The merger of crypto, decentralized finance and traditional finance is being referred to as the “Great Convergence” at BlackRock.

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we have only the UK Retail Sales report. The data is expected to show a 0.5% increase in May

Japan CPI stays muted in May as subsidies mask building inflation pressure Oil and US dollar rising on news that Vance cancelled his trip to

Oil and the dollar moved on the Vance cancellation and the direction of both tells the story: markets had been pricing a relatively clean transition

The US commodities watchdog has settled with Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky, ending the agency’s first-ever case against a crypto lending platform.

Exchange inflows, slumping demand and a 31% drop in Ether futures open interest may signal that another wave of selling could hit ETH.

I’ll have more to come on this separately. For now, just the data: National CPI: ex Food, Energy (YoY) (May) 1.8% y/y … aka Core-core

One of those headlines that”’ trigger a wobble down, will soon pass. This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.

I’ll have more to come on this separately. Just the data, for now: New Zealand Balance of Trade (May) 800mn surplus expected +875mn, prior +1.92bn

Sterling faces a modest negative undercurrent from the data, not from the headline number, which came in marginally better than forecast, but from the sub-index

The proposed rules by US government agencies suggested that stablecoin issuers be subject to customer identification program requirements under the Bank Secrecy Act, the same

Hong Kong and mainland China are out today. Markets are closed. This will thin out trading interest and liquidity during the Asian time zone. Japan,

Bitcoin’s slump accelerated as capital rotated further into the AI sector, raising the odds of a BTC price drop below $60,000.

The Maltese regulator is seeking industry feedback on a legal framework for software-governed organizations, arguing that many DeFi projects are not fully decentralized.

The yen continues to struggle despite the Bank of Japan rate hike this week: The USDJPY is squeezing toward 2024 highs. Data from NZ kick

For the first time in seven years, the Irish government released an assessment related to digital assets, noting risks from money laundering, terrorism financing, sanctions

The proposed system aims to connect traditional banking infrastructure with blockchain-based payment networks with banks retaining customer deposits.

Russell 2000 rises by 2.12% and NASDAQ by 1.91% to lead stocks higher Trump: US is committed to PEACE Iran supreme leader responds to US

Bitwise analysts say Bitcoin trades in a historical value zone, but hawkish Federal Reserve signals and a competition for liquidity could sideline buyers.

Hsiao-Wei Wang’s departure adds to a wave of Ethereum Foundation exits, fueling debate over governance, decentralization and the network’s future.

Bitcoin Magazine BlackRock Executive Calls Bitcoin “Too Big to Ignore”, Discusses New Bitcoin Premium Income ETF BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with more than

The Iran Supreme Leader responding to the MOU said: He had a different view regarding the MOU with the U.S., but due to commitment to

The deal is expected to add approximately $70 million in annual recurring revenue as the company scales its AI-focused operations.

Bitcoin Magazine STRC Is Junk Credit in a Bitcoin Costume, and Retail Is Holding $8.8 Billion of It There is now $15 billion sitting in

Trump on TruthSocial posts: Trumps “reply” to the Supreme Leaders comments are controlled. He seems to also be talking to Isreal to not muck things

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Falls to $62,000 as Hawkish Fed Shift Raises Risk of Deeper Pullback Bitcoin price slipped below key support near $64,000 after

IREN leads public Bitcoin miners with a projected $21.1 billion AI infrastructure funding gap, underscoring the capital-intensive nature of converting mining sites into data centers.

On Thursday, U.S. forces lifted the blockade on all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas. American forces are not impeding the

The lawsuit targets the federal regulator and Chair Michael Selig, alleging that the Commodity Futures Trading Commissioin is treating cryptocurrency “futures” as “swaps,” posing risks

Politico has published the MOU signed by Pres. Trump. You can see it HERE. Key Points from the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (Iran–U.S.) Ceasefire and

A viral 4chan Bitcoin prediction appears to have nailed past BTC prices, but edited targets and impossible supply claims weaken its $145,000 call.

Bitcoin Magazine Federal Reserve Moves to Close Stablecoin Loopholes With New Customer ID Rules The Federal Reserve proposed Thursday that payment stablecoin issuers maintain written

Bitcoin Magazine CME Group to Sue CFTC Over Bitcoin Perpetual Futures Approval in Clash Over Dodd-Frank Classification The CME Group said that it plans to

Ledn’s addition of Tether Gold lending comes as tokenized commodities expand, with the sector accounting for nearly 17% of the $43 billion RWA market.

Pres.Trump is on TruthSocial touting the latest. He posts in all caps as well that: “OIL IS FLOWING, IRAN CAN NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON

ChatGPT could become crypto’s new onboarding gateway, making Bitcoin and wallets easier to use while creating new trust risks.

Prior week for initial jobless claims 229K revised to 230K Prior week for continuing claims 1.795M revised to 1.786M For the current weeks: Initial jobless

Prior -0.4 Details: New orders 27.3 versus -1.7 prior Shipments 14.9 versus 4.9 last month Unfilled orders 10.5 versus -2.5 last month Delivery times 10.8

Capital B shareholders approved up to $120 billion in financing capacity, including equity and credit instruments, to support the company’s Bitcoin accumulation strategy.

