1. The Federal Reserve Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged, Meeting Market Expectations

The Federal Reserve's federal funds rate remains in the range of 4.25% to 4.5%, in line with expectations. -Original

2. Powell States Strong Labor Market, Not in a Rush to Cut Rates

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Federal Reserve Chairman Powell stated that while the Fed "can see the labor market may be slowly and steadily cooling," this cooling is not a cause for concern given the current strong labor participation rate and good wage growth. He mentioned, "Although the uncertainty surrounding the economic outlook has decreased, it remains at a high level." As long as the current labor market conditions persist, along with reasonable economic growth and gradually declining inflation, Powell said he is willing to wait for more information before deciding on the next steps. -Original

3. U.S. Department of Justice Seizes $225 Million in Crypto Assets, Cracking Down on Money Laundering Networks

Odaily Planet Daily reports that the U.S. Department of Justice today filed a civil forfeiture lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleging the seizure of cryptocurrency valued at over $225 million. According to the lawsuit, law enforcement used blockchain analysis and other investigative techniques to determine that these cryptocurrencies were related to the theft and money laundering activities involving funds from victims of cryptocurrency investment scams. The complaint states that the cryptocurrency address holding over $225 million is part of a complex blockchain-based money laundering network that executed hundreds of thousands of transactions and was used to disperse the proceeds of cryptocurrency investment fraud across many cryptocurrency addresses and accounts on the blockchain to obscure the source of the illegally obtained funds. -Original

4. White House Advisor Claims Cryptocurrency Bill is Close to Passage, Will Increase Demand for the Dollar

Odaily Planet Daily reports that a White House advisor stated that the cryptocurrency bill is "very close" to being passed, which will create demand for the dollar. -Original

5. Japanese Fashion Brand Increases Holdings by 31 Bitcoins, Total Holdings Reach 184 Bitcoins

Odaily Planet Daily reports that according to an official announcement, Japanese fashion brand ANAP Holdings disclosed today that it purchased approximately 31.2108 BTC, bringing its total holdings to approximately 184.6735 Bitcoins. -Original

6. K33 Plans to Raise 85 Million Swedish Krona to Purchase 1,000 Bitcoins

Norwegian digital asset company K33 announced plans to raise at least 85 million Swedish Krona through a targeted stock issuance to purchase up to 1,000 Bitcoins. This fundraising will be used to strengthen the company's balance sheet, enhance profit margins, launch new products, and attract larger institutional partners. The CEO stated that this fundraising is an important milestone in achieving the goal of acquiring 1,000 Bitcoins. -Original

7. Canaccord States Compliant Stablecoins Will Become the Core Layer of Internet Currency

Canaccord Genuity's research report released on June 18 pointed out that with the U.S. Senate passing the "GENIUS Stablecoin Act," compliant stablecoins will become the "layer of internet currency." Analysts believe that the passage of this bill eliminates regulatory uncertainty, allowing stablecoins to break through the limitations of cryptocurrency trading pairs and gain broader application scenarios. The report emphasizes that compliant stablecoins are essentially viewed as cash equivalents by the U.S. government, and their instant settlement and low-cost characteristics will enhance the efficiency of capital flow. Full reserve requirements will make stablecoins an important source of demand for short-term U.S. Treasury bonds while promoting the dollarization process of the global economy. Analyst Joseph Vafi's team believes this marks the arrival of the programmable currency era. -Original

8. BitVault Completes $2 Million Financing, Launches BTC-Collateralized Stablecoin

DeFi protocol BitVault announced the completion of a $2 million pre-seed round of financing, with strategic investors including GSR, Gemini, Auros, and Keyrock. This financing will support the launch of the Bitcoin derivative over-collateralized stablecoin bvUSD and its yield-bearing variant sbvUSD. BitVault will be deployed as a core protocol on the Katana chain incubated by Polygon Labs and GSR, utilizing Liquity V2 permissioned fork technology to support institutional-grade lending and automated liquidation. GSR will provide delta-neutral arbitrage strategies for its yield-bearing stablecoin. The protocol plans to launch its mainnet by the end of June and will expand to more BTC-collateralized assets in the future. -Original

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