Author: John Smith
Bank of America has projected three Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes this year, adding to concerns that tighter monetary policy could create fresh pressure for Bitcoin and other risk assets. Summary Bank of America now expects three Fed rate hikes in September, October, and December, citing a more hawkish policy outlook. Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas have also raised their rate forecasts, adding to expectations of tighter monetary policy. Traders are watching the upcoming PCE inflation report as Bitcoin holds near $64,000-$65,000 amid growing rate-hike concerns. According to a Reuters report, Bank of America Global Research now expects the Federal Reserve…
Bitcoin has reclaimed the $65,000 level after the U.S. Treasury temporarily authorized Iranian oil sales amid progress in talks with Tehran. Summary Bitcoin climbed above $65,000 after the U.S. Treasury temporarily authorized Iranian oil sales through August 2026. Falling oil prices and signs of progress in U.S.-Iran negotiations improved market sentiment and supported risk assets. Technical charts show Bitcoin attempting a breakout, with the $68,200-$68,500 zone emerging as the next major resistance area. According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) climbed more than 3.5% from an intraday low of $63,231 to a high of $65,468 on Monday, June 22, before…
Perpetual futures, or perps, are the most traded instrument in crypto. They let you bet on price with leverage and never expire, held in line with the spot market by a clever fee called the funding rate. They are powerful, they are dangerous, and in 2026 they are finally arriving onshore in the United States. Summary Perpetual futures let traders take leveraged long or short positions without an expiry date, using funding rates to keep prices aligned with the spot market. Funding payments flow between longs and shorts, while leverage and margin determine how quickly a position can be liquidated…
Every time you trade on-chain, an invisible competition decides the order of transactions in the next block, and whoever controls that order can extract value from yours. That is MEV. It funds a hidden industry, quietly taxes ordinary users, and shapes the design of every modern blockchain. Summary MEV lets block producers profit by controlling transaction order, creating opportunities such as arbitrage, liquidations, and sandwich attacks. Flashbots and MEV Boost transformed MEV into a structured marketplace, allowing validators to earn rewards without directly extracting value themselves. Private transaction routes and MEV aware trading platforms can help users reduce exposure to…
Peter Schiff has pushed back against Grant Cardone’s plan to combine real estate income with Bitcoin accumulation, arguing that the structure does not solve a real problem for property investors. Summary Peter Schiff said real estate does not need Bitcoin because rental income can cover costs. Grant Cardone uses multifamily rental income to buy Bitcoin inside dedicated investment vehicles for investors. Cardone Capital bought 282 BTC recently, adding to a broader real estate-backed treasury strategy plan. The gold advocate made the comments after Cardone promoted a fund model that pairs income-producing properties with BTC holdings. “Combining real estate with Bitcoin…
A new Ethereum research proposal would let validators redirect part of their staking rewards toward shared ecosystem funding. Summary Validators could redirect between 0% and 10% of staking rewards toward shared Ethereum ecosystem funding. The proposal estimates a 5% to 10% redirect could raise 50,000 to 70,000 ETH yearly. Critics worry staking operators, not ETH holders, may decide where redirected rewards are sent later. The mechanism, called validator redirected revenue, would allow a redirect rate from 0% to 10% of staking income. Validators would signal both the rate and the addresses they want to support. If 51% of validators back…
Taiko has urged users to withdraw funds from all bridges deployed on its network after confirming a compromise of its chain state verification mechanism. Summary Taiko urged users to withdraw bridge funds after confirming a chain verification mechanism compromise. Blockaid said flawed source-signal proof checks enabled unauthorized releases from Taiko’s ERC20 Vault on Ethereum. Taiko also stopped proposers from producing blocks and asked exchanges to suspend TAIKO deposits immediately. The Ethereum Layer 2 project said the security assumptions behind its bridge system could no longer be relied upon. The notice followed alerts from blockchain security firm Blockaid, which said its…
In a major development, the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) has signaled it is ready to support the tokenisation of real-world assets, telling industry attendees that existing law already gives regulators the framework needed to oversee such offerings. Speaking at Philippine Blockchain Week 2026, SEC Commissioner Rogelio Quevedo said the agency now believes it has what it needs to move forward on tokenized assets. “We are now fully convinced that we have the proper law, the proper regulatory mind and background to support tokenization,” he said, according to remarks reported on June 20. As per CoinTelegraph, Quevedo framed tokenization as…
A $1.5 trillion asset manager just filed to take the most boring mechanism in investing, the dividend reinvestment plan, and quietly point it at Bitcoin. The filing made no headlines. It may be one of the most structurally interesting crypto products yet proposed. Summary Franklin Templeton filed two ETFs that would reinvest stock dividends into Bitcoin. The structure turns a traditional DRIP into an automatic Bitcoin accumulation engine. These are equity funds with a Bitcoin feature, not pure Bitcoin funds. The idea matters more as product design than as an immediate source of Bitcoin demand. On June 18, 2026, Franklin…
Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin defended Vitalik Buterin after some community members questioned Buterin’s decision to write a science-fiction novel focused on decentralized governance. Summary Joseph Lubin called Vitalik Buterin Ethereum’s key steward while defending his governance fiction project publicly. Crypto.news earlier reported Buterin paused regular essays to write science fiction about decentralized governance online. The debate comes as Ethereum faces price pressure and renewed questions over Foundation direction online. Lubin called Buterin “an enormously effective communicator” and described him as “the most important contributor to and steward of the Ethereum ecosystem.” His comments came after online debate over whether the…