Author: NBTC
A new decentralized finance model (DeFi) is targeting a persistent problem that soccer clubs face: short-term liquidity gaps caused by uneven cash flows from media and commercial contracts. The Decentral protocol, hosted on the Chiliz blockchain, enables clubs and sports organizations to raise stablecoin liquidity by tokenizing future receivables, such as broadcasting rights, and using them as onchain collateral, according to an emailed announcement shared with CoinDesk on Monday. Investors supply capital to decentralized pools, while clubs gain faster access to funding without relying on banks or specialized funds that often charge high fees and impose heavy administrative requirements. Decentral…
Key Takeaways A Bitcoin whale initiated a $491 million long position in Ether. Market speculation suggests this move may reflect insider knowledge or strong bullish expectations for Ethereum. A Bitcoin whale identified as Bitcoin OG 1011short opened a $491 million long position in Ether today, according to data tracked by Lookonchain. Absolutely wild — this #BitcoinOG(1011short) is still adding more to his longs. Current position:150,466 $ETH ($491M)1,000 $BTC ($92.6M)212,907 $SOL ($27.8M) He also placed limit orders to add 40,000 $ETH in the $3,030-$3,258 price range and 50,000 $SOL at $138.6.… pic.twitter.com/QRRsLtuFXz — Lookonchain (@lookonchain) December 12, 2025 The size of…
A degen gambler who previously deposited hundreds of thousands of dollars to crypto casinos Stake and Roobet was liquidated on HyperLiquid over the weekend, losing $5.5 million after shorting before Sunday’s bounce with a series of leveraged positions worth $168 million. The trader shorted bitcoin BTC$93,760.20, XRP$2.2018 and zcash ZEC$686.22, as well as having smaller positions in ASTER, BNB and RESOLV. The bearish trades came after several tokens fell to multimonth lows on Friday as crypto’s fear and greed index began flashing “extreme fear.” The losses didn’t perturb the trader, who effectively doubled down on the position by shorting bitcoin…
This piece is featured in the print edition of Bitcoin Magazine, The Freedom Issue. We’re sharing it here as a sample of the ideas explored throughout the full issue. On November 3, 2025, the freedom for developers to build financial privacy software is on trial. Samourai Wallet was a Bitcoin privacy wallet developed by Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill. It included specialized privacy tools that mixed the coins of wallet users in ways that required no third-party custody. The service’s servers helped coordinate “mixing” — methods to conceal the origin of coins and offer users some degree of forward…
A dispute over who “owns” Aave is raging within the DeFi community. The issue flared up on Friday, sparked by the realization that in-platform swaps now funnel revenue previously destined for the DAO treasury, to Aave Labs. Aave Labs Founder, Stani Kulechov, believes that, as owners of the “product” (the aave.com interface), Labs should be free to monetize it as it sees fit. Last month, Aave Labs announced a consumer-facing app with all crypto references stripped away. Representatives of Aave DAO, however, insist that there’s more to the brand than the website and logo. Indeed, they argue that trust in…
While Bitcoin and altcoins have experienced volatile movements in recent days, an analysis company has drawn attention to the difference between Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). According to the analysis platform Sentora (formerly IntoTheBlock), Bitcoin and Ethereum have exhibited quite contrasting exchange flow dynamics this week. According to the analytics company, while BTC saw a net outflow of $1.34 billion, ETH inflows exceeded $1 billion. Company data shows a net outflow of approximately $1.34 billion in Bitcoin, with a significant amount of BTC being withdrawn from exchanges to private wallets. Sentora notes that this trend indicates a decrease in immediate…
Shares of Figure Technologies (FIGR), a blockchain-focused lending platform founded by SoFi co-founder Mike Cagney, surged as much as 15% on Monday after billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller disclosed a sizable new stake in the company. The stock rose to as high as $46.46 and was recently up 10% at $44.45. It has gained 44% since its Nasdaq debut in September at a time when other crypto-linked firms that went public this year are trading below their offering prices. Crypto markets have remained soft in recent months, dragging down valuations across the sector. According to Duquesne Capital’s latest 13F filing on…
A review of the nine largest national banks showed that they restricted or denied services to customers based on their lawful businesses, like digital assets, rather than financial risk, according to a preliminary report from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The findings also revive long-running concerns around “Operation Choke Point,” a Justice Department initiative from 2013 that pressured banks to treat certain lawful industries as high-risk. Although the program officially ended in 2017, critics in the crypto sector have argued that a similar dynamic resurfaced in recent years under what they dubbed “Operation Choke Point 2.0,” claiming…
A SushiSwap governance proposal to sharply increase the SUSHI token’s annual emission rate (AER) passed on Sunday, Dec. 14, with the vote demonstrating just how concentrated decision-making on the decentralized exchange protocol can be. The vote to lift annual emissions more than threefold, from 1.5% to as much as 5% of total supply, was decided almost entirely by a single wallet, 0xFf…492. That address controlled about 99.9% of the roughly 5.2 million voting power cast, with no votes against or abstentions, per Snapshot voting details. Under the proposal, SushiSwap can issue up to about 14.25 million SUSHI a year, compared…
Ethereum must stay above the key SMA level to maintain bullish momentum, with mixed futures flows indicating volatility. Ethereum (ETH) has seen a 1.2% increase in the last 24 hours, pushing its price to $3,235.25. Notably, the price fluctuated between $3,160.13 and $3,267.70 during this period. Over the past week, Ethereum has shown a 3.5% increase, while its 14-day performance shows a modest rise of 5.7%. However, the 30-day performance remains down 7.0%. Despite the short-term gains, the market is showing signs of exhaustion, with bulls struggling to maintain control. Unless stronger momentum steps in, Ethereum may risk rolling back…