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Bitcoin news and bitcoin regulation update. Today I cover Block’s campaign to get more people spending bitcoin, another Trump memecoin dinner for top holders, BitGo CEO Mike Belshe’s warning about market structure after the CLARITY Act failed to advance, a weak September jobs report, Peter Todd joining MARA Foundation to lead Slipstream, the SEC’s proposed crypto custody rules, Sen. Steve Daines’ ADAPT Act tax proposal, and Saifedean Ammous on the challenge smaller bitcoin treasury companies face competing with Strategy. There’s also economic news on jobs, interest rates, and the market reaction as bitcoin trades near $87,000. Topics for today: Block Pushes Everyday Bitcoin Trump Memecoin Dinner Returns BitGo CEO on CLARITY U.S. Jobs Miss Forecasts Peter Todd Leads MARA Slipstream SEC Proposes Crypto Custody Rules Daines Introduces Crypto Tax Plan Strategy’s Bitcoin Treasury Advantage Today’s Articles covering bitcoin news, economic news, and regulation: Jack Dorsey’s Block Launches Campaign To Get People Spending Bitcoin https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/block-launches-bitcoin-campaign Another Trump Memecoin Dinner Advertised for Token’s Top Investors https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/10/01/another-trump-memecoin-dinner-advertised-for-token-s-top-investors BitGo CEO on CLARITY and Market Structure Risk https://www.theblock.co/news/regulation/2026-10-02-mike-belshe-bitgo-interview-clarity-417560 U.S. Added Just 29,000 Jobs in September https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/02/u-s-added-just-29-000-jobs-in-september-with-unemployment-rate-rising-to-4-2 Peter Todd Joins MARA to Lead Slipstream https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/peter-todd-joins-mara-to-lead-slipstream SEC Proposes New Crypto Custody Rules https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/sec-proposes-crypto-custody-rules Sen. Steve Daines Releases Crypto Tax Plan https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/republican-releases-crypto-tax-plan Bitcoin Treasuries May Struggle to Match Strategy https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-treasuries-struggle-strategy-says-ammous Get Your Free Comfrey Owner's Manual Here: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/ Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhY Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs_7iLDtleV0rZ Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here: https://episodes.fm/1438789088 Find me on nostr npub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub) 6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex) Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidB84567 StackerNews: stacker.news/NunyaBidness Podcasting 2.0: fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon: https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidness Support Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcast Find Lightning Network Channel partners here: https://t.me/+bj-7w_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich) https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet) Music by: Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/