TL;DR The Federal Reserve concludes its June meeting on June 17, with the rate decision at 2:00 p.m. ET and Chair Kevin Warsh’s first press conference at 2:30 p.m. ET. Markets price roughly 99% odds of no change, holding the federal funds rate at 3.50% to 3.75%. May PCE inflation and the final Q1 2026 […]

Cryptocurrency banking, stablecoins regulation proposed … (Carolina Journal) – State regulatory framework for banks, credit unions and stablecoin …

Despite mixed HYPE derivatives market signals, Hyperliquid’s explosive TradFi perpetual growth makes a push toward $80 increasingly realistic.

TL;DR Humanity Protocol is sunsetting compromised H tokens after a reported $36 million exploit. The breach reportedly involved malware on a developer machine and exposed private-key backups. A new audited ERC-20 token is planned, with eligible holders receiving tokens at a 1:1 ratio. The project may require KYC/AML screening for some compensation claims. Humanity Protocol […]

Tokenised real-world assets reached about US$43 billion (AU$61.06 billion) on Token Terminal’s tracker, a roughly 37% rise over the past 180 days. Tokenised funds account for close to 80% of the market, with Ethereum hosting 57.8% of all tokenised value across blockchains. A rival tracker, RWA.xyz, puts the market below US$33 billion (AU$46.86 billion), with […]

Meme coins have been on a bad run since they peaked in 2024, with data from CryptoRank showing they’ve collectively lost more than $110 billion from then to now. According to the data, this year alone, the sector has dipped 31%, taking its combined value to around $24.5 billion, with repeated attempts at recovery barely […]

Bitcoin Magazine VanEck: Bitcoin Miners Face $50B Funding Gap as AI Pivot Separates Winners From Losers A new framework from asset manager VanEck is drawing clear lines between Bitcoin miners that are genuinely transforming into artificial intelligence infrastructure providers and those that are still selling a story. All of it comes with a sobering price […]

Michael Saylor says bitcoin’s “killer use case” is far bigger than payments, arguing that BTC could become the foundation for global money, credit, and capital markets. Saylor Says Bitcoin’s ‘Killer Use Case’ Goes Beyond Payments Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) Executive Chairman Michael Saylor said bitcoin’s “killer use case” extends beyond payments, outlining a vision for BTC’s […]

The crypto market in 2026 contains widespread discussion, making it difficult to distinguish longer-term projects from short-term activity. Many participants search for projects to follow, while the large number of available initiatives can make that process challenging. To simplify that search, this guide highlights four projects attracting attention for different reasons: Ethereum, Ondo Finance, Hyperliquid, […]

Despite Bitcoin suffering a brutal 45% drawdown from its all-time high, BlackRock’s Global Fixed Income CIO Rick Rieder remains completely unfazed.

Bitcoin's BTC $65,743.95 drop below $60,000 earlier this month spurred investors to pile into the largest cryptocurrency, with almost 260,000 BTC …

“There is effectively no comparable state financial transaction tax on stocks, bonds or derivatives anywhere in the country,” said a16z general counsel Miles Jennings.

TL;DR DTCC and the Stellar Development Foundation announced a planned tokenization collaboration on May 27, 2026. The project aims to connect DTCC’s tokenization service with Stellar for DTC-custodied assets. Initial use cases include liquid equities, ETF trackers, and US Treasury securities. The integration is expected in the first half of 2027 and should not be […]

Vocal stock market bull Ed Yardeni says even he hasn’t been bullish enough. The president of Yardeni Research notes in a new CNBC interview that the current market feels like the “roaring 2020s.” In a previous interview earlier this month, Yardeni raised his year-end target for the S&P 500 to 8,250. When asked on Monday […]

Many leading altcoins are well in the green today (June 16), but Bittensor (TAO) has failed to follow the overall upswing, posting a substantial daily decline. Even so, several analysts think it could be gearing up for a rebound that might carry it back to multi-month highs. Big Pump Incoming? TAO currently trades at around […]

Bitcoin Magazine Binance Reportedly Faces European Union Exit as MiCA License Bid Nears Rejection Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is on the brink of losing access to the European Union after its application for a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license in Greece faces rejection, according to Reuters reporting on the matter. The decision, if […]

A US federal judge ruled that xAI did not provide sufficient evidence to show OpenAI improperly induced a former engineer to disclose trade secrets related to the Grok chatbot. The court found that discussing previous work during recruitment is standard practice and does not, on its own, indicate misuse or solicitation of confidential information. The […]

