Machine-to-Machine Micropayments

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:

• Bitcoin crashes below $75K as everything sells off
• Gold and silver face sharp reversal -- what flipped the narrative
• Fed holds rates, then Kevin Warsh nomination shocks markets
• "Hawkish" branding vs reality: the Fed always intervenes
• AI agents independently choose Bitcoin and Lightning payments

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References mentioned in the episode:

• Gold and Silver Plunge After Sharp Rallies
• Silver Has Largest Single-Day Drop in History
• Kevin Warsh Nominated for Fed Chairman
• Kevin Warsh's Past Hawkish Commentary
• President Trump Nominates Kevin Warsh
• Michael Saylor's Tweet on Kevin Warsh
• Druckenmiller: Warsh Not a Permanent Hawk
• Elizabeth Stark's Tweet on Lightning & AI Agents
• Marty Bent's Tweet on AI Agents and Bitcoin
• Moltbook Thread on 50,000-Sat Bug Bounty
• AI Agents Create Their Own Lightning Wallets
• Tweet on Implications of AI-BTC Convergence
• Timeline of Events of Moltbook AI Agents & Bitcoin
• Preston Pysh's Tweet on Moltbook Developments
• Tether Launches New U.S.-Compliant Stablecoin
• Tether Announces the Launch of USAT
• Fidelity Plans to Launch New Stablecoin
• Fidelity to Launch Stablecoin in Coming Weeks
• Binance Announces New $1B BTC Insurance Fund
• Binance Pledges $1 Billion Fund to Bitcoin
• BlackRock Files to List Bitcoin Premium Income ETF
• BlackRock Doubles Down on Bitcoin Fund Offerings
• WSJ: Crypto CEO Who's Become Enemy of Wall St.
• White House Summons Banks and Crypto Companies

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