Kuwait boost oil output to above 2 million barrels per day in a week Sees faster oil output than previously thought Will that all force

BoE leaves bank rate unchanged at 3.75% in June meeting, as expected The US dollar rises to the highest level since May 2025 on increased

G7 leaders broadened their warning over North Korean crypto theft to include wider cybercrime as researchers link DPRK-affiliated actors to billions of dollars in stolen

Security researchers warn that deprecated smart contracts can remain vulnerable long after projects stop maintaining them.

Bitcoin could be absent from the world’s top five assets by market cap until 2036, despite an estimate seeing the BTC bear market being nearly

Grayscale and CoinShares are applying traditional valuation techniques to crypto assets as institutions explore revenue-generating DeFi protocols.

TMGM today announced a new collaboration with OG Esports, marking TMGM’s first esports campaign. As the Official CFD Partner of OG’s Dota 2 and Counter-Strike

Builderbot is the “missing layer between AI coding tools and how engineering actually works at scale,” said Brad Axen, head of AI capabilities at Block.

Prior 5.0% Employment change 100k vs 75k expected Prior 148k Average weekly earnings +4.4% vs +4.0% 3m/y expected Prior +4.1% (revised to +4.4%) Average weekly

Rodney “Bitcoin Rodney” Burton faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison for conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.

A federal judge has denied a bid from Michelle Bond, the wife of former FTX executive Ryan Salame, to have campaign finance charges against her

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we have the UK employment report and the SNB and BoE rate decisions. The UK employment report is expected

Kentucky has sued Polymarket, Kalshi and Kalshi’s partners Coinbase, Robinhood and Webull, over offering sports event contracts in the state.

Warsh leaves markets guessing as Fed framework overhaul raises more questions than answers China rolls out third trade-in fund tranche as weak retail data keeps

France’s cybersecurity agency plans to block certification of products without quantum-resistant encryption starting in 2027, with full adoption targeted for 2030.

The remarks follow the standard Japanese official playbook and are unlikely to move the yen in isolation. The notable addition was Kihara’s explicit acknowledgement that

The timing of the third tranche announcement, following weak retail sales data earlier this week (May retail sales falling 0.6%, the first decline since the

Tether is focusing on stronger user demand, deeper liquidity, and broader long-term market opportunity for its leading products.

Markets wobbled after mixed comments from President Trump on the Iran peace deal and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh signaling a new direction from the Federal

Just the data in this post. I’ll have more to come on this separately. New Zealand GDP Q1 206: 1.5% y/y expected 1.1%, prior 1.3%

New Zealand’s March quarter GDP data is expected to show the economy gained solid momentum in the early months of 2026, even as the Middle

Several more US states are scheduled to hold primaries next week after one Republican candidate won in Alabama on Tuesday after a crypto company-backed PAC

Gambling industry groups want the US Senate to step in to clarify that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission does not have the authority to oversee

The rollout in collaboration with Ondo Finance broadens access to tokenized traditional assets as demand for onchain stocks and ETFs continues to grow.

Bitcoin Magazine Fed Signals Possible Rate Hikes as Kevin Warsh Opens ‘New Chapter’ at Central Bank The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at its

Fed Chair Warsh: We recognize that inflation has been running “well ahead” of 2% Warsh Q&A: I see no reason to revisit 2% inflation goal

Bitcoin’s realized losses fell by 46% as increasing bid-side liquidity points to easing sell pressure. Can bulls push BTC price back above $70,000?

Market levels at the time of the Press Conference shows: U.S. Stocks Dow Jones: 51,919.18 (-86.01, -0.17%) S&P 500: 7,470.93 (-40.41, -0.54%) NASDAQ: 26,228.62 (-147.72,

Altcoin spot demand fell to its weakest level in six years while the stablecoin market cap, stocks and AI industry continued to capture investors’ attention.

Market Reaction: Start of Press Conference vs. End of Press Conference The overall takeaway is that the market interpreted Warsh and the Fed as more

Bitcoin Magazine Mexican Billionaire Ricardo Salinas Bets 70% of His Portfolio on Bitcoin, Eyes $1 Million Price Long before bitcoin existed, Ricardo Salinas Pliego was

The former FTX CEO is currently serving a 25-year sentence after being found guilty on seven felony charges related to the misuse of customer funds.

The collaboration comes as US state regulators and the CFTC battle over oversight of event-based contracts.

Crypto exchange Bybit has been added to Singapore’s MAS Investor Alert List, which flags entities that may be mistakenly perceived as licensed or regulated.

Iran is agreeing, at a minimum, to destroy its enriched uranium stockpile through downblending Iran is stating that it will destroy enriched uranium If we

Bitcoin Magazine U.S. Congressman Nick Begich Wants America to Stop Selling Its Bitcoin — And Start Treating It Like Gold Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) sat

G7 leaders are thrilled we made a deal. The last night was brutal. $200M of bombs were dropped. New leaders are smart and far less

WTI crude oil was trading up $1.43 to $77.47 ahead of the release, that’s a session high. Prior was -7227 Distillates vs -470K expected Gasoline

Bitcoin circled $65,000 after downside BTC price pressure into the FOMC meeting as analysis warned over the impact of Strategy potentially selling more BTC in

The raise comes as stablecoin regulation advances globally and financial firms invest in infrastructure connecting blockchain payments with traditional banking systems.

