The Federal Reserve left its benchmark fed funds rate range unchanged at 3.50%-3.75% on Wednesday, a move markets had expected nearly unanimously."Economic activity is expanding at a solid pace despite…

The crypto industry is pushing back against a new tax law in the state of Illinois that enacts a 0.2% tax on businesses transacting or storing crypto for customers in…

Caroline Bishop Jun 17, 2026 05:45 The US GAO urges the FDIC to enhance blockchain risk coordination, highlighting regulatory gaps and challenges in overseeing crypto-linked financial products. The U.S. Government…

Bank of Japan Hikes Rates to 1% as Polymarket Bets Grow on Zero Fed Cuts in 2026 The Bank of Japan lifted its policy rate to 1%, the highest level…

Ripple, the blockchain firm closely associated with the XRP Ledger (XRP) network, invested in African payments company Flutterwave as part of its Series E funding round, a deal centered on…

Coinbase (COIN) said it plans to introduce tokenized stocks backed one-for-one by underlying U.S. equities, joining the growing competition among crypto firms and traditional financial companies to bring stocks onto…

Felix Pinkston Jun 16, 2026 05:31 BNB Smart Chain achieves 0.65-second finality—a 70x improvement from 45 seconds in 2022—unlocking faster DeFi, payments, and cross-chain transfers. BNB Smart Chain (BSC) now…

Timothy Morano Jun 16, 2026 05:24 Hong Kong Monetary Authority reveals results of 2-year RMB sovereign bond tender, reinforcing Hong Kong's role as a global RMB hub. The Hong Kong…

A key player on the fast-growing derivatives exchange Hyperliquid's private-company trading is shutting down, pointing to consolidation in one of the industry's hottest new markets.Ventuals, the project behind perpetual futures…

The rest of the Clarity Act depends on that guarantee, because there is no digital asset market to regulate if the people who build it cannot afford to build it…