Crypto for Thursday, June 18, 2026

• Google’s Gemini AI Predicts Incredible XRP Price For Next 90 Days
• Malta proposes DeFi rulebook covering DAOs under MiCA-era framework
• Bitcoin decouples from tech stocks: Is $60K BTC’s next stop?
• Ireland mulls crypto safeguards in response to financial risks
• US regulators push user ID requirements for stablecoin issuers akin to regulated banks
• China’s Z.AI Releases GLM-5.2: A Model That Rivals Claude Opus—Using Zero Nvidia Chips
• Midjourney Pivots From AI Images to Medical Imaging, Aiming to Build a Better MRI Alternative
• Cardano’s Meltdown: Is ADA at Risk of Further Decline?
• Custodia, Vantage propose token that toggles between bank deposits and stablecoins
• CFTC Hits Celsius Crypto Fraudster Alex Mashinsky With Permanent Trading Ban
• Algorand Plans to Be Ready for Quantum Computing Threat by End of 2027
• Ethereum Foundation Exodus Continues as Co-Director Hsiao-Wei Wang Departs
• Wealthsimple launches Kalshi-powered prediction market app for Canadian investors
• Bitcoin ETF outflows expose split demand after Warsh’s Fed debut
• Ethereum Foundation leadership exodus continues with director’s departure
• Perplexity's AI Agent Now Has a Brain That Learns From Its Own Mistakes
• Bitcoin’s deeply discounted versus AI-stocks, but hawkish Fed risk lingers: Bitwise
• Ex-Celsius CEO Mashinsky gets U.S. CFTC ban in final resolution with regulator
• Europe's Crypto Firms Face Squeeze as MiCA Transition Period End Looms
• ASTER Flies 23% After DEX Redirects 99% Fees to Token Buybacks
• HIVE Stock Spikes as Bitcoin Miner Lands $220M AI Infra Deal
• Kentucky Sues Kalshi, Polymarket as Prediction Market Legal Battle Swells
• Why Bitcoin Titan Strategy's STRC Is Falling to New Lows
• Global $2.75B payments deal shows stablecoins moving into the rails they were meant to bypass
• HIVE secures $220M AI infrastructure contract with Bell and Cohere
• CME Group sues CFTC over crypto perpetual futures
• 420,000,000 Dogecoin (DOGE) in 7 Days: Crash Signal or False Alarms?
• Bitcoin, Ethereum Traders Grow Even More Bearish as Prices Fall After Fed Decision
• U.S. agencies seek stablecoin customer-ID rules akin to banks in new GENIUS Act pitch
• Bitcoin miners need billions to fund AI ambitions, led by IREN’s $21B gap
• Illinois’ new crypto tax puts users under a burden stocks do not face
• Uniswap Whale Activity Hits 7-Month Peak Following $100 Prediction
• Everyday Savers Bet Big on Bitcoin Giant Strategy's STRC—Now It's Falling
• Ethereum Foundation loses another key leader as co-executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang resigns
• Jerome Powell Supports Fed's New Stablecoin Policies—But Chair Kevin Warsh Abstains
• Elon Musk Grok AI Predicts Explosive Bitcoin Price by The End of 2026
• Crypto for Advisors: Trading the bitcoin cycle
• Bitcoin to $145K by October? Why this 'crazy accurate' 4chan prediction is sketchy
• DeFi’s next institutional wave may come from users who never see “behind the scenes” – CEO of Katana
• What happens when ChatGPT becomes the front door to crypto
• Trump Says ‘You’re Welcome’ as Oil Is Flowing and Prices Are Dumping
• Ledn to add Tether Gold as loan collateral, expanding Bitcoin-backed lending model
• Algorand unveils roadmap to achieve quantum resistance by 2028
• Ripple (XRP) News Today: June 18
• Ethereum News: ETH Developers Hit Near Record Highs Even as ETH Dumped Below $1,750, Is the Network Stronger Than the Price Suggests?
• BTCC Exchange Eliminates Fees Across Every Layer of Crypto Trading in Landmark Zero-Barrier Initiative
• Strategy’s STRC draws bearish options bets as it falls to new all-time low
• Morning Minute: Crypto Sinks After Hawkish FOMC
• CoinDesk 20 performance update: Stellar (XLM) jumps 10% while index declines
• Bitcoin and Dogecoin Remain Elon Musk Favorite Crypto: Best Crypto to Buy Now?
