Regulation

Illinois’ new crypto tax puts users under a burden stocks do not face

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a $55.9 billion state budget that includes a first-of-its-kind 0.2% tax on crypto assets. The Digital Asset Tax Act, nested deeply within the broader revenue package of Senate Bill…
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DeFi

DeFi’s next institutional wave may come from users who never see “behind the scenes” – CEO of Katana

For years, DeFi’s growth strategy was to pull users on-chain, and the next institutional wave is testing where users may…
Data

Pendle TVL drops 22.4% to $0.92B

Pendle protocol TVL moved -22.4% in 24h to $0.92B. Category: Yield. Active on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Plasma. Read the full story…
Markets

Strategy’s STRC draws bearish options bets as it falls to new all-time low

Options traders are building bearish positions around Strategy’s (formerly MicroStrategy) flagship preferred STRC stock after the security fell to a…
Regulation

Bitcoin just holds $64K after Fed revives hike risk, but one level still decides whether repair is real

The Fed left interest rates unchanged on June 17, and Bitcoin still felt the policy outlook tighten beneath it. The…
AI

Hive shares jumps 10% on $220m Canada sovereign AI infrastructure deal

GPU cloud contract with Bell and Cohere strengthens HIVE’s shift from bitcoin mining to high performance AI computing. Read Full…
AI

The great rotation: Investors desert the Magnificent 7, crypto for AI bottlenecks

Capital is flowing out of the largest tech companies and bitcoin as investors pile into semiconductors, memory stocks and space-related…
Markets

G7 calls for joint action on North Korean crypto theft, cybercrime

G7 leaders broadened their warning over North Korean crypto theft to include wider cybercrime as researchers link DPRK-affiliated actors to…
Markets

CME to Sue CFTC Over Bitcoin Perpetual Futures Approval: CEO

Outgoing CME chief Terry Duffy says perpetual futures are actually swaps under Dodd-Frank, and that the exchange will file suit…
Markets

Bitcoin's nemesis, the Dollar Index, is on the verge of a major breakout

Your day-ahead look for June 18, 2026 Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →