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Bitcoin is down again since our update yesterday.We are now trading around $63,000, getting close to levels where I start paying attention for longer-term entries. The market still feels shaky though, and honestly, today’s biggest story might be one man:Kevin Warsh.The new Federal Reserve chairman held his first FOMC meeting, and crypto traders didn’t get the outcome they hoped for.Many expected Warsh to cut rates soon after taking office.Instead, he kept rates unchanged and hinted that the next move could actually be a hike.That surprised markets.I’m writing this from Monterrey, Mexico, where tonight it’s Mexico versus South Korea at the…

The Federal Reserve proposed Thursday that payment stablecoin issuers maintain written customer identification programs, a move that signals Washington’s determination to bring digital asset markets under the same anti-money laundering discipline long applied to traditional banks — even as regulators race to finalize rules before a statutory deadline this coming January. The proposal would require so-called permitted payment stablecoin issuers, or PPSIs, to collect from each new customer a legal name, date of birth or formation, physical address, and a government-issued identification number before opening an account.  The Federal Reserve framework mirrors CIP obligations that banks, broker-dealers, mutual funds, and…

Zama and Morpho are pushing a more privacy-aware version of DeFi with a confidential USDC yield vault design that uses fully homomorphic encryption, or FHE, to bring private deposit logic to a public Ethereum environment. TL;DR Zama published a design for private deposits into public DeFi using FHE. The vault is tied to Morpho and Steakhouse’s confidential USDC Prime setup. The useful angle is how privacy can support institutional DeFi without hiding the existence of the protocol itself. The design, published by Zama, focuses on a simple but important tension in DeFi: institutions may want transparent settlement and public infrastructure,…

Stellar (XLM) price has posted one of its strongest day’s performances, surging more than 10% to trade around $0.25 after recovering from the recent losses. The move marks a notable shift in market structure, pushing above a level that now becomes the immediate battleground for bulls. With momentum accelerating and volume picking up sharply, traders are now assessing whether Stellar can build enough strength to extend the move toward the next major psychological resistance at $0.30.XLM Price Rebounds With Strong ConvictionFor months, XLM remained trapped beneath lower highs, with each recovery attempt failing to sustain momentum. This latest move changes…

Tony Kim Jun 18, 2026 13:59 NVIDIA’s AI tech is reshaping marketing at Cannes Lions 2026, as industry leaders leverage its tools for scalable creativity and efficiency. NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), currently trading at $204.65 with a market cap of $4.99 trillion, is solidifying its dominance in AI infrastructure. This week, its technologies are taking center stage at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, where industry leaders are showcasing cutting-edge applications of AI in advertising and marketing. Companies like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Criteo, KERV.ai, Taboola, Higgsfield, and Alembic are leveraging NVIDIA’s tools…

The CME Group said that it plans to file a lawsuit against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over the agency’s approval of crypto perpetual futures, setting up a direct legal confrontation between the world’s largest futures exchange operator and its own regulator. Outgoing CME CEO Terrence Duffy made the announcement on CNBC’s “Fast Money,” saying the company would file litigation today. CME later confirmed the plans to Reuters. The lawsuit targets the CFTC’s decision in late May to allow prediction market platform Kalshi to offer bitcoin perpetual futures — a first for the United States. At the center of…

For 18 months, a handful of AI bellwethers have carried equity indexes. That concentration paid off—until it didn’t. A single guidance wobble can now swing trillions in market cap and force investors to ask: should I stay concentrated in mega-cap tech, or lean into a broader earnings cycle across cyclicals?The question has new urgency. S&P 500 earnings breadth is improving, while one-day rotations keep reminding us that leadership can flip fast. This article lays out how to read the shift, what to track each week, and practical ways to build a portfolio that can live with both outcomes. …

Key TakeawaysOn June 16, the IMF reported Nigeria drew $59 billion in crypto inflows, capturing 60% of regional stablecoins.High 9% remittance costs and a volatile naira drove Nigerian businesses to adopt US dollar- stablecoins.The Nigerian Senate sent a new crypto licensing bill to the Committee on Capital Market for a 4-week review. IMF: Stablecoins Transform From Niche Market to Major Payment Route Nigerians are increasingly turning to U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins to move money across borders as small businesses and households search for cheaper and faster alternatives to traditional banking channels, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said June 16. Previously seen…

A debate among XRP Ledger community figures has put fresh focus on how stablecoins, payments and XRP may work together on XRPL.  Summary XRPL validator Vet said XRP and stablecoins are complementary parts of the payment stack. Eri argued Ripple has used stablecoins to bridge ODL while keeping XRPL liquidity important too. The debate centers on whether neutral native assets can reduce fragmented liquidity across payment routes. In an Eri post, the researcher said Ripple has used Tether and USDC stablecoins to support On-Demand Liquidity flows, while liquidity on XRPL remains central. Eri also said XRP has use cases outside…

Every time Watcher Guru writes an article on Shiba Inu (SHIB), the price only keeps declining. On Thursday, the dog-themed token has fallen to $0.0000048 levels with no sign of a price rebound. The trading volume is also on the decline, as the hype and buzz for the memecoin have largely faded.Despite this, several commentators claim that Shiba Inu can reach the $0.01 mark. Let’s not get into the circulating supply of 549 trillion tokens and send them to the dead wallet for prices to surge. We have heard that on repeat since the Shibarium layer-2 solution was launched in…