Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover the Fed holding interest rates steady while signaling a more hawkish policy stance, Bitcoin dropping under $64,000 after the announcement, Oman launching a mandatory national Bitcoin mining pool, and Binance facing new MiCA trouble in Greece. This episode also touches on bitcoin regulation, macro news, quantum encryption, AI agent identity, and another DeFi exploit from abandoned smart contract infrastructure. Topics for today:  Fed Holds Rates, Signals Hikes  Bitcoin Drops Below $64,000  Oman Launches Bitcoin Mining Pool  Binance MiCA Application Stalls  France Pushes Quantum-Safe Encryption  Ryan Salame’s Wife Faces Charges  Estonia Plans AI Agent IDs  CME Plans CFTC Lawsuit  Aztec Hit By Second Exploit Today's Articles: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/fed-signals-rate-hikes-as-kevin-warsh https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/oman-launches-mandatory-bitcoin-mining https://atlas21.com/ecb-lagarde-allegedly-blocked-binances-mica-license-in-greece/ https://decrypt.co/371487/france-phase-out-non-quantum-encryption-bitcoin-security-concerns-growhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/ryan-salames-wife-to-face-charges-over-ftx-funded-congressional-run https://decrypt.co/371441/estonia-ai-agents-national-id https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/06/17/cme-chief-executive-says-company-plans-to-sue-cftc-after-perpetual-futures-approval https://cointelegraph.com/news/aztec-exploited-21-million-previous-hack-slowmist Get Your Free Comfrey Owner's Manual Here:https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhYAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-newsYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs_7iLDtleV0rZFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here: