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The Federal Reserve released minutes from its June 16-17 meeting on July 8, showing a divided committee that unanimously held rates steady at 3.50% to 3.75% while flagging inflation risks tied to artificial intelligence spending. The meeting was Chair Kevin Warsh’s first since taking over the Fed. All 12 voting members backed the hold, though the minutes revealed disagreement over whether a hike is still needed this year. Officials Split Over the Case for a Hike A few participants argued a rate increase was justified at the June meeting but ultimately supported holding steady, the minutes said. Most officials cited persistent inflation risk from tariffs, Middle East energy costs, and AI-driven demand for tech, data centers, and electricity. Nine of 19 officials penciled in at least one rate hike before the end of 2026, a reversal from earlier projections that showed no hikes at all. W
The post Bitcoin Mining Pools in 2026: Smaller Miners Squeezed appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
The Bitcoin mining industry in 2026 looks very different from what it did just a few years ago. Post-halving pressure, rising network difficulty, and margin compression have reshaped the competitive landscape — and nowhere is that more visible than in the mining pool market. According to data from miningpoolstats.stream (as of June 23, 2026), just four pools now account for over 70% of Bitcoin’s total hashrate. That level of concentration raises legitimate questions about network decentralization — but it also has a more immediate, practical consequence: the big pools are increasingly optimizing for institutional clients, leaving independent and mid-size miners underserved. The Top Players: Who Controls the Hashrate Here’s where things stand today: Pool Network Share Hashrate (EH/s) Payout Model Target Audience Foundry Digital ~31% 2.62 FPPS Institutional / Corporate AntPool ~18% FPPS 4%
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Saylor’s Bitcoin Yield Update Keeps MicroStrategy’s Treasury Play Under The Microscope
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The Federal Reserve has warned that strong artificial intelligence-related demand could keep inflation elevated, while market pricing for a U.S. interest rate hike this year has climbed above 59%. Summary Fed minutes identified AI demand, tariffs, and Middle East tensions as potential drivers of persistent inflation. Most Fed officials said higher rates may be needed if inflation stays above the 2% target. Polymarket now prices a 59% chance of a Fed rate hike this year, while July pause odds remain at 69.5%. According to the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s June Federal Open Market Committee meeting, policymakers discussed several paths for monetary policy depending on how inflation and the labor market develop. One of the scenarios considered involved inflation staying above the central bank’s 2% target despite a stable labor market, driven by strong AI-related demand, the confl
The post Zcash Co-Founder Questions Bitcoin’s 21M Cap, Seeks 4% Growth appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Zcash co-founder Eli Ben-Sasson questions Bitcoin’s 21M supply cap, proposing 4% annual growth to offset lost coins. Zcash co-founder Eli Ben-Sasson has questioned Bitcoin’s fixed 21 million supply cap in comments shared on X. His remarks have reopened debate over Bitcoin scarcity and long-term market liquidity. Ben-Sasson said private keys will keep being lost as time passes. As a result, some Bitcoin may remain locked forever and leave usable circulation. He said he still supports a monetary system with an absolute cap. However, he suggested a fixed maximum growth rate as another possible approach. His example was a 4% annual issuance rate to match human growth and support liquidity. The view contrasts with Michael Saylor’s demand-based Bitcoin thesis. Ben-Sasson Raises Concern Over Lost Bitcoin Keys Ben-Sasson said Bitcoin’s fixed cap deserves review because lost keys reduce a
The Federal Reserve has warned that strong artificial intelligence-related demand could keep inflation elevated, while market pricing for a U.S. interest rate hike this year has climbed above 59%. According to the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s June Federal Open…
The post COIN and CRCL Stock Price Prediction Ahead of July 18 GENIUS Act Rule Deadline appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
US federal agencies, including the Federal Reserve and the Treasury, have ten days until the July 18 deadline when they are required to issue guidelines on how the GENIUS Act that was passed in July 2025, will be implemented. The implementation could have an impact on the prices of crypto stocks listed in the US, including Circle (NYSE: CRCL) and Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN). GENIUS Act Implementation Deadline Nears The GENIUS Act that introduced a regulatory framework for stablecoin issuers was signed into law in July 18 2025 by President Donald Trump. But when Congress passed the bill, they gave US financial market regulators a year to come up with rules that will govern the issuance, licensing, and management iof stablecoin. That one-year period from when the GENIUS Act passed into law ends on July 18, 2026, and the crypto market is waiting to see the rules that th
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The Japanese Yen (JPY) depreciates by over 0.26% against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday within familiar levels, as the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) last meeting minutes showed that the majority of participants indicated that “some policy firming would likely be warranted.” The USD/JPY pair trades at 162.54 after bottoming near 162.03. USD/JPY weakens as hawkish Fed minutes lift Dollar and yields Market mood is mixed, following US President Donald Trump’s change of tone, turning more hawkish against Iran’s behavior, threatening to escalate the conflict. This boosted the Greenback as the US Dollar Index (DXY) reclaimed the 101.00 figure. Digging into the US central bank’s minutes, all officials supported leaving rates unchanged and saw a stable labor market. Most participants “preferred” not to use the previous language, pointing to scenarios in which prices would remain elevated due to AI
The post Fidelity: Bitcoin at ‘Very Bottom’ With Gold appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Fidelity Investments’ Director of Global Macro, Jurrien Timmer, recently shared an updated rendition of the firm’s famous “Periodic Table of Investment Returns.” The performance leaderboard shows that the high-flying gains seen in certain global equities stood in sharp contrast to a painful cooling-off period for traditional safe havens and alternative assets. The periodic table below shows the leaderboard through June. EM, small caps, Japan at the top and Bitcoin, gold, and bonds at the bottom. pic.twitter.com/Wb4lA9cOcd — Jurrien Timmer (@TimmerFidelity) July 8, 2026 Winners and losers Emerging markets, small-cap equities, and Japanese markets successfully claimed the top spots on the leaderboard; Bitcoin, gold, and long-term bonds languished at the very bottom of the performance matrix. A closer, detailed inspection of the periodic table’s historical architecture demonstrates how radically t
