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UAE Bank Snaps Up €120M Bitcoin as Market Dip Creates Opportunity
UAE-based Goldman Lampe Private Bank has purchased €120 million worth of Bitcoin during the recent cryptocurrency market pullback, according to Bitcoin Magazine. The bank made the purchase after Bitcoin’s price...
XRPL Front-Running Concerns Grow as Traders Seek Better Protection
XRPresso.io has renewed concerns over front-running on the XRP Ledger, warning that ordinary traders remain at a disadvantage when transactions are waiting to be confirmed. In a post on X,...
BlackRock Deepens Ethena Partnership as Aladdin Gains USDe Access
BlackRock and Ethena Labs are expanding their partnership to give institutional investors easier access to Ethena’s digital dollar products through BlackRock’s Aladdin investment platform. The move also deepens the use...
JPMorgan Says Institutions Are Staying Away From Crypto Perpetual Futures
JPMorgan says institutional investors remain largely on the sidelines when it comes to cryptocurrency perpetual futures, even though the contracts dominate digital asset derivatives trading. In a report released Monday,...
Jeremy Grantham Renews Bitcoin Criticism, Lark Davis Pushes Back
Veteran investor Jeremy Grantham has renewed his criticism of Bitcoin, calling it a “useless, speculative” asset with no intrinsic value and predicting it could gradually lose relevance over time. His...
Peter Schiff Challenges Tariff Claims After U.S. Trade Gap Hits $105.8B
The U.S. goods trade deficit widened to $105.8 billion in May, far exceeding economists’ expectations, according to new Commerce Department data. The sharp increase has added to concerns that trade...
Russia Plans Wider Crypto Mining Ban Across Key Regions From July
Russia plans to expand its restrictions on cryptocurrency mining under a draft proposal that would ban the activity in Moscow, the Moscow region and parts of the Kursk region from...
Why July 2’s RBI Meeting Could Define India’s Crypto Path?
India’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance will meet officials from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on July 2 to discuss the country’s approach to cryptocurrency regulation. The meeting in...
Thailand Targets Crypto Mining Network Over $28M Power Theft Case
Thai authorities have launched a major investigation into suspected illegal cryptocurrency mining activities after issuing an arrest warrant for Chinese businessman Wang Yicheng. Investigators allege that Wang helped run a...
US Inflation Hits 4.1% as Energy Costs Keep Price Pressures High
U.S. inflation rose to 4.1% in May, reaching its highest level since April 2023 and keeping pressure on the Federal Reserve as it considers its next interest rate move. New...
AI Coding Experiment Leaves Fintech Startup With $80K Bill
A San Francisco fintech startup revealed that one of its employees accidentally spent more than $80,000 while building a meme-themed video game with coding tools. The employee, Nicolas Brilliante, used...
Trump Holds Off on Housing Bill, Clouding Future of CBDC Ban
President Donald Trump on Wednesday delayed plans to sign a bipartisan housing bill, surprising lawmakers just hours before a scheduled White House signing ceremony. Trump said the measure was of...
Lummis Pushes Back Against Dimon’s Criticism of Crypto Bill
Senator Cynthia Lummis pushed back against criticism of the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act from JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, arguing that the legislation already includes safeguards against illicit finance and...
Yen Weakness Tests Japan’s Resolve and Reserve Firepower
The Japanese yen hovered near its weakest level in nearly four decades on Wednesday, as investors favor the US dollar over Japan’s currency. The yen traded around 161.95 per dollar,...
U.S. Dollar Hits One-Year High as Fed Rate Hike Expectations Surge
The U.S. dollar climbed to its highest level in a year on Tuesday as investors increased expectations for more interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. The DXY index reached...
Schiff Says Bitcoin Creates Problems, Not Solutions for REITs
Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff has pushed back against Grant Cardone’s claim that real estate investment trusts, or REITs, should hold Bitcoin on their balance sheets. In a series of posts...
Franklin Templeton Bets Big on Crypto With Franklin Crypto Launch
Franklin Templeton has expanded its presence in the cryptocurrency sector by completing its acquisition of crypto investment firm 250 Digital and launching a new digital assets division called Franklin Crypto....
Bank of America Predicts Three Fed Rate Hikes as Inflation Persists
Walter Bloomberg said on X that Bank of America now expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates three times this year, a significant shift from its earlier view that...
VP Vance Signals Breakthrough as Iran Agrees to IAEA Return
The United States and Iran have taken a step closer to a broader nuclear agreement after Tehran agreed to allow International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors back into the country....
Binance Adds New ID Checks for India Crypto Transfers
Binance has introduced new crypto transfer requirements for Indian users, asking them to provide additional identity details when depositing or withdrawing digital assets from June 22, 2026. The change comes...
Japan Probes Stablecoin Laundering in ¥14M Investment Fraud Case
Japanese authorities are investigating whether stablecoins were used to launder money from an investment fraud scheme, adding to concerns about how digital assets can be misused for financial crime. The...
Bitcoin Trails S&P 500 by 60% as Analysts Watch for Signs of Market Bottom
Bitcoin’s performance relative to U.S. stocks has deteriorated sharply, with the cryptocurrency now trading roughly 60% below its previous peak against the S&P 500, according to analysis shared on X...
Adam Back Says Bitcoin Consensus Can’t Be Swayed by AI Narratives
Bitcoin developer Adam Back has pushed back against conspiracy theories circulating in the Bitcoin community, warning that they could distract from discussions about the network’s development. The Blockstream CEO said...
Chip Stocks Hit Record 18.8% Share of S&P 500 Value
Semiconductor companies now make up a record 18.8% of the S&P 500’s total market value, highlighting how much influence the sector has gained in the U.S. stock market. Data shared...
Bernie Sanders Proposes Public Ownership Stake in AI Giants
Senator Bernie Sanders has proposed a plan that would give Americans a direct ownership stake in major artificial intelligence companies through a federally managed sovereign wealth fund. The independent lawmaker...
