Evolution and Expansion of Bitcoin: Loans, ETFs, and Global Adoption

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

• NYDIG to Use Insurance Float for Bitcoin-Backed Loans
• Six New Bitcoin ETF Products Get Filed
• Nearly 10 Countries Now Mining Bitcoin With Government Resources  

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References mentioned in the episode: 

• Stone Ridge Annual Shareholder Letter
• U.S. Insurance Companies Hold $8.5 trillion 
• Warren Buffett’s History With Insurance Float 
• Six New Bitcoin ETF Products Are Filed
• ProShares’s New Bitcoin ETF Product Filing
• Bitwise’s Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Strategy ETF
• Nate Geraci’s Tweet on New Bitcoin ETF Filings 
• BitcoinTreasuries.net
• VanEck’s End of Year Bitcoin Report 
• Bitcoin Hash Rate Eclipses 800 TH/s
• Trend of Governments Mining Bitcoin 
• Goldman Sachs’s Bullish on Nation State Adoption

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