Bitcoin trader warns of ‘bearish reaction’ to FOMC with $64K now essential
Bitcoin approached important near-term support on new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's first FOMC day with a $55,000 BTC price target...
Day: 17 June 2026
Hyperliquid’s $10B open interest coincides with growth in equity-linked markets: Talos
Hyperliquid’s $10 billion open interest milestone shows growing demand for onchain equities and commodities trading with 24/7 accessibility, according to...
CZ Calls Hyperliquid’s Innovation ‘Awesome’ While Uniswap’s Hayden Adams Blasts US Securities Law
Binance’s CZ praised rival Hyperliquid as “actually awesome” even as he said he would never run it the same way,...
Ethereum Whales Load Up: Arthur Hayes-Linked Wallet and ‘Geministar’ Scoop up Tens of Millions in ETH
A wallet linked to BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes added 1,400 ETH worth about $2.51 million, while popular ether whale “geministar.eth”...
Ethereum’s Glamsterdam Upgrade Enters Final Testing as Devs Target a 200 Million Gas Limit
Ethereum developers have moved the Glamsterdam upgrade into its final development phase, running multi-client test networks loaded with every change...
Kalshi’s Perpetual Futures Top $5.5 Billion in Two Weeks as It Eyes Markets Beyond Crypto
Prediction-market platform Kalshi says its newly launched perpetual futures have generated more than $5.5 billion in trading volume in just...
BitGo courts crypto firms awaiting MiCA approval amid Binance licensing concerns
BitGo launches a MiCA-compliant crypto infrastructure platform in Europe as exchanges face pressure to meet July 1 licensing rules across...
Congress reaches deal on housing bill with CBDC ban until 2030
The US could soon temporarily ban a central bank digital currency, as House and Senate leaders came to a deal...
Strategy’s STRC falls to $91 as investors flinch at latest BTC buying
“It appears traders are seeing the latest BTC acquisition as an unsustainable path for STRC,” said 10x Research’s Markus Thielen....
Illinois governor approves crypto transaction tax despite industry uproar
“There is effectively no comparable state financial transaction tax on stocks, bonds or derivatives anywhere in the country,” said a16z...
China’s New Sodium-Ion Battery Targets a 20-Year Lifespan and Stronger Cold-Weather Range
CATL unveiled a sodium-ion battery at a MIIT-backed event, claiming up to 15,000 charge cycles or 20 years of life...
Tokenized Real-World Assets Reach $31.76 Billion as Circle’s USYC Tops $3 Billion
The market for tokenized real-world assets ( RWAs) has climbed to about $31.76 billion in onchain value, led by tokenized...
Ripple Bets on Africa’s $3.2B Payments Giant to Push RLUSD Into Cross-Border Commerce
Ripple invested in Flutterwave to bring RLUSD into African business payments through a major cross-border network. The deal connects Ripple’s...
Gate Lists RLUSD With BTC, ETH, XRP and USDT Pairs as Rewards Go Live
Gate added RLUSD trading pairs with XRP, BTC, ETH, and USDT, extending exchange access for Ripple’s dollar-backed stablecoin. Ripple said...
