# News Block: Bitcoin Wins the War Trade, Private Credit Collapses, Strategy's STRC Just Became the Most Liquid Preferred Stock on the Market

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Podcast: [Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coin-stories-with-natalie-brunell-3903411)
Published: 2026-03-16T02:54:00+00:00
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## Resource

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 currently outperforms gold, S&P 500 amid Iran War Tremors in private credit sector Strategy deploys billions into Bitcoin with STRC - what's happening? ---- The News Block is powered exclusively by Ledn – the global leader in Bitcoin-backed loans, issuing over $9 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 new intro to Bitcoin book "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: CoinDesk: BTC Sold Off First When the U.S.-Iran War Began. Two Weeks Later, It's Outperforming Nearly Everything CoinDesk: BTC Set for Best Week Since Sep. as Correlation with Tech Stocks Weakens River: BTC Has Outperformed Stocks & Gold in Every Geopolitical Crisis Since 2020 Fortune: Bitcoin Outperforms Gold and Stocks Since Beginning of Iran Conflict Stanley Druckenmiller's Recent Comments on Bitcoin as a Store of Value Joe Consorti's Tweet on Bitcoin Outperformance Since Iran Strikes Strategy: Strategy Acquires 17,994 BTC and Now Holds 738,731 BTC CoinDesk: Strategy's STRC Preferred Series Gets $50 Million Investment from Strive OranjeBTC's Tweet Explaining it Decision to Allocate to Stretch (STRC) CoinDesk: The Math Behind Strategy's Path to 1 Million Bitcoin by the End of 2026 STRC Live: Real-Tim…

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