It’s not clear what was behind the quick jump in oil prices. There are some rumors about the MOU signing being remote and some other

CoinMENA will use Standard Chartered to strengthen fiat payment rails in the UAE, while Revolut reportedly secured central bank licenses ahead of a planned local

Prior was +0.9% Retail inventories ex-autos +0.6 vs +0.6% prior Inventory-to-sales ratio 1.31 months vs 1.32 months prior Business sales +1.2% vs +2.2% prior This

Prior month was 0.3% revised lower from +1.4% This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.

Bitcoin Magazine 79% of Bitcoin Supply Now Locked by Long-Term Holders. Analyst Sees Bear Market Nearing Exhaustion Bitcoin is showing signs of stabilization after a

US retail sales are due at the bottom of the hour in an important check on the consumer. The consensus is that sales rose 0.5%

Prior month -0.4% Canada new housing Price Index -0.3% Recent Canada housing data has been mixed but still soft overall. Housing starts: Fell 6% in

Prior was +0.5% Details: Ex-autos +0.8% vs 0.5% expected Prior ex autos +0.7% Ex autos and gas +0.5 vs +0.5% prior Control group +0.7% vs

The Polymarket insider trading case and a retrial of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm are expected to move forward in late 2026 while former Celsius

Bitcoin’s $60,000–$70,000 cost-basis cluster hints at a bottom, but a bearish daily flag keeps BTC exposed to a deeper selloff toward $50,000.

A senior PBOC official called for closer monitoring, stronger regulation and international coordination as stablecoins gain importance in global payments.

Headlines: Welcome to Fed day Fed preview: Warsh is the noise, the Board is the signal ECB policymaker Simkus sees at least one more rate

Hyperliquid’s $10 billion open interest milestone shows growing demand for onchain equities and commodities trading with 24/7 accessibility, according to Talos.

Bitcoin approached important near-term support on new Fed chair Kevin Warsh’s first FOMC day with a $55,000 BTC price target still on the table.

CPI +3.2% vs +3.2% y/y prelim Prior +3.0% Core CPI +2.6% vs +2.5% y/y prelim Prior +2.2% Euro area headline annual inflation is confirmed at

BitGo launches a MiCA-compliant crypto infrastructure platform in Europe as exchanges face pressure to meet July 1 licensing rules across the EU.

World oil demand to fall by 1.1 mil bpd in 2026 amid US-Iran conflict (previous forecast 420k bpd drop) World oil supply to fall by

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, the main highlight was the UK CPI report. The data came out lower than expected vindicating the BoE’s patient

We support and are ready to contribute to US-Iran deal implementation The right of transit passage through the Strait of Hormuz without restrictions is vital

“It appears traders are seeing the latest BTC acquisition as an unsustainable path for STRC,” said 10x Research’s Markus Thielen.

CPI +0.2% vs +0.4% m/m expected Prior +0.7% CPI +2.8% vs +3.0% y/y expected Prior +2.8% Core CPI +0.3% vs +0.4% m/m expected Prior +0.7%

The US could soon temporarily ban a central bank digital currency, as House and Senate leaders came to a deal on a housing bill inclusive

While the US and Iran looks to try and finalise the text and terms of their framework agreement for a ceasefire, markets will have to

“There is effectively no comparable state financial transaction tax on stocks, bonds or derivatives anywhere in the country,” said a16z general counsel Miles Jennings.

Despite mixed HYPE derivatives market signals, Hyperliquid’s explosive TradFi perpetual growth makes a push toward $80 increasingly realistic.

PBOC governor Pan Gongsheng signals slower credit growth and offshore FX push China to issue CNY 300bln bonds to boost bank capital as local debt

A bipartisan group of US senators told the Treasury that its application of stablecoin laws should be done in a way that “preserves and promotes

The CNY 300 billion special bond announcement is the most market-concrete element of the statement and signals Beijing is moving from acknowledging bank capital stress

The breadth of the regulator’s statements, spanning real estate, local government debt, small financial institutions and illegal activity in a single release, signals Beijing remains

Japan April core machinery orders +8.7% m/m exp +0.9%, prev -9.4% +15.6% y/y exp +9.3%, prev +5.9% Japan May trade balance -¥378.7B exp -¥564.6B, prev

The scale of the beat, nearly 7 percentage points above consensus, underscores how concentrated Singapore’s export boom is in AI-driven electronics, with integrated circuits, disk

NZ Q1 current account balance (actual) -NZ$1.008B exp -NZ$0.967B, prev -NZ$5.984B NZ Q1 seasonally adjusted current account -NZ$4.552B prev -NZ$4.452B NZ year to March current

A coordinated G7 move toward higher tariffs on Chinese goods would represent a significant escalation in the global trade war, with direct implications for supply

Two consecutive months of improving manufacturer sentiment adds to the case for the BoJ to proceed with its projected tightening path, with chip-sector strength providing

US May housing starts 1.177 million versus 1.430 million estimate US May import prices +1.9% vs +1.0% expected Trump says Iran deal should be successful,

Despite Bitcoin derivatives data highlight traders’ skepticism even though BTC briefly rallied above $67,000. Are bulls stepping into a trap?

