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The US Securities and Exchange Commission proposal to rescind rules around order protections and price quotes could remove a major legal barrier for tokenized US stocks. The SEC on Thursday proposed to scrap two rules in its national market system regulations. Rule 611 that bans “trade-throughs,” where a stock order on one exchange can’t be for a worse price than on another, and Rule 610(e) banning exchanges from displaying a bid at the same or higher price than what is available elsewhere. Galaxy head of research Alex Thorn said the proposal is “one of the biggest unlocks yet for tokenized…

When a major exchange lists a token that barely hides its meme origins, the market listens. Upbit, South Korea’s dominant cryptocurrency trading platform, has announced it will list SPX6900 ($SPX) against the Korean won, Bitcoin, and Tether, with deposits already open and trading set to start at 14:00 KST on June 16. The token is issued on Ethereum, making it another entrant in the meme coin sector that continues to attract speculative capital. The announcement appeared in a notice highlighted by WuBlockchain. SPX6900’s ticker and name are an obvious nod to the S&P 500 index, the “69” suffix being a…

Strategy’s potential $BTC sale has sharpened debate over its bitcoin treasury model after a roughly $12.5 billion quarterly net loss. The company holds 818,869 bitcoin, worth about $67 billion, as investors assess dividends, liquidity, and preferred obligations. Key Takeaways: Strategy could sell $BTC to fund dividends while seeking to preserve confidence in its treasury approach. Preferred securities make liquidity, dividend coverage, and market access more important for investors. Future signals include $BTC sales, USD Reserve changes, preferred coverage, and new issuance. Strategy’s Potential $BTC Sale Changes the Treasury Debate Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) reported first-quarter 2026 results that drew fresh attention…

In a recent discussion, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson addressed criticism regarding AI-generated content recently posted on its official social media account. Hoskinson highlighted an immense exploration ongoing with AI agents even as development of Midnight City continues. Midnight City is an interactive AI simulation and testing platform for the Midnight Network, which models a living society where autonomous agents work, trade, and generate economic activity, enabling users to view transactions through public, auditor, and regulatory lenses. According to the Cardano founder, the Midnight City Team has been experimenting with AI-generated influencers, one of which was posted on the Input Output…

Federated Hermes has launched a new money market fund designed for stablecoin reserve management, introducing a product that can be used by payment stablecoin issuers operating under the $GENIUS Act framework. According to a July 10 announcement, the newly introduced Federated Hermes Money Market Management Digital Treasury Fund, trading under the ticker OFFXX, has been structured to meet the reserve asset requirements that payment stablecoin issuers must maintain under the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act, or $GENIUS Act. The launch comes as the stablecoin industry moves deeper into the implementation phase of the $GENIUS Act, which…

The company is simultaneously broadening its derivatives business. New products include perpetual futures tied to thematic baskets such as artificial intelligence, defense and Chinese equities, as well as pre-IPO perpetual futures that provide exposure to private companies including SpaceX (SPCX), which went public earlier this month. Coinbase said contracts tied to OpenAI and Anthropic, which are anticipated to go public later this year, are expected to follow. The exchange is also betting heavily on prediction markets, an area that has grown rapidly across crypto and traditional finance. New offerings include short-term crypto prediction contracts and bundled wagers that allow traders…

Bitcoin is trading above $80,000, according to CoinDesk market data, after recovering from Friday’s dip, but the rebound still looks more like a market testing resistance than a decisive move higher. The market structure tells a more complicated story than the price alone, according to market observers. Beneath bitcoin’s rebound, buyers are becoming more active, and structural support from ETFs remains intact, but much of the recent activity is also being amplified by leveraged futures traders rather than purely spot demand. That makes the recovery more vulnerable to a macro disappointment, particularly with inflation data looming. Singapore-based market maker Enflux…

The endgame of a potential U.S. market crash may have already begun, according to Bloomberg senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone. McGlone argued that a speculative “pump then dump” pattern seen across multiple asset classes is increasingly spreading toward equities, raising the risk of a broader market correction, he said in an interview with David Lin published on June 12. According to McGlone, 2026 has been defined by sharp rallies followed by rapid declines in assets such as Bitcoin (BTC), silver, natural gas, and agricultural commodities. He warned that the same dynamic could eventually reach the U.S. stock market, potentially marking…

The cryptocurrency market, after a good start to the week, has almost returned to the trading levels of last Sunday following hawkish remarks by FED Chairman Kevin Warsh, which were interpreted as a signal of interest rate hikes. In addition, Iran’s announcement that it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again and the renewed talks between US and Iranian officials in Switzerland were among the significant developments that took place over the weekend. This coming week, numerous altcoins will see critical token unlocks. Here is the weekly token unlock schedule we have prepared for you at Bitcoinsistemi.com. (All times are…

A significant development has occurred in the case of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the FTX exchange, which is closely followed in the cryptocurrency world, who faces charges of fraud and conspiracy. The court rejected Bankman-Fried’s appeal against the guilty verdict. This situation has raised questions about the future of FTX. Bankman-Fried was accused of defrauding investors and users in connection with the FTX exchange crash. The court’s rejection of his appeal means that Bankman-Fried’s conviction and subsequent sentences are final. The collapse of the FTX exchange had a major impact on the cryptocurrency market, causing significant losses for many…