Notable news in the past 24 hours (June 16) BTC: 25,527 USD | ETH: $1,654 | Total market capitalization: $1.035 billion 1️⃣ Bitcoin back to $25,500 as US stocks surge, Apple stock tops all-time high. Financial markets regained momentum after the unfavorable news in the past several days. 2️⃣ Hong Kong mobilizes major banks HSBC, Standard Chartered and Bank of China to provide services for crypto exchanges. This further reinforces Hong Kong's goodwill attitude towards the crypto sector. 3️⃣ BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, is about to file an application to establish a Bitcoin ETF. The company will begin working with Coinbase to help bring crypto to institutional investors by the end of 2023. 4️⃣ Ripple partners with Central Bank of Colombia to explore blockchain usage: Banco de la República, in collaboration with Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MinTIC), plans to test Ripple's CBDC platform to increase strengthen the high value payment system.