Jun 18, 20264m 51s
Strategy's STRC Preferred Hits a Record Low at $89
Strategy's variable-rate STRC perpetual preferred closed at a record low $89, below its $100 par design even after a 11.50% June dividend rate. The funding engine is straining.
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Jun 18, 20264m 57s
France Moves to Retire Non-Quantum Encryption as Bitcoin Risk Looms
France is pushing to phase out classical encryption in favor of post-quantum schemes, reviving questions about how exposed Bitcoin's signatures really are.
Jun 18, 20264m 35s
Inveniam Moves to Acquire MANTRA in RWA Tokenization Deal
Inveniam Capital Partners is acquiring MANTRA, the VASP-licensed RWA layer-1, in a deal set to close by June 30, 2026. Here is what changes and what stays.
Jun 18, 20265m 18s
CME Moves to Sue the CFTC Over Its Approval of US Perpetual Futures
CME Group, the world's largest derivatives exchange, plans to sue its own regulator over the CFTC's decision to allow perpetual futures onshore in the US.
Jun 18, 20264m 13s
Standard Chartered Sets a $100 UNI Price Target for 2030
Standard Chartered set a $100 long-term price target on Uniswap's UNI for 2030, citing DEX market share and untapped fee revenue. UNI rallied on the note.
Jun 17, 20264m 13s
Moody's Brings Onchain Credit Ratings to Solana for Tokenized Bonds
Moody's expanded its Token Integration Engine to Solana, letting issuers embed credit ratings directly into tokenized bonds and fixed-income securities onchain.
Jun 17, 20264m 24s
'Bitcoin Rodney' Pleads Guilty in $1.8B HyperFund Ponzi
Rodney Burton, the promoter known as 'Bitcoin Rodney,' pleaded guilty over the $1.8B HyperFund Ponzi. He faces up to 5 years and is sentenced July 23.
Jun 17, 20264m 51s
Ready Cuts Off Its USDC Card Outside the EEA After Issuer Change
Ready restricted USDC card spending for non-EEA users after switching card providers, with some holders reporting an hour's notice before deactivation.
Jun 17, 20267m 22s
Plasma One Is Live: A Three-Tier Self-Custodial Visa, With Core Free for Early Users
Plasma One launched June 17, 2026: a self-custodial Visa on the Plasma chain in three tiers (Lite, Core, Platinum), XPL cashback, and a 7-day offer that makes Core free for a year.
Jun 17, 20265m 04s
Pritzker Signs Illinois' 0.2% Crypto Trading Tax Into Law
Governor Pritzker signed Illinois' Digital Asset Privilege Tax into law despite industry pushback: 0.2% per trade, custody included, felony penalties for unregistered brokers.