In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block powered by Gemini, we cover these major headlines related to Bitcoin, macroeconomics, and global finance:

• SEC Confirms Bitcoin Mining is Not a Security Transaction
• OCC to End Reputation Risk Exams Amid Backlash
• Survey Shows 85% of Institutional Investors Increased BTC Allocation
• Bo Hines: “We [U.S. government] want as much BTC as we can get.” 

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---- References mentioned in the episode:

• SEC Statement on Proof-of-Work Mining
• SEC Hosts First Crypto-Focused Roundtable
• Michael Saylor’s Digital Asset Framework 
• Coinbase Files Recommendations to the SEC
• President Trump Addresses Digital Assets Summit
• OCC Seizes Examinations of Reputation Risk
• OCC Ends Reputation Risk Exams Amid Backlash
• Coinbase’s Institutional Investor Digital Assets Survey
• Coin Stories Interview with Bitwise’s Matt Hougan
• Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan’s Tweet on Institutional Adoption
• Kraken to Acquire Futures Platform NinjaTrader
• Bloomberg: Coinbase in “Advanced” Talks to Buy Deribit
• Bo Hines Hints at Revaluing Gold to Buy More Bitcoin
• Bo Hines: “We want as much Bitcoin as we can get”
• Scott Bessent’s Interview on the All-In Podcast

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