I had the chance to sit down with @Michael Saylor in Madeira to discuss the success of the spot #Bitcoin ETFs, why our money is toxic, the ideal form of government, building companies on the network and why Bitcoin is for everyone.
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Latest News Block episode out now!
• #Bitcoin's Price Could Break ATH Before Halving
• BlackRock’s ETF Fastest Ever to $10 Billion AUM
• MicroStrategy Issues More Debt to Buy Bitcoin
• Bitdeer Group Announces New ASIC Mining Chip
• WEF Publishes Rare Pro-Bitcoin Video


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Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell • News Block: Bitcoin Price Hits ATH, BlackRock's ETF Fastest to $10 Billion, Bitdeer Reveals New Mining Chip, Bitcoin Saving Endangered Animals in Congo? • Listen on Fountain
In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block powered by Bitdeer (NASDAQ: BTDR), we cover the major headlines related to Bitcoin and global...
Madeira is ₿eautiful. 

The human rights angle of #Bitcoin is a critical one to highlight.
In this episode with Lyudmyla Kozlovska, we discuss how democracies are weaponizing bank accounts & financial data, as well as her efforts to defend Proof of Work in Europe against a possible ban.
Lyudmyla has had her bank accounts frozen and her colleagues have faced kidnapping attempts for defending dissidents. Powerful story.
#Bitcoin's price is pumping higher and I have this week's News Block out now covering the biggest stories:
⇢ President Trump changing his tune on #Bitcoin
⇢ Can Bitcoin coexist with the dollar?
⇢ Texas Blockchain Council sues EIA for overreach
⇢ ECB bashes Bitcoin...again
⇢ Reddit, Inc. holds Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset
⇢ New emails reveal more about Satoshi Nakamoto
Apple Podcasts
News Block: Bitcoin Gets "OK" From Trump, TBC Sues Feds Over "Emergency" Mining Survey, ECB Says Bitcoin Failed, Reddit Holds Bitcoin, New Satoshi Emails Revealed
Podcast Episode · Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell · February 27, 2024 · 10m
So many topics covered in my first talk with Grant Williams:
• Financial crises, bubbles and leverage
• The dollar's days are numbered
• Gold is not an ‘investment’
• Gold vs. S&P 500
• “Our money has no value because it’s reproduced at will”
• Wealth gap between CEOs and workers
• Stock prices: "we’re renters not owners"
• We set in motion the seeds of our own demise
• Why Grant won’t buy #Bitcoin
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Apple Podcasts
Grant Williams: Systemic Risk Intensifying, Gold vs. S&P 500 & Hesitations Around Bitcoin
Podcast Episode · Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell · February 22, 2024 · 1h 4m
News Block #25:
⇢ #Bitcoin retakes $1 trillion market cap
⇢ BTC & #Gold ETF flows diverge
⇢ CNBC anchor defends Bitcoin against Gensler
⇢ Research concludes 51% attack is now “unfeasible”
⇢ Julian Assange faces possible extradition #DayX
Listen: 
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News Block: Bitcoin
Podcast Episode · Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell · February 20, 2024 · 11m
I was fascinated by this conversation!
Col. Douglas Macgregor returns to the show to discuss forever wars & money printing, what’s at stake in foreign conflicts, U.S. economic turmoil, dollar hegemony, 2024 election, and investing in gold + #Bitcoin
I really enjoyed this macro conversation with Danielle DiMartino Booth and James Bianco:
‣ Recession vs "No Landing" debate
‣ CPI vs 'truflation'
‣ Remote work, wage growth, AI impact on jobs
‣ Extreme wealth concentration
‣ Stocks booming - when will Fed cut rates?
‣ Fed spending and national debt
‣ Powell's legacy
‣ Election year economy
‣ #Bitcoin and Jim's passionate take on why spot Bitcoin ETFs mean "we can kiss $500k/coin goodbye"?!!
Lots of ground covered in this week's News Block:
#Bitcoin breaks $50k, Biden on 'shrinkflation,' Putin says U.S. is killing the dollar, Yellen's comments on #crypto assets & #inflation, MicroStrategy becomes a Bitcoin Development Company.