Bitcoin Magazine VanEck: Bitcoin Miners Face $50B Funding Gap as AI Pivot Separates Winners From Losers A new framework from asset manager VanEck is drawing

Tokenized financial assets have surged 37% in six months as institutions expand blockchain adoption and the market broadens beyond funds and private credit, according to

Defend American Jobs reported spending $7.4 million on media to support Republican Barry Moore ahead of his May 20 Alabama primary, and an additional $4.7

Bitcoin’s Sharpe ratio and a 125,000 BTC increase in BTC accumulator demand mark the start of a new demand phase. Will prices follow?

Data from New Zealand, Japan and Australia due today. None of this is likely to move around financial markets too much upn release. Instead, to

Whales pulled more than 720 million XRP from exchanges, as various data points converge to predict a potential 50% rally.

The crypto exchange is deepening its push into traditional finance by enabling ACATS stock transfers and expanding trading products beyond digital assets.

Bitcoin Magazine Invite-Only Mita TechTalks 2026 to Unite Bitcoin, AI and Energy Leaders in Punta Mita Public companies now hold more than 1.2 million Bitcoin

Bitcoin Magazine Cardone Capital’s Bitcoin-REIT Hybrid: Targeting 22-32% Returns by Blending Cash-Flowing Properties and BTC Holdings Real estate investor Grant Cardone is positioning his Cardone

The launch comes amid growing competition among financial institutions to manage assets backing dollar-pegged stablecoins.

Ripple’s investment in Flutterwave will bring RLUSD, Ripple Payments and XRPL to one of Africa’s largest fintechs as blockchain remittances gain traction.

Without specifically calling out a report on Binance’s EU license, the crypto exchange warned that any rejection forcing it to delay activities in the region

US-regulated Bitcoin perpetual futures could give retail and institutional traders new ways to access crypto derivatives.

High yield 4.927% WI level at the time of the auction 4.937% Tail -1.0 basis points versus average of -0.1 basis points Bid to cover

Bitcoin Magazine Binance Reportedly Faces European Union Exit as MiCA License Bid Nears Rejection Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is on the brink of

Bitcoin Magazine BlackRock Launches New Bitcoin ETF Combining BTC Exposure With Covered Call Income BlackRock today launched the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (Nasdaq: BITA),

A 15-day AI agent simulation shows why short tests may miss long-term risks shaped by tools, rules and other agents.

SpaceX’s blockbuster debut didn’t just mint a trillionaire; it became a real-world stress test for crypto’s promise of democratized market access.

Bitcoin joined oil in heading lower while stocks gained on US-Iran peace momentum, with traders seeing a quick end to the BTC price rebound.

Robinhood cuts about 10% of staff as CEO Vlad Tenev says business “has never been stronger” despite weak Q1 trading.

Prior month housing starts 1.465 million revised lower 21.392 million Prior month building permits 1.442 million . Data for May: Housing starts 1.177M vs 1.430

Prior was +1.9% (revised to +2.0%) Import prices up 6.7% y/y Export prices +1.3% vs +1.2% expected Prior export prices +3.3% (revised to +3.5%) The

Japan’s highest rates since 1995 are putting global liquidity back in focus as traders anticipate 26%–38% BTC price declines.

Comments from Trump: Will release text of Iran agreement in a formal setting MOU states clearly Iran will not have a nuclear weapon Will have

The framework agreement for the memorandum of understanding this week can be said to be the “easy part”. And that says a lot about how

Iran deal should be successful Iran deal is a fair, good deal Iran deal goes to a second stage We’re not investing any money in

Michael Saylor says Bitcoin does not need staking or inflation, outlining a five-layer “Digital Asset Stack” that generates returns through credit and equity products built

Iranian oil tankers successfully passed through the Strait of Hormuz after the US lifted its naval blockade, marking one of the clearest signs yet that

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and

The acquisition adds about 490 megawatts of secured power in Spain as IREN expands beyond Bitcoin mining and builds its European AI cloud platform.

Current conditions -81.0 vs -78.0 expected Prior -77.8 Outlook 10.5 vs -6.0 expected Prior -10.2 The current conditions reading might be poor, falling to its

LVRG Research director Nick Ruck says Bitcoin could face a “volatile path” if a recently agreed peace deal between the US and Iran breaks down.

CPI +3.2% vs +3.2% y/y prelim Prior +2.7% HICP +3.2% vs +3.3% y/y prelim Prior +2.8% The final estimates here confirm that Italy’s headline annual

The US Government Accountability Office says that regulators, including the FDIC, lack an “ongoing coordination mechanism for addressing blockchain risks.”

