Key Takeaways Stack’s Bowers Galleries auctions a funded Casascius 0.5 BTC token graded MS-66 on June 18, 2026. Only 15 Casascius coins exist at MS-66, with 11 graded finer, tightening supply for collectors. Stack’s Bowers’ 120-lot crypto sale tops $500K intrinsic value, including Topps Allen and Ginter crypto cards. What’s Being Sold According to the…
BlackRock CIO Rick Rieder has maintained that Bitcoin can still climb considerably higher despite competition from AI-linked stocks, yield-focused investments, and emerging opportunities in credit markets. Summary BlackRock CIO Rick Rieder said Bitcoin still has substantial upside despite competition from AI stocks and income-focused investments. Rieder noted that tech companies, credit markets, and yield-bearing products…
On Wednesday morning, workers poured hydrogen peroxide into the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC. The treatment is the latest attempt by the Interior Department to control an algae bloom that has turned the pool bright green, despite President Donald Trump’s costly renovation to make it “American flag blue” in time for the nation’s…
In Bitcoin news today, BTC USD is trading above $66,000 on June 16 after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised its benchmark interest rate to 1% – the highest level since 1995, while simultaneously pausing its bond-taper program, a dovish offset that helped prevent an immediate risk-asset selloff and triggered $365M in short liquidations out…
A security researcher said she was able to access several internal FIFA platforms due to a simple security flaw, which allowed her to watch and have full control of the TV stream of every World Cup game. The researcher, who goes by BobDaHacker, said she simply registered as a player agent on FIFA’s official agent…
Key Takeaways Bitcoin ETFs lost $64.09M on June 15 as Grayscale GBTC saw $124M in outflows. Ether ETFs gained $22.5M; Fidelity FETH led, showing broader crypto demand. HYPE added $17.2M, while solana and XRP gained; selective inflows may continue. Crypto ETF Investors Favor Ether and Altcoins as Bitcoin Funds Post Fresh Losses Bitcoin’s relief rally…
Markets have increasingly priced in a future Federal Reserve rate hike ahead of this week’s FOMC meeting, with prediction markets assigning a 64% chance of tighter policy before July 2027. Summary Markets now price a 64% probability of a Fed rate hike before July 2027. Economists expect the Fed to leave rates unchanged at this…
Ask around about the leading crypto to buy now and you’ll get a familiar pattern of answers: a coin that just had a big move, a narrative about why it could go further, and an implicit promise that the trend continues. Zcash news today and Near Protocol price news both fit that pattern this week,…
Prime Day is almost here, and some of the best tech deals are already live. Amazon Prime Day 2026 will run from June 23 through June 26, with millions of deals across more than 35 categories for Prime members. Early discounts already cover devices built for work, travel, streaming, fitness tracking, and home office upgrades,…
In XRP news today, four confirmed enterprise partnerships, SBI Remit, Tranglo, Azimo, and Nium, are routing live cross-border remittances through Ripple’s network, with XRP acting as the bridge asset. The global remittance market moves over $700Bn annually, and legacy wire systems still extract 6–8% in fees from every transfer. The central tension worth unpacking here…
