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 Down -7% on the Year
• Gold, Silver, Stocks Enjoy Santa Rally
• Silver's Surge Explained
• YouTube Journalist Exposes Wide-Scale Fraud in Minnesota
• Why Money Printing Empowers Fraud and Bitcoin Prevents It

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References mentioned in the episode:

• Silver and Gold Hit New All-Time Highs
• Silver and Gold Prices Continue to Rally 
• Gold and Silver Smash Records Again
• Financial Times: Is Silver the New Gold? 
• Silver Rally Brings in Amateur Investors
• Global Solar Trend Driving Demand for Silver
• Thread on Dynamics of Silver Supply & Demand
• BofA: Historic Central Bank Gold Demand
• Bitcoin Underperforms Other Asset Classes
• Bitcoin Sits Out Santa Rally as Stocks Soar
• Nick Shirley's Investigation into Medicaid Fraud
• FBI Director Tweets on Minnesota Fraud
• Prosecutors Suggest $9 Billion in Fraud
• FBI Investigating Minnesota Fraud
• Nick Shirley's X Post on Medicaid Fraud
  

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