News Block: Bitcoin Hits $100K! Powell on Bitcoin vs Gold, Trump’s SEC Pick & BRICS Tariff Threat, MicroStrategy’s $312M Daily Stack

In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block powered by Bitdeer (NASDAQ: BTDR), we cover these major headlines related to Bitcoin and global finance:

• Bitcoin Hits $100k Milestone
• Powell Dismisses Bitcoin as Store of Value, Calls it Competitor to Gold
• Trump Nominates Paul Atkins as SEC Chair
• Trump Threatens BRICS Nations with 100% Tariffs
• MicroStrategy Bought $312 million Worth of Bitcoin Per Day in November
• Vancouver Mayor proposes Bitcoin City

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---- References mentioned in the episode:

• Powell at DealBook Summit in NYC
• Trump Nominates Atkins for SEC Chair
• Trump’s Tweet Nominating Paul Atkins 
• Paul Atkins Reluctant to Take the Job 
• Atkins Co-Chairs The Token Alliance 
• Scott Bessent is Picked as Treasury Secretary 
• Scott Bessent’s Comments on Bitcoin
• A Mountain of Debt is Waiting for Bessent
• Polymarket Odds of a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve
• Trump Threatens BRICS Countries With 100% Tariffs
• The Kremlin Responds to Trump’s Tariff Threats  
• Russia’s Putin Touts Bitcoin Publicly
• Video of Vladimir Putin’s Bitcoin Comments
• BlackRock’s Themes of 2025 Video 
• Michael Saylor’s Microsoft Board Presentation Slides
• Michael Saylor’s Microsoft Board Presentation 
• Michael Saylor on CNBC’s Squawk Box  
• MARA Raises Another $850 Million to Buy Bitcoin
• Vancouver Mayor Plans to Introduce Bitcoin Plans

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