
• “Debasement Trade” CNBC Article 
• Bessent Interview on Argentina Intervention 
• Trump’s Truth Social Post on China 
• Trump Threatens 100% Tariff on China
• China Expands Rare Earths Restrictions
• China Unveils Sweeping Rare Earths Controls
• China Blames Trump for Escalating Trade War
• Politico: Trump Wanted Trade Deal. Xi Opened New Front
• Politico: Trump’s 100% Tariff Threat Sparks Defiance
• Morgan Stanley Drops Client Restrictions on Crypto
• Morgan Stanley GIC Report on Crypto Allocation
• State Street: Institutions Plan to Double Crypto Exposure
• Luxembourg Becomes First Euro Sovereign to Own BTC
• Block Unveils All Square Merchants to Accept Bitcoin 
• Block Releases Bitcoin Payments for Merchants 

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