BNP Paribas has forecast three Federal Reserve rate hikes beginning in December, citing stronger-than-expected U.S. employment data and rising inflation pressures that the bank links in part to the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict. Summary BNP Paribas expects the Fed to deliver three rate hikes starting in December as inflation risks rise. Strong U.S. jobs data boosted…
A wave of publicly traded companies built to hold Bitcoin for investors is unraveling fast, wiping out tens of billions in market value as the crypto downturn grinds on. When Bitcoin was soaring, the pitch was simple: buy shares in a company that stockpiles Bitcoin, and watch your investment grow — without ever touching a…
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In Bitcoin news today, publicly traded companies built around holding BTC as their core reserve asset have shed $62Bn in combined market value since early October, with the total capitalization of these firms collapsing from $134Bn to approximately $72Bn, according to data from Artemis. Dozens of digital-asset treasury companies are affected, and losses in their…
On June 4, 2026, Mastercard announced on X its plans to expand the settlement capabilities of its payment network, allowing issuers and acquirers to settle transactions using regulated stablecoins across eight blockchains, alongside existing fiat processes. This move marks a new step by a major payment network to integrate stablecoins into the infrastructure layer behind…
The transition from analog switches back to mechanical isn’t perfect, either. When you plug in a normal switch and press the “scan” button to reset the board, the multi-input functionality still stays semi-functional. In my testing, where I set a WASD half-press to be the normal letter, and a full press to be [Shift +…
Geneva, Switzerland — June 5, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications ( dApps), today announced the spot listing of TRX, the native utility token of the TRON network, on Bitnomial, a CFTC -regulated U.S. exchange and clearinghouse. The listing expands…
The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee has released seven crypto tax discussion drafts that would introduce new rules for decentralized finance lending, stablecoin payments, staking rewards, and other digital asset transactions ahead of a June 9 congressional hearing. Summary House Ways and Means Committee has released seven crypto tax discussion drafts covering DeFi lending,…
A married couple in Ann Arbor, Michigan, just made history — not by winning the lottery or inheriting a fortune, but by buying a home using Bitcoin as collateral. Their transaction, quietly closed on June 4, marks the first time a government-sponsored enterprise has backed a conforming mortgage structured around digital assets, and it may…
Across the industry, companies are starting to balk at the price of AI. Uber blew through its entire 2026 AI coding budget by April. Microsoft revoked its developers’ Claude Code licenses months after enabling them. A Priceline employee told TechCrunch that a routine Cursor contract renewal came back 4-5x more expensive. Even though per-token prices…
