Range, a financial infrastructure company based in Zug, Switzerland, closed an oversubscribed $8.3 million Series A on June 18, 2026. The round brings its total funding to $11 million and positions the firm as a control layer for businesses running stablecoin and fiat operations in parallel. The raise drew both traditional fintech backers and crypto-native funds.

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh used his first press conference on June 17 to abandon long-standing central-bank messaging practices, leaving markets to reassess the outlook for rates, risk assets and bitcoin. The Fed held the federal funds rate at 3.50% to 3.75% after its June 16-17 meeting while signaling less about what comes next. Investors spent June 18 repricing that uncertainty across markets.

Ricardo Salinas, founder and president of Grupo Salinas, said his liquid financial portfolio is now 80% bitcoin after adding during the latest price dip. He said he holds no stocks or bonds in that portfolio, with the remaining 20% allocated to gold and silver mining equities. In the same interview, he discussed stablecoin payment rails tied to remittances and said he may run for Mexico’s presidency in 2030.

Oman has introduced a mandatory national bitcoin mining pool that requires all licensed miners in the Sultanate to route their hashrate through a single state-backed platform. The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology (MTCIT) unveiled Omanhash.om on June 17, 2026. The platform is the official and only legal pooling option for licensed mining companies operating in Oman. Participation is not optional.

Blockchain forensic work has long attributed roughly 1.1 million bitcoin—worth nearly $73 billion—to Satoshi Nakamoto, and the coins have remained unmoved since 2010. Estimates put the stash at about 1.09 million to 1.1 million BTC, or roughly 5.47% of bitcoin’s 21 million supply cap. The holdings are spread across about 22,000 addresses, typically in 50 BTC block-reward chunks.

Coinbase unveiled 21 new products and features on Tuesday afternoon, pitching itself as a single financial platform spanning crypto, equities, derivatives, AI-powered advice and real-world-asset lending. The company said the release targets broader asset access, more capable trading tools and an expanded suite of financial services.

Rick Rieder, BlackRock’s chief investment officer for global fixed income, said on June 15, 2026 he expects bitcoin to go “considerably higher” over the long term, even as the firm keeps its exposure moderate. He said bitcoin has been volatile due to what he described as technical conditions, but reiterated his longer-term view. Rieder is not new to the asset, and one of his mutual funds holds a small bitcoin position through IBIT, the iShares Bitcoin Trust, according to a clip shared by Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas.

Coinbase said on Tuesday it will bring 1:1-backed tokenized U.S. stocks to its platform onchain, with automatic dividend payments and no synthetic exposure. The company said users will be able to own tokenized shares of U.S. companies, trade and hold them onchain, redeem them, and receive dividends automatically. Coinbase emphasized the structure is “No derivatives, no IOUs,” it said in a post on X.

Robinhood Markets cut roughly 290 full-time positions on June 16, 2026, and expects about $28 million in restructuring charges as trading volumes sit at all-time highs. In an SEC filing, the company said the reduction in force affects approximately 10% of its full-time workforce. The company also reported record month-to-date average daily trading volumes in June across equities, options, and prediction markets.