Your day-ahead look for June 19, 2026
By Omkar Godbole|Edited by Sheldon Reback Jun 19, 2026, 11:27 a.m. 3 min readMake preferred on ShareShare this articleCopy linkX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailMake preferred on Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson (CoinDesk)This is an excerpt from CoinDesk newsletter 'Daybook.' Sign up here, if you haven't already.
Experts have recently suggested that investors should consider allocating between 1% and 5% of their portfolios to bitcoin BTC$62,571.63, promoting it as a valuable diversifying asset.
Franklin Templeton, known for managing extensive funds for clients, is set to introduce two innovative ETFs that facilitate this strategy. The unique aspect is that these exchange-traded funds will utilize corporate dividends to gain exposure to bitcoin, thereby generating a consistent demand for the leading cryptocurrency.
In a recent filing with the SEC, the firm announced the Franklin US Equity Bitcoin DRIP Index ETF and the Franklin US Innovation Bitcoin DRIP Index ETF.
These funds are structured to allocate 95% to U.S. equities and 5% to bitcoin, investing in large-cap U.S. stocks. The first fund provides broad market exposure, while the second emphasizes growth and innovation sectors. All dividends received will be reinvested into bitcoin ETFs, futures, or other related assets.
This setup essentially creates a hands-off, automatic 5% bitcoin investment funded by equity dividends.
Pending regulatory approval, these ETFs might commence trading as soon as September. While the approval is not guaranteed, this filing indicates a growing acceptance among institutions to blend traditional equity with cryptocurrency within regulated frameworks.
This move follows the recent launch of BlackRock's Income ETF, designed for institutions to capitalize on the volatility of cryptocurrency. Since their inception in 2024, the 11 spot bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. have attracted over $53 billion from investors, according to data from SoSoValue.
These trends reflect a sustained institutional interest in bitcoin, even amid a bear market. The BTC price reached a high of $126,000 last October and is currently trading below $62,500.
In the last 24 hours, the price has decreased by more than 2%.
"The bulls still have some hope, as a formal break of the trend would require the price to settle below previous lows near $61.5K. Even in this scenario, the price decline could stall in the $59–60K range, which represents this year’s most critical support level," stated Alex Kuptsikevich, chief market analyst at FxPPro, in an email.
With a market holiday in the U.S. on Friday for Juneteenth, liquidity may be thin, leading to unpredictable price movements. Stay vigilant!
Read more: For analysis of today's activity in altcoins and derivatives, see Crypto Markets Today. For a comprehensive list of events this week, see CoinDesk's "Crypto Week Ahead."
What’s trending
- U.S.-Iran talks postponed as Vance cancels trip and Israel intensifies strikes in southern Lebanon (NBC): The talks between the U.S. and Iran were postponed Friday, as Vice President JD Vance canceled his planned travel to Switzerland and renewed fighting between Israel and Hezbollah cast doubts on the deal to end the war.
- Andy Burnham's election win paves way for bid to oust U.K. PM Starmer (Reuters): Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor nicknamed "King of the North," won a special election in Makerfield in northwest England with 54.8% of the vote, beating the candidate for Nigel Farage's populist Reform UK party, on 34.5%.
- Digital credit market hit by huge selloff as Strive CEO blames leverage liquidations (CoinDesk): Matt Cole stated that the decline was a "leverage liquidation event" triggered by margin calls and forced selling, rather than a deterioration in issuers' credit quality.
- Google is using Nvidia’s playbook to build a rival AI chip business (WSJ): Google is making an ambitious play for a larger share of the 21st century’s most significant market: the chips that power artificial intelligence. The company's financial capacity and years of technical expertise position it well for success.
Today’s signal
XRP's daily chart. (TradingView)The chart displays XRP's daily price movements in candlestick format.
The token has broken down from what appears to be an inverted flag pattern, signaling a bearish trend. In simpler terms, a counter-trend consolidation has concluded in alignment with the prevailing bearish trend.
Further losses may be anticipated.
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CEX Volumes Drop to Lowest Since September 2024 as RWA Perps Hit Record High
CEX Volumes Drop to Lowest Since September 2024 as RWA Perps Hit Record High
In May, combined exchange volumes fell 3.45% to $4.41T; the lowest since September 2024. RWA perpetual futures volumes rose 10.4% against the trend, hitting a new all-time high.
By CoinDesk ResearchJun 15, 2026In May, combined exchange volumes fell 3.45% to $4.41T; the lowest since September 2024. RWA perpetual futures volumes rose 10.4% against the trend, hitting a new all-time high.
Why it matters:
In May, combined exchange volumes fell 3.45% to $4.41T; the lowest since September 2024. RWA perpetual futures volumes rose 10.4% against the trend, hitting a new all-time high.
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