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#USNationalDebt America's growing debt is the result of simple math — each year, there is a mismatch between spending and revenues.
When the federal government spends more than it takes in, it has to borrow money to cover that annual deficit. And each year’s deficit adds to our growing national debt.

Historically, the largest deficits were caused by increased spending around national emergencies like major wars or the Great Depression.

Today, deficits are caused mainly by predictable structural factors: our aging baby-boom generation, rising healthcare costs, higher interest rates, and a tax system that does not bring in enough money to pay for what the government has promised its citizens. Moving forward, it will be critical for America’s leaders to address our rising debt, and its structural factors, which are described below.

#TradingOperations Trading operations refer to the processes and activities involved in executing and managing financial transactions, typically within a brokerage or financial institution. This includes the execution of trades, record-keeping, and the overall facilitation of financial transactions. It also encompasses the complex systems and procedures involved in financial market operations, including pre- and post-trade functions, risk management, and compliance. 

Here's a more detailed breakdown:

Key Aspects of Trading Operations:

Trade Execution:

The core function of buying and selling financial instruments (stocks, bonds, currencies, etc.). 
Record Keeping:
Maintaining accurate records of all trades, customer information, and financial data.
Compliance:
Ensuring adherence to all relevant regulations and legal requirements.
Risk Management:
Identifying, assessing, and mitigating potential risks associated with trading activities.
Middle and Back Office Functions:
Supporting the front office (trading) with functions like clearing, settlement, and reconciliation.
Technology and Systems:
Utilizing sophisticated technology and trading platforms to manage and execute trades efficiently.
Process Optimization:
Continuously improving trading processes to enhance efficiency, reduce errors, and manage costs.
Change Management:
Implementing changes to trading operations due to regulatory changes, market developments, or technological advancements.

Trading operations refer to the processes and activities involved in executing and managing financial transactions, typically within a brokerage or financial institution. This includes the execution of trades, record-keeping, and the overall facilitation of financial transactions. It also encompasses the complex systems and procedures involved in financial market operations, including pre- and post-trade functions, risk management, and compliance.
Here's a more detailed breakdown:
Key Aspects of Trading Operations:
Trade Execution:
The core function of buying and selling financial instruments (stocks, bonds, currencies, etc.).

$BTC BTC Prague 2025 Wraps Up as Europe’s Premier Bitcoin Gathering
One of the most prominent BTC Prague 2025 themes was self-custody and security.
BTC Prague 2025 officially concluded, and it did not disappoint. Over the course of three days, the conference brought together more than 10,000 guests and became Europe’s biggest Bitcoin-centric event to date.
Big personalities, such as Michael Saylor, Adam Back, and Jack Mallers have graced the BTC Prague. They have offered insights into the future of Bitcoin and digital finance. The event had something for everyone in the Bitcoin community since there are more than 200 speakers and 100 companies, and open-source projects displaying their endeavors.

The vibrant expo oversaw intense discussions, innovations showcases, networking by various developers, innovators, educators and newcomers, all united by their passion for Bitcoin. One of the most prominent BTC Prague 2025 themes was self-custody and security.

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CoinMarketCap. CoinMarketCap, one of the most widely used crypto price-tracking resources, also offers free portfolio tracking apps for PC, iOS, and Android. Users can manually input their crypto holdings or connect directly to their wallets and exchanges.

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How to Build a Crypto Portfolio in 5 Simple Steps
Identify what type of crypto investor you are.
Select a crypto investment strategy that matches your type.
Identify the coins that fit your investment strategy.
Create a crypto portfolio tracker.
Learn from a successful crypto case study.

#SwingTradingStrategy How does swing trading work?
Successful swing traders combine fundamental and technical analysis, but they spend less time reviewing financial statements than they do investment price charts. Investments rarely shoot straight up and down. They tend to rise and fall over time. Swing traders believe the process is predictable enough that they can identify spots where they can get on and off board.

Based on what they’ve seen an investment do in the past, a swing trader might aim to buy near the bottom of a cycle and sell near the top. If the trend is moving in the other direction, they might do the opposite — shorting the investment at the top and then cashing out at the bottom.

What are the benefits of swing trading?
The process of swing trading helps you identify when to make a trade. While buy-and-hold strategies may help build wealth in the long-term, that doesn’t mean there isn’t money to be made in the meantime. Swing traders can make money by accurately predicting small movements in the market.

There are a couple of other advantages. Swing traders can invest in a market trend without committing a large sum of money over months or years. Done correctly, this balance of short- and long-term investing can add value to a portfolio. Swing trading is flexible, too. You can apply it to stocks, bonds, and commodities.

