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Strategy’s STRC preferred stock hits a record low below par Strategy's STRC preferred stock hits a record low below par

Strategy’s STRC preferred stock hits a record low below par

POL June 18, 2026

The slide has paused the above-par share sales Strategy uses to fund bitcoin purchases, and it is...

Live markets: Bitcoin and ether ETFs lost $111 million combined as rate-cut hopes died

POL June 18, 2026

Total market value has held flat near $2.26 trillion since Tuesday, with the recovery losing momentum after...

Next bull run will be slower, less volatile as investors’ crypto appetite evolves, Bitwise CIO says

POL June 18, 2026

Long-time bitcoin bull Matt Hougan told CoinDesk that during this bear market and with ‘doubts swirling’, investors...

Bitcoin, ether slide after a hawkish Fed, even as Trump’s signed Iran deal lifts stocks

POL June 18, 2026

The Fed held rates but signaled it is more worried about inflation than growth in Chair Kevin...

CME chief executive says company plans to sue CFTC after perpetual futures approval

POL June 18, 2026

Kalshi’s perpetual futures product did not meet the Dodd-Frank Act’s definition of a “swap” and should not...

Kentucky targets prediction markets, puts red state in potential clash with Trump team

POL June 17, 2026

President Donald Trump has taken the stance that states have no business with firms like Kalshi and...

Fidelity joins Wall Street’s race to manage stablecoin reserves Fidelity joins Wall Street's race to manage stablecoin reserves

Fidelity joins Wall Street’s race to manage stablecoin reserves

POL June 17, 2026

Following State Street, Fidelity is targeting reserve assets that underpin the expanding stablecoin market. CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto...

FIFA wanted Avalanche’s blockchain to help curb World Cup ticket scalping. Here’s how it’s going FIFA wanted Avalanche's blockchain to help curb World Cup ticket scalping. Here's how it's going

FIFA wanted Avalanche’s blockchain to help curb World Cup ticket scalping. Here’s how it’s going

POL June 17, 2026

In this week’s edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we’re looking at how FIFA is using the Avalanche...

Bitcoin layer-2s face a bear-market reality check

POL June 17, 2026

Botanix’s shutdown has raised an uncomfortable question for Bitcoin builders: Does the market actually want programmable BTC,...

Here is how Coinbase plan to survive the crypto downturn by ditching its reliance on trading fees

POL June 17, 2026

Analysts say the exchange’s push into derivatives, payments and infrastructure broadens its growth story beyond crypto trading. CoinDesk:...

Strategy’s STRC preferred stock hits a record low below par

Live markets: Bitcoin and ether ETFs lost $111 million combined as rate-cut hopes died

Next bull run will be slower, less volatile as investors’ crypto appetite evolves, Bitwise CIO says

Bitcoin, ether slide after a hawkish Fed, even as Trump’s signed Iran deal lifts stocks

CME chief executive says company plans to sue CFTC after perpetual futures approval

Kentucky targets prediction markets, puts red state in potential clash with Trump team

Fidelity joins Wall Street’s race to manage stablecoin reserves

FIFA wanted Avalanche’s blockchain to help curb World Cup ticket scalping. Here’s how it’s going

Bitcoin layer-2s face a bear-market reality check

Here is how Coinbase plan to survive the crypto downturn by ditching its reliance on trading fees

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