Author: NBTC

Kevin Warsh held stakes in a stablecoin venture and a dozen protocols, called Bitcoin the new gold, and became the friendliest Fed chair crypto has ever had. Then Congress asked whether the Fed would rescue the sector in a run, and he said the one word the industry was not expecting. The most consequential sentence in crypto this month was not said by anyone in crypto. It was said in a House hearing room on July 14 by a Federal Reserve chair two months into the job, answering a question from a congressman who has spent years as the industry’s…

HIP-4 outcome markets will support permissionless deployment in a future network upgrade, beginning on testnet before expanding to mainnet. Deployers must stake 500,000 $HYPE, with the stake subject to slashing for incorrectly defined or settled markets. Validators will approve on-chain outcome templates, while deployers will be responsible for creating and settling markets based on those templates. Hyperliquid prepares permissionless HIP-4 deployment Hyperliquid has announced that its HIP-4 outcome markets will support permissionless deployment in a future network upgrade, with the rollout scheduled to begin on testnet before expanding to mainnet. The move follows the platform’s earlier approach for spot and…

The declines seen in US stocks yesterday were first reflected in Asian markets this morning. Chip manufacturers, in particular, experienced sharp sell-offs, and these declines caused Bitcoin to fall to $62,000 and gold to drop to $4,100 per ounce. While Bitcoin remains above the $62,000 level, analysis firm QCP Capital predicts that BTC and the cryptocurrency market will continue to move within a certain range. QCP Capital analysts stated that Bitcoin’s recent rise above $65,000 was due to Strategy’s additional Bitcoin purchases. Yesterday, Strategy bought another 520 Bitcoin, increasing its cash reserves by $300 million to $1.4 billion. However, it…

Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta have projected a staggering $725 billion in combined capital expenditure for 2026, an increase of 77% from 2025. This significant investment raises crucial questions about market sustainability and how these companies plan to recoup their expenses. Notably, Filecoin’s analysis highlights that none of this financial risk appears in their storage bills, suggesting stability amid potential volatility in the tech sector. For further details, see the original analysis by Filecoin. What Went Down The broader crypto market is currently exhibiting mixed signals, with varying momentum across major assets. In this context, the announcement of such a…

If the vulnerability in the Zcash ($ZEC) network was never exploited by hackers, then the funds of all users remain safe, regardless of whether they move them to a new pool or not. This was stated by Ripple’s emeritus chief technology officer, David Schwartz, commenting on the current crisis around the privacy coin. According to him, coins “forgotten” on old addresses will simply remain in a lonely and abandoned pool, but will stay fully accessible to their owners. With this thesis, Schwartz highlighted the main paradox of the current crisis around the privacy cryptocurrency. If there was no exploit, everyone…

Key Highlights White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt has secured a deferral from the Georgia Army National Guard service to stay for the Clarity Act’s major Senate vote. His statement comes ahead of a big week for the Clarity Act. Patrick Witt has criticized lawmakers for delaying the bill while Russia moves forward with pro-crypto legislation. With the Senate facing a narrow window to pass the Clarity Act before the August recess, White House crypto advisor Patrick Witt has secured a deferment from the Georgia Army National Guard service that threatened to pull him away at a very crucial moment.…

Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo has joined the OKX cryptocurrency exchange as a member of its board of directors. Cuomo became a board member after advising the company on US regulatory and institutional matters for three years, since 2023. Strengthening OKX’s Governance According to the crypto exchange’s announcement, Cuomo’s appointment strengthens its governance as it expands its presence in the US and builds infrastructure linking traditional finance with digital assets. Cuomo had served as New York’s attorney general and as the US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development before becoming the state’s 56th governor. According to OKX CEO Star…

Bitcoin mining difficulty, a key measure of the computational effort required to validate transactions and earn new coins, is on pace for an unprecedented decline. According to data shared by well-known quantitative analyst PlanB on X, the difficulty metric has fallen to approximately 126.2 trillion (T) in 2026, down from 148.3T at the end of 2025. If this trend holds through the end of the year, it would mark the first year-over-year decline since the network’s inception in 2009. Understanding the Significance of the Data PlanB, best known for his stock-to-flow (S2F) pricing model for Bitcoin, highlighted the potential milestone…

As talks between the US and Iran begin in Switzerland, significant steps are being taken by both countries as part of the negotiations. Accordingly, Iran committed to ensuring unimpeded freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and granting International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors full access to its nuclear facilities. The US, meanwhile, issued a general license allowing trade in Iranian crude oil and petrochemical products until August 21. While this situation pushed Bitcoin above $65,000, the declines seen in US stocks yesterday caused $BTC to fall to $62,000 and gold to drop to $4,100 per ounce. While volatility…

RootData’s recently released ‘2026 Crypto Industry Dead Projects List’ indicates that the cryptocurrency sector has already lost 99 projects in 2026. The database keeps track of initiatives that have formally shut down, filed for bankruptcy, or had their websites unavailable for a long time, serving as yet another reminder that one of the most difficult problems with digital assets is survival. There are many more obscure startups on the list. The projects mentioned include wallets like Family, Ctrl, and Leap as well as centralized exchanges like BitMart, BitMEX, and AscendEX. Infrastructure and DeFi names like Zapper, Stream Finance, Parsec, Loopring,…