The Rise of Bitcoin ETFs and Institutional Adoption

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

• Trump’s Massive Spending Bill Signed
• Trump Pressures Powell to Cut Rates
• BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Drives More Revenue Than its S&P 500 Fund
• Strategy Becomes Eligible for S&P 500 Inclusion

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---- References mentioned in the episode:

• Trump’s Big Bill Puts U.S. on a Perilous Fiscal Path
• Trump Calls for Powell to “Resign Immediately” 
• Director Pulte Urges Congress to Investigate Powell
• Pulte Criticizes Powell for Not Cutting Interest Rates
• Luke Gromen Tweets on the U.S. Fiscal Situation
• President Trump’s “Fiscal Dominance” Play 
• Trump Says Cutting Rates Will Save on Costs
• Bessent Says He Will Issue on the Short End 
• Ray Dalio’s Tweet on the Impact of the Spending Bill
• Deutsche Bank to Launch Digital Asset Custody Services 
• BlackRock’s IBIT Drives More Revenue Than S&P 500 Fund
• Eric Balchunas Highlights BlackRock’s IBIT Revenues
• Troy Cross Shares Nakamoto Project’s Survey Results 
• MARA Now Holds More Than 50,000 Bitcoin 
• Strategy to Join Wall Street Elite After $14 Billion Windfall
• Strategy Becomes Eligible for S&P 500 Inclusion 
• Ric Edelman Recommends 10% to 40% Crypto Allocation

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