{"id":181627,"date":"2026-06-16T08:30:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T08:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=181627"},"modified":"2026-06-16T08:30:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T08:30:49","slug":"crypto-news-today-june-15-btc-back-above-66k-bank-of-japan-announces-rate-hike-blackrock-bita-fund-receives-sec-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=181627","title":{"rendered":"Crypto News Today (June 15): BTC Back Above $66K, Bank of Japan Announces Rate Hike, BlackRock BITA Fund Receives SEC Approval"},"content":{"rendered":"

In crypto news today (June 16), Bitcoin has surged above $66,000, continuing the bullish price action that began over the past weekend amid an incoming peace deal between the US and Iran, slowing ETF outflows, and the Bank of Japan raising interest rates.<\/p>\n

Liquidations have picked up, with over $536M over the past 24-hours and $375M of that figure coming from short positions. Liquidations flipping from mostly longs to shorts signal that the market is currently in an uptrend and bears are being punished.<\/p>\n\n

Of the other major caps, ETH and HYPE are standouts, up +4% and +12%, respectively. With bullish price action across the market, trading volume has picked up considerably, reaching $110Bn over the past 24 hours, up from around $70-80Bn late last week.<\/p>\n

With Bitcoin and the broader market continuing to surge, the Fear & Greed Index<\/a> has moved to 23\/100, up from 20\/100 yesterday. While still in \u2018Extreme Fear\u2019, this steady increase in the rating highlights positive investor sentiment slowly returning.<\/p>\n

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