She says that she won’t offer any comments on the BOJ decision until after the press conference by deputy governor Uchida later. As a reminder,

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we don’t have much on the agenda other than a couple of low tier releases like the Italian final

Grayscale says decentralized AI tokens gained after the US government ordered Anthropic to cut access to its latest AI models, showing user demand for alternatives

BOJ hikes to 1%, pauses bond taper from April 2027 and flags inflation overshoot risk Bank of Japan 25bp rate hike to 1%, as widely

Chinese House Price Index for May 2026 -3.5% y/y prior -3.5% The m/m is -0.2% prior -0.1% – Weak house prices feed into weak consumer

May month data from China. Industrial Production 4.5% y/y expected 4.2%, prior 4.1% Retail Sales -0.6% y/y, first decline since the pandemic expected flat at

The data reinforces a China growth narrative that is increasingly uncomfortable for commodity and consumer-facing markets. The retail sales miss, the first contraction since December

The talks reflect a structural shift in Pentagon procurement strategy rather than a near-term catalyst for either stock. Lockheed’s supply-chain bottlenecks are a known constraint

A spokesperson for the Democratic National Committee decried the move as “an opportunity to use the power of the presidency to make [Trump] and his

Small wiggle only for the NZD on this. May 2026 Food Price Inflation +1.0% m/m prior 0% for the y/y +3.2% This article was written

Nvidia’s planned bond sale reinforces booming AI infrastructure demand, strengthening the case for Bitcoin miners pivoting toward AI data centers.

By any measure it was a great day for the US stock market but I’m going to highlight some of the negatives anyway. But first,

At the close: Not the best finish to the day Shares of SpaceX rise 16% as retail piles in Crude oil sets the topside risk

Energy markets face a drawn-out normalisation even if Friday’s MOU signing proceeds without incident. S&P’s projection that second-half 2026 shipping volumes will run at roughly

The offering follows Kraken’s acquisition of Bitnomial and comes amid a broader push to bring crypto derivatives trading onshore.

BitMine continued buying Ether through the market downturn, growing its stake to nearly 5% of the circulating supply while generating staking yield amid mounting ecosystem

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price and Crypto Stocks Surge as Iran Ceasefire, Strategy’s $100M Buy Collide With Fed Week Bitcoin price climbed to a two-week high

Trump and I are partners, often we agree and sometimes we disagree We will do what it takes to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons

Bitcoin’s double-bottom setup, weekly RSI divergence and whale flows put traders on alert as BTC tests a key breakout zone.

Bitcoin snatched upside liquidity as the US trading session began, but traders warned over a failure to preserve BTC price gains.

Bitcoin Magazine Kraken Launches CFTC-Regulated Bitcoin and Crypto Perpetual Futures for U.S. Traders Kraken has switched on perpetual futures trading for eligible U.S. clients on

Bitcoin Magazine BitGo Joins Fortune 500 with $16.2B Revenue, Marking Milestone for Regulated Bitcoin Infrastructure BitGo Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BTGO) has been named to the

Senior US official says: U.S. has signed MOU with Iran Trump, Vance signed MOU, so did Iranian parliamentary speaker Deal provides for immediate opening of

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Claws Back From the Brink as Iran Deal, Saylor, and Armstrong Signal a Turning Tide Bitcoin price entered the weekend somewhat

The market is breathing a sigh of relief on the war in Iran today and it’s leading to some big moves. The most-consequential one is

Strategy acquired 1,587 Bitcoin for $100 million last week, lifting holdings to 846,842 BTC after raising $209 million through MSTR stock sales.

Prior was 37 Current conditions 38 vs 40 prior Buyer traffic 25 vs 25 prior Sales expectations for six months 45 vs 45 prior With

An Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon killed the vehicle driver, according to a security source cited by Reuters. This really calls into question whether

Prior was revised to 278.4 Housing activity propelled the Canadian economy for years but those days are done, particularly if the Bank of Canada begins

This indicator has been running hot lately: Prior was +3.0% Wholesale trade +0.6% vs +0.1% expected Prior wholesale trade +1.9% This article was written by

Prior was +19.6 New orders +3.5 vs +22.7 prior Shipments +8.6 vs +18.9 prior Prices paid +61.0 vs +62.6 prior Prices received +31.4 vs +31.8

Prior was +0.7% This article was written by Adam Button at investinglive.com.

Bitcoin Magazine Strategy (MSTR) Spends $100 Million on 1,587 Bitcoin, Lifts Total Holdings to 846,842 BTC Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) has purchased 1,587 bitcoin for approximately

Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank warns users of possible account suspensions for Polymarket-linked transactions, citing Japan’s gambling laws.

Bitcoin gained bullish short-term BTC price targets with $69,000 on the radar thanks to the US-Iran peace deal, due to be signed in the coming

Headlines: US, Iran reportedly to hold preparatory talks in Doha before signing MOU deal Israel says it is not bound by Lebanon ceasefire clause in

This feels like stepping back in time to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, as the euro area trade balance returns back to deficit territory again now. The

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we don’t have much on the agenda other than a couple of low tier releases like the Swiss consumer

US President Donald Trump says the US and Iran have a deal for a “toll-free opening of the Strait of Hormuz,” sending Bitcoin to a

Qatar will be the ones mediating this and they will also host separate sessions with both the US and Iran delegations to establish the technical

Shiptracking data is showing that a LNG tanker chartered by India’s Petronet has crossed the Strait of Hormuz today. The vessel is said to be

The Aztec Connect platform was deprecated in March 2023, but the immutable smart contract still held over $2 million in crypto assets.

