Jun 16, 20264m 46s
Mirae Asset Taps Ondo Finance to Tokenize Its Global X ETF Lineup
Mirae Asset, a $721B manager, signed an MOU with Ondo Finance to tokenize US-listed ETFs through Global X, including a covered-call ETF share class in Q3 2026.
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Narrated analysis on crypto policy, stablecoins, payments, and market structure.
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Jun 16, 20264m 23s
Crypto Rallies Into the Fed's First Rate Call Under Kevin Warsh
The Fed meets today for its first rate decision under new governor Kevin Warsh. Crypto is rallying into it, with ETH up 3.5% and SOL 4% as of June 16, 2026.
Jun 16, 20264m 31s
BlackRock Launches BITA, a Bitcoin Income ETF That Caps Upside for Yield
BlackRock debuted BITA, a Bitcoin income ETF that sells call options to pay double-digit yield while limiting upside. Here is the tradeoff, as of June 16, 2026.
Jun 16, 20265m 12s
Bank of Japan Hikes to 1%, Its First Rate That High Since 1995
The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark rate to 1%, the highest since 1995. The yen pared gains and altcoins held firm. Here is what it means for crypto.
Jun 16, 20264m 57s
DTCC Nears a Live Tokenization Demo of Real DTC Securities
DTCC says it is close to a live demonstration of tokenizing securities held at The Depository Trust Company, the clearest step yet toward on-chain Wall Street settlement.
Jun 16, 20264m 19s
Bank of Japan Heads for a 31-Year-High Rate, and Crypto Is Watching
The Bank of Japan is set to raise rates to a 31-year high and signal more hikes. Here is the yen carry-trade link to crypto, with ETH up 3.2% as of June 16, 2026.
Jun 16, 20264m 56s
Nous Research Wires Its Hermes Agent Into Stripe to Spend Money
Nous Research connected its Hermes agent to Stripe so it can make purchases, pay APIs, and provision SaaS on its own, with configurable safety limits as the guardrail.
Jun 16, 20264m 14s
China's Consumer Spending Posts First Decline Since the Pandemic
China's May retail sales fell for the first time in over three years. Here is the data, the deflation risk, and how it reads against a 3%+ crypto bid.
Jun 16, 20263m 32s
Brian Armstrong Says Bitcoin Probably Bottomed at $60,000
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says his instinct is that Bitcoin already bottomed at $60,000. The call lands while the Fear and Greed index reads 25.
Jun 16, 20264m 43s
Altcoins Outpace Bitcoin as Wall Street Hits a Record, Crypto Stays Fearful
Ether, XRP and Solana each rose about 4% on June 16, 2026 as the Dow closed at a record on a US-Iran deal, yet crypto's Fear and Greed index held at 24.