Author: NBTC

Europe built the regulatory framework. An American company showed up and claimed the throne. Circle, the US-based issuer behind the widely used USDC dollar stablecoin, now provides the largest euro-denominated stablecoin in circulation. Its $EURC token has emerged as the leading compliant EUR stablecoin across multiple blockchain platforms, a distinction that carries significant weight as the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation reshapes who gets to play in the continent’s digital money market. How a Boston-based firm beat Europe at its own game Circle’s $EURC is fully backed by euro reserves held at European Economic Area institutions. The company…

Consensus, the annual cryptocurrency conference hosted by CoinDesk, threw its post-conference closing party at E11even, the same club where several years ago World Liberty Financial founder Zach Witkoff was arrested with cocaine. This Miami club, described as a “strip club” by Jess Zhang, the founder and chief executive of Blockus, was criticized as a poor choice for an industry that was supposed “to be moving towards institutional maturity.” Zhang further noted that this type of event “diminishes women to sexual objects and enforces a stale, exclusionary culture.” 1/ This year’s official @consensus2026 closing party by @CoinDesk was a massive step…

Bitcoin rebounded above a key support zone as buyers returned, while momentum and futures demand point to a possible breakout ahead today. Bitcoin ($BTC) snapped back above $71,000 after a sharp intraday surge erased early weakness and put bulls back in control of the short-term trend. At the time of this press, Bitcoin traded at $71,000.3, up 3.82% over 24 hours, after bouncing from an earlier low near $68.33K. That intraday structure matters because it shows aggressive buying interest stepped in once Bitcoin cleared the lower range. The latest push back toward $71,000 also shows buyers remained active into the…

Ethereum price continued moving lower on Monday as rising macroeconomic uncertainty, weakening institutional demand, and growing exchange inflows pressured the broader crypto market. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum ($ETH) price fell more than 5% over the past 24 hours to trade near $2,120 at press time. Despite recovering strongly from its February lows earlier this year, the token remains more than 35% below its yearly high near $3,350. Several bearish catalysts now appear to be weighing on Ethereum’s short-term outlook. First, institutional sentiment toward Ethereum has weakened considerably in recent sessions. Data from SoSoValue shows that U.S.-listed spot Ethereum…

Someone may have used a hair dryer near a Paris airport weather sensor to win $34,000 on the prediction market platform Polymarket, prompting France’s national meteorological service to file a criminal complaint. Key Takeaways: Météo France filed a complaint with Roissy airport gendarmerie after two CDG sensor anomalies on April 6 and April 15 aligned with Polymarket payouts totaling roughly $34,000. Meteorologist Paul Marquis of E-Meteo Service ruled out natural causes, concluding physical intervention with a heat device was the most probable explanation. Polymarket switched its Paris temperature resolution source to Le Bourget Airport on April 19, though no arrests…

Jupiter Exchange launched Jupiter Poker, an onchain platform that brings poker tournament backing to Solana through tokenized tournament shares. The product is designed around a long standing poker practice where backers buy a portion of a player’s tournament action. Jupiter Poker brings that model onchain, allowing players to sell fractional stakes in tournament results with settlement handled in USDC on Solana. The launch gives Jupiter another consumer facing product beyond its core role as a Solana liquidity aggregator. Jupiter has already expanded across swaps, perpetuals, lending, and broader tokenized asset infrastructure, positioning the platform as one of Solana’s main distribution…

House conservatives are escalating their fight over government surveillance by demanding that any renewal of FISA Section 702 include a permanent ban on central bank digital currencies. Members of the House Freedom Caucus are pushing to attach the CBDC ban to legislation reauthorizing the controversial warrantless surveillance program, which is set to expire on June 12 after Congress passed a 45 day extension in late April. The Senate approved the short term fix after rejecting a longer House bill that included digital currency language. Section 702 allows US intelligence agencies to collect communications of foreigners overseas through US platforms, but…

Bitcoin’s longtime critic and pro-gold advocate, Peter Schiff, is not looking to slow down on his steady criticism of Bitcoin as he continues to harshly attack the world’s largest Bitcoin treasury firm, MicroStrategy. After recently describing MicroStrategy as the world’s largest Ponzi, Schiff has pushed further on his claims against the firm, challenging the chairman, Michael Saylor, for a public discussion on the matter. Schiff declares debate on MSTR To back his claims about MicroStrategy operating under a fraudulent scheme, Schiff has disclosed plans to host a live discussion later today to majorly discuss $MSTR and analyze its structure. I’m…

Nikhil Kamath, co-founder of Indian brokerage firm Zerodha, has publicly warned that dollar-backed stablecoins pose a long-term risk to India’s financial sovereignty, while floating the idea of a gold-backed stablecoin as a potentially more suitable alternative for the country. Posting on X, Kamath explained that the world still runs on the dollar but pointed to a quiet shift happening underneath. Countries are buying gold, trading in non-dollar currency pairs, and building payment infrastructure outside SWIFT. India’s own UPI system, he said, has been an exceptional example of building independent financial rails. The Warning on Dollar Stablecoins Kamath directed his concern…

South Korea has delayed debate on its main digital asset bill until after June elections, postponing long-awaited rules for stablecoins, crypto exchanges, and institutional investors in one of the world’s busiest retail crypto markets. The National Assembly’s National Policy Committee left the proposed Digital Asset Basic Act off the agenda during its final bill-review subcommittee meeting before parliamentary recess on May 12. Lawmakers are unlikely to revisit the bill before the June 3 local elections. As Cryptopolitan reported in late 2025, the bill has been stuck for months due to unresolved disputes between the Financial Services Commission and the Bank…