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India’s Financial Intelligence Unit has asked three major cryptocurrency exchanges to provide information on over-the-counter crypto transactions worth more than $10,000, according to the Economic Times. The directive places large OTC crypto deals under closer government scrutiny and signals that India wants more visibility into off-exchange transactions, especially where the real owners of the assets may be difficult to identify. The request was sent after a meeting in late May and focuses on transactions involving closely held firms, privately held companies, and other entities where beneficial ownership can be harder to verify. Unlike regular exchange-based trades, OTC crypto transactions are…

BTTInferGrid is a decentralized GPU computing network purpose-built for AI inference. By bridging the global supply of idle GPU capacity with the surging demand for AI workloads, BTTInferGrid delivers an open-access, verifiably secure, and pay-as-you-go computing infrastructure for AI developers worldwide. On June 17, BitTorrent, a pioneer in decentralized technology, announced the strategic launch of BTTInferGrid to capture the rapidly growing AI inference market. Utilizing a decentralized, edge-computing architecture, the platform aggregates fragmented, underutilized GPU resources globally. By eliminating friction between hardware providers and AI developers, BTTInferGrid offers a highly scalable inference engine featuring plug-and-play access, on-chain verification of computation…

The market value of Elon Musk’s space company is showing confident growth on Nasdaq, with the company’s capitalization rapidly catching up to twice the value of the entire global Bitcoin network. After IPO session closed with a gain of almost 20%, today’s premarket pushed the stock another 11% higher, bringing SpaceX’s total valuation above $2.5 trillion. Against the backdrop of Bitcoin’s own market capitalization now standing at $1.33 trillion, Musk’s company is preparing to set new records and become roughly twice as valuable as the world’s main cryptocurrency. Two Bitcoins for one company The key driver of the pre-market rally…

$XRP Ledger validator Vet has shared a long-term outlook on $XRP and the overall crypto market. He expressed strong optimism about how digital assets could reshape global finance over the next two decades, with money moving like data. Key Points $XRP validator Vet says crypto’s future holds huge opportunity as money moves like internet data globally. Vet envisions money streaming like video, cutting intermediaries and boosting $XRP-led financial innovation. He compares blockchain’s current stage to that of early cars, saying that unknown use cases could unlock major builder opportunities. Community reactions highlight AI growth, long-term $XRP accumulation, and belief in…

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is aiming at one of the most entrenched frameworks in American finance, and he’s not holding back. His comments that quickly rippled through financial and crypto news circles. I think it’s time to revisit the accredited investor laws in the US.Companies are staying private longer, where only accredited investors (aka rich people!) can invest. Retail investors can only come in after IPO, when much of the upside has already been captured.These rules… — Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) June 16, 2026 Armstrong called the U.S. accredited investor system a “regressive tax” that locks ordinary Americans out of early-stage…

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, announced its proof-of-reserve system to restore waning trust in Bitcoin exchanges following the sudden bankruptcy of FTX. Binance, which publishes reserve reports at regular intervals, has released its 43rd reserve report (snapshot date: June 1). According to Binance’s official website, the reserve ratio (the ratio of Binance’s holdings to user assets) for major cryptocurrencies is excessively collateralized. Apart from Bitcoin ($BTC), the report includes $USDT, Ethereum, $BNB, Solana, $USDC, $USD1, TRUMP, ENA, Arbitrum (ARB), POL, FORM, CHZ, Aptos (APT), RLUSD, PENDLE, CRV, S, Optimisim (OP), WIF, GRT, ENJ, BOME, 1INCH, TUSD, CHR, SSV, MASK,…

Ford Motor Company just did something car companies don’t typically do: it launched an energy storage business. And Wall Street loved it. The automaker unveiled Ford Energy in mid-May 2026, a wholly owned subsidiary focused on battery energy storage systems for utilities, data centers, and large industrial clients. Shares surged 13% on May 13, then tacked on another 6.7% the following day, a cumulative gain of roughly 20% in 48 hours. The catalyst wasn’t a new truck or an EV breakthrough. It was batteries, sold to the people who need them most right now: AI hyperscalers. What Ford Energy actually…

Tether’s Wallet Development Kit has exceeded 100,000 self-custodial wallets, as the company seeks to establish itself as a provider of wallet infrastructure for the digital asset industry. The milestone comes alongside the rollout of a new developer portal that provides technical documentation, integration resources, modular tools and access to a partner ecosystem. The WDK developer website is live! Everything in one place: docs, modules, guides, changelog and partner program. Here’s what’s new 🧵 pic.twitter.com/h1Ma9v1SnI — WDK (@WDK_tether) June 18, 2026 What is Wallet Development Kit by Tether? The Wallet Development Kit, or WDK, is Tether’s open-source toolkit that allows developers…

Cryptoquant’s bitcoin bull-bear cycle indicator turned green for the first time since 2023, which could signal that “the market structure is beginning to recover,” said the firm’s onchain market analyst Julio Moreno on Wednesday. “Historically, this has been an important regime-change signal,” Moreno wrote. “When the indicator moves out of bear territory and enters the early bull zone, it often suggests that the worst phase of the correction has already passed and that market structure is beginning to recover.” For Mati Greenspan, a former eToro senior market analyst and founder at Quantum Economics, the CryptoQuant Bull-Bear Market Cycle Indicator is…

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde is rallying support for the digital euro as the bloc’s primary tool to counter the growing influence of USD-pegged stablecoins in global payments, dismissing euro-denominated stablecoins as an inadequate alternative. Dollar stablecoins command a market cap of around $317 billion per CoinMarketCap data. Euro stablecoins, on the other hand, have less than a $1 billion market cap. While some quarters, which include major banks, have been pushing for more adoption of private euro-denominated stablecoins, the ECB is taking a different approach as it views its own central bank digital currency as the only…