<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/us-federal-reserve-rate.jpg" alt="AI boom fuels inflation fears, complicating Fed’s next rate move" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Ongoing strong demand for AI infrastructure “would likely sustain upward pressure on prices for technology products and electricity,” Federal Reserve policymakers said. </p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-can-the-eus-massive-investment-into-blockchain-ai-rd-save-us-from-the-tech-oligopoly1.jpg" alt="Crypto VC Paradigm raises $1.2B to push into AI" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Crypto venture firm Paradigm is widening its investment gaze toward AI and other frontier industries with its latest fund. </p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-defi-protocol-closed-blockchain.jpg" alt="Mark Cuban-backed DeFi dashboard Zapper shutters after 7 years" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Zapper provided crypto market data to over 2 million monthly active users and oversaw more than $13 billion in processed transactions during its peak.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-impact-of-fed-interest-rates-on-crypto-holders-2.jpg" alt="Crypto could benefit if Fed steps in to backstop US stock market: Analysts" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The size and scope of the US stock market “gives policymakers a strong incentive to backstop major drawdowns,” said Bitget Wallet COO, Alvin Kan. </p>
Jeans maker raises its full-year outlook for the second straight time, but shares fall after hours
Wall Street expects President Donald Trump’s call that the Iran cease-fire is over will hurt airlines and home builders more than it will help oil companies.
Even if you’re not worried about your normal spending anymore, a long-term-care need is still a problem for any budget.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/article-covers-247477-bitcoin-futures-data-shows-bears-gearing-up-for-an-assault-on-dollar60k.jpeg" alt="Bitcoin tumbles back to key $60K support level: What’s behind the sell pressure?" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Bitcoin faces renewed sell pressure amid an oil price surge, Japan economic contagion risks and a fresh round of selling from Strategy.</p>
It’s a ‘major taxpayer win,’ according to one advocate inside the IRS
A crowded bet on a stronger U.S. dollar may depend on whether Wednesday’s jump in oil prices proves lasting, as renewed Middle East tensions revive inflation concerns and bolster expectations that the Federal Reserve may need to keep policy tight.
The new rate will go into effect on July 12, and will be the eighth price increase over the last five calendar years
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-the-biggest-challenge-for-crypto-exchanges-is-global-price-fragmentation-2.png" alt="Tokenized stock transfers surge 105% in a month to $8.4B" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Industry data shows trading activity and market value accelerating as crypto companies and traditional financial institutions expand tokenized equity initiatives.</p>
An analyst recommends investors take advantage of the “enhanced” buying opportunity brought upon by sustained underperformance.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-understanding-mica-token-types-a-complete-guide-3.jpg" alt="Officials set to revise MiCA to cover non-EU stablecoin issuers: Report" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>EU officials reportedly plan to consider changes to the Markets in Crypto-Assets framework, dubbed by some as “MiCA 2.0,” in response to a US stablecoin law and rules on tokenized payments and deposits.</p>
Bitcoin hovered around the $62,000 mark following a spike in oil prices, escalating hot war in Iran and traders’ move to cut risk ahead of a Federal Reserve policy statement.
A “few” Federal Reserve officials said there was a case for raising interest rates in June, according to minutes released Wednesday from the central bank’s meeting last month.
Even without further disruption, volatility is here to stay for energy markets
Energy exposure may help you sleep better at night.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/handshake-agreement-partnership-merger-3.jpg" alt="Adam Back’s Bitcoin treasury company seeks new terms with Cantor for SPAC merger" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company and Cantor Equity Partners I announced that they were looking into amending the terms of a 2025 merger deal that “better reflected market conditions.”</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-the-defi-stack-stablecoins-exchanges-synthetics-money-markets-and-insurance-eu.png" alt="Stablecoin-settled TradFi perpetual trading tops $1.1T: Binance Research" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>A new Binance Research report said stablecoins are fast becoming a preferred settlement layer for tokenized TradFi markets while gaining traction in payments and savings.</p>