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

• Bitcoin hits $112K, outperforming stocks and bonds as mainstream attention grows.
• U.S. plans to ease bank rules to boost Treasury demand through capital relief.
• Senate advances bipartisan stablecoin bill to unlock new buyers for U.S. debt.
• Bitcoin rally still looks early as search interest and halving returns lag past cycles.
• Government shifts from deficit cuts to inflating debt away via nominal GDP growth.

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References in this week's episode:

• Bloomberg Article on Bitcoin's Outperformance
• Fidelity's Recent Report on the Halving Cycle
• Google Search Interest for "Bitcoin" Still Depressed
• Lyn Alden's Tweet on SLR Rule Change News
• Bessent Hints at Easing Bank Capital Rules
• CFRB Estimates New House Bill Adds $3.3 Trillion
• Tether's Q1 2025 Attestation Report
• Sacks: Stablecoin Bill Could Unlock Trillions
• WSJ: Major Banks May Issue Joint Stablecoin
• Senate Advances Stablecoin Bill
• Bessent Interview on Stablecoins
• Bessent Interview on SLR Rules
• Bessent Interview on Boosting Growth
• Elon Musk's Tweet on DOGE and Productivity

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