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 stirred. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
Jun 16, 2026 • Editorial Desk
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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
Infrastructure

Ripple invests in Flutterwave, pushing its stablecoin and XRP Ledger into payments across Africa

The deal values Flutterwave at $3.2 billion, and will integrate Ripple’s RLUSD and the XRP Ledger network to speed cross-border…
Jun 16, 2026
Markets

Coinbase CEO Armstrong Calls Accredited-Investor Rules a 'Regressive Tax'

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong called Monday for an overhaul of the U.S. accredited-investor framework, arguing that wealth-based gatekeeping concentrates private-market…
Jun 16, 2026
Markets

Binance Reportedly Faces European Union Exit as MiCA License Bid Nears Rejection

Bitcoin Magazine Binance Reportedly Faces European Union Exit as MiCA License Bid Nears Rejection Binance could reportedly be forced to…
Jun 16, 2026
Markets

Coinbase to join tokenized stock race with onchain shares, dividend payments

The crypto exchange said investors will own the shares and receive dividends, underscoring growing momentum behind tokenized securities. Read Full…
Jun 16, 2026
Markets

Binance says its European regulatory application is compliant despite report of Greek rejection

An EU crypto license application by the world’s largest crypto exchange is set to be rejected by the Greek regulator…
Jun 16, 2026
Infrastructure

Ethereum’s biggest protocol overhaul in years moves into its final development stage

Developers are entering the final stretch of work on Glamsterdam, the network’s next major upgrade, as teams begin testing a…
Jun 16, 2026
Infrastructure

Humanity Protocol Launches New H Token Airdrop After $36M Exploit

Humanity Protocol has announced a full token migration and 1:1 airdrop of a new H token after the June 8…
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