News Block: Bond Markets Crash, Pro-Bitcoin Fed Chair Takes Over, Strategy Wipes Out $1.5B in Debt, and Strive Pays Daily Dividends episode artwork

EPISODE · May 17, 2026 · 9 MIN

News Block: Bond Markets Crash, Pro-Bitcoin Fed Chair Takes Over, Strategy Wipes Out $1.5B in Debt, and Strive Pays Daily Dividends

from Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell · host Natalie Brunell

In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block powered exclusively by Ledn, we cover these major headlines related to Bitcoin, macroeconomics, and global finance: Strategy wipes $1.5 billion in debt off its books, moves to pay semi-monthly dividends for STRC Strive becomes the first stock in U.S. history to pay daily dividends New Fed Chair calls Bitcoin "the new gold" for anyone under 40 Senator Lummis makes the most powerful case for Bitcoin ever heard in the Senate ---- The News Block is powered exclusively by Ledn – the global leader in Bitcoin-backed loans, issuing over $10 billion in loans since 2018, and they were the first to offer proof of reserves. With Ledn, you get custody loans, no credit checks, no monthly payments, and more. My followers get .25% off their first loan. Learn more at www.ledn.io/natalie  ---- Order my simple guide to Bitcoin and broken money, "Bitcoin is For Everyone": https://amzn.to/3WzFzfU  ---- Read every story in the News Block with visuals and charts! Join our mailing list and subscribe to our free Bitcoin newsletter: https://thenewsblock.substack.com  ---- References mentioned in the episode: Strategy to Repurchase $1.5 Billion of Convertible Bonds Using Cash or BTC Sales Strategy to Retire $1.5 Billion in Convertible Notes, May Sell Bitcoin to Fund Buyback S&P Global: Strategy Inc Assigned 'B-' Issuer Credit Rating; Outlook Stable Strive's SATA to Become First U.S.-Listed Security to Pay Daily Cash Dividends Strive Shares Jump on 'Daily Dividend Company' Strategy as Firm Goes Debt-Free Treasury Yields Hit a 12-Month High; Bitcoin Still Stuck Below Its 200-Day Average Bond Traders See Tipping Point Toward a New Era of Higher Yields Treasuries Lead Global Bond Yields Higher on Inflation Angst G-7 to Discuss Bond Selloff Sending Yields to Multi-Decade Highs Mounting Inflation Pressures Deepen Global Bond Slide Senate Confirms Bitcoin-Friendly Warsh as Federal Reserve Chair Senate Confirms Warsh to Lead Fed as Trump Tests Its Autonomy Kevin Warsh Wins Senate Confirmation as the Next Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Comes Into the Fed Facing a Big Family Fight Over Cutting Interest Rates Senate Confirms Trump's Federal Reserve Chair Pick Kevin Warsh "If You're Under 40, Bitcoin Is Your New Gold" — Kevin Warsh Everything Kevin Warsh Thinks About Bitcoin River: "The Most Pro-Bitcoin Fed in History" Senate Banking Committee Advances Landmark Crypto Market Structure Bill CLARITY Act Clears U.S. Senate Committee on Its Way to a Final Test in Congress Crypto Industry Cheers CLARITY Act Progress as Ethics Questions Linger ----  

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