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US government invests 500M in SandboxAQ for AI driven chip materials
The Trump administration will become a shareholder in SandboxAQ and award it $500 million to develop chemicals and materials for American chip plants, according to the Commerce Department’s announcement on Wednesday. The work includes substitutes for PFAS compounds and rare earth inputs bought overseas, while the package comes from President Donald Trump’s use of research...Cryptopolitan
Wed, Jun 17
Australia's High Court unanimously rules Block Earner's crypto yield product required a financial license
Australia’s corporate regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), tasted victory in its legal challenge of a now-discontinued Block Earner fixed-yield crypto product when the High Court submitted a 7-0 ruling in its favor today, June 17. The court’s unanimous decision means that Block Earner is now being considered for running a financial product...Cryptopolitan
Wed, Jun 17
Ripple Price Forecast: XRP falls below $1.20 despite Africa stablecoin payments push
Ripple (XRP) remains weak on Wednesday as investors cautiously await the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) interest rate decision. Market participants have fully priced in the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) rate decision, with nearly unanimous expectations of no change.
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Wed, Jun 17
US Congress strikes deal on housing bill that would ban a digital dollar through 2030
Leaders of the Senate Banking and House Financial Services committees have announced a bicameral agreement on the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act that includes a provision prohibiting the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) until at least 2030. The restriction widens the policy gap between Washington and the European Central...Cryptopolitan
Wed, Jun 17
Bitcoin's 'digital gold' narrative lags as central banks swap dollar for gold in 2026
A record 45% of the 76 central banks surveyed by the World Gold Council say they'll add to their own gold reserves over the next 12 months, more than double the 20% share recorded back in 2020.Cryptopolitan
Wed, Jun 17
Crypto Today: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP trim breakout gains as focus shifts to Fed decision
Cryptocurrency prices broadly decline as investors show caution toward risk assets ahead of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) interest rate decision on Wednesday. Bitcoin (BTC) holds around $65,000 after correcting from its Monday high of $67,292.
Binance turns pre-IPO SpaceX demand into post-IPO dominance as retail investors seek IPO exposure
Binance says it now accounts for more than 60% of trading activity in SpaceX perpetual futures, providing a globally accessible venue to meet the demand among retail investors for exposure to high-profile companies that have traditionally been difficult to access before and immediately after listing. The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume stated on...Cryptopolitan
Wed, Jun 17
Dollar returns as anchor of global trading as investors rebuild bets on the United States
The dollar is back at the center of global trading as investors rebuild bets on the United States, expecting the economy to stay stronger than Europe and Asia, helped by heavy spending on AI, strong hiring, and higher interest rates. This demand for US assets has of course changed how traders see the Federal Reserve’s...Cryptopolitan
Wed, Jun 17
JustLend wants more than TRON with new kending model
JustLend DAO, the largest lending platform operating on the TRON blockchain, unveiled the Supply and Borrow Market V2 (SBM V2) on June 17. In an attempt to avoid contagion risk within different assets, the protocol adopted a new architecture from shared pools to isolated collateral. The significance of this change cannot be confined to the...Cryptopolitan
Wed, Jun 17
World Cup Lifts Prediction Market Weekly Spot Volume to $8.7 Billion Record
Weekly spot volumes across prediction market platforms reached its highest level this past week as the FIFA World Cup got underway. Weekly volumes crossed the $8 billion mark, hitting $8.7 billion last week, crossing the previous high of $7.4 billion set in early February this year. No election cycle or crypto blowup had managed to...Cryptopolitan
Wed, Jun 17
10X Research calls BlackRock's new Bitcoin volatility ETF a 'yield trap' that gets it 'backwards'
BlackRock announced that it had launched its iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (BITA). However, crypto research firm 10X Research is not so optimistic about the ETF’s chances of yielding absolute returns in nearly every market scenario. BITA, which began trading on the Nasdaq on June 16, holds a mix of spot Bitcoin and shares of...Cryptopolitan
Wed, Jun 17
Binance merges crypto, traditional stocks, and DeFi on one account in evolution into TriFi super app
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is executing one of the most ambitious product expansions in its nine-year history, as it aims to blur the boundary between crypto markets and traditional finance in a bid to build what the company calls a “TriFi super app.” In the space of six months, it...Cryptopolitan
Wed, Jun 17
Inveniam targets growth areas in RWA infrastructure, AI private market data with MANTRA deal
Inveniam Capital Partners announced earlier today that its proposed acquisition of the MANTRA blockchain project and its affiliated entities is expected to close by June 30, 2026. The announcement did not disclose the financial terms of the deal. The operator of the Inveniam IO platform, which has credentialed over $200 billion in private market assets,...Cryptopolitan
Wed, Jun 17
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