Deep Bitcoin Bear Market, Trump Backs Epstein Vote, Desert Meteorite Hunters

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On today's podcast:

(1) Just a little more than a month after reaching an all-time high, Bitcoin has erased the more than 30% gain registered since the start of the year as the exuberance over the pro-crypto stance of the Trump administration fades.

(2) Keir Starmer’s government plans to make it easier to remove migrants with no rights to stay in the UK, as the prime minister seeks to gain control of the political narrative after one of the most bruising weeks of his 16 months in power.

(3) Oil traders are not counting on OPEC+ to cut production next year, despite forecasts that a global supply surplus could send prices even lower.

(4) President Donald Trump said proposed Senate legislation to sanction countries conducting business with Russia would be “okay with me,” his strongest indication yet that he would support a monthslong push to strangle Moscow’s funding.

(5) German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil pressed for an “open, rules-based global trading system” as he departed for a high-stakes visit to Asia, as frictions over trade restrictions between the US, China and Europe ramp up.

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