Apple Podcasts
News Block: Bitcoin Breaks $50k, Yellen Admits Prices Won
Podcast Episode · Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell · February 13, 2024 · 13m
New bonus show dropped with Adam Ortolf of Upstream Data aka @denverbitcoin! We cover:
- #Bitcoin mining revolutionizing energy sector
- Oil and natural gas producers adopting Bitcoin
- Capturing stranded/wasted energy
- Energy for human flourishing
- Can Bitcoin help the transition to renewables?
- Mineral and property rights in the U.S.
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Adam Ortolf: Bitcoin Will Revolutionize Energy Sector and Boost Global Flourishing
Podcast Episode · Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell · February 12, 2024 · 59m
A lot of listeners requested to see Cem Karsan (aka @jam_croissant on X) back on the show to talk macro, volatility and #Bitcoin so here you go!
We covered a wide range of topics:
- Recession vs. stagflation
- The rise of populism
- Millennials crushed by Fed policy
- Economy on a fault line, volatility could spike and things could break
- Getting money out of politics
- Is "equality" possible?
- Bitcoin vs The State
- Is U.S. Empire on path to collapse?
On this week’s News Block, I share commentary on Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s interview on 60 Minutes and his most important statements. We also take a look at CRE & regional banks, the EIA declaring #Bitcoin mining an “emergency” and President Nayib Bukele’s landslide win in El Salvador.
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News Block: Powell Says U.S. on
Podcast Episode · Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell · February 6, 2024 · 11m
This week's News Block covers:
An update on the spot #Bitcoin ETF race, $GBTC outflows, $IBIT crossing $2 billion AUM, the rising U.S. fiscal deficit, Janet Yellen's #inflation comments, and why public mining company Bitdeer (NASDAQ: BTDR) is best positioned for the Halving.
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Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell
Business News Podcast · Updated Biweekly · Learn about the future of money and how Bitcoin proposes a solution to the problems in our monetary sy...
NEW episode featuring a very bullish @preston:
- Why #Bitcoin is the real Great Reset
- Rocket fuel for next bull run "is loaded"
- Jamie Dimon and Javier Milei at the WEF Forum in Davos
- "Tokenization" of real world assets
- QE infinity is here — but just for banks?
- How much should you allocate to Bitcoin? (His answer might surprise you)
- Spot Bitcoin ETFs
Let us know what you think!
This week’s News Block covers spot #Bitcoin ETF inflows/outflows, FTX bankruptcy estate selling GBTC, Tether’s bitcoin & bond holdings, former President Trump saying no to CBDCs, Jamie Dimon’s false Bitcoin claims, updates from Davos and more:

Apple Podcasts
News Block: GBTC ETF Outflows Hit Bitcoin Price, President Trump Says No to a U.S. CBDC, Jamie Dimon Calls Bitcoin a "Pet Rock," Milei Urges Davos Elite to Embrace Freedom
Podcast Episode · Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell · January 24, 2024 · 11m
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Latest News Block episode is live! ⚡️
10 min covering the latest headlines: Spot #Bitcoin ETF trading volumes, BlackRock & Fidelity leading in flows, Bitcoin’s price taking a tumble, GBTC outflows and the SEC’s X account hack. PLUS don’t miss my show with Hester Peirce 👇🏼
News Block:
Hester Peirce 1-on-1:
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News Block: Billions in Spot Bitcoin ETF Trading Volume, Why Bitcoin
Podcast Episode · Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell · January 16, 2024 · 10m
New episode with SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce. I asked her about:
•Spot #Bitcoin ETF approvals and her criticism of the delays
•What happened with the SEC's X account
•Why Americans should have access to Bitcoin
•Crypto regulation and Congress
•Evaluating digital assets
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Podcast: https://fountain.fm/show/WiDvob4Cv6It4RUPANUs
NEW 🎙️: The biggest #Bitcoin stories of the week in 10 minutes.
We cover the spot #Bitcoin ETF fee developments, why issuers are competing for liquidity, why a tech billionaire says 2024 is THE year for Bitcoin, and the #RunningBitcoinChallenge:
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Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell
Business News Podcast · Updated Biweekly · Learn about the future of money and how Bitcoin proposes a solution to the problems in our monetary sy...