New Mexico is the eighth state sued by the CFTC over prediction markets, as Gary Gensler doubted the regulators’ claim of authority over sports event

Wholesale price index -0.6% m/m Prior +2.0% Wholesale price index +5.9% y/y Prior +6.3% The monthly drop comes with a bit of a caveat as

Bitcoin mining difficulty has undergone its second-largest downward difficulty adjustment this year, following February’s 11% shift.

Israeli media is now reporting that Netanyahu has informed Trump that Israel is not bound by the Lebanon ceasefire clause set out in the memorandum

At this point, it feels like the US and Iran just want to put an end to the conflict. And after three-and-a-half months, it seems

Iran peace deal won’t derail BOJ rate hike to 31-year high on Tuesday, ex-BOJ economist Chinese municipalities ramp housing subsidies, provident fund rules to stabilise

The mine-clearance detail on Hormuz is the most operationally significant element for energy markets: reopening is gradual, not immediate, and contingent on Iranian forces completing

The scale of the policy rollout, more than 470 municipal measures in a single year with over 250 targeting provident fund mechanics specifically, signals that

Trump spoke with the New York Times in a phone interview. says he reached a deal, despite objections from Israeli PM Netanyahu described Netanyahu as

Israel struck Beirut; Trump publicly rebuked Netanyahu; Iran rejected a U.S. restraint offer and vowed an Islamic response, threatening a peace deal Trump said was

Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick tells clients “winter is over” as the analyst said crypto prices have likely seen the low for the cycle, ahead of

The SPHINCS- proposal aims to reduce the cost of post-quantum signature verification on Ethereum while the network works toward a longer-term solution.

Bitcoin stayed near local highs on a new US-Iran peace deal pledge as analysis saw conditions favoring a sustained BTC price rebound.

A fake Bithumb email used in the $36 million Humanity Protocol hack points to the involvement of North Korean threat actors, according to Quantstamp.

Crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe said a peace deal, which would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, would likely send liquidity back to risk-on assets

Calls from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and other tech firms prompted the Trump administration to suspend foreign access to Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5

Strategy’s recent Bitcoin sale appeared to clash with Saylor’s “never sell” mantra, but he says the move reflects how the company’s digital credit business works.

Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox said Anthropic’s Mythos AI model found no further “serious bugs” in the privacy protocol following the patching of a previously discovered

Morpho’s recent $175 million raise reflects growing investor bets on onchain credit infrastructure as stablecoin adoption expands.

Demand for ETH leverage remains low, but corporate accumulation and stakers’ dedication may prevent an Ether price crash to $1,500.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX completed its landmark IPO on the Nasdaq on Friday, but crypto users seeking tokenized exposure to the IPO were left empty-handed after

Anthropic has abruptly disabled its flagship AI models after a US government directive citing national security concerns.

New data from Galaxy Research suggests that Bitcoin’s floor price may not drop as low as previous bear markets, but the bottom-finding process is still

A positive bid-ask readings and a bullish RSI divergence support Bitcoin’s recovery, with $70,000 emerging as a key target.

Bitcoin Magazine Standard Chartered Calls Crypto Bottom as Bitcoin Price Recovers From $59,000 Low Standard Chartered’s head of digital asset research, Geoff Kendrick, declared Friday

Iranian finance minister: End of war on all fronts will be announced under interim deal At least $10 billion for Iran to be unlocked in

Bitcoin Magazine Blockworks Acquires Messari in Deal Highlighting Crypto’s Data Consolidation Race Blockworks, the New York-based crypto data and investor relations platform, has acquired rival

Trump spent years railing against the $1.7 cash settlement the US paid out to Iran in 2016 and now there is this: Reuters reports that

Here are some comments from Araghchi on local TV: ENd of war in Lebanon means Israel’s withdrawal from occupied areas Interim deal is first step,

Tokenized RWAs surge despite crypto volatility, Kraken launches SpaceX IPO xStocks, prediction markets outpace onchain gambling and Sam Bankman-Fried seeks a Trump pardon.

Bitcoin hit $64,000 as SpaceX launched a record-breaking IPO and US-Iran peace deal hopes continued to grow, but doubts over BTC price support remained.

A federal appeals court upheld the former FTX chief’s conviction, while his bid for clemency from President Donald Trump appears to face steep political odds.

