Institutional
DeFi

BlackRock Launches Its Yield-Generating iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, Trading Upside for a Mid-to-High-Teens Yield

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (BITA) went live on Nasdaq, selling call options on up to 35% of its…
Jun 17, 2026
Institutional

Japan Rates Hit Three-Decade High, But No ‘Meaningful Disruption’ to Crypto Market

Japan’s central bank lifted rates to a level unseen in decades, a move that once shook crypto markets—yet prices barely…
Jun 16, 2026
Institutional

State Street launches GENIUS Act-aligned money market fund for stablecoin reserves

The launch comes amid growing competition among financial institutions to manage assets backing dollar-pegged stablecoins. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com…
Jun 16, 2026
DeFi

Standard Chartered’s $100 Uniswap call exposes the open DeFi problem Wall Street may need to solve

The reported $100 UNI target hinges on tokenized assets leaving closed rails for liquid, composable markets. The post Standard Chartered’s…
Jun 16, 2026
Institutional

BlackRock Launches BITA, a Covered-Call Bitcoin ETF Designed to Generate Monthly Income

BlackRock listed the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (BITA) on Nasdaq, overlaying a covered-call strategy on IBIT to generate monthly…
Jun 16, 2026
Institutional

BlackRock’s new Bitcoin ETF offers monthly income, but caps gains when Bitcoin surges

The Nasdaq-listed ETF offers monthly income potential through covered calls while capping part of the rally trade. The post BlackRock’s…
Jun 16, 2026
Institutional

BlackRock Launches New Bitcoin ETF Combining BTC Exposure With Covered Call Income

Bitcoin Magazine BlackRock Launches New Bitcoin ETF Combining BTC Exposure With Covered Call Income BlackRock has launched the iShares Bitcoin…
Jun 16, 2026
Institutional

Michael Saylor’s Strategy Acquires Another 1,587 Bitcoin for $100 Million as Holdings Reach 846,842 BTC

Strategy bought 1,587 bitcoin for about $100 million at an average of $63,024, lifting holdings to 846,842 BTC, while also…
Jun 16, 2026
Institutional

Spot HYPE ETFs Near $900 Million in Volume as Early Demand Signals Institutional Interest

Spot HYPE ETFs from 21Shares, Bitwise, and Grayscale have neared $900 million in cumulative volume and $153 million in net…
Jun 16, 2026
DeFi

Standard Chartered Says Wall Street Adoption Could Push Uniswap’s UNI Up Nearly 40x by 2030

Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick says Uniswap’s UNI token could reach $100 by 2030, nearly 40x, as Wall Street treats the…
Jun 16, 2026