Gate added RLUSD trading pairs with XRP, BTC, ETH, and USDT, extending exchange access for Ripple’s dollar-backed stablecoin. Ripple said the XRP/RLUSD market unlocks interoperability and capital efficiency for digital asset markets worldwide. RLUSD Markets Open With XRP, BTC, ETH, and USDT Pairs Gate listed RLUSD on June 15, opening BTC/RLUSD, ETH/RLUSD, XRP/RLUSD, and RLUSD/ […]

SHIB could flip 15 coins for the 14th spot on CoinMarketCap if a “revert to mean” pattern sparks a squeeze to the historical 200-week price curve.

Bitcoin is the first cryptocurrency ever created and is still the most widely recognized digital coin available today. Its market capitalization …

Japan’s highest rates since 1995 are putting global liquidity back in focus as traders anticipate 26%–38% BTC price declines.

The crypto exchange Kraken exchange has officially launched perpetual futures trading for US customers. The CFTC-regulated offering gives eligible American clients access on Kraken Pro alongside spot, margin and CME-listed futures. Perpetual futures allow traders to hold leveraged long or short crypto exposure indefinitely, with significant global volume exceeding $60 trillion a year last year. […]

The new feature brings confidential mode to crypto exchanges SwapSpace introduced Private Swaps, offering crypto exchanges with a confidential mode from Baltex and SecureShift. The feature allows users to explore alternative exchange routes that minimize direct connections between wallet activity and transactions visible on public blockchains. What private swaps are and how they work Private […]

Mark Cuban used a June 2026 X reply to poke at Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s call for investor law reforms. Cuban’s answer, “just sell em memecoins,” turned a regulatory access debate into a crypto-market punchline. Just sell em MemeCoins Brian ! https://t.co/UQ1okibd6i — Mark Cuban (@mcuban) June 16, 2026 Cuban’s comment suggests memecoins have become […]

Arthur Hayes may have said he didn’t buy HYPE, but an address tied to him apparently didn’t get the memo. On-chain analyst Ai Yi flags that a wallet sharing the same Bybit deposit address as Hayes has just withdrawn 47,000 HYPE from the exchange, worth approximately $3.16 million, reigniting a story that Hayes himself tried […]

TL;DR A legacy Aztec Connect smart contract was reportedly drained of about 909 ETH, worth roughly $2.1 million. The affected product was deprecated in 2023 and is separate from Aztec’s current network work. The exploit reportedly targeted the immutable RollupProcessorV3 contract. The case shows why abandoned or discontinued DeFi contracts can remain risky long after […]

Avalanche (AVAX) became one of the most discussed cryptocurrencies on Monday despite the broader market rally, as growing skepticism around the network fueled social media debates. According to Santiment, many users are questioning whether Avalanche can still compete with faster-growing blockchains such as Solana and Sui. Lagging Devs and Users Much of the criticism has […]

Bitcoin Magazine Cardone Capital’s Bitcoin-REIT Hybrid: Targeting 22-32% Returns by Blending Cash-Flowing Properties and BTC Holdings Real estate investor Grant Cardone is positioning his Cardone Capital to challenge the traditional real estate investment trust (REIT) sector by integrating Bitcoin directly into large-scale multifamily deals. With roughly $5 billion in real estate assets under management across […]

Securitize has expanded its tokenized AAA CLO fund, STAC, to Solana, with Ethena Labs planning a $250 million allocation. The move adds one of the largest tokenized structured credit commitments yet to Solana’s growing real-world asset market. Ethena Backs Solana RWA Push With Investment in Securitize Fund Securitize is bringing its tokenized AAA CLO fund […]

The head of US Equity Strategy at Bank of America Securities says broad market gains will be difficult to sustain from current levels. Appearing on CNBC’s Power Lunch, Savita Subramanian says BofA holds a 7,100 year-end price target for the S&P 500 and remains bearish at the index level. She says the best single-index buy today […]

SpaceX’s debut at a roughly US$1.7 trillion valuation drove US$1.4 billion in single-day volume on Hyperliquid’s SPCX perpetual. The figure marked more than 50 times the contract’s prior daily average of about US$26 million and roughly 30% of all HIP-3 volume that day. Stock-linked perpetuals on Hyperliquid have generated over US$18.8 billion in volume this […]

Elon Musk has made history by reaching an unprecedented personal net worth of $1.4 trillion.