🗞️Crypto news to pay attention to today, June 19, 2025
- Treasury Secretary Bessent stated, "Cryptocurrency is not a threat to the dollar. In fact, stablecoins could reinforce the dollar's dominant position."
- The U.S. Department of Justice and Europol have taken down Archetyp Market, a darknet platform that only accepted payments in Monero ($XMR).
- The Federal Reserve has decided not to cut or raise interest rates.
- Cryptocurrency mogul David Sacks said the stablecoin bill will boost global demand for the U.S. dollar.
- The U.S. has filed to seize $225.3 million in cryptocurrency related to investment fraud, following an investigation by the FBI and Secret Service.
- Trump stated that the EU has not offered a fair trade agreement and called Japan "tough" in ongoing negotiations.
- Coinbase launched Coinbase Payments, a stablecoin payment platform for trading platforms with $USDC instant transactions 24/7, built on Base.
- The first spot ETF for $XRP launched on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
