News Block: Bitcoin & Gold Just Made History for the Wrong Reasons, How BTC Impacts Home Prices, and the Fight That Could Split Bitcoin

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:

• Bitcoin bounces to $64K then pulls back — bear market rally or something more?
• Vanguard wants to hire its first-ever Head of Digital Assets
• Bitcoin and gold are 2026's worst-performing assets — a historic first
• The average home went from 50 Bitcoin to 7 — what that tells you about the dollar
• BIP-110: Bitcoin's biggest governance fight since 2017

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References mentioned in the episode:

• Scott Bessent's "American Economic Statecraft in the 21st Century" Speech
• U.S. and Iran Exchange Attacks as Tehran Says the Strait of Hormuz Is Closed
• Bitcoin Rallies Above $64,000 as a Momentum Indicator Turns Bullish
• The Equal-Weighted S&P 500 Has Recorded 31 All-Time Highs in 2026
• Bitcoin and Gold Are 2026's Worst-Performing Major Assets
• Vanguard Is Hiring a Head of Digital Assets
• Head of Digital Assets, Personal Wealth — Official Vanguard Job Posting
• Vanguard Spent Years Fighting Crypto. Now It Is Planning for It
• Vanguard Oversees ~$12 Trillion as the World's Second-Largest Asset Manager
• Vanguard by the Numbers: More Than 50 Million Investors
• Vanguard Refuses to Offer Spot Bitcoin ETFs on Its Platform
• Vanguard Explains Its Decision to Allow Third-Party Cryptocurrency Funds
• BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Generates More Revenue Than Its Flagship S&P 500 Fund
• Matthew Sigel Highlights Vanguard's Search for a Digital-Assets Leader
• Matt Hougan on Bessent's Vision for U.S. Digital-Asset Leadership
  
• Chart Chatter: It's the Unit of Account, Not the Asset
• Survey Finds Half of Homeowners Call the American Dream "Eroding" or "Broken"
• Most Americans Can't Afford New Homes Today

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