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Fresh US inflation data released Tuesday delivered an upside surprise that markets were not fully prepared for. Headline CPI rose 3.8% year over year in November, above the 3.7% forecast and significantly higher than the previous 3.3% reading. Core CPI climbed to 2.8%, also beating expectations. On a monthly basis core inflation accelerated 0.4%, signalling that price pressures across the broader economy remain persistent rather than fading. Bitcoin at a Critical Juncture The timing matters directly for Bitcoin’s technical setup. The market had been consolidating just below the $82,000 to $84,000 resistance cluster after a corrective rally. Analysts had identified…

Traders scanning the order books got a surprise when Compound announced its new decentralized stablecoin, USDS. This announcement came via a retweet from MakerDAO, highlighting the introduction of a stablecoin that offers native rewards to its users. The official announcement can be found on MakerDAO’s Twitter. Market Snapshot The broader crypto market is currently exhibiting mixed signals, and the introduction of USDS could be a pivotal development. As a decentralized stablecoin, USDS aims to provide users with the benefit of earning rewards directly through its ecosystem. Market observers note that this could attract a new wave of users looking for…

SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI) Chief Executive Officer Anthony Noto has extended his 2026 buying streak in his own company’s stock. On June 16, Noto acquired 13,888 shares at a weighted-average price of $18.0578, deploying roughly $250,787, according to a Form 4 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), analyzed by Finbold on June 17. Noto’s SOFI purchase. Source: SEC filing Following the recent stock buy, Noto directly holds 11,960,507 SOFI shares. In March 2026, the CEO made two purchases, worth around $1.5 million. In May, he invested $500,000 in two trades when the stock was trading at…

Most cryptocurrency wealth stories follow a familiar script: someone buys a small amount of an obscure token, forgets about it, and wakes up rich. Pi Network’s potential trajectory, according to one analyst’s breakdown, does not follow that script. The numbers here are more grounded, and the math is more straightforward than most in the space would like to admit. An expert who has been tracking Pi Network’s ecosystem development has put together a projection that strips away the hype and focuses on a simple question: at realistic price points, how many Pi tokens would an investor need to reach $1…

Europe’s financial markets regulator marked a significant shift in 2025 — not just writing rules, but putting them to work. The ESMA 2025 Annual Report, published on June 17, 2026, maps out a year in which the European Securities and Markets Authority moved from drafting policy to enforcing it, simplifying it, and extending it into territory that would have seemed speculative just a few years ago: crypto regulation, AI oversight, and the digital transformation of post-trade infrastructure. Key takeaways ESMA’s 2025 Annual Report highlights major progress on supervision, regulatory simplification, and digital innovation across EU financial markets. The authority advanced…

South Korea’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, Upbit and Bithumb, have announced a new decision regarding the KernelDAO (KERNEL) token, which they previously placed on a trading alert list to protect investors. According to the announcements, both platforms have lifted the “trading alert” status applied to KERNEL following the conducted reviews, and the asset will return to normal trading conditions. Upbit announced that KERNEL has been placed under a trading alert on April 20, 2026. The exchange stated that this decision was influenced by security incidents reported in the wallets or digital asset infrastructure associated with the project, as well as uncertainties…

Bitcoin mined an empty block at height 954,352, according to Mempool data. The block contained only the coinbase transaction, meaning it carried the miner reward but no regular user transactions. The block was mined by SpiderPool. Mempool data showed a timestamp of 2026-06-19 04:27 and a block weight of 1.16 kWU. Source: Mempool Short block gap draws attention The empty block came about 62 seconds after the previous Bitcoin block. That short gap is the main reason traders and network watchers flagged the event. A fast block gap can leave miners working with a coinbase-only template before a fuller transaction…

Bitcoin’s path through 2026 now runs through global economic policy. The disruption around the Strait of Hormuz has moved beyond a commodity-price event and into the machinery of governments. The International Energy Agency said crude and refined-product exports through the strait had fallen to less than 10% of pre-conflict levels after about 20 million barrels per day moved through the route in 2025, equal to roughly a quarter of global seaborne oil trade. That is the scale of shock that stops being only a Brent chart. The U.S. Energy Information Administration now expects Middle East production shut-ins to average 7.5…

Aave has announced a partnership with Sky Ecosystem to launch the Sky Aave Force, an initiative designed to accelerate blockchain development. This collaboration comes amid growing interest in innovative crypto projects, as highlighted in a recent tweet from MakerDAO. The announcement has sparked significant engagement within the community, reflecting traders’ optimism about the potential impact of this initiative. Market Snapshot The broader crypto market currently shows mixed signals, with various assets experiencing fluctuations that influence market sentiment. Aave’s collaboration with Sky Ecosystem is timely, as it aligns with the ongoing evolution in decentralized finance (DeFi). Traders are particularly attentive to…

Most people holding Strategy’s 11.5% dividend-paying STRC, are making a strange bargain with the company; that on monthly snapshot days, the stock will trade near the company’s intended $100 share price. In between those dates, however, STRC invariably wanders downhill. Indeed, it closed yesterday at $91.79, 8.2% below its target. Strategy persuades buyers to take the bargain of downside possibility on their investment with an above-market yield of 11.5%. Strategy, the bitcoin ($BTC) treasury company built by Michael Saylor, markets STRC as a near-$100 instrument that strips away $BTC’s volatility, providing ostensibly predictable payouts and a USD-stable target. Chart of…