News Block: Bitcoin ETFs Surge vs Gold, MicroStrategy Could Issue 10 Billion Shares, Russia's Mining Ban, Tether’s $775M Rumble Deal

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

• Bitcoin ETFs Closing the Gap on Gold ETFs in AUM
• MicroStrategy Seeks Ability to Issue 10 Billion Shares
• Russia Imposes Six-Year Ban on Bitcoin Mining
• Rumble Secures $775 Million Investment from Tether

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References mentioned in the episode: 

• Alex Thorn’s Tweet on Bitcoin ETFs 
• BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Tops Its Gold ETF
• MicroStrategy Tops Nearly All U.S. Stocks
• MicroStrategy Buys Another 5,262 Bitcoin
• Michael Saylor’s Tweet On Buying the Top 
• MicroStrategy Wants to Issue More Shares
• Reuters: Russia is Using Bitcoin in Foreign Trade 
• Russia Imposes Six-Year Ban on Bitcoin Mining
• Russia to Implement Ban on Bitcoin Mining 
• Estimation of Hash Rate Geographical Distribution
• Rumble Announces $775M Investment from Tether
• Tether CEO Comments on the Rumble Investment
• Rumble CEO Hints at Bitcoin Tipping on the Platform
• Tether to Make $775M Strategic Investment in Rumble

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