The Bernake Barnacle | Bitcoin News

 Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover questions around Fed independence, Japan’s growing demand for alternative assets like bitcoin and gold, New Hampshire’s rejected bitcoin reserve proposal, MARA’s Texas mining expansion, and new regulatory developments affecting privacy and digital assets. This episode covers bitcoin news, macro news, bitcoin regulation, financial news, and the broader economics of bitcoin. Topics for today:  Fed independence and trust in central banking  New Hampshire rejects $100 million bitcoin reserve proposal  Japan’s local investment push and bitcoin demand  MARA expands Bitcoin mining infrastructure in Texas  EU chat scanning rules move forward  Japan launches bitcoin-backed loan product  OpenAI’s latest AI model developments Today’s Articles covering bitcoin news, economic news, and regulation: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/09/anthropic-fed-chair-bernanke-independent-trust.html https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/new-hampshire-council-rejects-100-million https://www.coindesk.com/daybook-us/2026/07/10/japan-s-invest-locally-plan-likely-to-spur-demand-for-assets-like-bitcoin-gold https://decrypt.co/373144/mara-stock-pops-bitcoin-miner-agrees-acquire-texas-land-plot https://cointelegraph.com/news/eu-parliament-passes-chat-control-allowing-private-chat-scans-to-2028 https://cointelegraph.com/news/japan-cryl-bitcoin-backed-loans-6-million https://decrypt.co/373151/openai-gpt-5-6-sol-how-compares-ai-models  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/id1438789088Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhYAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-newsYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs_7iLDtleV0rZFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind 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 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/