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- Crypto industry aghast at Illinois’ new tax on holding or transferring digital assets in state budgetby Nikhilesh De on June 17, 2026 at 4:50 pm
The 0.2% tax on any business activity involving digital assets was added last-minute, and is unlikely to change, two people familiar with the matter said.
- Crypto Long & Short: The measure of a maturing marketby Kirsten Wegner on June 17, 2026 at 4:48 pm
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short, trusted indexes turn fragmented digital assets into a mature market that big institutions can confidently invest in, writes Kirsten Wegner. Then, the division between traditional finance (TradFi) and crypto is disappearing, says Dave LaValle, President of CoinDesk Data & Indices.
- Moody’s rolls out credit ratings on Solana in tokenized asset pushby Krisztian Sandor on June 17, 2026 at 4:13 pm
The ratings giant is embedding credit scores directly into blockchain-based securities, a move aimed at boosting institutional adoption.
- BitGo stock surges on $50 million share buyback as value languishes 65% below IPO priceby Krisztian Sandor on June 17, 2026 at 2:52 pm
The buyback comes as newly public digital-asset firms face a tougher environment, with crypto markets lagging and investor attention shifting toward AI stocks.
- Crypto’s security nightmare won’t be solved by ordinary auditsby Stefan Beyer on June 17, 2026 at 2:12 pm
Without an update to the current auditing infrastructure, the crypto space will likely continue to suffer significant losses, explains Beyer.
- Mexican billionaire with 70% of his investment portfolio in bitcoin says it’s better than real estateby Olivier Acuna on June 17, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Ricardo Salinas Pliego, whose net worth is estimated at roughly $5 billion, is a bitcoin maximalist who told his wife to mortgage her house to buy bitcoin.
- Kevin Warsh’s first Fed meeting could be more about communication than ratesby Helene Braun on June 17, 2026 at 1:58 pm
While monetary policy is expected to remain unchanged, markets are focused on whether the new chair begins reshaping how the U.S. central bank communicates.
- CoinDesk 20 performance update: Bitcoin Cash (BCH) drops 3.1%, leading index lowerby CoinDesk Indices on June 17, 2026 at 1:20 pm
Cardano (ADA), down 2.8%, was also among the underperformers.
- A new Bittensor proposal would turn validators into something like fund managersby Shaurya Malwa on June 17, 2026 at 12:54 pm
Root Reborn would have TAO validators pick which subnets to back and reinvest yield into, rather than constantly selling subnet tokens to pay stakers. It is a code proposal in review, not a live change.
- SpaceX’s $2.6 trillion market cap nearly double that of bitcoinby Shaurya Malwa on June 17, 2026 at 12:09 pm
Eight days after its IPO, SpaceX has surged past $2.5 trillion to become the world’s sixth-largest company. And market watchers say it is pulling the risk capital crypto wants.
- Bitcoin’s June downturn leaves $8.6 billion in options out of the moneyby James Van Straten on June 17, 2026 at 11:41 am
Only 20% of June 26 options open interest is currently in the money, while bitcoin’s 12% monthly decline leaves most bullish positions underwater.
- Fifth-generation Kanoo group member is moving a $6 trillion trade market onto blockchain railsby Olivier Acuna on June 17, 2026 at 11:30 am
Abdulla Kanoo says his ARP Digital firm is building settlement infrastructure for the growing flow of trade between emerging economies, a market that could reach $32 trillion by 2030.
- Three Fed signals that could make bitcoin popby Omkar Godbole on June 17, 2026 at 11:15 am
Your day-ahead look for June 17, 2026
- UNI token surges while rest of crypto market looks to Fed’s Warsh for guidanceby Omkar Godbole on June 17, 2026 at 10:36 am
The Federal Open Markets Committee is set to announce the first interest-rate decision under Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, who then faces questions from journalists.
- Forget retail traders: The real multi-trillion-dollar crypto future is building infrastructure for machinesby Olivier Acuna on June 17, 2026 at 10:29 am
While legacy banks keep corporate money idled in slow regional accounts, a new protocol allows software systems to settle multi-currency trade instantly.
