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On June 16, Michael Selig, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), posted on X to clarify four major misconceptions about perpetual futures contracts one by one. At the same time, on Monday, the CFTC confirmed two leadership personnel appointments: Donald Battle as Chief Data Innovation Officer, and J. Matthew Haws as Senior Advisor to the Chairman and Director for the Chicago Region. The four major perpetual contract misconceptions clarified by Selig: a record of the s

Bitcoin fell from the early-week high of $67,292 on June 16, held steady above $66,000, and was reported at $66,336. CME’s “FedWatch” tool shows that after the U.S.-Iran framework agreement was reached, traders reduced the probability of a Fed rate hike in December from nearly 70% last week to 58%. During the French G7 summit, President Trump announced that the two sides, the U.S. and Iran, have completed the electronic signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Fed Rate-Hike Expectations

Fiserv shares fell 11% on Monday, marking the company's worst trading day since October 2025, after announcing that CEO Mike Lyons is stepping down immediately to become CEO of Truist Financial. The abrupt leadership transition prompted cautious responses from Wall Street analysts citing increased u

Vinay Trivedi, COO at SGX FX, outlined how AI, clearing mechanisms, and hybrid market structures are reshaping institutional FX operations in an interview discussing the practical consequences of market transformation. Trivedi explained that the shift is driven by institutions demanding smarter

SpaceX (SPCX) market capitalization hit $2.52 trillion on Monday, overtaking Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to become the sixth-largest company globally, according to The Kobeissi Letter. The milestone followed a nearly 20% gain in SPCX share price on Monday and approximately 5% a

Standard Chartered Global Head of Digital Assets Research Geoffrey Kendrick stated on June 15 that three bullish signals for bitcoin have appeared, matching conditions he outlined last Friday. The confirmation followed Strategy's disclosure on June 15 that it purchased 1,587 BTC last week,

The Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) published new anti-money laundering guidance in 2026 requiring crypto firms to maintain data-driven business risk assessments and integrate Financial Action Task Force high-risk and blacklisted countries into their compliance models. The

New Street Research analyst David Barden updated the firm's valuation for EchoStar (SATS) following the close of SpaceX's first trading day, setting a price target of $159 per share based on the current SpaceX stock price and $161 per share using the firm's $165 SpaceX target. SATS stock closed up 3

The Bank of Ghana issued a directive on June 12 ordering regulated financial institutions to immediately halt operations supporting unauthorized foreign currency wallet services offered by cryptocurrency platforms. The central bank stated that several crypto platforms operating in Ghana have been of

Qualcomm is in talks to acquire Tenstorrent, an artificial intelligence chip startup, at a valuation between $8 billion and $10 billion, according to a report. The talks remain ongoing, and the final price could change or the deal could fall apart. The potential acquisition would strengthen Qualcomm

Gold and silver prices rallied after the United States and Iran confirmed a ceasefire deal, according to precious metals analysts at Heraeus. The rally followed a week of gold price declines that persisted even as the ceasefire appeared finalized, with confirmation of the agreement triggering

Ethereum rose above $1,750 in the last 24 hours following news of a US-Iran agreement, gaining 5% during this period. Despite this short-term increase, ETH has lost 18.39% of its value in the second quarter so far and faces the possibility of recording negative returns for three consecutive

Three spot HYPE exchange-traded funds from 21Shares, Bitwise, and Grayscale have recorded nearly $900 million in cumulative trading volume and $153 million in net inflows roughly a month since their market debut. The ETF launches reflect institutional appetite for Hyperliquid, a decentralized exchan

Blackrock lists its Ishares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, ticker BITA, on Nasdaq on June 16. The fund targets 15-25% annual yield while aiming to capture at least 70% of bitcoin's upside through an actively managed covered-call strategy. BITA is Blackrock's second bitcoin exchange-traded product

Bitcoin ETFs recorded $315.84 million in net outflows from June 8 to June 12, while XRP ETFs gained $10.68 million and HYPE ETFs added $5.87 million during the same period. The outflows marked a fifth consecutive negative week for Bitcoin funds but represented a significant slowdown from the

U.S. District Judge Rita Lin dismissed xAI's trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI on Monday, ruling that Elon Musk's AI company failed to prove OpenAI improperly obtained confidential information about its Grok chatbot. The court granted OpenAI's motion to dismiss without leave to amend, finding xAI

Bitcoin moved back above $67,000 after a sharp 24-hour rebound, as easing geopolitical tensions, renewed on-chain accumulation, and long-term technical support helped stabilize the market after a recent drop toward $60,000. At press time, Bitcoin was trading near $66,932 after gaining about 4.7% ove

Strive (ASST) purchased 73 Bitcoin for approximately $4.7 million between June 8 and June 14, increasing its total Bitcoin treasury to 19,105 BTC as the company continued its accumulation strategy during a broader recovery in Bitcoin prices. The Dallas-based Bitcoin treasury company disclosed the pu

Dutch Justice and Security State Secretary Claudia van Bruggen announced a package of online gambling restrictions on June 12, proposing a near-total advertising ban, bonus prohibitions, overarching deposit limits, and affordability tests for players seeking higher limits. The measures respond to