U.S. Senator: If Powell Is Fired by Trump, It Will Trigger a Market Collapse

June 12, 2026 – Nasdaq today announced the results of its June 2026 Nasdaq 100 Index quarterly review, with changes set to take effect before the market opens on Monday, June 22, 2026. Five companies are being added to the index: - Astera Labs (ALAB.US): A semiconductor firm focused on high-speed connectivity solutions for cloud and AI infrastructure—including PCIe/CXL/Ethernet Smart Retimers and switches—to help data centers achieve Rack-Scale AI interconnectivity. - CoreWeave (CRWV.US): An AI-native cloud infrastructure leader operating one of the world’s largest GPU compute platforms, offering dedicated cloud services for AI training and inference. - NEBIUS (NBIS.US): An AI cloud company spun off from Yandex’s international operations, managing large-scale GPU clusters across Europe and the U.S. to deliver end-to-end cloud infrastructure for AI development, training, and deployment. - Rocket Lab (RKLB.US): A global leader in small-to-medium launch vehicles, specializing in small sa

June 12: Per EmberCN monitoring, the FTX/Alameda address has hit a key milestone in its SOL staking cycle today — it redeemed 200,000 SOL (valued at $13.01 million) from staking five hours ago, then transferred the tokens to multiple addresses, with these funds expected to be sold. Since November 2023, this FTX/Alameda staking address has completed a total of 10.75 million SOL (worth $1.407 billion) in redemptions and transfers via this exact staking-unstaking-transfer process, at an average transfer price of $130.9. As of now, the address still holds 2.985 million SOL (valued at $200 million) locked in staking.

June 12 – Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas reported Monday that BlackRock has filed an 8-A form for its Bitcoin Strategy ETF, the iShares Bitcoin Premium ETF, a regulatory move that typically signals a formal launch within the week. The fund’s ticker symbol is BITA. This new offering follows BlackRock’s highly anticipated Bitcoin Spot ETF, IBIT. While BITA has not yet disclosed its management fee, market consensus pegs it at 38 basis points. BITA employs a covered call options strategy: it holds Bitcoin while selling covered call options to earn premiums, which are then distributed to investors. This structure is designed to convert Bitcoin’s inherent price volatility into steady investment returns for holders.

June 12: Uniswap announced in an official statement that Fidelity has selected it as the liquidity infrastructure for its stablecoin FIDD. The FIDD liquidity pool is now live on the Uniswap protocol. Fidelity’s stablecoin FIDD, which launched back in February, is designed for both retail and institutional investors.

On June 12, a whale deposited 810 Bitcoins into Binance, with a total value of $50.82 million, incurring a $9.4 million loss, per OnchainLens monitoring.

June 12 – Ethena has officially announced that its first product in collaboration with Coinbase is now live. Built by SteakhouseFi, this offering is a stablecoin yield pool that operates using USDe on the Morpho platform. The product can be accessed directly through the Coinbase App, with availability extended to both U.S. and international users.