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Ethereum validators asked to fund projects with up to 10% of staking rewards under new proposal
A new governance proposal would let validators redirect part of their staking income toward ecosystem funding, raising questions about coordination, incentives and who gets to decide where the money goes.

Franklin Templeton proposes new ETFs that turn corporate dividends into bitcoin
Your day-ahead look for June 19, 2026

Smart-contract and DeFi coins lead losses as bitcoin wilts for 4th straight day
Concerns about STRC, the dividend-paying preferred stock from Strategy continue to dominate market sentiment.

Microsoft found malware that hijacks crypto wallets and spreads through USB sticks
The software intercepts shortcut files and directs them to install a worm that harvests private keys from the Windows clipboard and inserts its own destination wallet addresses when it detects a transfer.

Live markets: Bitcoin under pressure as Saylor comments on STRC selloff
About 20% of miners are now unprofitable, and publicly traded miners sold more than 32,000 bitcoin in the first quarter to cover operating costs, more than they offloaded in all of 2025.

Bitcoin traders load up on bearish bets all the way down to $52,000
Bitcoin traders are scrambling to buy options bets that would pay off if the selloff deepens.

Bitcoin's nemesis, the Dollar Index, is on the verge of a major breakout
Your day-ahead look for June 18, 2026

Aster popped over 10% on radical 'buyback and burn' upgrade. But gains were short-lived
ASTER sees two-way volatility as bullish protocol-specific news meets hawkish Fed.

Crypto market positioning is 'defensive and thin' after Fed, Marex analysts say
While the Federal Reserve held interest rates, Chair Kevin Warsh made it clear the U.S. central bank is more worried about inflation than growth.

Malta's financial regulator explores bringing parts of DeFi under MiCA's orbit
The MFSA is seeking feedback on whether decentralization should be assessed as a spectrum rather than a binary concept.

