June 17, 2026
Bitcoin

Solana RWAs Jump 10x as SOL Holds Near $88

Solana outlook strengthens as RWAs jump 10x, stablecoin transfers reach $2T in a quarter, and SOL holds near $88 support. Solana growth outlook is strengthening as stablecoin transfers, real-world assets, and developer activity rise across the network. Amir Avalliani said Solana processed $2 trillion in stablecoin transfers during the quarter, while real-world assets on the

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Can ARMA Turn the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Into Law?

The US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve already exists as an executive-order framework for retaining government-held Bitcoin. ARMA would seek to codify it in law and potentially extend it into an active accumulation strategy — with major implications for Bitcoin’s supply dynamics, reserve-asset status and the next phase of sovereign adoption. The US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR)

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Bitcoin ETF News: BTC Slips Below $80K Despite Record $1B ETF Inflows—Time to Buy the Dip?

In Bitcoin ETF news today, BTC dropped to $79,800 on Thursday, slipping below the psychologically critical $80K threshold even as weekly spot Bitcoin ETF inflows surged past $1B for the first time since January. The price sits roughly -3.6% off its recent high of $82,800, with 24-hour trading volume remaining elevated as traders scramble to

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NEAR Protocol (NEAR) gains 6.3%, leading index higher

CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 2142.44, up 0.1% (+2.73) since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday. Seventeen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: NEAR (+6.3%) and ICP (+5.8%). Laggards: BNB (-0.4%) and CRO (-0.1%).

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Bitcoin Price Tops $81,000 For First Time Since January

Bitcoin price broke above $81,000 during Asian trading hours and early U.S. hours today, its highest price since late January and the latest sign that the market has moved past a brutal first-quarter stretch that bottomed near $60,000.  The move came on the back of several forces hitting at once: a flood of institutional money

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Web3 AI Conference: A New Business Event Format — May 23, Nizhny Novgorod

On May 23, the historic DKRT mansion in Nizhny Novgorod will host the Web3 AI Conference, an event designed to redefine the business forum experience. While traditional conferences often result in low-conversion, random meetings, the Web3 AI Conference offers a focused, high-impact tool for the global business community. The event brings together 300 business owners,

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Bitfinex Alpha | Glimmers of Positivity in the New Year

After a weak end to the year with late December trading marked by thin liquidity and compressed volatility, Bitcoin entered 2026 showing early signs of stabilisation. BTC consolidated in a tight $85,000–$94,000 range, underperforming equities as the S&P 500 closed 2025 near record highs. BTC was likely affected by year-end tax-loss harvesting and portfolio rebalancing,

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Is ‘HODL’ Dead? Is it Time to Sell Your Bitcoin?

Strategy, the largest corporate Bitcoin holder in the world with 818,334 BTC on its books, just told the market it will sell Bitcoin when it makes financial sense. That sentence would have been unthinkable two years ago. For a company built entirely on the philosophy that you never, ever sell your Bitcoin, this is a

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Coinbax wins $20,000 PitchFest prize at Consensus Miami for stablecoin compliance

MIAMI – Coinbax won the $20,000 grand prize at Consensus Miami’s PitchFest after pitching a system designed to help banks and financial firms manage compliance for stablecoin payments. The company, founded by former Jack Henry executive Peter Glyman, builds programmable escrow infrastructure that adds controls to wallet-to-wallet crypto transactions. The software is meant to reduce

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Strategy Opens Door To Bold Bitcoin Sales Pivot Unlocking $2.2 Billion Tax Benefit

Strategy Inc. (formerly MicroStrategy, Nasdaq: MSTR), the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder and first Bitcoin Treasury Company, held its Q1 2026 earnings call on May 5. The results were dominated by massive non-cash GAAP losses from Bitcoin’s fair-value accounting amid a volatile quarter. Yet the real story, and the market’s focal point, was a clear

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