The post Why Every Trader Is Watching Pepeto as the Iran Peace Deal Lifts Bitcoin and the Next Bull Run Loads appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The crypto news today starts with the catalyst the market was waiting for. Bitcoin climbed past $66,322 as the US-Iran peace deal nears a signing on June 19, with capital rotating back into risk, per Analytics Insight. After weeks of fear, two headwinds are clearing at once, and the bounce confirms the bull run is …

The post Why is Crypto Crashing Today After The Fed Meeting? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Crypto fell today for a reason that had nothing to do with blockchain technology or digital assets specifically. The Federal Reserve held its first meeting under new chair Kevin Warsh and delivered a message that rattled every market simultaneously. He said, going forward, investors are largely on their own when it comes to reading where …

The post XRP To Hit $100 in 6 Months? Here’s Three Catalysts appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Huge XRP price predictions have been circulating for years, but one crypto analyst says three major developments this week are giving investors fresh reasons to pay attention to Ripple and the XRP Ledger. The analyst’s prediction that XRP could reach $100 within six months remains highly speculative. However, he argues that Ripple’s growing real-world adoption …

The post XPL Price Jumps 35% As Plasma One Launch Ignites Demand appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News XPL finally delivered a breakout-worthy move, surging more than 35% in a single day as traders reacted to the long-awaited launch of Plasma One. The rally pushed the token toward the critical $0.120 resistance zone, although momentum cooled after encountering selling pressure near that level. For a market that has spent weeks searching for fresh …

The post Is Chainlink Price Heading Toward Its Final Support? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Chainlink keeps checking all the boxes on the adoption front. Price action, however, is telling a very different story. Throughout June, the network recorded a strong rise in active addresses from early May to early June, signaling increased ecosystem usage. At the same time, Chainlink’s strategic reserve funded through revenue from both off-chain and on-chain …

The post XRP Price Prediction For June 18 appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News XRP is trading at $1.21, slipping marginally after failing to hold above the critical $1.25 resistance level. That rejection created a lower high on the chart, reinforcing a bearish near-term structure that has frustrated bulls attempting to build momentum through the current range. Trading volume tells the same story. A 41.5% drop in 24-hour volume …

The post ‘Bitcoin Is the Best Performing Asset and Nobody Wants It,’ Expert Opens Up About Altcoins appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Bitcoin bounced from just below $59,000 to $67,000 in the space of a week, Ethereum and Solana both surged 10% to 11% in a single session, and privacy tokens, AI tokens and several of the hottest narratives from earlier in the cycle are lighting up again.  The question every crypto investor is asking right now …

The post ASTER Price Surges 20% as Volume Explodes 200%—Can the Token Reach $1 Next? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News ASTER price has attracted significant trader attention after surging more than 20% in the past 24 hours, reaching $0.79. The rally was accompanied by a sharp increase in trading activity,  as volume exploded over 200%, signaling growing investor interest in the token. As momentum builds, traders are now assessing whether the move is backed by …

The post David Schwartz Rejects “Markets are Casinos’ Claim In Fresh Debate appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The old argument, everyone knows that stock markets are just glorified casinos, is back again with the addition of prediction markets. However, this time it drew a response from David Schwartz, the former Ripple CTO and current CTO emeritus, who pushed back against the comparison in a discussion on X. On June 17, 2026, Schwartz …

The post FOMC Meeting Today [ LIVE] Updates appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News June 17, 2026 16:19:34 UTC Crypto Markets Focus on Dot Plot and Warsh’s First Fed Press Conference The Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates unchanged at 3.50%–3.75% today, shifting investor attention to the updated dot plot and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s first press conference. The meeting matters because recent inflation data, including 4.2% …