Cryptocurrency
BTC updates: Soft core inflation gave crypto a bounce, but only bitcoin held up on the week
Crypto caught a modest bid on Thursday after Wednesday's inflation report showed underlying price pressures staying contained. Bitcoin rose about 1.9% over 24 hours to roughly $62,600, leading the majors, per CoinDesk data.Headline inflation rose 0.5% on the month...
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CME Group Launches Crypto Index Futures Tracking Bitcoin, Solana and XRP
Key TakeawaysCME launched Nasdaq CME Crypto Index futures on June 9, covering 8 major cryptocurrencies.Nasdaq and CME expand regulated crypto access as institutional demand broadens beyond BTC and ETH.Investors can now hedge diversified crypto portfolios through cash-settled index futures...
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CFTC Proposes Prediction Market Rules Favoring Sports Contracts
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has proposed new rules for prediction markets, signaling that sports event contracts are generally not contrary to the public interest even though federal law classifies them as “gaming.”Released on Wednesday, the proposal...
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AI Deepfake Election Ad Raises Transparency Concerns
The election season is ramping up in the United States, meaning that airwaves and social media are flooded with campaign ads.Candidates, in addition to the political action committees (PACs) supporting and opposing them, are projected to spend a record-breaking...
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Dogecoin Is One Step Away From The Same Pattern That Triggered 2021’s 29,000% Rally, What Next?
Dogecoin is trading at $0.085 in early June 2026, which is about 88% below its all-time high but deep inside what one analyst believes is the most important technical setup the meme coin has seen since its pre-2021 launch...
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Chainalysis, South Korea Link Up on Crypto Crime
Blockchain security firm Chainalysis is strengthening its collaboration with South Korea’s national police to crack down on crypto crimes, including those involving North Korea.Chainalysis said on Wednesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korean National Police...