Merged and Divided

<p>Bitcoin Core merges bold and contentious updates; I get into their reasons why. Plus, Inflation eases for now, but the trend is clear. Why we can expect higher for longer. </p> <p><strong>Affiliate LINKS:</strong></p> <ul> <li>🇺🇸 <a href="https://partner.river.com/jupiter">Buy Sats on River</a> - The best way to stack in the US</li> <li>🇨🇦 <a href="https://www.bitcoinwell.com/jupiter">The Bitcoin Well</a> - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform</li> <li>⚡ <a href="https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER">The Bitcoin Company</a> - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning</li> <li>🏦 <a href="https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC">Fold Card</a> - Pay bills Stack Sats</li> <li>💵 <a href="https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG">SALT Lending</a> - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling</li> </ul> <p><strong>LINKS:</strong> </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/11/cpi-inflation-may-2025.html">CPI inflation report May 2025: U.S. inflation rises 0.1%</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/11/heres-the-inflation-breakdown-for-may-2025-in-one-chart.html">Here's the inflation breakdown for May 2025 — in one chart</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/06/05/trumps-tariffs-have-so-far-caused-little-inflation">Trump’s tariffs have so far caused little inflation</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/11/vance-joins-trump-in-bashing-powell-says-fed-committing-monetary-malpractice-by-not-cutting-rates.html">Vance joins Trump in bashing Powell, says Fed committing 'monetary malpractice' by not cutting rates</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/05/european-central-bank-ecb-interest-rate-cut-economic-growth-eurozone">ECB cuts interest rates to 2% in effort to bolster flagging eurozone growth | European Central Bank</a> </li> <li><a href="https://dmarketforces.com/euro-rebounds-to-1-14-after-ecb-rates-cut/">Euro Rebounds to $1.14 after ECB Rates Cut</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KumiLzAcqPE">277. Lyn Alden Nothing Stops This Train - YouTube</a></li> <li><a href="https://dailyhodl.com/2025/06/10/blackrock-bitcoin-fund-flies-past-70000000000-faster-than-any-other-etf-in-history-bloomberg-analyst/">BlackRock Bitcoin Fund Flies Past $70,000,000,000 Faster Than Any Other ETF in History</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqREM62cAqk">Bitcoin is introduced into Africa's largest slum, with risks and rewards - YouTube</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/TFTC-Holdings-Inc/opportunity-cost">opportunity-cost: See every price in Bitcoin. Understand the Bitcoin opportunity cost of your purchases.</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlsIYfZQ2pk">Inflated - YouTube</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>PR #32406 LINKS</strong> </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7282#page-7">RFC 7282 - On Consensus and Humming in the IETF</a></li> <li><a href="https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/d6ZO7gXGYbQ/m/mJyek28lDAAJ?pli=1">Relax OP_RETURN standardness restrictions</a></li> <li><a href="https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/addressing-community-concerns-and-objections-regarding-my-recent-proposal-to-relax-bitcoin-cores-standardness-limits-on-op-return-outputs/1697">Addressing community concerns and objections regarding my recent proposal to relax Bitcoin Core's standardness limits on OP_RETURN outputs - Philosophy - Delving Bitcoin</a></li> <li><a href="https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/addressing-community-concerns-and-objections-regarding-my-recent-proposal-to-relax-bitcoin-cores-standardness-limits-on-op-return-outputs/1697">Addressing…</a></li> </ul>