Monthly Archives: June 2026

House Speaker Mike Johnson transmitted a housing bill with a provision barring the US Federal Reserve issuing or creating a CBDC until 2030 to Donald Trump on Monday. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/cbdc-ban-housing-bill-donald-trump?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Lawmakers in the US Senate are on state work periods until July 13, giving them only four weeks to address a cryptocurrency market structure bill before another break and possible delays due to campaigning for elections. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/senate-leaders-july-passage-clarity-act?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Rising demand for put options and persistent ETF outflows highlight Bitcoin’s weakness despite lower oil prices. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-put-call-ratio-hits-1-year-high-are-bears-preparing-for-drop-to-55k?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin faced its own battle for support as US stocks headed higher and analysts warned of a lack of “conviction” among BTC buyers. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-fails-60k-reclaim-as-us-stocks-rebound-on-new-iran-peace-hopes?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Several exchanges that have already been authorized by EU regulators are attempting to bring in users from companies unlicensed under the Markets in Crypto-Assets rules, offering transfer bonuses and prizes. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-okx-kraken-eu-users-mica?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The move deepens BNY’s partnership with Circle and builds on the bank’s role as the primary custodian of USDC reserves. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bny-adds-usdc-minting-and-redemption-to-institutional-custody-platform?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Claude Mythos has raised concerns about AI-driven attacks on DeFi protocols. However, the same AI tools are also available to security teams, not just attackers. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/learn/claude-mythos-defi-hacks-ai-security?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. Here are five crypto skeptics who have reluctantly embraced the opportunity of making loads of money with blockchain. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/features/from-bitcoin-critics-to-blockchain-believers-the-5-biggest-crypto-backflips?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Michael Saylor’s Strategy unveiled a capital framework allowing Bitcoin sales to fund dividends, a $2.55 billion reserve and buybacks while raising STRC payout to 12%. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-capital-framework-preserve-bitcoin-exposure?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The new SDK feature lets developers route payments from Bitcoin balances to recipients in USDC and USDT without requiring users to hold stablecoins. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/breez-bitcoin-wallets-send-usdc-usdt-without-holding-stablecoins?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound