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SEC Proposes Scrapping Reg NMS Trade-Through Rule In Move To Ease Market Complexity
The SEC said it proposed rescinding Regulation NMS Rules 611 and 610(e), reopening a debate over whether the US trade-through rule still helps markets or mainly adds complexity. TL;DR The SEC has proposed rescinding Rule 611, the traNEWSBTCEthereum Foundation Exodus Continues as Co-Director Hsiao-Wei Wang Departs
Hsiao-Wei Wang, a co-director at the Ethereum Foundation, is stepping away from her post effective immediately, according to a post on social media, marking the latest high-profile departure of Ethereum leadership. Wang’s announcement follDecryptAlchemy and Visa Give AI Agents Payment Power With New Agentcard Platform
Alchemy has launched Agentcard with Visa Intelligent Commerce, giving AI agents a way to make purchases using trusted payment and identity tools. The product adds spend controls, dedicated credentials, and support for both card-based and embitcoin.comBitcoin Remains Below Glassnode’s $77,200 True Market Mean
Glassnode’s Week Onchain report says Bitcoin remains below its True Market Mean, with the model sitting near $77,200 and price trading at a sizeable discount. TL;DR Glassnode says Bitcoin is still below its $77,200 True Market Mean.BitcoinistPerplexity's AI Agent Now Has a Brain That Learns From Its Own Mistakes
Perplexity launched Brain today, a memory system for its Computer agent that gets smarter the more you use it. Not by remembering your name or job title—by logging what the agent actually did. “With Brain, Computer starts each task with fulDecryptAnvil Powers Promise Now, Pay Later Sponsorships at Blockchain Futurist Conference
PRESS RELEASE. Toronto, Canada, June 18, 2026 – Blockchain Futurist Conference has partnered with Anvil, the decentralized protocol enabling digital asset-backed credit, to introduce an easier way for companies to secure sponsorships in abitcoin.comEthereum Proposal Targets Safer AI-Agent Wallets With Asset-Level Spending Limits
An Ethereum Magicians proposal for an asset-enforced spend mandate suggests token-level controls for delegated spending, including AI-agent wallet activity. TL;DR Ethereum developers are discussing an asset-level spend mandate for deNEWSBTCHIVE Stock Spikes as Bitcoin Miner Lands $220M AI Infra Deal
HIVE Digital Technologies stock climbed more than 7% on Thursday after the company announced a $220 million GPU cloud contract with Bell Canada and Toronto-based AI firm Cohere—its biggest deal yet and the clearest sign to date that the BiDecryptMoody’s Brings Credit Ratings Onchain Through Solana Integration
Moody’s Ratings said its Token Integration Engine is going live on Solana through Alphaledger, allowing credit-rating data for tokenized fixed-income assets to be integrated onchain. TL;DR Moody’s has expanded its Token Integration EBitcoinistKentucky Sues Kalshi, Polymarket as Prediction Market Legal Battle Swells
Kentucky became the latest state to sue prediction market platforms this week, accusing industry leaders Kalshi and Polymarket of operating illegal sports betting platforms. “Kalshi and Polymarket are operating illegal sportsbooks in KentuDecryptBitcoin Slides to $62k as Traders Dump Risk, Wiping out Iran Peace Rally Gains
Bitcoin tumbled 5% to $62,000, hitting an intraday low of $62,236 and marking a 7.5% drop since June 15. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin fell 5% to $62,236 as a signed U.S.-Iran peace accord erased initial cryptocurrency market gains.The digital cbitcoin.comBitcoin, Ethereum Traders Grow Even More Bearish as Prices Fall After Fed Decision
Bitcoin and Ethereum traders are becoming even more pessimistic about the assets' next price movements via prediction markets, following Wednesday’s hawkish tone from newly installed Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh. BTC and ETH have falDecryptCoinbase-Backed Satori Finance Says It Will Wind Down Operations
Satori Finance, a decentralized derivatives platform backed by names including Coinbase Ventures and Polychain Capital, has said it will wind down operations by July 16, putting another spotlight on how difficult crypto perps infrastructureNEWSBTCBlackRock Files For Covered-Call Bitcoin ETF Aimed At Income Seekers
BlackRock is moving deeper into Bitcoin product design with a filing for the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, a fund structure aimed at investors who want Bitcoin-linked exposure with an income component. TL;DR BlackRock’s filingBitcoinistFed Joins 4 Agencies to Demand ID Programs From Payment Stablecoin Operators
The U.S. Federal Reserve and four partner agencies moved Thursday to impose bank-grade customer identification requirements on payment stablecoin issuers, while a top Fed governor warned the broader legislative framework may not go far enobitcoin.comCritical Vulnerability in Monero’s P2Pool: Urgent Security Alert for Miners
The Monero (XMR) development team has issued a critical security warning for miners participating in the P2Pool ecosysteCoinIdolTether Reports 19.7% Bitdeer Stake After Partial Share Sale
Tether has disclosed a 19.7% beneficial ownership stake in Bitdeer Technologies Group following a partial sale and affiliate transfer, keeping one of the stablecoin giant’s most interesting Bitcoin mining investments in the spotlight. TLBitcoinistJerome Powell Supports Fed's New Stablecoin Policies—But Chair Kevin Warsh Abstains
The Federal Reserve on Thursday issued a proposed rulemaking dictating how American crypto firms will have to evaluate customers and discourage money laundering now that stablecoins have been formally legalized. The rulemaking, proposed joDecrypt2 Incorporated AI Agents Sign First Legal Deal That Executes Itself on Ethereum
Two artificial intelligence (AI) agents incorporated as legal entities negotiated, signed, and executed a binding contract that a court can read and a blockchain can run. [/key_takeaways] Key Takeaways: Clawbank and Shodai executed the fibitcoin.comZama And Morpho Push Confidential DeFi With New USDC Yield Vault
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 ZamaNEWSBTC
