June 16, 2026
Bitcoin

TRUMP Token Falls 20% as Losses Deepen

$TRUMP fell over 20% in 24 hours as reported exchange deposits, weak conference reaction, and a 96% drop from peak drew market focus. $TRUMP token fell more than 20% in 24 hours, based on market commentary. The drop erased about $161 million in market value. Traders linked the fall to pre-conference selling, weak event reaction,

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Bitfinex Alpha | Sideways – Bitfinex blog

Bitcoin remains confined within the $66,000–$70,000 range, consolidating after the February 5 drawdown, currently the deepest of this cycle. Volatility has compressed, and momentum has faded, signalling a transition from a liquidation-driven decline into a more balanced environment. On-chain data shows that much of the recent downside has been absorbed within the $60,000–$69,000 demand band.

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Why Crypto Traders Are Turning on the TRUMP Memecoin

The official TRUMP memecoin is down more than -95% from its January 2025 peak of $75, and the traders who rode that wave up are done pretending the story has a second act. The upcoming Mar-a-Lago conference for the token’s top 297 holders drew just $1.4Bn in trading volume in the run-up, compared to $12.9Bn

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Europe’s banks are going all in on crypto

Something important happened in Belgium earlier this year. KBC, the country’s largest bank-insurance group, switched on regulated Bitcoin and Ether trading for retail investors through Bolero, its self-directed brokerage platform. What matters is not only that a major European bank enabled access to digital assets. It is how that access was introduced: within an existing

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DOJ Drops Criminal Probe Of Fed Chair Powell, Clearing Path For Warsh

The Department of Justice ended its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday, removing the last major obstacle to Senate confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the central bank’s next leader — a development with consequences for monetary policy and Bitcoin. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced the closure

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Early Buyers Accumulate Little Pepe (LILPEPE) as Presale Progresses, Positioning for High-Return Opportunities in the Next Bull Cycle

The pace around Little Pepe (LILPEPE) is no longer subtle. As the presale crosses the $28 million mark, early buyers are stepping in with clearer intent, and the accumulation ahead of what many expect to be the next major market cycle. The momentum is building, supply is tightening, and the window to enter at current

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Bitfinex Launches Documentary Celebrating El Salvador’s Bitcoin Journey

“The Bitcoin Dream in El Salvador” Chronicles The Country’s Landmark Bitcoin Revolution Through First-Hand Accounts From Pioneering Advocates And Builders ROAD TOWN, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – 19th February 2026 – Bitfinex, the Original Bitcoin Exchange, is proud to announce the publication of a new video documentary series, “The Bitcoin Dream in El Salvador”. The

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XRP Ledger’s Post-Quantum Push: What Ripple Is Actually Doing to Prepare

Ripple has published a multi-phase roadmap to make the XRP Ledger resistant to quantum computing attacks, aiming to achieve full post-quantum readiness by 2028. The move comes after Google Quantum AI research confirmed that the cryptography underpinning most blockchains today can, in principle, be broken by sufficiently advanced quantum hardware. Assets are not at risk

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U.S. CFTC adds New York to string of states its suing to stop prediction market pushback

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued New York on Friday in its latest action to shield what the agency has argued is its unassailable nationwide regulatory authority over prediction market firms. Earlier this week, New York sued Coinbase and Gemini, arguing that their prediction market contracts violated state gambling laws. And last year, the

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VanEck Flags Dual Bullish Signals For Bitcoin As Funding Turns Negative, Hash Rate Slips

Bitcoin’s latest onchain and derivatives data point to a constructive setup, with VanEck highlighting negative funding rates and a clustered hash rate drawdown alongside softer volatility and cautious positioning.  The firm notes in their latest report that realized volatility fell from about 56% to 41% as US‑Iran tensions eased, while the 7‑day average funding rate

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