Binance withdraws Greek MiCA bid but vows to remain in the EU

Binance has withdrawn its application for a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license in Greece and will seek authorization in another European Union country, the crypto exchange said Wednesday via several X posts. While Binance did not immediately respond to CoinDesk’s request for comment, Gillian Lynch, head of Europe ‌and the…

How to turn a £20k ISA into a £12,000 yearly second income

Image source: Getty Images One of my goals is to eventually turn my ISA investments into a reliable second income. Currently, my portfolio is in a growth phase, so I’m reinvesting dividends and focusing on earnings and dividend growth. But one day, I’ll switch my strategy to maximise dividends and…

The Counter-Signal: Build a LinkedIn Monopoly

By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter If you are an information worker or laptop professional aggressively hunting for a role in today’s oversupplied market, your biggest enemy isn’t the economy — it is your own visibility strategy. When desperation peaks, most professionals default to a defensive, low-leverage posture: they…

Binance withdraws Greek MiCA bid, seeks alternative EU license

Binance has withdrawn its application for a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license in Greece and will seek authorization in another European Union country, the crypto exchange said Wednesday via several X posts. While Binance did not immediately respond to CoinDesk’s request for comment, Gillian Lynch, head of Europe ‌and the…

BTC declines to $60,000 area as investors turn to stocks for investment gains

Bitcoin BTC$60,466.62 dropped to the $60,000 area on Wednesday for the second time this month, continuing its poor price action in the face of risk market rallies elsewhere. Also continuing to lose ground on Wednesday were gold and oil, each falling below key levels — gold $4,000 per ounce and…

Bitcoin just broke below the floor of its famous Rainbow Chart into the ‘BTC is dead’ zone

Bitcoin peaked at $126,000 in October without reaching the Rainbow Chart’s upper red bands. Now, with BTC near $62,500, the price has fallen below the chart’s floor. The divergence comes as other widely followed bitcoin valuation models have also struggled. The Stock-to-Flow model, which links bitcoin’s price to its programmed…

10 small-cap U.S. materials stocks with the weakest momentum grades (XLB:NYSEARCA)

Jun 24, 2026, 10:35 AM ETState Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB), VAW, IYM, MXI, FXZ, RSPMOI, FMC, MATV, CTGO, DC, METC, SLVM, IE, IPX, ABATBy: Arundhati Sarkar, SA News Editor Small-cap U.S. materials stocks have broadly underperformed over the last six months, as reflected by predominantly D- to…