# News Block: UAE Asks U.S. for Wartime Dollar Lifeline, Former Treasury Secretary Warns of a "Vicious" Debt Crisis, Strategy's $1 Billion STRC Day

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Published: 2026-04-20T03:38:00+00:00
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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 Pulls Back from $78k as Geopolitical Tensions Rattle Markets UAE Threatens to Diversify from the Dollar to Chinese Yuan in Wartime Oil Deals Paulson Warns of a "Vicious" U.S. Debt Crisis Strategy's STRC Hits $1 Billion in Single-Day Volume and Proposes Bi-Monthly Dividends Goldman Sachs Files for Bitcoin ETF as Wall Street Race Heats Up ---- 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: Bitcoin Climbs to Two-Month High Amid Middle East Deal Optimism Fox Business: Bitcoin Is a Lifeline for Iranian People Bitcoin's War Rally Is Forcing a Rethink Beyond "Digital Gold" Luke Gromen's Tweet on WSJ Scoop on UAE and Dollar Swap Lines The IMF Just Repriced the Macro Backdrop for Bitcoin with a Global Debt Warning Henry Paulson Suggests US Make a Break-Glass Treasuries Plan Strategy's STRC Sees Record Breaking Trading Day Strategy's STRC $1.1 Billion Volume: Saylor's Bitcoin Buying Engine STRC.live Tracker Strategy Proposes Semi-Monthly Dividends on its Popular STRC Preferred Stock Why Michael Saylor's Strategy De…

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