Iranian foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi earlier wrote: The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding has never been closer. Pending its finalization, the media should refrain from

Bitcoin Magazine SpaceX Officially Joins Public Bitcoin Leaderboard as 8th Largest Holder With 18,712 BTC Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched trading on the Nasdaq today under

The UK Independent is reporting that UK PM Starmer is facing growing leadership pressure ahead of next week’s Makerfield by-election. Andy Burnham is expected to

Prior was 48.2 Current conditions 48.4 vs 46.2 expected (prior was 45.8) Expectations 49.3 vs 44.3 expected (prior was 44.1) 1-year inflation 4.6% vs 4.8%

Bitcoin Magazine Sam Bankman-Fried Loses Appeal to Overturn FTX Fraud Conviction One of Sam Bankman-Fried’s last credible paths to freedom closed Friday as a federal

The Iranian Foreign Minister is saying that: The memorandum of understanding has never been closer the signing is pending its finalization He comments that the

VP Vance is on the wires saying: Seeing a lot of fake information about a potential deal to reopen Strait and ending Iran’s nuclear weapons

A Seychelles court said KuCoin can’t treat unwithdrawn tokens as “abandoned,” and awarded a Swiss investor over $2 million. He says the exchange still hasn’t

Bitcoin Magazine Metaplanet Acquires Siiibo Securities in Push to Build Bitcoin Financial Ecosystem Metaplanet Inc., Japan’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder, has entered into an agreement

The Iran peace trade is fading today after Trump wrote: The terms that Iran leaked out to the Fake News have NOTHING to do with

Bitcoin Magazine Strategy Stock MSTR Offers Bitcoin Exposure At 18% Discount I’ve been vocal about accumulating Bitcoin aggressively at current levels. Now I’m starting to

Crypto markets are becoming a new venue for pre-IPO price discovery ahead of SpaceX’s highly anticipated debut on June 12.

SpaceX’s IPO hype may fuel a strong debut, but history shows richly valued listings often struggle after the first-day pop fades.

Bitcoin miner metic sparked talk of “capitulation” as profit margins stayed under 5%, but the BTC price bear-market bottom remained absent.

Iran not to restore Hormuz Strait status to pre-war level Framework text nearly finalized Text awaits final decision Under the MoU with the US, Iran

Headlines: Iran will not restore Strait of Hormuz status to pre-war level – IRNA The US-Iran MoU could be signed as soon as Sunday in

Details of the deal here A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran could be signed as soon as Sunday in Geneva,

FIFA and the FBI warned of ticket scams as TRM Labs identified World Cup-themed crypto fraud operations tied to multiple wallet addresses.

Markets are turning positive again as we see oil prices plunge alongside bond yields and stocks move up. That after Iran’s Mehr News Agency reveals

WTI crude is now down over 4% on the day, accelerating a drop after yesterday’s dive lower. The drop yesterday was somewhat arrested near the

If Iran’s version of the draft is to be believed as what will be the finalised version of the deal, then it means that the

Eleven countries were involved in the joint operation that ended the AudiA6 crypto laundering ring and Dark2Web marketplace.

The draft includes US commitment to lift sanctions, withdraw its forces from around Iran US to cancel oil sanctions and release Iran’s frozen funds Also

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we don’t have much on the agenda other than a couple of low tier releases like the final French

Galaxy’s Alex Thorn says a plan to scrap rules on stock orders and quotes would remove a major barrier to tokenized stocks trading on decentralized

CPI +2.4% vs +2.4% y/y prelim Prior +2.2% HICP +2.8% vs +2.8% y/y prelim Prior +2.5% Core CPI +1.5% y/y Prior +1.2% French inflation is

CPI +3.2% vs +3.2% y/y prelim Prior +3.2% HICP +3.6% vs +3.6% y/y prelim Prior +3.5%; revised to +3.6% Core CPI +3.0% y/y Prior +2.8%

Monthly GDP -0.1% vs -0.1% m/m expected Prior +0.3% Services output -0.2% vs -0.1% m/m expected Prior +0.3% Industrial output 0.0% vs +0.1% m/m expected

CPI +2.6% vs +2.6% y/y prelim Prior +2.9% HICP +2.7% vs +2.7% y/y prelim Prior +2.9% Core CPI +2.5% y/y Prior +2.3% No changes to

The Avalanche Treasury holds about 15 million of the blockchain’s native token, AVAX, which is trading at a five-year low.

Coinbase for Agents will let users of the crypto exchange manage their holdings “without the constant manual oversight” and can autonomously perform a range of

LG is building a blockchain focused on buying and selling ads, joining a wave of companies launching their own blockchains in recent years.

So, do we have a deal or no deal? Or maybe a little bit of both? That is the question that needs answering as markets

Reuters poll in near unanimous: RBA seen holding at 4.35% on June 16 Westpac sees RBA hold at the June 15-16 meeting, but more hikes

The delay is unlikely to move broad markets but adds to a pattern of Trump-era trade friction with Canada, alongside tariff hikes and threats not

The dip below the 50 threshold adds to a run of soft New Zealand data, though the modest scale of the contraction and BNZ’s expectation

With $1.9 billion exiting the spot Bitcoin ETFs and tech stocks under pressure, BTC is failing as a hedge and at risk of falling below

The US banking giant’s blockchain marketplace will offer tokenized depositary receipts of private company shares amid Wall Street’s broad embrace of tokenized assets.

Bitcoin Magazine Bukele’s Reform Makes El Salvador a Top Tax Haven: 0% on Foreign Income and Bitcoin Gains with Minimal Presence El Salvador — often

US-Iran Schrödinger’s cat deal: signed and unsigned at once. Where are we at? Markets surge as Trump announces deal with Iran Breaking: Trump cancels scheduled

ETH traders increased their long positions as Ether price traded near 2026 lows. Will ETH’s rebound eclipse the BTC recovery?

