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Kraken at Money20/20 Europe 2026: our week in Amsterdam
TL;DR
Kraken Co-CEO Arjun Sethi opened Money20/20 Europe 2026 with a keynote titled “Money Open” on the Orbital Stage.
A Kraken fireside with Citi explored embedded financial services for digital commerce, putting Payward Services front and center.
Krak took over The Block with a multi-session Coffee House, while xStocks hosted a markets-themed happy hour.
Payward Services brought partners, customers, and the Kraken VIP community together across dinners and happy hours all week.
This year’s conversations centered on agentic commerce, stablecoins, embedded finance, and the regulation working to keep pace. Kraken showed up across all of it: on the main stages, on the show floor, and across Amsterdam after hours.
Jun 22, 2026 • 3 min read
MiCA enforcement begins July 1. Switch to one of Europe’s longest-standing licensed exchanges.
Jun 19, 2026 • 4 min read
The Fed speaks this afternoon. PCE follows in 8 days.
TL;DR
The Federal Reserve concludes its June meeting on June 17, with the rate decision at 2:00 p.m. ET and Chair Kevin Warsh’s first press conference at 2:30 p.m. ET. Markets price roughly 99% odds of no change, holding the federal funds rate at 3.50% to 3.75%.
May PCE inflation and the final Q1 2026 GDP estimate release together at 8:30 a.m. ET on June 25, the first major inflation reading inside Warsh’s new communication framework.
Two bellwether earnings calls land midweek: FedEx on June 23 and Micron on June 24, each offering an indirect read on global trade volumes and AI infrastructure demand.
The Deribit quarterly BTC and ETH options expiry settles June 26 at 08:00 UTC, one day after PCE, while US equity and bond markets close June 19 for Juneteenth.
Two events anchor the next two weeks of market-moving data. This afternoon, the Federal Reserve wraps its June meeting and Chair Kevin Warsh holds his first press conference. Eight days later, May PCE inflation and the final Q1 GDP estimate land simultaneously.
Jun 17, 2026 • 7 min read
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