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:

• A well-known researcher says AI could crack the math behind your Bitcoin address, should you be worried?
• $100 million drained from Ledger wallets that were tampered with before they ever reached the buyer, and what I do with my own Bitcoin
• The gold-standard economist the Senate wouldn’t confirm just got hired by the Treasury, and why that’s an important signpost
• Congress gave up, so the CFTC is writing Bitcoin’s trading rules itself -- my interview with Chairman Mike Selig
• Luke Gromen says “digital credit” will keep Bitcoin from ever hitting $1 million. Saylor and Lyn Alden answered, and I think he’s mixing up two different things

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