&nbsp;<br />Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover the Fed holding interest rates steady while signaling a more hawkish policy stance, Bitcoin dropping under $64,000 after the announcement, Oman launching a mandatory national Bitcoin mining pool, and Binance facing new MiCA trouble in Greece. This episode also touches on bitcoin regulation, macro news, quantum encryption, AI agent identity, and another DeFi exploit from abandoned smart contract infrastructure.&nbsp;<br />Topics for today:&nbsp;<br /><ul><li>&nbsp;Fed Holds Rates, Signals Hikes&nbsp;</li><li>&nbsp;Bitcoin Drops Below $64,000&nbsp;</li><li>&nbsp;Oman Launches Bitcoin Mining Pool&nbsp;</li><li>&nbsp;Binance MiCA Application Stalls&nbsp;</li><li>&nbsp;France Pushes Quantum-Safe Encryption&nbsp;</li><li>&nbsp;Ryan Salame’s Wife Faces Charges&nbsp;</li><li>&nbsp;Estonia Plans AI Agent IDs&nbsp;</li><li>&nbsp;CME Plans CFTC Lawsuit&nbsp;</li><li>&nbsp;Aztec Hit By Second Exploit</li></ul>&nbsp;<br /><h1>Today's Articles:</h1>&nbsp;<br /><a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/fed-signals-rate-hikes-as-kevin-warsh" target="_blank">https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/fed-signals-rate-hikes-as-kevin-warsh</a><br /> <br /><a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/oman-launches-mandatory-bitcoin-mining" target="_blank">https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/oman-launches-mandatory-bitcoin-mining</a><br /> <br /><a href="https://atlas21.com/ecb-lagarde-allegedly-blocked-binances-mica-license-in-greece/" target="_blank">https://atlas21.com/ecb-lagarde-allegedly-blocked-binances-mica-license-in-greece/</a><br /> <br /><a href="https://decrypt.co/371487/france-phase-out-non-quantum-encryption-bitcoin-security-concerns-grow" target="_blank">https://decrypt.co/371487/france-phase-out-non-quantum-encryption-bitcoin-security-concerns-grow</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/ryan-salames-wife-to-face-charges-over-ftx-funded-congressional-run" target="_blank">https://cointelegraph.com/news/ryan-salames-wife-to-face-charges-over-ftx-funded-congressional-run</a><br /> <br /><a href="https://decrypt.co/371441/estonia-ai-agents-national-id" target="_blank">https://decrypt.co/371441/estonia-ai-agents-national-id</a><br /> <br /><a href="https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/06/17/cme-chief-executive-says-company-plans-to-sue-cftc-after-perpetual-futures-approval" target="_blank">https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/06/17/cme-chief-executive-says-company-plans-to-sue-cftc-after-perpetual-futures-approval</a><br /> <br /><a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/aztec-exploited-21-million-previous-hack-slowmist" target="_blank">https://cointelegraph.com/news/aztec-exploited-21-million-previous-hack-slowmist</a><br /><br /><br /> <p>Get Your Free Comfrey Owner's Manual Here:<br /><a href="https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/" target="_blank">https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/</a><br /><br />Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews:<br /><br />Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088</a><br /><br />Spotify Podcasts: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhY" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhY</a><br /><br />Amazon Music: <a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news" target="_blank">https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news</a><br /><br />YouTube Music: <a href="https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs_7iLDtleV0rZ" target="_blank">https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs_7iLDtleV0rZ</a><br /><br />Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:<br /><a href="https://episodes.fm/1438789088" target="_blank">https://episodes.fm/1438789088</a><br /><br />Find me on nostr<br />npub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)<br />6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)<br /><br />Twitter:<br /><a href="https://twitter.com/DavidB84567" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/DavidB84567</a><br /><br />StackerNews:<br />stacker.news/NunyaBidness<br /><br />Podcasting 2.0:<br />fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI<br /><br />Apple Podcasts:<br />tinyurl.com/unm35bjh <br /><br />Mastodon:<br /><a href="https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidness" target="_blank">https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidness</a><br /><br />Support Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: <br />patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcast<br /><br />Find Lightning Network Channel partners here:<br /><a href="https://t.me/+bj-7w_ePsANlOGEx" target="_blank">https://t.me/+bj-7w_ePsANlOGEx</a> (Nodestrich)<br /><a href="https://t.me/plebnet" target="_blank">https://t.me/plebnet</a> (Plebnet)<br /><br />Music by:<br />Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)<br />Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License<br />creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</p>