- BitGo offers Europe’s crypto firms a MiCA-compliance lifeline as license deadline loomsby Ian Allison on June 17, 2026 at 6:34 am
BaFin-regulated BitGo says its Crypto-as-a-Service platform can help eligible crypto players across Europe with an alternative way to navigate MiCA.
- Forget the price charts. Here’s how bitcoin and S&P 500 look like when adjusted for the money printerby Omkar Godbole on June 17, 2026 at 6:30 am
Valuations shaped by M2 money supply growth paint reveal concerning trends for risk assets.
- Crypto PAC’s $12 million Senate candidate, Barry Moore, wins Alabama GOP primaryby Jesse Hamilton on June 17, 2026 at 5:38 am
The Trump loyalist drew more crypto dollars than any candidate so far in this year’s midterms, and the result marks a big win for the industry’s political arm.
- Live markets: Markets turn their focus to the Fed as oil returns to pre-war levelsby Shaurya Malwa on June 17, 2026 at 5:01 am
Bitcoin’s Sharpe ratio hit a level that has marked every cycle low since 2015, but in each case it preceded months of basing rather than an immediate rebound.
- XRP gives back breakout gains, slipping below $1.23 on heavy sellingby Shaurya Malwa on June 17, 2026 at 4:39 am
XRP briefly traded above key resistance before sellers stepped in, with rising volume suggesting traders used the rally to cut positions rather than add risk.
- Uniswap jumps 22% and altcoins rip while bitcoin stalls before the Fedby Shaurya Malwa on June 17, 2026 at 4:35 am
UNI surged after Standard Chartered set a $100 long-term target, and HYPE and solana led a broad altcoin bid. Bitcoin held near $66,000 as oil fell to a three-month low and the Fed met for the first time under Kevin Warsh.
- Here is why Strategy’s dividend-paying crypto stock is crashing to near-historic lowsby James Van Straten on June 16, 2026 at 9:54 pm
Strategy’s bitcoin-backed preferred stock remains well below par value as concerns over dividend coverage and stronger competition from Strive’s SATA.
- Bitcoin miners’ AI pivot faces $50 billion reality check, says VanEckby Helene Braun on June 16, 2026 at 8:58 pm
VanEck says investors are shifting focus from contract announcements to execution risk as miners chase AI revenue.
- U.S. senators urge Treasury not to leave states out of GENIUS Act stablecoin processby Jesse Hamilton on June 16, 2026 at 8:36 pm
Senators led by Republican Cynthia Lummis are insisting the Treasury Department ensure states get a process to prove their ability to supervise stablecoins.
- Hyperliquid, Uniswap and Worldcoin buck crypto slump as traders chase AI, DeFi trendsby Krisztian Sandor on June 16, 2026 at 8:20 pm
A handful of tokens continued their run while bitcoin and the rest of the crypto market stalled after the early week bounce.
- “Money is like a sixth sense – and you can’t make use of the other five without it.”. William Somerset
- Musk Supports Nuremberg-Style Trials After UK Rape-Gang Inquiry Releaseby Tyler Durden on June 17, 2026 at 4:45 pm
Musk Supports Nuremberg-Style Trials After UK Rape-Gang Inquiry Release Via Remix News, After Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe released the Rape Gang Inquiry Report, which documented the systemic rape and often torture of up to 250,000 young British girls at the hands of predominately Muslim rape gangs, SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk agreed with calls for Nuremberg-style trials for the perpetrators and those who enabled the […]
- “Early Signs Of A Turn In US Consumer Discretionary,” UBS Saysby Tyler Durden on June 17, 2026 at 4:25 pm
“Early Signs Of A Turn In US Consumer Discretionary,” UBS Says Brent crude futures tumbled below the $80-per-barrel level earlier this morning for the first time since March as traders priced in the U.S.-Iran peace deal and the expected reopening of the Strait of Hormuz maritime chokepoint on Friday. Goldman Sachs and RBC Capital Markets both slashed their fourth-quarter Brent crude forecasts, reinforcing the view that the war-risk […]
- Snap’s Goofy AR Glasses Underwhelm Wall Street After Decade-Long Development Pushby Tyler Durden on June 17, 2026 at 3:45 pm
