Key Takeaways Bank of America forecasts three 25-basis-point Fed hikes in September, October, and December of this year. BofA Economist Aditya Bhave believes the Fed’s inflation problem has gotten “unambiguously worse” over the last couple of years. The projected hikes would lift the federal funds rate to 4.25%-4.5%, a headwind for crypto. A Sharp Reversal…
Key Takeaways The Bitcoin Puzzle Challenge holds 916.52 BTC worth roughly $58.87M across 78 unsolved addresses as of June 2026. Puzzle 71 is the lowest remaining address-only target, with pool telemetry projecting 421 years at current speed. Solvers targeting known-public-key puzzles 135 through 160 can apply Pollard’s Kangaroo, reducing the algorithmic cost significantly. A Challenge…
Key Takeaways Bitcoin traded at $62,309 on June 23, with all 14 moving averages signaling negative sentiment and price below the EMA (10) at $63,777. BTC’s RSI-14 reached 37, nearing oversold territory, while the MACD issued the session’s only bullish signal. A 4-hour close below $61,500 would open a path toward the $59,100 cycle low,…
Key Takeaways Jamie Dimon called the bull market a “little tsunami” at a June 21 Council on Foreign Relations event. He cited $700 billion in AI spending, 4.3% unemployment, and 2% GDP growth as near-term supports. Dimon flagged Ukraine, Iran, Russia, and China tensions as underpriced longer-term risks. A Warning Wrapped in a Metaphor Speaking…
Philippine digital asset platform Coins.ph has announced a strategic partnership with London-based payment infrastructure provider Clear Junction to expand its cross-border payment and financial services into the European and United Kingdom markets. The partnership enables Coins.ph to utilize Clear Junction’s payment infrastructure to process collections and disbursements in Euros (EUR) and British Pounds (GBP) for…
Key Takeaways SpaceX (Nasdaq: SPCX) fell 16% yesterday to $154.60, a three-day loss of 23%. Musk’s net worth dropped about $150 billion in a day, leaving him worth roughly $1 trillion. Ark Invest bought 210,121 SPCX shares worth $32.5 million, betting on the dip. A Brutal Three Days SpaceX stock fell 16% on Monday to…
South Korea called for a consistent global regulatory framework and the expansion of the Travel Rule to counter cross-border money laundering involving virtual assets and decentralized finance (DeFi). Lee Hyung-joo, Chief of the South Korean Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), made the remarks during the 6th Plenary Meeting of the 34th Financial Action Task Force (FATF)…
Key Takeaways Nikkei found that a zksync.jp scam stole hundreds of millions of yen, linking Japan’s crypto fraud to drug markets. With over 120 transfers found, Hubei Amarvel Biotech next faces scrutiny over illicit drug market ties. The U.S. offers $5M for a Wuhan Yuangcheng leader, as the DEA next targets Japan’s transit markets. Chinese…
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has lifted its moratorium on transaction fee increases for automated clearing houses InstaPay and PESONet under new digital payment pricing rules, according to central bank documents issued in June 2026. Under Memorandum No. 2026-025, the Monetary Board approved the lifting through Resolution No. 498, effective alongside BSP Circular No….
Key Takeaways Safaricom, Google, and Meta joined a United for Wildlife taskforce in 2024 to crush illegal trafficking. AI will monitor M-Pesa to disrupt a $23B illicit market that puts 1M species at risk of extinction. Next, British Airways and Heathrow will launch public campaigns to tighten the net on global smugglers. Squeezing the Financial…
