News Block: JPMorgan's Dimon Rips Coinbase CEO, U.S. Seizes $1B in Iranian Crypto, Who's Buying and Who's Selling
Show Notes
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:
- Jamie Dimon lashes out at Coinbase CEO and vows to fight the CLARITY Act
- U.S. seizes $1 billion in Iranian crypto — but it wasn't Bitcoin
- Sequans abandons its Bitcoin treasury while Strive buys another $85 million
- Strive's SATA hits record trading volume ahead of first-ever daily dividend launch
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References mentioned in the episode:
- CLARITY Act Clears Senate Banking Committee in 15-9 Vote
- Jamie Dimon Blasts Coinbase's Brian Armstrong, Plans to Fight the CLARITY Act
- Dimon Escalates Battle Over Stablecoin Rewards in CLARITY Act Debate
- Jamie Dimon Calls Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong "Full of Shit" Over the CLARITY Act JPMorgan CEO Jami
- Dimon Rags on Brian Armstrong's Crypto Lobbying Push
- President Trump Vows to "Future-Proof" Digital Asset Market Structure
- Trump Urges Passage of the CLARITY Act, Attacks Banks for "Undercutting" GENIUS
- President Trump's Truth Social Post on Digital Asset Industry
- SEC Chair Atkins: "I Have Confidence That Congress Will Adopt the CLARITY Act"
- The Digital Chamber Launches Call-to-Action Campaign for the CLARITY Act
- Senator Lummis Warns Next Crypto Legislation Window Is 2030 if CLARITY Stalls
- U.S. Says It Seized About $1 Billion in Iranian Crypto as Pressure Campaign Expands
- U.S. Has Seized Nearly $Billion in Crypto From Iran, Bessent Says
- Bitcoin Magazine: Bessent Interview Clip on the $1 Billion Iranian Crypto Seizure
- Iran Starts Bitcoin-Backed Shipping Insurance for Hormuz Strait
- Sequans Completes Bitcoin Treasury Unwind, Refocuses on IoT Semiconductors
- Strive Leapfrogs Coinbase and Riot with $85.4 Million Bitcoin Buy
- Strive Acquires 1,109 Bitcoin, Raising Total Holdings to 16,500 Coins
- Coin Stories: Jeff Walton on How Strive Launched the First Daily Bitcoin Dividend
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