June 17, 2026
Crypto

Ripple brings RLUSD stablecoin to Türkiye through three partners

Ripple has made its USD-backed stablecoin RLUSD available to institutions in Türkiye through new partnerships with BiLira, Bitexen and Bitlo. Summary Ripple launched RLUSD in Türkiye through BiLira, Bitexen and Bitlo for institutional stablecoin access locally. RLUSD crossed $1.7 billion in market cap less than one year after its launch globally. Ripple also added Istanbul

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin ETF News: BTC ETFs Hit 10-Day Outflow Streak, Is Institutional Hype Over?

Bitcoin ETF News: U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have now posted 10 consecutive trading days of net outflows, with roughly $2.9–3.0 billion redeemed since mid-May 2026, according to CoinGlass data, the longest sustained outflow streak since the products launched in January 2024. That streak eclipses the prior record of eight consecutive outflow days set earlier in 2025,

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Crypto

Hyperliquid ETF from Grayscale could begin trading this week after filing update

Grayscale’s Hyperliquid ETF could begin trading as soon as this week after the asset manager updated its registration filing with a ticker symbol and management fee. Summary Grayscale has added a 0.29% fee and the HYPG ticker to its Hyperliquid ETF filing, with Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart expecting a launch as soon as this week.

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Bitcoin

What next for BTC prices as Bitcoin slides to $70,000 on Strategy’s sale

Bitcoin BTC$70,619.71 extended its slide below $71,000 in early Asian hours Tuesday, down 3.4% in the past 24 hours and 7.5% on the week, as the aftermath of Strategy’s first disclosed bitcoin sale weighed on the market while stocks paused at record highs and oil pushed further on the stalled U.S.-Iran ceasefire negotiations. BTC traded

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Crypto

SpaceX adds quiet IPO warning as $1.8T listing nears

SpaceX has added new IPO filing language that gives the company room to issue large amounts of stock for future deals. Summary SpaceX’s amended S-1/A filing states that the company may issue significant amounts of equity for future acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic transactions. The filing shows SpaceX is targeting a Nasdaq listing under the ticker

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Crypto

Grayscale nears Hyperliquid ETFs launch as fee race tightens

Grayscale has moved closer to launching its Hyperliquid exchange-traded fund after adding a 0.29% sponsor fee and HYPG ticker to its amended registration filing. Summary Grayscale updated its Hyperliquid ETF filing to include a 0.29% fee and the HYPG ticker. James Seyffart expects Grayscale’s Hyperliquid ETF to launch sometime this week. The fund would compete

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Bitcoin

CME Group Goes Live With 24/7 Crypto Futures And Options, Launches Bitcoin Volatility Contracts

CME Group, the world’s largest derivatives marketplace, has launched 24/7 trading for cryptocurrency futures and options, marking a structural shift in how regulated derivatives markets align with the nonstop nature of digital assets. Trading went live at 4:00 p.m. Central Time on Friday, May 29, on the exchange’s CME Globex platform. Over the inaugural weekend,

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Crypto

Dimon fight deepens as Coinbase pushes for CLARITY Act passage

Coinbase has intensified its push for U.S. crypto market rules as Senate lawmakers prepare for a decisive vote on the CLARITY Act this month. Summary Coinbase’s Faryar Shirzad said the CLARITY Act could become the biggest U.S. financial regulatory bill since Dodd-Frank. The bill cleared the Senate Banking Committee by a 15-9 vote and now

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Bitcoin

Vitalik Buterin Proposes Options-Based DeFi to Reduce Risks

Vitalik Buterin suggests an options-based DeFi model that removes liquidations and uses slow oracles to improve security and stability. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has outlined a new approach to decentralized finance that could reduce liquidation risks. In a post, Buterin proposed building index-tracking assets on top of options rather than collateralized debt positions (CDPs).  The

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Crypto

CME Group crypto futures go 24/7 as first weekend volume hits $50M

CME Group has drawn about $50 million in notional volume during the first weekend of its new 24/7 cryptocurrency futures and options trading service. Summary CME Group recorded about $50 million in notional trading volume during the first weekend of its 24/7 crypto derivatives market. More than 7,200 cryptocurrency futures and options contracts traded after

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