Representatives of the US gambling industry have come out against sports prediction markets, Trump's crypto project World Liberty Financial is preparing to obtain a federal banking license, and on Coinbase you can now transfer stock portfolios — these and other crypto news of the morning of June 17 in our review.
Behavior of the cryptocurrencies — the market-cap leaders
Bitcoin (BTC), according to the TradingView resource, started the day moving sideways. As of 07:44 (MSK), the cryptocurrency is trading at $65 858 (1 token in rubles — ₽4 782 082). Bitcoin's 24-hour low is $65 315, the high is $66 928.
You can track the bitcoin price in rubles via the link.
Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, also started the day moving sideways. As of the time of writing this review, the coin is trading at $1 793 (1 token in rubles — ₽130 343).
In the top 10 most capitalized cryptocurrencies, the best result over 24 hours (+7,25%) and over the week (+31,58%) belongs to Hyperliquid. The biggest losses over 24 hours are at BNB (-0,78%), over seven days — at Tron (-1,27%).
In the top 100 most capitalized cryptocurrencies, the best result over 24 hours was recorded at SPX6900 (+24,74%), over the week — at SKYAI (+154,46%). Over the past 24 hours (-27,84%) and seven days (-37,10%), Audiera lost value more actively than the others.
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Main crypto news of the morning of June 17
Associations of the US gambling industry have urged Congress to ban sports and casino-like prediction markets as part of crypto regulation.
In a letter to the Senate from the groups, which is, among other things, addressed to the American Gaming Association, it is stated that these platforms triggered the «largest expansion of the gambling industry» in US history. The authors believe that market players pass off bets as regulated financial products. In their view, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has neither the expertise nor the infrastructure to oversee sports betting.
Source: BeInCrypto
