<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;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:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Bitcoin Hits $100k Milestone&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Powell Dismisses Bitcoin as Store of Value, Calls it Competitor to Gold&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Trump Nominates Paul Atkins as SEC Chair&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Trump Threatens BRICS Nations with 100% Tariffs&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;MicroStrategy Bought $312 million Worth of Bitcoin Per Day in November&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Vancouver Mayor proposes Bitcoin City&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;----&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;SUBSCRIBE TO THE FREE NEWSLETTER: thenewsblock.substack.com &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;---&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The News Block is powered exclusively by Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ: BTDR), a publicly-traded leader in Bitcoin mining that stands alone as the only vertically-integrated, technology-focused Bitcoin mining company. Learn more at &lt;a href= "https://www.bitdeer.com"&gt;www.bitdeer.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;----&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; References mentioned in the episode:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/04/watch-fed-chair-jerome-powell-speak-live-at-the-dealbook-conference.html"&gt; Powell at DealBook Summit in NYC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-04/trump-names-paul-atkins-as-sec-chair?utm_content=crypto&amp;utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social"&gt; Trump Nominates Atkins for SEC Chair&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1864367383571243480"&gt;Trump’s Tweet Nominating Paul Atkins &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/12/03/trumps-top-sec-chair-pick-paul-atkins-reluctant-to-take-job-source"&gt; Paul Atkins Reluctant to Take the Job &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://digitalchamber.336.thegrove.co/initiatives/token-alliance/"&gt; Atkins Co-Chairs The Token Alliance &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.forbes.com/sites/danrunkevicius/2024/11/24/most-pro-crypto-treasury-weve-ever-seen-trumps-historic-move-could-spark-bitcoin-and-crypto-price-boom/"&gt; Scott Bessent is Picked as Treasury Secretary &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1856204133901963512"&gt;Scott Bessent’s Comments on Bitcoin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-11-27/bessent-has-6-7-trillion-mountain-of-worry-waiting-at-treasury?srnd=homepage-americas"&gt; A Mountain of Debt is Waiting for Bessent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://polymarket.com/event/will-trump-create-a-national-bitcoin-reserve-in-his-first-100-days?tid=1733251542798"&gt; Polymarket Odds of a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-threatens-100-tariff-brics-countries-abandon-us-dollar-rcna182300"&gt; Trump Threatens BRICS Countries With 100% Tariffs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.reuters.com/world/kremlin-says-trump-threat-brics-nations-against-replacing-us-dollar-will-2024-12-02/"&gt; The Kremlin Responds to Trump’s Tariff Threats  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/russias-putin-questions-need-dollar-forex-reserves-touts-bitcoin-2024-12-04/"&gt; Russia’s Putin Touts Bitcoin Publicly&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1864319265840488854"&gt;Video of Vladimir Putin’s Bitcoin Comments&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1863599073065837007"&gt;BlackRock’s Themes of 2025 Video &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltdef7a3f3c28ddd84/blte51fcf2366a51c01/674cc6bd8e3d0356621c637b/Saylor_MSFT_Presentation_Final_Dec_2024.pdf"&gt; Michael Saylor’s Microsoft Board Presentation Slides&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://x.com/saylor/status/1863323760511627565"&gt;Michael Saylor’s Microsoft Board Presentation &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://x.com/saylor/status/1863949693841027350"&gt;Michael Saylor on CNBC’s Squawk Box  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://ir.mara.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1382/mara-holdings-inc-announces-pricing-of-oversubscribed-and-upsized-offering-of-zero-coupon-convertible-senior-notes-due-2031"&gt; MARA Raises Another $850 Million to Buy Bitcoin&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://cointelegraph.com/news/vancouver-mayor-ken-sim-bitcoin-reserve-asset"&gt; Vancouver Mayor Plans to Introduce Bitcoin Plans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;----&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Natalie’s Promotional Links:&lt;span class= "Apple-converted-space"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Secure your Bitcoin with collaborative custody and set up your inheritance plan with Casa:&lt;span class= "Apple-converted-space"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.casa.io/natalie"&gt;https://www.casa.io/natalie&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;For easy, low-cost, instant Bitcoin payments, I use Speed Lightning Wallet. 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Natalie Brunell

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

DEC 5, 20249 MIN
Coin Stories

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

DEC 5, 20249 MIN

Description

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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