The CFTC and the SEC requested public comment on the definitions of swaps and other derivative instruments. The regulators' actions come amid a conflict with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group). On June 17, CME head Terrence Duffy announced his intention to sue the CFTC. The reason was the agency's authorization for Kalshi to launch perpetual futures…

On the evening of June 18, 2026, the rate of Strategy's floating-dividend-rate preferred shares STRC fell below $83 against a par value of $100. This was commented on by the well-known skeptic Peter Schiff, who noted that prison awaits Michael Saylor. The financial house of cards @Saylor built is collapsing. $MSTR's per-share discount to its Bitcoin holdings is…

Three Amazon engineers filed a complaint with the Seattle Office for Civil Rights over the company's internal investigation. According to the employees, the reason was their statements in support of a moratorium on large data centers, The Verge reports. On June 9, the Seattle City Council unanimously introduced a one-year moratorium on siting such facilities. Amazon stated that…

A surge in microtransactions has become the main driver of growth in bitcoin network activity. The share of transfers under 0.01 BTC has risen to about 80% of the daily number of transactions, CryptoQuant reported.

Analysts at the Singapore trading firm QCP Capital named the reason for bitcoin's lack of bullish momentum, as it still trades below $66,000. Bitcoin remains locked within this price despite the agreement between the U.S. and Iran that implies the opening of the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, the experts say with surprise. The blockade of the strait…