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Franklin Templeton filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday for two exchange-traded funds that reinvest stock dividends into Bitcoin. The Franklin U.S. Equity Bitcoin DRIP Index ETF and the Franklin U.S. Innovation Bitcoin DRIP Index ETF each hold baskets of U.S. stocks—a

XRP's supply distribution shows wallets holding 1 million XRP or more collectively control roughly 93% of the token's total supply, according to market analyst Good Evening Crypto. This concentration reflects substantial holdings by whales, institutions, exchanges, early investors, and long-term hol

Kevin Warsh held the federal funds rate steady at 3.50% to 3.75% on June 17, 2026, in his first meeting as Federal Reserve chair. The Summary of Economic Projections revealed a sharp hawkish shift that immediately impacted crypto markets. The dot plot flipped from

Altcoins are experiencing one of their deepest spot-selling periods since 2020, according to CryptoQuant-linked market analysis. The data reveals a roughly $209 billion cumulative buy/sell volume gap across a prolonged net-selling stretch. The pressure stems from weak retail demand and capital

ASTER surged 20% after announcing a 99% fee buyback model. Tokenomics shift directs revenue into buybacks and burns, tightening supply significantly. Breakout above resistance signals bullish momentum, with key levels now in focus. Aster — ASTER, grabbed market attention after a

ASTER surged 20% after announcing a 99% fee buyback model. Tokenomics shift directs revenue into buybacks and burns, tightening supply significantly. Breakout above resistance signals bullish momentum, with key levels now in focus. Aster — ASTER, grabbed market attention after a

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Digital Asset Tax Act into law in mid-June. The legislation, part of the state's $55.9 billion fiscal 2027 budget, introduces a 0.2% privilege tax on digital asset transfers effective Jan. 1, 2027. The tax applies to gross transaction value—including

The XRP Ledger (XRPL) is implementing a multi-layered security framework as it expands into decentralized finance through the Lending Protocol (XLS-66) and Single Asset Vault (XLS-65) upgrades, according to RippleX Head of Engineering Ayo Akinyele. In late 2025, RippleX partnered with Immunefi to la

The Federal Reserve's revised Basel III Endgame proposal reached a key milestone on June 18, when the comment deadline prompted coordinated responses from major financial industry groups including the International Swaps and Derivatives

Solana is testing a key support area near $68 that could determine the direction of its recent price movement, according to crypto analyst TraderSZ. The analysis comes after SOL failed to hold gains near $76 and pulled back to a macro mid-range level. Separately, analyst BitGuru states that

Ethereum is trading near $1,691 as analysts present conflicting technical outlooks on the asset's near-term direction. Crypto analyst Ali Martinez warned that ETH has fallen below its 200-hour simple moving average and broken down from an ascending channel pattern, projecting a potential decline

Crypto analyst SuperBro says Bitcoin is forming a potential bear flag on the daily chart, but the pattern is developing directly above the 200-week simple moving average, a level that has historically acted as major support during bull markets. The analyst noted in a post on X that while the daily t

CATL subsidiary Yichun Times New Energy Mining received land use pre-approval from Jiangxi Natural Resources Department on June 18 for the Jianxiawo lithium mine project, with the license effective June 17, 2026 and valid until June 17, 2029. The approval follows the mine's shutdown on

SHIB exchange supply hits five-year low, signaling reduced selling pressure. Price drops 65% yearly, while burn rate and Shibarium activity weaken. Analysts see possible rebound, but fundamentals remain largely bearish overall. Shiba Inu trades far below previous highs after a long and p

Pierre Lindh, co-founder and managing director of Next.io, says insider trading in prediction markets is 'the most difficult point to resolve' and called it 'an impossible mission to close down the possibility of insider information.' Lindh made the assessment following Sportradar's agreement to

Ethereum Layer 2 network Base launched the Beryl upgrade on its testnet, with mainnet deployment scheduled for June 25, 2026. The upgrade introduces protocol enhancements for token issuance, capital efficiency, and network scalability. Base stated Beryl is the network's second major upgrade

DAZN and ADI Predictstreet on 18 June launched a free-to-play prediction game inside the DAZN app for the FIFA World Cup 2026, making real-time match predictions available to the streaming platform's global audience outside the United States. The integration allows fans to predict match outcomes, pl

Michael Saylor, chairman of Strategy, disclosed in a Coindesk interview on the 19th that he used OpenAI's ChatGPT when designing the company's STRC preferred stock product. Saylor stated he engaged in dialogue with artificial intelligence to create the financial structure, saying he could not have c

Bitcoin transactions under 0.01 BTC now account for roughly 80% of daily network activity, up from 44% in 2023, according to CryptoQuant data. The surge has been driven by Ordinals inscriptions, Runes tokens, BRC-20 assets and data-stamping services, which generate high volumes of low-value transact