Crypto News Roundup - June 18
1. Tether mints $1B USDT ahead of FOMC meeting
2. Polymarket bets 91% on Solana ETF after VanEck lists VSOL
3. AgriFORCE uses natural gas to power 120 Bitcoin mining rigs in Canada
4. Spokane bans crypto ATMs to combat rising scams
5. Galaxy partners with Liquid Collective to expand liquid staking
6. Ohio passes Bitcoin Rights Bill to protect crypto investors
7. X platform suspends multiple memecoin accounts, including Pump.fun
8. BBVA recommends allocating 7% of assets to cryptocurrency
9. DDC raises $528M to buy more Bitcoin for its treasury
10. Antalpha’s Q1 profit surges 423%, Tether acquires 8.1% stake
11. ZachXBT warns of “super criminal” cycle in crypto industry
12. Eyenovia becomes first Nasdaq company to own HYPE token
13. China’s central bank governor: Blockchain drives payment innovation
14. JD(.)com plans to launch stablecoin in multiple countries
15. Ark Invest sells additional Circle shares, totaling nearly $100M
16. Gradient Network raises $10M to build decentralized AI infrastructure
17. EigenLayer launches EigenCloud, secures $70M from a16z
18. World’s largest darknet market using Monero shut down
19. U.S. Treasury Secretary: GENIUS bill could help reduce national debt
20. JPMorgan tests JPMD token on Base blockchain