#XSuperApp Elon Musk To Upgrade X To Offer Payments and Investments With ‘Super App’
Elon Musk, known for his ventures in electric cars and space exploration, is now venturing into finance. He aims to introduce financial services through X, previously Twitter. Musk envisions transforming X into a "super app" like China's WeChat, integrating investment and trading features. This move seeks to create a financial ecosystem allowing users to shop, tip, and store money without leaving the platform.
Visa has already partnered with X as its first payments collaborator. The service, named X Money, will feature a digital wallet and peer-to-peer payment options. Users can make purchases, store funds, and support content creators within the app. "You will be able to go on X and conduct all your financial transactions on the platform," stated X CEO Linda Yaccarino at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
X's Financial Ecosystem Vision The initiative is expected to launch in the U.S., with plans for global expansion. Branded credit and debit cards might be introduced as early as this year. Yaccarino described this effort as laying the groundwork for "a whole commercial and financial ecosystem that doesn't exist today." However, regulatory challenges could impede progress.

$BTC Bitcoin Trades Sideways as Stocks and Crypto Remain Flat
The cryptocurrency has been mostly stagnant after the Israel-Iran conflict started last week, treading water around $104K for the past few days.

No Major Moves: Bitcoin, Stocks, and Crypto Stuck in Neutral
Israel vowed to intensify its strikes against Iran as the war between the two countries enters its seventh day. The beginning of the conflict last week coincided with a precipitous drop in the price of bitcoin ( BTC) which has since treaded water around the $104K threshold.

#CryptoStocks Is This New Crypto Stock the Best Growth Stock to Buy Today?
The IPO market is alive and well, and the best example of that is Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL). It's one of the hottest new crypto stocks on the market. It began trading on the New York Stock Exchange earlier this month, and from an initial public offering price of $31, it soared to a value of $133.56 as of June 13.

It doesn't hold Bitcoins or other risky digital assets, and it instead gives you a supposedly more stable way to invest in the crypto world. Here's what you need to know about the latest new crypto stock, and whether it's worth adding it to your portfolio today.
Circle Internet Group's business centers around its stablecoin
Unlike meme coins and risky, volatile assets, Circle Internet Group is an issuer of a stablecoin, USDC, which is pegged to the U.S. dollar. That means that by definition, it shouldn't experience a lot of volatility. Finding a stable investment while also investing in crypto is no easy task as often the big allure is to generate a huge profit from a fast-moving asset like Bitcoin. Circle Internet Group, however, could be a more enticing option for risk-averse investors.

$USDC Coinbase adds USDC as collateral in Trading Futures
The recent decision by Coinbase to use USDC as collateral in futures trading in the United States marks a crucial step in the regulated adoption of stablecoins in the financial market. This innovation represents a significant change in the way digital assets can support complex trading operations, expanding the horizons of the crypto sector.

#GENIUSActPass Senate passes GENIUS stablecoin bill, giving crypto industry first major legislative win
The Senate on Tuesday passed the GENIUS Act, a landmark bill that for the first time establishes federal guardrails for U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins and creates a regulated pathway for private companies to issue digital dollars with the blessing of the federal government.

The bill passed with a 68-30 vote.

#MyTradingStyle Choose a Trading Style That Suits Your Personality
In financial trading, there are generally four main trading styles you’ll adopt: position trading, swing trading, day trading, and scalping. There are more categories or subcategories, of course, but for our purposes, let’s focus on these four.
Trading Style: Position Trading
Duration of Trade: Duration wise, position trading is the longest of all, from months to several years.

Time Commitment: This trading style requires lower daily commitment as it’s more focused on long-term trends.

Research and Preparation: To trade longer-term trends, you will need to do plenty of technical and fundamental research to make solid valuation forecasts.

$USDC USDC issuer Circle surpasses $33.617 billion in market capitalization
The market capitalization of dollar-backed stablecoin USD Coin (USDC) issuer Circle has approached $33.617 billion.

According to Investing.com on the 17th (local time), the previous day Circle closed the session at $151.06, up 13.10% from the previous day, raising its market cap to $33,617,000,000. This figure represents an increase of about 387% compared to the listing price of $31. The intraday peak price reached the $165 mark, reflecting high market interest.
Circle's share price increase is seen as reflecting expectations that stablecoin issuers will benefit following the passage of the GENIUS Act in the United States. Previously, Bernstein stated in a report, "If the act passes, stablecoins will evolve into internet payment infrastructure," and analyzed, "There is a high probability that non-financial listed companies will collaborate with stablecoin issuers."

