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CoinFund, Coinbase Back Stablecoin Payments Startup Trace in $32 Million Raise
Trace Finance, a financial infrastructure company that links banks in Brazil and the United States to stablecoin settlement networks, said Wednesday that it has raised $32 million in a Series A funding round led by CoinFund, with backing fDecryptBlackrock Leads Crypto ETF Inflows as Bitcoin, Ether and XRP All Turn Positive
Crypto ETF flows turned positive across the board on Tuesday, June 16, with bitcoin, ether, HYPE, XRP, and solana ETFs all recording inflows. The rare all-green session suggested investors are starting to rebuild exposure, even if demanbitcoin.comVanEck Says Bitcoin Miners Face $50 Billion Funding Gap In AI Pivot
Bitcoin miners racing into AI hosting may be facing a much bigger capital problem than the market appreciates, with VanEck warning that the sector could need $50 billion in near-term funding to execute the pivot. TL;DR VanEck estimatBitcoinistEstonia Wants to Give AI Agents Their Own National ID
Estonia wants to give artificial intelligence its own government ID. Prime Minister Kristen Michal said Wednesday he had approved an Eesti.ai advisory council proposal to issue AI agents a personal identification code—a digital identity seDecryptJapan’s Three Largest Megabanks Align To Launch Joint Yen-Backed Stablecoin By March 2027
Japan’s largest banking groups are moving toward a shared yen-backed stablecoin framework, a development that could bring one of the world’s most heavily regulated financial systems deeper into tokenized payments. TL;DR MUFG, SMBC, aNEWSBTCBitcoin Slides as Fed Says It Will 'Deliver Price Stability' Under Kevin Warsh
The Federal Reserve stood pat on Wednesday, keeping its benchmark interest rate steady while policymakers monitor economic data and inflation progress that’s grown complicated by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The U.S. central bDecryptKevin Warsh’s Fed Holds Firm as Energy Prices Lift Inflation
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday under Chair Kevin Warsh, pairing a historic leadership moment with a blunt reminder that inflation is still running the show. Key Takeaways:Kevin Warsh’s Fed held rates at 3.5%-3.bitcoin.comGLAAD Says AI Is Failing LGBTQ Users—And Warns the Risk Is Growing
Artificial intelligence is amplifying anti-LGBTQ bias, misinformation, and discrimination in ways that can affect everything from healthcare and employment to housing and privacy, according to a new report from advocacy organization GLAAD.DecryptBitcoin Rally Cools After Strait Of Hormuz Relief As Traders Debate Bull Trap
Bitcoin’s early-week push toward $67,000 has left traders weighing whether geopolitical relief around the Strait of Hormuz created a durable risk-on move or simply another bull-trap setup before the Fed decision. TL;DR The source pacBitcoinistGlassnode Signals Bitcoin Base Building as Traders Push Price Back Above $65,700
Bitcoin spent much of the last 24 hours locked in a tight range ahead of the expected signing of the U.S.–Iran memorandum, oscillating mostly between $65,500–$65,750 despite a brief spike above $66,000. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin hit $64,503 bbitcoin.comMichael Saylor Maps Out Bitcoin-Backed ‘Digital Asset Stack’ With Yield Layer
Michael Saylor is expanding the familiar Bitcoin treasury argument into a broader model for tokenized finance, laying out a four-layer “Digital Asset Stack” that starts with BTC as pristine collateral and builds credit, yield and equity insNEWSBTCMexican Billionaire Ricardo Salinas Steers Clear of the AI Bubble, Channels Fresh Fiat Directly Into Bitcoin
In his liquid portfolio, Ricardo Salinas does not hold stocks. He does not hold bonds. The founder and president of Grupo Salinas told Coindesk’s Jennifer Sanasie and Ollie Acuna that his liquid investment portfolio is now 80% bitcoin aftebitcoin.comTether Expands into the Middle East: A Strategic MoU with Dubai’s DMCC
On June 16, 2026, Tether, the operator of the world's largest stablecoin, announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU&#CoinIdolXRP Binance Withdrawals Jump To 53% As Leverage Metric Hits 2026 High
XRP is flashing a more volatile market structure after CryptoQuant data showed Binance withdrawal transaction dominance rising above 53% while a leverage metric hit its highest level of the year. TL;DR XRP Binance withdrawal transactBitcoinistSpaceX Could Enter Major Index Funds Within Weeks After Trillion-Dollar IPO
SpaceX could enter millions of investor portfolios quickly after its Nasdaq debut opened fast-entry paths into major indexes. Funds tracking those indexes could add exposure within weeks of the listing, widening passive investor access aftebitcoin.comAllbirds Stock Pumps Again as Sneaker Firm Completes AI Pivot, Rebranding to Smartbird
Allbirds, the sneaker company once known for its wool runners and sustainability-driven branding, is shedding its footwear roots entirely and reinventing itself as an artificial intelligence infrastructure firm under a new name: Smartbird.DecryptCoinbase Targets Offshore Tokenized Stock Trading With 1:1 Backed Equities Push
Coinbase is preparing to push deeper into tokenized real-world assets, with Brian Armstrong pointing to an offshore rollout of 1:1 backed tokenized stocks and equity-linked products for non-US markets. TL;DR Coinbase is targeting nonNEWSBTCFlorida Man 'Bitcoin Rodney' Pleads Guilty Over $1.8 Billion HyperFund Crypto Fraud
A Florida man known online as "Bitcoin Rodney" pleaded guilty in federal court in Baltimore this week to conspiring to run an unlicensed money transmitting business tied to a $1.8 billion cryptocurrency fraud scheme, according to prosecutoDecryptUK Sanctions HTX Over Alleged $1.5 Billion Russia-Linked Crypto Flows
HTX has been pulled into one of the most serious crypto sanctions stories of the year after the UK designated the exchange under Russia-related sanctions rules and TRM Labs linked the case to more than $1.5 billion in alleged flows involvinNEWSBTCA Second Nation Just Built a State Bitcoin Mining Pool — Oman’s Omanhash.om Redraws the Map
Oman has launched a mandatory national bitcoin mining pool, requiring every licensed cryptocurrency miner in the Sultanate to route its hashrate through a single state-backed platform. Key Takeaways:Oman’s MTCIT launched Omanhash.om on Jbitcoin.com