Snap’s Goofy AR Glasses Underwhelm Wall Street After Decade-Long Development Push Snap’s new $2,195 augmented-reality glasses are being viewed by Wall Street analysts less as a mass-market consumer device and more as a developer kit, given the expensive price point. We suspect Snap’s new AR glasses are unlikely to compete with the Meta glasses in terms of mass adoption, as Meta’s are half the cost, if not cheaper. Evan Spiegel […]
- US-Iran Deal Signing Could Come As Early As Today: Reportby Tyler Durden on June 17, 2026 at 3:42 pm
US-Iran Deal Signing Could Come As Early As Today: Report Summary: MoU signing could be As Early As Today Trump Says Will “Drop Bombs” If Bad Final Deal 14-Point US-Iran Draft Deal Released, Set For Friday Signing Talk of Accelerated MoU Signing Timeline Axios reports that US, Iranian, and mediator officials are discussing an accelerated timeline for signing the memorandum of understanding, moving it from Friday to as early […]
- Hillary Clinton Blasts Joe Biden After Endorsing Him Twiceby Tyler Durden on June 17, 2026 at 3:25 pm
Hillary Clinton Blasts Joe Biden After Endorsing Him Twice Authored by Luis Cornelio via Headline USA, Twice-failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton appears to be suffering from buyer’s remorse about the 2024 race. After repeatedly praising former President Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign, Clinton now says his decision to seek re-election was a “terrible mistake.” “He made a terrible mistake for himself, his legacy […]
- The $300 Billion Wager: Inside The Private Fund At The Center Of The U.S.-Iran Frameworkby Tyler Durden on June 17, 2026 at 3:05 pm
The $300 Billion Wager: Inside The Private Fund At The Center Of The U.S.-Iran Framework A proposed $300 billion investment fund has emerged as one of the most consequential-and politically explosive-features of the U.S.-Iran framework agreement, turning what began as a war-ending diplomatic effort into a test of whether private capital can be used as a substitute for reparations, sanctions relief and state-to-state reconstruction […]
- Cushing Stocks Crash To ‘Tank Bottoms’, Seasonally Lowest Since 2005; SPR Sees Another Huge Drainby Tyler Durden on June 17, 2026 at 2:41 pm
Cushing Stocks Crash To ‘Tank Bottoms’, Seasonally Lowest Since 2005; SPR Sees Another Huge Drain Oil prices have tumbled in recent days as optimism grew there would be a lasting Middle East peace agreement, which would mean supplies would be back on track – but investors are taking a breather today with prices marginally higher this morning, rising off three month lows (and the 200DMA) after Trump threatened to ‘start bombing […]
- Ease In Our Timeby Tyler Durden on June 17, 2026 at 2:20 pm
Ease In Our Time By Micael Every, Global Strategist at Rabobank Yesterday saw the BOJ hike rates to 1%, the highest level since 1995, and the RBA hold at 4.35%, with some chatter of the next move being down, not up, despite inflation running way above 2%. Today it’s the turn of new Fed Chair Warsh who, like the other central banks, has to deal with a geopolitical backdrop which may or may not allow for any monetary policy easing. […]
- “Late Spring Buyer Rush”: US Pending Home Sales Just Surged By The Most In Almost 2 Yearsby Tyler Durden on June 17, 2026 at 2:07 pm
“Late Spring Buyer Rush”: US Pending Home Sales Just Surged By The Most In Almost 2 Years Pending home sales in the US were expected to rise for the fourth straight month in May and they did with a huge beat (+3.8% MoM vs +0.9% MoM exp – above the highest analysts estimate), which was slightly offset by a downward revision for April (from +1.4% to +0.3%). That is the best monthly improvement in pending home sales since Sept 2024 […]
- DOJ Sues New York Health Officials Over Alleged Fraud In Medicaid Homecare Programby Tyler Durden on June 17, 2026 at 1:55 pm
DOJ Sues New York Health Officials Over Alleged Fraud In Medicaid Homecare Program Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on June 16 sued New York health officials and a Georgia-based company over an alleged fraud scheme involving the state’s $10 billion Medicaid homecare program. The lawsuit names state Health Commissioner James McDonald, state Medicaid Director Amir Bassiri, and […]