The focus for the timezone will be developments in the truce announced between Iran and the US: Markets surge as Trump announces deal with Iran

XRP is forming head-and-shoulders and bear flag setups on its shorter-timeframe chart, both indicating a dip below $1 in the coming days.

Bitcoin Magazine BitGo Launches Lightning Earn to Let Institutions Put Bitcoin to Work on Lightning Network BitGo, an OCC-regulated digital asset trust bank, has introduced

We are seeing huge moves in markets after Trump announced a peace deal with Iran. The news was confirmed by Israel’s N12, which suggests it’s

Bitcoin Magazine U.S. Charges Two Men for $389 Million Bitcoin and Crypto Money Laundering Scheme Tied to Dark Web Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia charged two

Bernstein says the 2026 FIFA World Cup could inject billions into prediction markets, with Coinbase and Robinhood positioned to capture a wave of new users.

MassPay taps Coinbase to add USDC-powered cross-border payouts, betting stablecoin rails will cut costs and speed up settlement for businesses paying globally.

Bitcoin Magazine Hungary Backs Away From Bitcoin and Crypto Criminalization in Regulatory U-Turn Hungary is dismantling the restrictive digital asset framework introduced under former Prime

Freddie Mac publishes a 30 year fixed-rate mortgage average for the week. In the current week, the average moved up from 6.48% to 6.52%. That

The US treasury will auction off $22 billion of 30 year bonds at the top of the hour. The auction is the third of three

Executives from Franklin Templeton and BNP Paribas say tokenized assets and stablecoins could improve capital efficiency across Europe as Wall Street expands tokenization efforts.

Bitcoin mostly preserved a recent rebound despite the highest US PPI inflation since October 2022 and Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz oil route.

Bitcoin Magazine Nakamoto Inc. (NAKA) Strengthens Balance With 600 Bitcoin Sale, Refinancing, and Buyback Authorization Nakamoto Inc. (Nasdaq: NAKA), a Nashville-based Bitcoin operating company, announced

Trump writes on Truth Social: The United States will be hitting Iran (Whose Navy, Air Force, Radar, Anti Aircraft, and all other forms of Defense,

Hungary’s government said it will unwind crypto trading restrictions that required approved validation for conversions and exposed users and service providers to criminal liability.

Digital Asset raised $355M in an a16z‑led round at a $2B valuation, extending a Wall Street‑backed funding run as banks ramp up pilots on its

Prior forecast was in January GDP growth could slow to 1.3% if energy supply disruptions continue Emerging market growth seen at 3.6% vs 4.4% last

The proliferation of new frontier AI models is the main catalyst behind the latest resurgence in DeFi hacks, according to Immunefi CEO Mitchell Amador.

Prior was +6.0% (revised to +5.7%) PPI +1.1% m/m vs +0.7% expected Prior m/m reading was +1.4% Ex food and energy +4.9% y/y vs +5.4%

Prior week Initial claims 225K (Largest since the first week of February) Prior week for continuing claims 1.777 million revised to 1.771M initial jobless claims

Prior +10.3% revised to +10.5% In April, the total value of building permits issued in Canada decreased $1.0 billion (-7.6%) to $12.5 billion. Both the

Bitcoin Magazine Public Companies Added 43,557 BTC in May as SpaceX Enters Bitcoin Treasury Race Public Bitcoin treasury holdings posted another strong month in May,

From earlier today: Iran shuts Strait of Hormuz to all vessels, says ships will be targeted And now they’re repeating that the waterway will remain

“Pliny the Liberator,” says he has been “cleverly finding the holes in the fence that the thought police missed,” in the newly launched Fable 5.

Bitwise’s Matt Hougan says it was “pretty hard to engage with advisors on Bitcoin” during recent discussions, who are more interested in stablecoins and tokenization.

The diplomatic efforts between Washington and Tehran remain alive despite rounds of military exchanges in the Gulf, with CNN reporting that US-Iran talks are still

Trenton Richard Johnston was arrested in March during a traffic stop for speeding, but investigators soon found he was involved in a wider fraud scheme.

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, the main event is the ECB policy announcement. The central bank is widely expected to hike by 25 bps

“We continue to view the current macro environment as a headwind for Bitcoin,” 10x Research’s Markus Thielen said.

Lawmakers in Delaware and New Jersey have advanced laws that would completely ban crypto ATMs, a measure that has only been enacted in three US

ICYMI – Georgia central bank buys $100mn more gold as global reserve demand surges Iran fires fresh missiles at Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain in widening

XRP network activity and investor profitability fall to record lows, leading traders to focus on the $1 to $0.65 zone.

NinjaTrader licensing change disrupts third-party indicator access for Named User licenses Before we start, this is not a sponsored post or anything like that. I

The proposed rules would preserve election markets and allow many sports-based prediction contracts while limiting bets that could encourage manipulation.

Bitcoin miner profits recently fell to record lows, while Bitcoin struggles to hold the $60,000 floor. Should traders be worried?

US May CPI +4.2% vs +4.2% y/y expected Trump: We will be attacking Iran “very hard” Hegseth: Iran would be unwise to challenge the US