NEW: Surprisingly positive 🇨🇳 Chinese growth reports triggers surge of 💴 Yuan and puts pressure on the 💵 US Dollar, per Reuters. 
Benjamin Franklin was undeniably a highly creative individual, known for his diverse interests and numerous projects. Highlighting a single intriguing fact about him is a challenging task.
What many may find surprising is that he was the mind behind the glass armonica, an instrument used by the likes of Mozart and Beethoven. This innovative creation aimed to replicate the ethereal sound produced when a wet finger glides along the rim of a crystal glass. The inaugural armonica, crafted in 1761, emerged from the skilled hands of a London glassmaker.
This unique instrument featured 37 glass orbs, each producing distinct pitches and tones. Over the 18th and 19th centuries, thousands of glass armonicas were crafted, and it inspired numerous renowned composers to compose music specifically for it.
Franklin held a deep sense of pride in his contribution to this extraordinary musical invention. He often expressed that it was the creation he cherished most. 
NEW: 🇺🇸 Gas station in Florida becomes one of the first in the U.S. to accept #Bitcoin Lightning payments 🙌 
NEW: 🇺🇸 Gas station in Florida becomes one of the first in the U.S. to accept #Bitcoin Lightning payments 🙌 
Rich dad, poor dad author: The rich are earning and saving wealth in #Bitcoin and gold 👏 
JUST IN: $1.5 Trillion Invesco partners with Galaxy Digital to file for a spot #Bitcoin ETF.
Welcome to Texas 
Jim Cramer is bearish on #Bitcoin .
The ultimate signal to buy! 🚀 
NEW: Binance US halts direct 💵 USD withdrawal, only allowing swaps with supported stablecoins and other digital assets 👀 
NEW: A prosecutor filed a criminal case against 🇦🇷 Argentina's leading presidential candidate, Javier Milei, for allegedly causing a currency devaluation by discouraging savings in pesos.
This same week the ruling party eliminated the income tax in an attempt to win votes 😮 
UST yields continue to break the banks.
10s are at a 16-year high of 4.91% — meanwhile, 30s crossed 5% for the first time since 2006 🚀
As yields soar, the price of outstanding bonds falls.
This has left a hole in banks' balance sheets, $1.625 trillion in size, and counting. 
BREAKING: Financial Assets like stablecoins can now be issued on #Bitcoin after Lightning Labs launched the Taproot Assets protocol for Bitcoin and Lightning. 
✨ Exactly 1 year ago, the greatest rapper of his era repping the greatest inventor of the century
#Bitcoin is genius 💫 
"Gold is literally Neolithic stone age tech, which is impressive and shows simple robust technology can be the best store of value for millennia. #Bitcoin is digital gold for the next millennia." - Adam Back 
Am I the only one 🐝 
Progress of the next bitcoin halving: 87%
—— 189 days and 27,256 blocks —— 
BREAKING: The US has issued sanctions against #Bitcoin and crypto firms offering services in Gaza.
Shame.
Terrorism is financed with US Dollars 