- No FISA Without SAVE Act: Trump Calls Out ‘Dumocrat’ Double-Cross,” Keeps Pulte As Acting DNIby Tyler Durden on June 17, 2026 at 1:20 pm
No FISA Without SAVE Act: Trump Calls Out ‘Dumocrat’ Double-Cross,” Keeps Pulte As Acting DNI Just two years after Donald Trump urged Congress to kill Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act while on the campaign trail, he’s now livid that Democrats won’t help Republicans pass it. Trump took to Truth Social early Wednesday morning with a lengthy post accusing ‘Dumocrats’ of breaking a bipartisan deal on FISA […]
- “Radical Earnings Cut”: JPMorgan Sounds Alarm After BMW’s Forecast Shockby Tyler Durden on June 17, 2026 at 12:45 pm
“Radical Earnings Cut”: JPMorgan Sounds Alarm After BMW’s Forecast Shock BMW shares cratered in Germany after the automaker warned investors it would slash its 2026 margin guidance to as low as 1%, down from a prior estimate of as high as 6%, amid weakening demand in China, Middle East-related pressures, rising energy costs, and a deteriorating consumer backdrop hitting sales and profitability. BMW now expects its pretax profit to […]
- Despite Slumping Sentiment, US Retail Sales See Strongest Annual Rise Since Jan 2023by Tyler Durden on June 17, 2026 at 12:37 pm
Despite Slumping Sentiment, US Retail Sales See Strongest Annual Rise Since Jan 2023 Despite record low consumer sentiment and declining real wages, BofA’s omniscient analysts forecast a blockbuster beat for US Retail Sales for both headline, core, and control group cohorts. Retail sales should be a blowout beat, according to BofA’s real-time card data pic.twitter.com/NZmfqWzVNr — zerohedge (@zerohedge) June 17, 2026 And they […]
- Futures Fade Overnight Gains As Attention Turns To Kevin Warsh’s First Fed Decisionby Tyler Durden on June 17, 2026 at 12:25 pm
Futures Fade Overnight Gains As Attention Turns To Kevin Warsh’s First Fed Decision US futures are attempting to bounce back from yesterday’s losses on Wall Street led by Tech. As of 8:00am ET, Nasdaq 100 futures lead the charge, with gains of 0.5% versus 0.1% for the S&P 500 future, although both are off session highs. SpaceX’s post-IPO surge continues, with shares adding another 3% in the pre-market while Mag 7 are […]
- A Social Media Ban For Minors Requires Data From Everyoneby Tyler Durden on June 17, 2026 at 12:05 pm
A Social Media Ban For Minors Requires Data From Everyone Authored by Luke Nelson and Mike Campbell via The Epoch Times, In debating a social media ban for minors, it appears we face a choice between two perceived harms. One is the reported damage that social media is doing to the mental health of children and adolescents. The other is the normalization of mass age verification systems—most likely involving biometrics—that […]
- NetJets Business Jet Crashes On Texas Highwayby Tyler Durden on June 17, 2026 at 10:55 am
NetJets Business Jet Crashes On Texas Highway The aviation world has endured a turbulent week, with a series of high-profile incidents spanning a fighter jet crash, a B-52 bomber crash, and now a business jet that went down on a Texas highway in the overnight hours. A NetJets Cessna 680 Citation Latitude (N523QS) crashed on a Texas highway while attempting an emergency landing near Laredo International Airport, Texas. […]
- Binance Says It Considers Its EU License Compliant Amid Reports Of Potential Rejectionby Tyler Durden on June 17, 2026 at 10:30 am
Binance Says It Considers Its EU License Compliant Amid Reports Of Potential Rejection Authored by Turner Wright via CoinTelegraph.com, Cryptocurrency exchange Binance, whose application under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) framework is under consideration, has generally deferred responding to a report that the company’s licensed activities in the region could be at risk. In a Tuesday blog post, […]
- Deal Doubts Arise As Lebanese, Iranian Officials Say US Must Rein In Israel To Secure Regional Peaceby Tyler Durden on June 17, 2026 at 10:15 am
