Cryptocurrency News

Nearly three years after Celsius unraveled, the CFTC has closed its civil enforcement case against founder Alexander Mashinsky with a federal consent order imposing permanent trading and registration bans. The decision marks another chapter in the fallout from a crypto lender that regulators alleged attracted about $20 billion in customer funds through misleading claims about…Read More

Alchemy has launched Agentcard with Visa Intelligent Commerce, giving AI agents a way to make purchases using trusted payment and identity tools. The product adds spend controls, dedicated credentials, and support for both card-based and emerging agent payment rails. AI Agents Move Beyond Chat Into Real-World Spending Alchemy is moving into agentic commerce with the…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine BlackRock Executive Calls Bitcoin “Too Big to Ignore”, Discusses New Bitcoin Premium Income ETF BlackRock’s new BITA ETF uses a covered-call strategy on its spot Bitcoin ETF holdings to generate monthly income. This post BlackRock Executive Calls Bitcoin “Too Big to Ignore”, Discusses New Bitcoin Premium Income ETF first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine…Read More

PRESS RELEASE. Toronto, Canada, June 18, 2026 – Blockchain Futurist Conference has partnered with Anvil, the decentralized protocol enabling digital asset-backed credit, to introduce an easier way for companies to secure sponsorships in advance. Sponsoring a conference has always brought on a difficult choice, either commit early and hand over capital months in advance, or…Read More

Range, a Zug, Switzerland-based financial infrastructure company, closed an oversubscribed $8.3 million Series A on June 18, 2026, bringing its total funding to $11 million and positioning itself as a control layer for companies running stablecoin and fiat operations side by side. A Mixed Investor Base Signals Convergence The round drew traditional fintech capital alongside…Read More

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh used his debut press conference on June 17 to strip away decades of central bank communication habits, and markets spent the following day sorting out what that means for rates, risk, and bitcoin. Rates Hold, Statement Shrinks The Fed held the federal funds rate at 3.50% to 3.75% on a…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine STRC Is Junk Credit in a Bitcoin Costume, and Retail Is Holding $8.8 Billion of It There is now $15 billion sitting in three securities being marketed to bitcoin holders as the safer, smarter way to access bitcoin exposure: Strategy’s preferred stack, STRC, and SATA. The pitch is identical across all three. Tax-favored.…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Falls to $62,000 as Hawkish Fed Shift Raises Risk of Deeper Pullback Bitcoin price fell to around $62,000 after a hawkish Federal Reserve outlook dampened risk appetite. This post Bitcoin Price Falls to $62,000 as Hawkish Fed Shift Raises Risk of Deeper Pullback first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Federal Reserve Moves to Close Stablecoin Loopholes With New Customer ID Rules The Federal Reserve proposed requiring stablecoin issuers to verify customer identities before account opening or direct token redemption, extending bank-style anti-money laundering standards to stablecoins. This post Federal Reserve Moves to Close Stablecoin Loopholes With New Customer ID Rules first appeared…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine CME Group to Sue CFTC Over Bitcoin Perpetual Futures Approval in Clash Over Dodd-Frank Classification CME Group plans to sue the CFTC over its approval of bitcoin perpetual futures, arguing the contracts are swaps — not futures — under Dodd-Frank. This post CME Group to Sue CFTC Over Bitcoin Perpetual Futures Approval in…Read More