Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover the Fed holding interest rates steady while signaling a more hawkish policy stance, Bitcoin dropping under $64,000 after the announcement, Oman launching a mandatory national Bitcoin mining pool, and Binance facing new MiCA trouble in Greece. This episode also touches on bitcoin regulation, macro news, quantum encryption, AI agent identity, and another DeFi exploit from abandoned smart contract infrastructure.
Topics for today:

Fed Holds Rates, Signals Hikes
Bitcoin Drops Below $64,000
Oman Launches Bitcoin Mining Pool
Binance MiCA Application Stalls
France Pushes Quantum-Safe Encryption
Ryan Salame’s Wife Faces Charges
Estonia Plans AI Agent IDs
CME Plans CFTC Lawsuit
Aztec Hit By Second Exploit

Today's Articles:

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/fed-signals-rate-hikes-as-kevin-warsh

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/oman-launches-mandatory-bitcoin-mining

https://atlas21.com/ecb-lagarde-allegedly-blocked-binances-mica-license-in-greece/

https://decrypt.co/371487/france-phase-out-non-quantum-encryption-bitcoin-security-concerns-grow

https://cointelegraph.com/news/ryan-salames-wife-to-face-charges-over-ftx-funded-congressional-run

https://decrypt.co/371441/estonia-ai-agents-national-id

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/06/17/cme-chief-executive-says-company-plans-to-sue-cftc-after-perpetual-futures-approval

https://cointelegraph.com/news/aztec-exploited-21-million-previous-hack-slowmist

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