Deal Doubts Arise As Lebanese, Iranian Officials Say US Must Rein In Israel To Secure Regional Peace Summary: Iran Says Peace Deal Requires Israeli Withdrawal From Lebanon Hormuz Fears Ease As Trump, Ghalibaf Virtually Sign US-Iran Deal, But Energy Flows Remain Months From Normal Polymarket: Israel x Hezbollah permanent peace deal by June 30, 2026? Yes 26% · No 74%View full market & trade on Polymarket Lebanese Parliament […]
- 20 College Majors Most Exposed To AI Job Disruptionby Tyler Durden on June 17, 2026 at 9:45 am
20 College Majors Most Exposed To AI Job Disruption The rapid adoption of AI across corporate America is stoking anxiety among recent and upcoming college graduates, many of whom fear that the entry-level white-collar labor market is shrinking just as they prepare to enter the workforce. Goldman analysts led by Pierfrancesco Mei told clients that early signals are emerging, showing how college students are adapting to AI-driven […]
- Telegram Founder Warns UK Social Media Ban Is Digital Iceberg About To Sink The Free Internetby Tyler Durden on June 17, 2026 at 9:00 am
Telegram Founder Warns UK Social Media Ban Is Digital Iceberg About To Sink The Free Internet Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity, Telegram founder Pavel Durov told the Freedom Forum audience in Oslo that Western societies have already struck the iceberg and started sinking – yet most citizens remain in their cabins, convinced the ship of personal freedoms is unsinkable. His remarks arrive precisely as Keir Starmer’s […]
- Rolls-Royce Bags Third European SMR Deal While Adding Gas-Cooled Reactor Designby Tyler Durden on June 17, 2026 at 8:15 am
Rolls-Royce Bags Third European SMR Deal While Adding Gas-Cooled Reactor Design Rolls-Royce SMR just added its third major European contract. Videberg Kraft, backed by Sweden’s utility Vattenfall, selected the UK design for three units on the west coast, making it Sweden’s first new nuclear plant in more than forty years. The multibillion-pound export win, actively supported by UK government trade efforts, lands on top of […]
- BBC Hands Soros-Linked Pro-Migrant Campaigners Direct Access To Shape Children’s Showby Tyler Durden on June 17, 2026 at 7:30 am
BBC Hands Soros-Linked Pro-Migrant Campaigners Direct Access To Shape Children’s Show Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity, Britain’s state broadcaster has opened the door to pro-migrant activists who openly brag about steering storylines in a CBBC comedy aimed at primary school children. While small boat crossings continue and communities deal with the daily consequences of unchecked arrivals, the BBC opted to let outside […]
- Which Countries Americans Like Most (And Least)by Tyler Durden on June 17, 2026 at 6:45 am
Which Countries Americans Like Most (And Least) Public opinion offers a window into how Americans perceive the world beyond their borders. Using Gallup survey data from February 2026, this ranking, via Visual Capitalist’s Dorothy Neufeld, shows how Americans view 21 major countries, from longtime allies to geopolitical competitors. The results provide a snapshot of global perceptions at a time of shifting international […]
- Yet More Churches Torched; Sustained Attack On Christianity Gathers Paceby Tyler Durden on June 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
Yet More Churches Torched; Sustained Attack On Christianity Gathers Pace Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity, France suffered another direct hit to its Christian heritage last week when two historic religious sites burned within hours of each other. A 17th-century chapel in Brittany lost most of its roof and part of its framework, while a centuries-old cloister housing thousands of rare books in the southwest saw its library […]
- The AI Threat SciFi Predicted Is Right On Our Doorstepby Tyler Durden on June 17, 2026 at 3:05 am
The AI Threat SciFi Predicted Is Right On Our Doorstep Authored by Mike Fredenburg via The Epoch Times, Science Fiction has long predicted the threats and challenges posed by AI. In the Star Trek universe, particularly in the original series, Season Two, Episode 24, “The Ultimate Computer,” Dr. Leonard McCoy delivers this haunting line: “Compassion: that’s the one thing no machine ever had. Maybe it’s the one thing that […]




















































