In crypto news today (June 16), Bitcoin has surged above $66,000, continuing the bullish price action that began over the past weekend amid an incoming peace deal between the US and Iran, slowing ETF outflows, and the Bank of Japan raising interest rates. Liquidations have picked up, with over $536M over the past 24-hours and
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF began trading on Nasdaq today under the ticker BITA, marking the world’s largest asset manager’s boldest step yet into structuring Bitcoin as an income-generating asset rather than a pure speculative play. The launch was confirmed by Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, who noted the listing had been verified directly
Fox is buying its way deeper into the streaming interface. The TV corporation is adding another free streaming platform to its roster with the $22 billion purchase of Roku. Announced on June 15, the deal combines Roku, which has 100 million subscribers on its ad-supported The Roku Channel video streaming service, with Fox’s Tubi, another
Key Takeaways Binance Research said April DeFi exploits drove about $13 billion in outflows and cut onchain leverage to roughly 38%. A near $300 million KelpDAO hack via Layerzero helped spark a 44% drop in Aave’s value locked. Protocols migrated to Chainlink CCIP and hardened infrastructure, testing whether deposits rebuild. A $13 Billion Wipeout in
Farcaster founder Dan Romero said the firm “isn’t shutting down” and that Merkle Manufactory will return $180M to investors. Source link
HYPE rallied sharply today as spot ETF demand and heavy SpaceX perp trading added fresh momentum around Hyperliquid’s ecosystem. Hyperliquid’s native cryptocurrency, HYPE, is one of today’s best performers, charting a double-digit move as trading activity accelerates across multiple verticals. At the time of this writing, HYPE is trading at around $72, very close
The global digital asset landscape is weathering structural volatility this week as institutional tech integrations stall, prominent hack investigations conclude, and macro data charts a historically unique market cycle. Here are the news you may have missed last week. 🏛️ Institutional Pivots & Sovereign Rails Megabanks in Japan Unveil Joint Stablecoin Roadmap Japan’s three largest
XRP recovered sharply after weeks of selling pressure, with traders returning to major altcoins as geopolitical fears eased. Summary XRP rebounded as easing geopolitical fears helped traders rotate back into major altcoins this week. Wallets holding at least one million XRP now control 74.1% of its supply, Santiment says. ETF inflows, Binance withdrawals, and $1.30
Today’s Connections: Sports Edition will require baseball movie knowledge. As we’ve shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the “common threads between words.” And just like
Key Takeaways Securitize expanded STAC to Solana, with Ethena planning a $250M allocation. Solana RWA activity rose 75% in 30 days as chains compete for tokenized assets. STAC brings exposure to the $1.3T CLO market through regulated onchain securities. Ethena Backs Solana RWA Push With Investment in Securitize Fund Securitize is bringing its tokenized AAA