News Block: Tariffs & Turmoil - Gold Surges Amid Greenland Standoff, CLARITY Act Stalls, Fed Power Struggle

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:

• Trump tariff announcement on 8 EU nations over Greenland sale spark market turmoil: gold hits new ATH while Bitcoin wobbles
• CLARITY Act stalls: Coinbase pulls support as banks lobby to kneecap stablecoin competition
• Bessent demands thorough Fed overhaul
• Trump-Dimon feud escalates with lawsuit threat

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References mentioned in the episode:

• Truth Social Post on New European Tariffs
• BofA CEO on Potential Loss of Bank Deposits
• Coinbase Pulls Support for CLARITY Act Bill
• Senate Committee Markup Gets Postponed
• Bank Lobbying on Market Structure Bill Intensifies
• Brian Armstrong's Tweet on the CLARITY Act
• Paul Grewal's Tweet on the CLARITY Act
• Coin Center's Views on the CLARITY Act
• Senator Scott Postpones CLARITY Act Markup
• Thread on the Main Topics of CLARITY Act Debate
• Peter Van Valkenburgh's Tweet on the CLARITY Act
• Peter Van Valkenburgh's Response to Criticism
• Miles Suter's Tweet on the CLARITY Act
• Polymarket Odds on Who Will Be Next Fed Chair
• Brian Armstrong Pushes Back on Reporting
• Joint Statement from Former Fed Chairs
• Trump's Post on Plans to Sue JPMorgan Chase
• Dartmouth College Discloses IBIT Allocation
• Steak n' Shake Buys $10 Million Worth of BTC
• Steak n' Shake Tweet on BTC Purchase
• Dartmouth College Article from December

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