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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin’s early-week push toward $67,000 has left traders weighing whether geopolitical relief around the Strait of Hormuz created a durable risk-on move or simply another bull-trap setup before the Fed decision. TL;DR The source packet says a preliminary US-Iran MoU was announced around the G7 Summit. The formal signing was described as still pending, so the article must avoid overstating finality. Bitcoin’s move should be framed as market reaction, not proven single-cause causation. Geopolitical Relief Meets Crypto Volatility The verified packet frames the move around a…

In brief GLAAD says AI systems are already causing disproportionate harm to LGBTQ people through bias, misinformation, and discrimination. The advocacy group warns that increasingly autonomous AI agents could automate those harms in housing, employment, healthcare, and lending. The report calls for stronger oversight, improved training data, and closer collaboration between AI companies and civil society groups. Artificial intelligence is amplifying anti-LGBTQ bias, misinformation, and discrimination in ways that can affect everything from healthcare and employment to housing and privacy, according to a new report from advocacy organization GLAAD.Released on Wednesday, the report titled “Build for Everyone: A Framework for…

Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) sat down with the Bitcoin Policy Institute at PubKey in New York for a wide-ranging conversation that touched on his path from startup founder to Capitol Hill, his landmark American Reserve Modernization Act, and the dual promise and peril of artificial intelligence. The interview offered a window into one of Congress’s more technologically fluent members — a distinction Begich traces not to his political career but to the decades before it. Begich’s resume reads unlike most of his colleagues. After undergraduate studies in entrepreneurship at Baylor University and an MBA from Indiana University focused on information…

In brief Benchmark-StoneX reiterated a $270 price target for Coinbase (COIN) on Wednesday, a 60% boost from the current price. The bullish projection followed an event where Coinbase unveiled an array of future products and features. Coinbase is increasingly expanding beyond crypto trading as it aims to become an “everything exchange.” Coinbase held an event Tuesday to showcase an array of incoming product additions, including tokenized equities trading and the offering of options trading for both crypto and stocks alike, and one prominent analyst sees significant upside in the crypto exchange as it broadens its horizons even further beyond crypto…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin traders are heading into the Federal Reserve decision with rate-cut hopes fading, macro volatility elevated and BTC still struggling to break cleanly from its recent consolidation zone. TL;DR CME FedWatch probabilities should be timestamped because they move throughout the day. The source packet places BTC around $65,000–$66,000 during the morning check. Yields, DXY and the Fed’s guidance matter as much as the rate decision itself. Why The Fed Matters For Bitcoin Bitcoin has traded more like a macro-sensitive risk asset during several key policy windows,…

Oman has taken one of the most direct steps by any government to bring bitcoin mining under formal state oversight, launching a mandatory national mining pool that licensed operators across the sultanate are required to join. The pool, Omanhash.com, was launched by Oman’s Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology and will run in cooperation with Frontier Technologies LLC, an Omani blockchain and Web3 company.  Enegix Global, a vertically integrated digital energy and infrastructure company, built the technology platform and liquidity infrastructure behind it. The company called it the official national cryptocurrency mining pool of the Sultanate of Oman. Under…

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. And check out our new daily news show covering all of the top stories in 5 minutes, downloadable on Apple Pod or Spotify.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors fall 2-3% ahead of Warsh’s first FOMC today; BTC at $64.8k Saylor’s STRC falls to $91.80, lowest level of the year Coinbase rolls out suite of new products including stocks, perps and AI Ethereum’s Amsterglam upgrade enters final development stage SBF teases launching a coin when he gets out of…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure TL;DR BlackRock has launched the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF under ticker BITA. The actively managed fund uses bitcoin exposure and a covered-call strategy linked to IBIT. The goal is monthly premium income rather than pure upside exposure. Investors should understand that covered-call funds can underperform spot bitcoin during sharp bull-market breakouts. BlackRock has added another layer to its bitcoin product lineup with the launch of the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, trading under the ticker BITA. Unlike a plain spot bitcoin fund, BITA is designed…

In brief The leaders of the Senate Banking and House Financial Services committees have released updated text for the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which would bar the Fed from issuing a CBDC through December 31, 2030. The compromise adds a three-year sunset for a disaster-recovery block grant program and adopts House priorities, including limits on institutional homebuyers and nine community banking bills. The text now returns to the Senate floor, though some House conservatives still want the CBDC ban made permanent. The leaders of the Senate Banking and House Financial Services committees released updated text Tuesday for sweeping…

In brief Crypto swap APIs let businesses add token exchange inside their own apps, pulling liquidity from an outside provider without building exchange infrastructure. Partner case studies show the tools solving unique problems, from non-EVM asset coverage to onboarding drop-off and single-provider risk. What a business gains depends on its product, with wallets, aggregators, and protocols each putting the same API to different use. For many wallets, fintech applications, and cross-chain platforms, embedded swap infrastructure has become a way to expand asset coverage, improve execution, and generate new revenue streams without taking on the complexity of operating an exchange.Instead of…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure TL;DR Reports indicate Binance could face a MiCA registration setback in Greece before the July 1, 2026 deadline. The Hellenic Capital Market Commission has not publicly confirmed a rejection. Binance says it has received no formal indication that its application is non-compliant. The story matters because MiCA is reshaping how major exchanges operate across the EU. Binance is reportedly facing fresh regulatory pressure in Greece as the European Union’s MiCA deadline approaches, but the status of the decision remains important. According to the June 16 handoff,…