News Block: Tether Coming to Bitcoin | Fed's Powell on Banks & Crypto | $MSTR Launches $STRK Stock

In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block, we cover these major headlines related to Bitcoin and global finance:

• A New Era for Stablecoins: Tether Is Coming to Bitcoin
• Fed’s Powell: “Banks Can Serve Crypto Customers”
• MicroStrategy to Launch New Perpetual Preferred Stock ($STRK) 

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---- References mentioned in the episode:

• USD-Denominated Stablecoin Total Volume 
• Lightning Labs Announces Tether Integration 
• Tether Announces Integration with Lightning Labs
• Federal Reserve Puts “Pause” On Interest Rates 
• Inflation Doesn’t Have to Hit 2% Target to Cut Again
• President Trump Asks for Fed to Lower Rates 
• Treasury Yields Rise After FOMC Meeting 
• President Trump’s Truth Social Post on the Fed 
• Federal Reserve Crypto Policy Statement on Banks
• Czech Central Bank Considering Adding Bitcoin
• MicroStrategy Buys Another +10,000 BTC
• MicroStrategy Announces Strike Preferred Stock Offering
• Institutions Are Primed for MSTR's Preferred Stock Sale

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