#FOMCMeeting US Fed Rate Decision: What to Expect on June 18
Officials could signal fewer moves to lower interest rates in 2025.
Key Takeaways
The Federal Reserve is likely to hold interest rates steady in June.
Economic data looks solid for now, but the outlook is more uncertain for the rest of the year, thanks to tariffs and other policy changes.
The “dot plot” of Fed projections for the path of monetary policy and the economy could show fewer interest rate cuts in 2025.
Bond futures traders see 60% odds that the next rate cut comes in September.
When Federal Reserve officials meet for their June policy-setting meeting, it’s widely expected that they’ll hold interest rates steady at the current range of 4.25%-4.50%. Analysts say that with inflation slowly cooling and the labor market holding steady, the central bank has the luxury of waiting.

Beyond next week’s decision, new projections for interest rates and the economy released after the meeting will tell a more important story about what could be ahead for the central bank in 2025. But analysts say those projections won’t be a guarantee of what’s to come.

“It’s hard for the Fed to have a lot of certainty about its forecast right now, because so many things could change between now and the end of the year,” says Derek Tang, cofounder of monetary policy research firm LHMeyer.
Amid rapidly evolving tariff policy and other fiscal priorities from the Trump administration, the economic outlook for the months ahead remains highly uncertain. As they weigh monetary policy decisions, Fed officials are juggling today’s solid economic data with the potential for higher inflation, slower growth, and a weaker job market down the line.

Market participants have already scaled back their predictions for interest rate cuts this year, and Wednesday’s projections could show Fed officials following suit. “We’re getting really close to the endgame for 2025,” says Lindsay Rosner, head of multi-sector fixed income investing at Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

$BTC Bitcoin price today: recovers to $106k after Israel-Iran conflict sparks weakness
Bitcoin firmed on Monday, recovering a measure of recent losses after a renewed Israel-Iran conflict dented risk appetite and briefly pushed the world’s largest crypto to a one-week low.

Broader crypto prices also tracked gains in Bitcoin, recovering a measure of recent losses. But risk appetite remained under pressure from the Israel-Iran conflict, after both sides exchanged a series of devastating strikes over the weekend.
Bitcoin rose 0.5% to $106,581.8 by 01:55 ET (05:55 GMT), after falling as low as $102,000 over the weekend.

Israel-Iran conflict, Fed meeting to drive crypto sentiment this week
Crypto markets, which tend to be more sensitive to shifts in sentiment, are expected to remain on the backfoot this week amid few signs of deescalation in the Israel-Iran conflict.

#VietnamCryptoPolicy Vietnam has officially legalised crypto assets as part of a landmark digital technology law passed by the National Assembly on 14 June. Set to take effect on 1 January 2026, the law creates a regulatory framework classifying digital assets as virtual or crypto assets.

#MetaplanetBTCPurchase Metaplanet’s Bitcoin holdings hits 10,000 BTC, beating Coinbase
Metaplanet’s stock surged over 20% after announcing its latest Bitcoin buy and a $210 million bond issuance to buy even more.
Japanese investment firm Metaplanet’s latest 1,112 Bitcoin purchase has finally tipped its total Bitcoin holdings to 10,000 BTC, surpassing Coinbase as the seventh-largest publicly traded company with a Bitcoin treasury.

On Monday, Metaplanet announced that it had purchased the Bitcoin
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$106,704
stack for 16.88 billion Japanese yen ($117 million). The firm now holds 10,000 Bitcoin, beating Coinbase’s 9,267 Bitcoin, according to data from Bitbo.

#TrumpBTCTreasury Trump Media's registration for bitcoin treasury deal becomes effective
Trump Media and Technology Group (DJT.O), opens new tab said on Friday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has declared effective the registration for its bitcoin treasury deal.
The company said it raised about $2.3 billion through a mix of debt and equity agreements with participation from around 50 investors.
It said in May that the bitcoin will be held on Trump Media's balance sheet alongside existing cash and short-term investments totaling $759 million as of the end of the first quarter.
Several companies, including video game retailer GameStop (GME.N), opens new tab and Strategy (MSTR.O), opens new tab, are adding bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to their balance sheets to capitalize on rising token prices as the Trump administration embraces digital assets.

$BTC Crypto Today: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP clamber for support amid escalating volatility on Israel-Iran tensions
Bitcoin recovers slightly from support tested at $102,513 as global markets react to tensions between Israel and Iran.
BTC derivatives market liquidations surge, hitting $446 million in the last 24 hours as Open Interest drops below $70 billion.