• Alchemy's AI-driven identity and payment service gains access to Visa network
• Ethereum Price Analysis: Sellers Remain in Control as ETH Recovery Hits a Wall
• Capital B shareholders approve up to $120B in financing capacity for Bitcoin strategy
• Bitcoin just holds $64K after Fed revives hike risk, but one level still decides whether repair is real
• Bitcoin Price Prediction: The Dollar Index, Hawkish FOMC, and Other Threats
• Ireland Tightens Crypto Safeguards in New Financial Crime Action Plan
• Bitcoin News: Zimbabwe Just Regulated Crypto, But Could a Bitcoin Treasury Save Its Economy?
• Hive shares jumps 10% on $220m Canada sovereign AI infrastructure deal
• The great rotation: Investors desert the Magnificent 7, crypto for AI bottlenecks
• G7 calls for joint action on North Korean crypto theft, cybercrime
• XRP Price Prediction: Breakout Attempt Rejected at Resistance — What’s Next?
• CME to Sue CFTC Over Bitcoin Perpetual Futures Approval: CEO
• Bitcoin Dips Below $64K Again: Here’s How Whales Reacted
• Bitcoin's nemesis, the Dollar Index, is on the verge of a major breakout
• Aster popped over 10% on radical 'buyback and burn' upgrade. But gains were short-lived
• Wall Street can now hedge Hyperliquid’s HYPE, but weekends carry a real risk
• Solana Scores Crypto’s First Moody’s Credit Ratings Onchain
• Crypto market positioning is 'defensive and thin' after Fed, Marex  analysts say
• Malta's financial regulator explores bringing parts of DeFi under MiCA's orbit
• XRP News: Everything XRP Holders Need to Know About Ripple Swell 2026
• FinHarbor Launches Money Flow, a Payment Orchestration Module for Finance Teams
• Bitcoin market cap rebound to take '5-10 years' after dropping 10 places since mid-2025
• Aztec hit by second $2.1M exploit in less than week: SlowMist
• Ethereum Price Prediction: Stablecoins Dry Powder as Exchange Supply Shrinking
• Bitcoin Steadies Near $64K as Analysts Eye Floor After Hawkish Fed
• Grayscale applies traditional finance models to AAVE, sees $175 value
• Crypto News, June 18: Bitcoin Price Slid, ECB Allegedly Blocks Binance MiCA Application as Bybit Added to MAS Alert
• Solana’s $1B USDC mint collides with DeFi app shutdown as users face unfinished Drift recovery
• Ripple’s XRP Falls Below Critical Support, Bitcoin (BTC) Drops After FOMC: Market Watch
• Here’s How Pi Network Pioneers Can Support the Ecosystem During PI’s Slump
• CME Move To Sue CFTC Over Crypto Perpetual Futures: Here’s Why
• Crypto PACs are helping Senators win US primaries faster than the Senate can move the law they want
• Andrew Tate Liquidated 8 Times in 16 Hours, Arthur Hayes Buys More ETH: Quick Bits
• CME Group to Sue CFTC Over Approval of Bitcoin Perpetual Futures
• The bond market is flashing a clear signal on interest rates. Bitcoin bulls should take note
• Ryan Salame’s wife to face charges over FTX-funded congressional run
• Florida man pleads guilty for promoting $1.8B ‘HyperFund’ crypto fraud
• Strategy Claims 32 Years of Dividend Payments as STRC Sinks Below $90
• Live markets: price action turns panicky in Saylor's STRC as bitcoin drops below $63,000
• Strategy's STRC preferred stock hits a record low below par
• Dorsey’s Block says new AI tool handles 15% of code work
• XRP slips 4% below $1.20 after breakout rally stalls near key resistance
• Buying bitcoin below its 200-week average has historically delivered over 100% in median returns, Kraken says
• Bitcoin, ether slide after a hawkish Fed, even as Trump's signed Iran deal lifts stocks
• France to stop certifying products lacking quantum-resistant encryption
• Next bull run will be slower, less volatile as investors' crypto appetite evolves, Bitwise CIO says
• CME chief executive says company plans to sue CFTC after perpetual futures approval
• Kentucky sues Kalshi, Polymarket, joining prediction market legal battle
• Michael Saylor Calls Bitcoin the Base Layer for a New Digital Capital Stack
• Tether winds down gold-backed derivative stablecoin aUSDT
• France to Phase Out Non-Quantum Encryption as Bitcoin Security Concerns Grow