Author: NBTC

Bitcoin continued its upward momentum above $71,000 on Tuesday as investors continued to weigh the market impact of President Donald Trump’s decision to pause planned US attacks on Iranian power and energy infrastructure for five days. Data from CryptoSlate showed that the top cryptocurrency was trading at around $71,185 as of press time, rising 4% during the session. The price broke through a level that traders have been watching as a test of whether institutional demand can continue to absorb pressure from war risk, rising energy prices, and a Federal Reserve that has signaled a slower path toward easier monetary…

An anonymous cryptocurrency whale has made a significant move in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space, purchasing $1 million worth of $AAVE tokens. According to on-chain analytics firm Onchain Lens, the whale, identified by an address beginning with 0x0bb8, acquired 11,206 $AAVE at an average price of $89.24 per token. The tokens were subsequently deposited into Aave V3, the latest version of the Aave lending protocol. Whale Activity and Market Implications Large purchases by anonymous wallets, often referred to as ‘whales,’ can signal strong conviction in a project’s future. The decision to deposit the $AAVE tokens into Aave V3 suggests the…

Ethereum remains under persistent selling pressure after failing to reclaim key resistance zones, with recent price action pointing to weakening bullish momentum and a growing probability of deeper retracement. The market is now testing critical support levels that could determine $ETH’s next major move. Ethereum Price Analysis: The Daily Chart Ethereum has extended its corrective phase after repeated failures to sustain momentum above the $2.3K–$2.4K resistance region. The asset recently lost the 100-day moving average near $2.15K and is now hovering around the lower boundary of the broader ascending channel at the $2K area, signaling increasing bearish dominance in the…

Hong Kong is embedding digital assets deeper into mainstream finance, with tokenization and stablecoins gaining stronger regulatory backing as market infrastructure. The push signals a broader effort to expand regulated blockchain use cases and attract global firms to the city. Key Takeaways: Hong Kong positioned digital assets as part of its core infrastructure, signaling strong policy support. Financial Secretary Paul Chan said tokenization boosts efficiency and access, driving adoption. Stablecoin rules show Hong Kong advancing regulation to expand digital finance activity. Digital Assets Move Into Mainstream Finance Hong Kong reinforced its commitment to advancing digital assets on April 20, positioning…

TonStrategy (ticker: TONX), a Nasdaq-listed investment firm focused on the $TON blockchain ecosystem, announced that it held 221.9 million $TON tokens as of March 31. The holdings account for approximately 4.29% of the total $TON supply, marking one of the largest publicly disclosed positions in the network. Strategic Accumulation in $TON The disclosure, made in a regulatory filing, provides a rare window into the holdings of a publicly traded company that has made the $TON blockchain a core part of its investment thesis. TonStrategy, formerly known as a different entity before rebranding to reflect its focus on The Open Network,…

Kevin Warsh cleared the Senate Banking Committee on a 13-11 party-line vote on April 29, 2026, putting him one full Senate vote away from becoming the next chair of the Federal Reserve. If confirmed, he’s set to take the reins by May 15, replacing Jerome Powell in what amounts to the most consequential leadership change at the central bank in years. For crypto markets, this is not just a personnel swap. It’s a philosophical one. Warsh has called Bitcoin the “new gold for under 40s” and disclosed investments in more than 20 crypto-linked entities. That’s a far cry from Powell’s…

David Schwartz, former CTO of Ripple, recently argued that Bitcoin’s decentralization does not come from its use of the PoW mechanism. Schwartz’s latest comments followed a recent event where a single mining entity showed significant control. This led to discussions about how secure and balanced Bitcoin’s network truly is with the Proof-of-Work consensus mechanism. Key Points Foundry USA, the largest Bitcoin mining pool, recently mined 7 consecutive Bitcoin blocks, leading to a chain reorganization and raising concerns about mining concentration. Vet, an XRPL validator, noted that Foundry USA’s hashrate is near the profitability threshold for selfish mining, suggesting large miners…

AsteriaFi partners with iFlux Global to accelerate Decentralized Finance development. The partnership between AsteriaFi and iFlux Global represents the advent of the on-chain market infrastructure to where deep liquidity meets retail-friendly tools for exposure. The two firms together will create a hybrid financial ecosystem to provide institutional-level Asset Management Solutions for the retail market and improve the accessibility of sophisticated decentralized finance (DeFi) solutions to all users. Bridging Advanced Trading Controls with Structured Yield The iFlux platform is an emerging player in the financial industry that is successfully simplifying the complexity associated with trading various financial instruments. The iFlux ecosystem…

Ethereum ($ETH) price is stalling near $2,140 as a sharp DeFi erosion since January now matches a bearish chart structure carved out over the past seven weeks. The lag against Bitcoin and a sliding holder cohort suggest the price weakness may be more than a routine pullback. The structure on the daily chart and the on-chain data tell the same story from different angles. Ethereum Price Mirrors DeFi TVL Collapse Since January Peak Ethereum has carved an inverted cup pattern on the daily chart between March 29 and May 18. The current rebound looks more like a handle of the…

In brief Anthropic’s shares are trading at $1 trillion on secondary platforms like Forge Global, overtaking OpenAI which sits at $880 billion on the same venue. The company’s annualized revenue soared from $9 billion in late 2025 to $30 billion by March 2026—a 233% jump in a single quarter, driven primarily by Claude Code adoption. Just three months ago, Anthropic’s valuation was $380 billion; secondary markets are now pricing it at more than 2.6 times that figure. On secondary share trading platforms, Anthropic has quietly flipped the AI power map—trading at roughly $1 trillion, overtaking OpenAI for the first time.…