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Bitcoin fell to $64,608 on June 18, after the FOMC unanimously decided on Wednesday to keep the federal funds rate unchanged at 3.50%-3.75%. However, the latest dot plot shows a major shift: nine officials are expected to raise rates at least once within the year (no officials supported a rate hike in March). The CME “FedWatch” tool shows the probability of a December rate hike rising to 78%. Waller said at the press conference that he did not submit his rate dot-plot forecast. Dramatic shift in

Bitcoin could climb to $100,000 by the end of Q3 if it clears $70,000 resistance, according to Matt Mena, Senior Crypto Research Strategist at crypto asset manager 21Shares. The forecast follows the Federal Reserve's decision to hold rates steady under Kevin Warsh, with the median dot projecting a p

France's cybersecurity agency ANSSI announced this week that it will stop certifying security products that do not use quantum-safe encryption beginning in 2027. The agency cited concerns that future quantum computers could

Strategy's perpetual preferred stock STRC closed at $89 on 18일, marking the lowest level since its July 2025 Nasdaq listing. The decline reflects weakened investor sentiment amid Bitcoin price weakness and concerns over dividend sustainability. Strategy, the world's largest corporate Bitcoin

Slowmist reported a code vulnerability in the DIP token that drained 111,097.6 USDC through a missing return statement in the token's transfer function. The flaw allowed double transfers when trades were routed through the Pancakeswap router, enabling an attacker to manipulate the automated market m

More than three-quarters of U.S. psychologists surveyed by the American Psychological Association reported that patients have discussed using AI chatbots for mental health support, diagnosis, or companionship, according to a survey of over 1,200 psychologists. The trend reflects the growing

Ethereum is trading near $1,770, down approximately 1% on the day, as the cryptocurrency market awaits the June 17 FOMC decision under new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh. The rate hold at 3.50% to 3.75% is 99% priced in, shifting focus to the dot plot and Warsh's press conference. Prediction markets now

Fed Chair Walsh announced the formation of five specialized working groups focused on monetary policy reform during a post-meeting press conference on June 18 (Beijing time early morning). Walsh, who positions himself as a reformer, unveiled the initiative at his first press conference as the new Fe

Ethereum remains a central blockchain network due to its dominant role in smart contracts, decentralized finance, and application development. Jupiter and Arbitrum continue attracting attention through decentralized finance growth and blockchain scaling solutions. Aptos and Sei are

Monterey Park, California residents voted June 2 to permanently ban data center construction, passing a referendum 10,321 to 1,362. The vote followed a January 21 city council meeting where 95 residents requested to speak against a proposed 50-megawatt AI data center planned by Australian company

The Ethereum community reflects on the 10-year anniversary of The DAO attack, which occurred on June 17, 2016, resulting in the loss of 3.6 million ETH, valued at approximately $6.26 billion. The exploit targeted a vulnerability that had been flagged weeks earlier but remained unaddressed due to

Société Générale commodity analysts predict gold prices will face limited medium-term upside despite declining real yields and a weaker dollar, as strong equity markets continue to attract investors to risk assets. The French banking giant attributes this outlook to persistent inflation,

Virtuals Protocol announced the development of new memory infrastructure designed to address long-horizon memory challenges for working agents. The company made the announcement via tweet, which received considerable attention. Virtuals Protocol operates at the intersection of artificial

Bitcoin miners pursuing AI hosting face a $50 billion near-term funding gap, according to VanEck research. The investment firm estimates the sector requires $221 billion in long-term capital to execute the pivot from cryptocurrency mining to artificial intelligence data center operations. The

Trace Finance closed a $32 million Series A funding round led by Coinfund to expand its regulated stablecoin infrastructure into the U.S., APAC, and additional markets. The round included participation from Coinbase Ventures, Haun Ventures, Jump Capital, Valor Capital, Paxos, HOF Capital,

The National Association of Realtors announced on Wednesday that the U.S. pending home sales index rose 3.8% in May, surpassing the 0.8% forecast. Year-over-year pending home sales increased 4.8%, exceeding the 3.0% expectation, with gains across all regions including the Northeast, Midwest,

A Michigan federal judge denied Polymarket's request for a preliminary injunction Wednesday, ruling that sports-related prediction market wagers do not constitute swaps under the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's jurisdiction. U.S. District Court Judge Paul L. Maloney

SpaceX appointed Roelof Botha as an independent director and audit committee member, according to a Wednesday filing with the SEC. The appointment came less than a week after CEO Elon Musk led the rocket maker through a record IPO. Botha, a longtime Musk ally who worked with him at PayPal in 2000, w

Trader Garrett Jin sold 184,102 HYPE tokens worth approximately $13.55 million at roughly $73.6 each, securing a $2.83 million profit, according to blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain. He subsequently opened a long position on UNI, the governance token of decentralized exchange Uniswap,

Bitcoin pushed toward $67,000 early-week before cooling back toward the mid-$65,000s, as traders weighed market reaction to a preliminary US-Iran memorandum of understanding announced around the G7 Summit regarding the Strait of Hormuz. The preliminary agreement, with formal signing still pending, c