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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:

• White House digital assets report declares support for self-custody, compares Bitcoin to the internet and railroad
• Strategy announces record $10 billion profit, smashing Wall Street expectations
• Bo Hines hints at government buying Bitcoin
• President Trump fires labor statistics boss
• Is recession bullish for Bitcoin?

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References mentioned in the episode:

• White House’s Digital Assets Working Group Report 
• Casa CEO Nick Neuman’s Tweet on WH Report
• WH Compares Bitcoin to Railroads and the Internet
• White House Lays Out Roadmap for Digital Assets
• Bo Hines Addresses Questions on Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
• JPMorgan to Enable Crypto Purchases Through Coinbase
• Transcript of SEC Chairman Atkins’ Speech 
• SEC Chairman Atkins Debuts “Project Crypto”
• SEC Allows In-Kind Creation/Redemption for Bitcoin ETFs
• SEC Chair Publicly Supports the Right to Self Custody
• Brian Armstrong’s Tweet About Coinbase’s Bitcoin Purchase
• Coinbase’s Q2 2025 Earnings Major Takeaways 
• Strategy’s Q2 2025 Earnings Presentation 
• Strategy Smashes Wall Street’s Earnings Estimates 
• Strategy Announces New $4.2 Billion Stretch Offering
• Saylor Calls Stretch Strategy’s “iPhone Moment”
• Lyn Alden’s Tweet on Stretch’s (STRC) Potential 
• Metaplanet Announces Preferred Share Issuance 
• Metaplanet Announces Two Classes of Perpetual Preferreds
• Fed Governor Exit Could Accelerate Trump’s Selection
• President Trump Fires Labor Statistics Chief 
• Largest Two-Month BLS Jobs Revision Since 2020
• Luke Gromen’s Tweet on Trump Firing BLS Chief
• Market Giving >80% Probability of September Rate Cut
• Turkish President Fires Statistics Boss After Record Inflation

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