Trace Finance, a regulated cross-border payments company, closed a $32 million Series A to extend its stablecoin settlement infrastructure beyond Latin America and into global markets. Coinfund Leads the Round According to the release shared with Bitcoin.com News, Coinfund led the raise. Coinbase Ventures, Haun Ventures, Jump Capital, Valor Capital, Paxos, and HOF Capital joined […
Trace Finance Takes $32M Series A to Scale the Bank Layer Stablecoins Are Missing
Europe’s stablecoin market is moving into its next, stricter phase as major exchanges continue reshaping USDT access for users in the European Economic Area under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets framework. TL;DR Binance, Coinbase, Kraken and other platforms have adjusted stablecoin access for EEA users under MiCA. The shift has hit Tether’s USDT hardest because Tether has
Stablecoin Shakedown: Binance, Coinbase And Kraken Restrict USDT In Europe Ahead Of MiCA Deadline
Bitcoin has fallen back toward $64,000 after a hawkish Federal Reserve outlook erased a relief rally driven by easing Middle East tensions, with traders now debating whether support near $64,000 can prevent a deeper retracement toward June lows. According to…
Bitcoin drops toward $64K after hawkish Fed sparks liquidation cascade
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 prediction markets.
Gaming groups urge Congress to ban prediction markets sports betting in CLARITY Act
President Donald Trump has taken the stance that states have no business with firms like Kalshi and Polymarket, and now a staunch GOP state is defying that view.
Kentucky targets prediction markets, puts red state in potential clash with Trump team
A wallet tied to former Bitforex chief Garrett Jin has sold its entire 184,102 HYPE stake, worth about $13.55 million, for a $2.83 million profit, then rotated into a long position on Uniswap’s UNI. The Trade Lookonchain flagged the moves, reporting that Jin (who posts as Garrett Bullish) had offloaded all 184,102 of his HYPE […]
Trader Garrett Jin Dumps $13.5M in HYPE, Holds $83M BTC and $25M ZEC Longs
Strategy has returned to the spotlight after QCP estimated its current liquidity runway for dividend payments at about seven and a half months. According to market maker QCP, Strategy’s current liquidity position could support dividend payments for roughly seven and…
QCP warns Strategy may sell more Bitcoin to fund dividends
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 used what it called its “biggest spend of the cycle.”
Crypto-backed GOP candidate wins Alabama Senate runoff with June primaries looming
Following State Street, Fidelity is targeting reserve assets that underpin the expanding stablecoin market.
Fidelity joins Wall Street's race to manage stablecoin reserves
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?
Bitcoin capitulation ‘twice as weak’ after spot liquidity turns supportive: Glassnode
The Dutch gambling regulator (KSA) has moved to collect €420,000 (~$487,000) from the company behind Polymarket, the latest sign that Europe is treating prediction markets as unlicensed gambling even as the US embraces them as financial products. How a single day cost Polymarket $487,000 The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) published its collection decision on 16 June against […]
Polymarket Gets Hit With $487,000 Dutch Penalty for Halting Service One Day Too Late
Ethereum is holding close to the $1,800 area as traders wait for the Federal Reserve’s June decision, with the market watching not only the rate call but also what Chair Kevin Warsh says about inflation, future guidance, and the path of liquidity into the second half of 2026. TL;DR ETH is trading around the $1,800 zone ahead of the June Fed decision. Markets broadly expect n
Ethereum Price Defends $1,800 As Traders Brace For Kevin Warsh’s Debut Fed Meeting
Key Takeaways Long-term holders now control a record 79% of supply. Old coins stay dormant as conviction holders refuse to sell. SOPR readings below 1.0 show coins moving at losses. The pattern signals seller exhaustion, not profit-taking distribution. History warns one final capitulation can precede a durable bottom. The signal worth paying attention to is not that long-term ho
Why Bitcoin’s Vanishing Sellers Point to a Possible Bottom
ASTER has surged more than 20% after Aster unveiled a new tokenomics framework that commits almost all platform fee revenue to daily token buybacks and large-scale supply reductions. According to a June 17 X post by Aster, 99% of the…