DeFi

BitMine Adds Another $136 Million of Ether After Raising $274 Million in Preferred Stock Sale

BitMine bought 76,881 ETH (about $136 million) last week, lifting holdings to 5.62 million ETH, after raising $274 million in a 9.5% preferred stock sale trading on the NYSE as BMNP, with Tom Lee citing staking rewards to support dividends.……
Jun 16, 2026 • Editorial Desk
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Markets

Tether Gold now has a dedicated options market on Bybit

These options, settled in USDT, let traders hedge risk, speculate on gold prices. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Jun 16, 2026
Infrastructure

US government watchdog urges FDIC to coordinate on crypto oversight

The US Government Accountability Office says that regulators, including the FDIC, lack an “ongoing coordination mechanism for addressing blockchain risks.”…
Jun 16, 2026
Infrastructure

Live markets: Bitcoin ETFs bled cash Monday while every other crypto ETF gained

Ether, XRP, Solana and Hyperliquid funds all took in money, but bitcoin’s outflow was really just Grayscale’s GBTC. Read Full…
Jun 16, 2026
Markets

XRP gives back gains after 10% rally as traders take profit near $1.25

Asian demand and ETF inflows helped push XRP through $1.20, but the token struggled to hold its highs after running…
Jun 16, 2026
Infrastructure

Profit-taking across bitcoin, ether, solana as traders wait on the Iran signing

A US-Iran deal pulled oil lower and lifted stocks, but bitcoin’s bounce is hesitant. ETF outflows just paused after a…
Jun 16, 2026
AI

Anthropic shutdown makes a strong case for decentralized AI: Grayscale

Grayscale says decentralized AI tokens gained after the US government ordered Anthropic to cut access to its latest AI models,…
Jun 16, 2026
Institutional

Bitcoin rises after Bank of Japan hikes interest rates to a 31-year high

The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 1%, the highest level since 1995.…
Jun 16, 2026
Stablecoins

Trump crypto company's USD1 stablecoins backing UFC event bonuses

A spokesperson for the Democratic National Committee decried the move as “an opportunity to use the power of the presidency…
Jun 15, 2026
Markets

Kraken and Coinbase Bring Perps Onshore as US Derivatives Markets Shift

Kraken and Coinbase each launched perpetual futures products Monday, with Kraken going live on CFTC-regulated crypto contracts via Bitnomial and…
Jun 15, 2026