A Whale Just Opened $48 Million in Shorts Against Bitcoin, Solana and Ethereum
A freshly created wallet deposited 6.68 million USDC into Hyperliquid and opened 20x leveraged short positions against bitcoin, solana and ether worth a combined $48...
US dollar strength hits highest since May 2025: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin faced a resurgent US dollar index and macro hurdles as it circled $64,000, but July seasonality could spark BTC price relief....
Bank of England Softens Stablecoin Rules With £40 Billion Issuer Cap
The Bank of England has softened its proposed framework for systemic sterling stablecoins, dropping individual holding limits and replacing them with a planned aggregate cap...
FDIC: US Banks Post $80 Billion in Profit as Unrealized Losses Swell to $325 Billion
U.S. banks held $325.1 billion in unrealized losses on their investment securities at the end of the first quarter of 2026, according to the Federal...
Bank of England eases stablecoin rules, introduces 40 billion-pound issuance cap
The Bank of England published draft rules for systemic stablecoins, easing reserve requirements and replacing holding limits with a temporary 40 billion pound issuance cap....
South Korea pushes Travel Rule expansion for smaller crypto transfers
South Korea’s FIU is calling for broader crypto transfer reporting rules during FATF talks, citing offshore risks and uneven global AML enforcement....
Why Lummis Says the CLARITY Act Will End the ‘Absurdity’ Facing US Software Developers
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis is urging colleagues to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, arguing the bill would free software developers from the threat...
Warsh flags easy financing as Polymarket lifts July Fed hold odds to 78.5%
After the June 17, 2026 Fed meeting, Chair Kevin Warsh pointed to a Wall Street “gusher of capital” as equity and debt fundraising surged, tempering...
Trump floats Hormuz tolls as Polymarket Petro-out odds slip to 51.5%
This week, President Donald Trump said the U.S. could impose tolls in the Strait of Hormuz if a peace deal with Iran fails, even as...
AP-NORC Iran poll dents Trump as Polymarket keeps Vance atop 2028 race
June 11-17 AP-NORC polling found 65% of U.S. adults disapprove of Trump’s handling of Iran, with his overall approval at 37% and unchanged since May....