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The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday in Kevin Warsh's first meeting as chair, with a unanimous vote masking a sharply divided committee over whether to raise rates this year. The Federal Open Market Committee kept its benchmark rate in a range of 3.5% to 3.75%, dropped its

Bitcoin (BTC) traded under $64,000 on Thursday as Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's hawkish debut rattled risk assets, with traders pricing in rising odds of a rate hike before year-end. The move came as spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds posted an $82.2 million net outflow the same day,

Zug-based stablecoin compliance startup Range raised $8.3 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round, according to an announcement on Thursday. The round brings Range's total funding to $11 million and was supported by

Grayscale Research predicted AAVE token could surge 140% to approximately $175 over the next year, according to a report published June 17. The analysis comes as Aave's native token has declined 71% over the past year, with Grayscale attributing the potential upside to the protocol's strong market p

Ireland's government launched a new National Risk Assessment and 30-point action plan Thursday, targeting money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing threats. The initiative names the misuse of crypto-assets as one of several evolving financial crime risks facing the

Ripple is emerging as a notable player in the blockchain-based neobank sector as blockchain companies expand beyond crypto trading into digital-first financial ecosystems. Crypto observer SMQKE highlighted Ripple's positioning within an evolving space where payments, stablecoins, digital assets, and

Altcoin traders have been through heavy hard times.  Is there still hope for a bullish altseason this year? Several altcoin price charts show highly bullish indicators. The prices of several promising altcoins have been struggling to break past crucial resistance levels ever since the pr

FINRA expelled brokerage firm Reid & Rudiger and permanently barred its cofounders Clifford Reid and Edward Rudiger Jr. after determining that customers were subjected to years of excessive trading that generated

Binance's derivatives market experienced a sharp leverage reset on June 17 as Bitcoin and Ethereum traders reduced exposure following the Federal Reserve's latest policy decision. According to CryptoQuant analyst Amr Taa, Bitcoin open interest on Binance fell approximately 18%, while Ethereum open i

Ukraine launched nearly 200 drones against Moscow on Thursday, striking the Moscow Oil Refinery in the south-east of the capital and forcing evacuations at Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russian officials confirmed. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the assault as a "fully

Hayden Adams, founder of Uniswap, commented on the application of US securities laws to decentralized finance, arguing that legacy regulatory frameworks struggle to address smart contracts and open-source on-chain systems. Adams' remarks highlight the ongoing challenge of whether decentralized

Tether-affiliated entities reduced their stake in Bitdeer Technologies to 19.7% as of June 12, according to a Schedule 13D amendment filed Tuesday. The stablecoin issuer sold 627,021 Bitdeer Class A shares on June 3-4 at approximately $20 per share, generating about $12.7 million in proceeds. The

Ethereum achieved record usage in Q1 2026, with monthly active users reaching 13.2 million, according to data reported by Cointelegraph and Token Terminal. This represents a 53.5% increase quarter-over-quarter. The surge reflects growing interest in the network's decentralized applications and

Michelle Bond, wife of former FTX executive Ryan Salame, will proceed to trial on campaign finance charges after US District Judge George Daniels rejected her motion to dismiss the case. The judge ruled that prosecutors never promised Bond immunity in exchange for Salame's guilty plea, stating

Ripple has established a four-phase roadmap to make the XRP Ledger quantum-resistant by 2028, with development underway since 2024, RippleX chief engineer Ayo Akinyele confirmed. The initiative addresses the threat quantum computers pose to elliptic curve cryptography used in blockchain wallets

France's cybersecurity agency will stop certifying non-quantum-resistant cryptographic products starting in 2027, according to a CoinDesk report. The regulatory change aims to enhance security standards and push blockchain developers to transition away from cryptographic methods such as RSA and

Pre-IPO perpetual futures trading volume reached approximately $12 billion in June as crypto traders sought exposure to private technology companies before public listings, according to CryptoQuant data. The June volume represented a sharp increase from roughly $2 million in March and $715 million i

DeepSeek launched a web-based image recognition mode on June 18, with the mobile app in beta testing, following the company's finalization of over 50 billion yuan in first-round financing. Testing showed the feature struggled with accuracy, failing to identify founder Liang Wenfeng's photo and

Illinois enacted a 20 basis point tax on crypto transactions, according to commentary from Andoni Olta shared by Eleanor Terrett. The measure raises concerns about the state's attractiveness to blockchain and cryptocurrency businesses, with Olta suggesting the legislature is indirectly urging the in

On-chain tracker Lookonchain flagged a wallet linked to Arthur Hayes for purchasing 1,400 ETH worth approximately $2.51 million. The tracker posted the observation on X, adding to previous reports of a possibly Hayes-linked wallet receiving 3,000 ETH from Flowdesk. The activity emerged during a