Jun 15, 20265m 06s
Crypto Climbs as US CPI Hits Its Highest Level Since 2023
US headline CPI hit its highest reading since 2023, yet ETH, SOL and XRP rose 4-6% on the day while the Fear & Greed index sat at 25. Here is the divergence.
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Jun 15, 20264m 37s
China Moves mBridge Toward a Commercial Launch as a SWIFT Rival
China is preparing a commercial rollout of mBridge, a blockchain-based multi-CBDC settlement network that has cleared 470B yuan and is pitched against SWIFT.
Jun 15, 20264m 32s
Brazil Committee Advances a Bill to Ban a Future CBDC
A Brazilian Chamber of Deputies committee advanced Bill 4212/25, which would stop any future CBDC from replacing cash, becoming forced legal tender, or enabling surveillance.
Jun 15, 20264m 35s
Stop Crypto ATM Scams Act Would Cap New Users at $2,000 a Day
A bipartisan House bill would cap crypto ATM transactions, force scam warnings, and require refunds for fraud after Americans lost $333M to kiosk scams in 2025.
Jun 15, 20264m 23s
Kraken Launches CFTC-Regulated Perpetual Futures for US Traders
Kraken opened CFTC-regulated perpetual futures to US customers through Bitnomial on June 15, 2026, ending years of offshore-only access to a $60T market.
Jun 15, 20264m 05s
BitMine Buys 76,881 ETH, Now Holds 4.66% of the Supply
BitMine added 76,881 ETH this week after a $274M preferred stock raise, lifting its stack to 5.62M ETH, or 4.66% of circulating supply, as ETH jumped 7.7%.
Jun 15, 20262m 58s
Bybit Adds Western Union for Local-Currency USDPT Swaps in LATAM
Bybit has tied Western Union into its conversion flow, letting users across Latin America turn local currencies into USDPT in a few steps. Here is the detail.
Jun 15, 20265m 13s
Zcash Says Counterfeit ZEC Was Likely Never Minted, but Can't Prove It
Zooko Wilcox says prior exploitation of the Orchard counterfeiting bug looks unlikely, but cryptography alone cannot confirm no fake ZEC was ever minted.
Jun 15, 20264m 02s
XRP Spot ETFs Drew Inflows Last Week as BTC, ETH and SOL ETFs Bled
XRP spot ETFs pulled net inflows last week while Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana spot ETFs saw net outflows, a rotation that landed as XRP led the majors at $1.18.
Jun 15, 20264m 50s
Hoskinson Says Cardano's Disputed 1,096 BTC Paid for a 2016 Audit
Charles Hoskinson says Cardano's disputed 1,096 BTC funded a 2016 crowdsale audit. The coins cost about $454,000 then and are worth roughly $72M now.