Author: NBTC

Flare Network has launched the first-ever spot access to Ripple (XRP) on its platform by listing FXRP for trading on the Hyperliquid exchange. The market, launched with the FXRP/USDC pair, added a spot dimension to XRP transactions on Hyperliquid, which were previously limited to perpetual futures contracts. Until now, XRP trading on Hyperliquid has not been offered in spot form due to infrastructure limitations. Dhruv Shah, a DeFi analyst at Flare, stated that the primary reason for this is that XRP, like Bitcoin, is not compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). Therefore, he argued, on-chain platforms often prefer “wrapped”…

A new Federal Reserve discussion paper finds that the US dollar’s role in global bond markets has risen and fallen in cycles over the past six decades, with no clear long-term trend toward either greater dollar dominance or de-dollarization. Using the Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) international debt securities database, the authors identify three distinct “dollarization waves” since the 1960s, showing that shifts in currency use have followed cyclical patterns rather than a steady structural change in global financing. “We find no monotonic dollarization or de-dollarization trend; instead, the dollar’s share exhibits a wavelike pattern,” the paper says. The most…

The passage of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025, also known as the CLARITY market structure bill, hinges on bipartisan support in the United States Senate Banking Committee, according to Alex Thorn, head of research at crypto investment firm Galaxy. Typically, the Senate needs at least 60 votes to advance legislation, and Republicans need seven to 10 Democrats to vote yes on the CLARITY Act, Thorn said on Friday.If Republicans can secure four votes from Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee, it is “likely” that all 17 Democratic senators who voted for the GENIUS Act, a stablecoin regulatory…

The U.S. Federal Reserve has taken a notable step in reshaping how banks under its supervision can engage with crypto, reversing guidance introduced in 2023 that had sharply limited such activities. The decision reflects a broader reassessment inside the central bank about how regulation should adapt to financial innovation, especially as digital assets continue to intersect with traditional banking infrastructure. Under the earlier framework, uninsured state-chartered banks were required to follow the same constraints as federally insured institutions in order to remain under Federal Reserve supervision. That approach effectively barred some crypto banks from accessing core payment systems or Federal…

New York Representative Ritchie Torres, with the backing of more than 30 other Democrats in the House of Representatives, has introduced legislation following a Polymarket user netting $400,000 on a bet related to the removal of then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. In a Friday notice, Torres said he had introduced the Public Integrity in Financial Prediction Markets Act of 2026. According to the New York representative, the bill would prohibit “federal elected officials, political appointees, Executive Branch employees, and congressional staff from buying, selling, or exchanging prediction market contracts tied to government policy, government action, or political outcomes when they possess…

Key Notes Coinbase now tracks nine potential listings, including Solana DEX protocol Raydium and DePIN project Energy Network among the latest additions. RAY and ENERGY operate on Solana while ELSA and FUN run on Base, with specific contract addresses provided for accurate identification. Trading launches remain conditional on adequate market-making partnerships and sufficient technical infrastructure being established. Coinbase added four cryptocurrency tokens to its listing roadmap and plans to execute the trading launch once they meet certain conditions. The four tokens include Solana’s decentralized exchange Raydium (RAY), Energy Dollar (ENERGY), Elsa (ELSA), and Sport Fun (FUN). Among the conditions, Coinbase…

SafePal, a non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet, has integrated Morpho Vaults into its app. The integration permits consumers to generate stablecoin yield across diverse blockchains. As SafePal disclosed in its official press release, the development permits users to deposit $USDT and $USDC on Ethereum, and $USDC on Base and Arbitrum via its yield aggregator, Earn. Hence, the integration aims to streamline decentralized lending while maintaining a non-custodial consumer experience. 🔔 BIG NEWS: @Morpho vaults are now natively integrated in the SafePal appEarn with USDC & USDT on Ethereum; USDC on @arbitrum & Base seamlessly🎁 500 limited edition hardware wallets + $5,000 in…

Global markets were hit with a violent liquidity whiplash today as conflicting central bank signals collided with a massive derivatives flush. While a cooler-than-expected 2.7% US CPI print triggered a risk-on rally that liquidated $60 million in crypto shorts, traders remain on edge as the Bank of Japan (BoJ) prepares to hike rates to a 30-year high, potentially draining the very liquidity the US just promised to inject. The Savior Print: 2.7% CPI Crushes Bears The catalyst for the rally was an undeniably bullish US inflation report. November headline CPI rose just 2.7%, significantly missing the 3.1% forecast. Crucially, the…

Binance has released its 38th Proof of Reserves report, sharing the current status of user assets on its platform. According to the report, users’ Bitcoin holdings have been verified at approximately 618,000 BTC. According to data released by the company, BTC reserves increased by 8,607 BTC, or 1.41%, compared to the previous report. On-chain wallet balances stood at 636,914 BTC, with 618,696 BTC held directly in exchange wallets and 18,218 BTC held in third-party custody services. Thus, the BTC coverage ratio remained at 100.06%, maintaining its fully collateralized appearance. On the Ethereum side, user holdings reached 4.17 million ETH, an…

Sentora, a Web3 and decentralized finance (DeFi) analytic platform, has announced its strategic partnership with Tria, a crypto neobank that brings spending, earning, and trading into one app, and Upshift, an infrastructure provider that enables institutional funds and asset issuers to tokenize their DeFi strategies. The primary purpose of this alliance is to launch a set of earn vaults to make on-chain DeFi yield access easy and productive for users. Sentora has released this news through its official social media X account. Tria Earn is Now Live!Sentora and @upshift_fi partnered with @useTria to bring DeFi yield to their users👇https://t.co/Z6FDvggdiz —…