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Global credit rating agency Moody's is launching a pilot project to provide credit rating information on the Solana blockchain as part of its expansion into the tokenized asset market. According to CoinDesk, Moody's has partnered with Alphaledger, a tokenization firm specializing in Solana, for the initiative. The project involved tokenizing municipal bonds and embedding Moody's credit rating information directly into the tokens. This allows investors to directly verify the creditworthiness of assets traded on-chain. The outlet noted that Moody's, a leading credit rating agency in traditional finance, is now directly participating in blockchain infrastructure.

Decentralized perpetual futures exchange Satori Finance has announced it is shutting down its service. The platform's Total Value Locked (TVL) has plummeted from a 2024 peak of $6.7 million to its current level of $1.2 million. The project had previously attracted attention after raising $10 million in May 2022 from investors including Polychain, Coinbase, and Jump Crypto. Users have until 11:59 p.m. UTC on July 16 to withdraw their assets.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Iran has agreed not to produce or purchase nuclear weapons.

U.S. President Donald Trump said an agreement with Iran will be signed on June 19 or June 20. He added that the signing could possibly take place on Friday.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $66,000. BTC is trading at $66,020 on the Binance USDT market.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would resume bombing Iran if a nuclear agreement is not reached within 60 days. He added that while he does not want to bomb Iran again, he may have to do so.

Coinbase announced that it will list Re (RE).

U.S. President Donald Trump said the strait will be fully opened soon.

Ayo Akinyele, Chief Engineer at RippleX, has revealed a security upgrade strategy for the XRP Ledger (XRPL) designed to counter threats from artificial intelligence and quantum computing. RippleX is the developer community for the public blockchain project led by Ripple developers. Akinyele stated that the team cannot afford to be unprepared, noting that research with cryptographers has been underway since the 2024–2025 period. He explained that the team is implementing a hybrid signature method on the XRPL. This new architecture allows the blockchain to operate normally but will immediately switch to a protected cryptographic stack if a quantum attack is detected.

The United States and Iran are discussing moving up their memorandum of understanding (MOU) signing ceremony to June 18 from the originally scheduled date of June 20, Axios reported, citing sources.

Blockchain-based digital advertising platform EarnOS has secured $6 million in a Pre-Series A funding round. The round was led by 1kx, with participation from Coinbase and Circle Ventures.

Re, a decentralized reinsurance protocol, has announced that it secured a strategic investment from Coinbase Ventures, the investment arm of Coinbase. The specific size of the investment was not disclosed.

Popular trader Ansem, who has 960,000 followers, has advised that now is not the right time to buy Bitcoin, suggesting there are more attractive altcoin candidates available. He noted that Bitcoin is at a very critical juncture, retesting the key weekly resistance zone between $65,000 and $66,000. According to Ansem, if Bitcoin manages to close a weekly or daily candle above this resistance, its next likely target would be a retest of $72,000. Conversely, a break below the $63,800 support level could lead to a test of the $60,000 mark. He added that he plans to take a short position if the market provides a clear entry opportunity, such as a period of short-term consolidation to absorb stop-loss orders before a downward breakout.

Stablecoin payment infrastructure company Trace Finance announced it has raised a $32 million Series A funding round with participation from investors including CoinFund and Coinbase Ventures. The company plans to use the funds to expand its business into Latin America and the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region and to accelerate its efforts to acquire additional global licenses. Trace Finance also stated that it has processed over $10 billion in cumulative institutional cross-border transactions to date.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he believes Iran will sign a nuclear deal, adding that if it does not, the negotiation process will start over from scratch.

a16z Crypto, the digital asset arm of venture capital firm a16z, has diagnosed that the cryptocurrency market has shifted into a "Show Me" era based on a "Proof-First" mechanism, where projects must demonstrate performance with clear data and products. In the past, whitepapers, token narratives, and proofs of concept were sufficient to attract market attention. However, with increased regulation and the full-scale entry of institutional investors, this vision-centric model is no longer effective, the firm explained. According to a16z, projects must now prove metrics such as actual on-chain transaction volume, active user numbers, and retention rates, rather than relying on simple partnerships or roadmaps. Consequently, the industry's communication logic has moved from "what we will build" to "what we have completed." The firm's analysis concluded that the weight of narrative and vision has plummeted from 80% in the past to just 20% now, and the market has entered a starkly competitive phase where results are paramount.

Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego, who has an estimated net worth of around $5 billion, has called Bitcoin a better investment than real estate, CoinDesk reported. He stated his conviction that Bitcoin is the best long-term investment vehicle and that 70% of his portfolio is allocated to it. Salinas explained his view that traditional fiat currencies are set to lose purchasing power over time. He also shared that he persuaded his wife to take out a loan against her home to buy Bitcoin, acknowledging it as a controversial topic. Salinas stressed that everyone should consider converting at least some of their home equity into Bitcoin. He argued that since a home mortgage is often the largest investment and retirement fund for most people, they should find a way to invest that asset, whether large or small, into Bitcoin. This would allow them to benefit from potential appreciation in both their home equity and Bitcoin's value, he added.

The attacker behind the UXLINK exploit purchased 3,686 ETH with 6.5 million DAI over the past 30 minutes at an average price of $1,764, according to monitoring data from Lookonchain. The funds are now being laundered through the crypto mixing platform Tornado Cash.

U.S. President Donald Trump stated that oil prices are plummeting. He reiterated his position that the Strait of Hormuz will be opened immediately after an agreement is signed.

Sports-related betting volume on Polymarket has more than doubled since the start of the World Cup, surging from under $130 million to over $300 million daily, The Block reported via its official X account. The Block added that betting on soccer, in particular, has seen its daily volume quadruple since the tournament began.

BMNP, the preferred stock of Ethereum-acquiring firm Bitmine (BMNR), debuted on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on June 16. The stock opened at $91.49, an 8.5% discount to its $100 par value, and closed the day at $88.10, approximately 12% below par. BMNP, which is considered to be modeled after Strategy's (MSTR) STRC, is a preferred stock that pays a weekly dividend at a 9.50% annual rate. It is currently trading at $89.75, about 10% below its par value.

The three major U.S. stock indices opened mixed today. - S&P 500: +0.14% - Nasdaq: +0.63% - Dow Jones: -0.05%

A Bittensor (TAO) developer has released a proposal to change the validator reward system, aiming to convert chronic selling pressure from subnet tokens into net buying pressure, CoinDesk reported. In a proposal titled "Root Reborn," a developer known as unconst explained that Bittensor currently comprises dozens of subnets, each with its own cryptocurrency. The current system requires individual validators to swap their reward tokens for TAO, a process that creates persistent selling pressure and price declines for the subnet tokens. The proposed method would allow validators to directly choose which subnets to support and reinvest their rewards back into them. The developer noted that this would also help identify high-performing subnets. The code for the proposal has been published, and while it initially had some flaws, they have since been corrected.

Decentralized cryptocurrency exchange (DEX) Aster (ASTER) has launched a campaign for new users offering bonuses of up to $100,000, the project announced on its official X account. Rewards will be granted to users who meet specific deposit and trading volume requirements. The campaign runs from 10:00 a.m. UTC on June 17 to 10:00 a.m. UTC on June 24, with rewards to be distributed within 14 business days after its conclusion. Market makers are excluded from participation, and users found engaging in wash trading, volume manipulation, or Sybil attacks will be disqualified.

New York Stock Exchange-listed e-commerce company DDC Enterprise (DDC) has purchased an additional 95 BTC, BitcoinTreasuries reported via X. The company now holds 2,899 BTC, ranking it 28th among all publicly traded companies for Bitcoin holdings.