Stellar’s XLM Leads Monthly Crypto Rally With 50% Surge as Tokenized Assets Pile In
Key Takeaways XLM rose more than 45% over a 72-hour stretch this week, leading several major-cap performers. Stellar enabled tokenized U.S. Treasuries and AAA-rated CLOs via Sushi, with onchain real-world assets near $2.3 billion. XLM is trading between $0.22 and…
SOL Trades 75% Below ATH While Institutions Rebuild Capital Markets on Its Rails
Solana (SOL) is trading at $68.15 , roughly -75% below its January 2025 all-time high, even as JPMorgan, Visa, PayPal, and Franklin Templeton are actively building on Solana’s infrastructure. That is not a typo, and it is not a contradiction…
Japan’s FSA orders moomoo Securities to halt new account openings until September
Japan’s Financial Services Agency has suspended part of moomoo Securities’ operations for three months and ordered the brokerage to strengthen its internal controls after regulators found compliance, customer protection, anti-money laundering, and cybersecurity failures. Summary Japan’s Financial Services Agency has…
Ethereum Trades Flat Over 9 Years, 14% Below Its 2017 High Once Inflation Is Counted
Key Takeaways Popular trader Pentoshi has christened ether a “cursed asset,” saying it has been flat for over nine years and is 14% lower price-wise once inflation is adjusted. Ether is trading near $1,700, down nearly 65% from its $4,946…
Crypto News Today (June 19): BTC Crashes Below $64K, Kalshi IPO Rumors Begin and G7 Leaders Target North Korean Crypto Hackers
In crypto news today (June 19), Bitcoin has fallen another -2% overnight, dropping below $64,000, with ETF flows bleeding once more, while Michael Saylor’s STRC stock continues to crash, fueling fears that Strategy will be forced to dump Bitcoin to…
PremiumBlock Launches Non-Custodial Risk Hub for User-Created Prediction Markets, Perps and Web3 Poker
[PRESS RELEASE – Stockholm, Sweden, June 19th, 2026] PremiumBlock brings leveraged prediction markets, liquid 24/7 FX perpetuals, and Web3 poker together in one wallet-native platform via premiumblock.org PremiumBlock today announced the launch of its non-custodial risk hub for decentralized prediction…
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker Greenlights Crypto Tax of 0.2% on Every Transfer Starting 2027
Key Takeaways Illinois’ Digital Asset Tax Act imposes a 0.2% levy on crypto transfers effective Jan. 1, 2027, regardless of profit. The tax targets brokers earning over $100,000 from Illinois users and is projected to raise about $60 million a…
How will Bitcoin react after the $2.13B options expiry?
Bitcoin and Ethereum faced a $2.13 billion options expiry on June 19 as both assets traded below their max pain levels. Summary Bitcoin options worth $1.9 billion expired with max pain at $65,000, above spot prices Friday. Ether options worth…
A $2.1B Crypto Expiring Event Is Happening Today
The end of another week has arrived, and with it another batch of expiring crypto options as spot markets turn red once again. Around 30,500 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, June 19, with a notional value of…
Next.io Co-Founder Says Insider Trading in Prediction Markets Is ‘the Most Difficult Point to Resolve’
Key Takeaways Lindh says the Sportradar–Kalshi deal shows the gambling industry’s anti-prediction front is cracking. He argues prediction market operators lack sportsbooks’ incentive to stop insider trading. Lindh sees Malta as the likely legal route into the EU, and operators…
