Author: NBTC

While Bitcoin recently surpassed $82,000, this upward trend has been the subject of many predictions about a potential bottom. However, even though Bitcoin rose above $82,000, it failed to break above the 200-day moving average, fueling speculation that the bottom may not have been reached yet. While a continued decline is anticipated at this point, K33 Research analysts still believe that BTC’s February low of $60,000 is the bottom. K33 Research stated that Bitcoin’s drop to $60,000 in February marked the bottom of this cycle, and that they expect different outcomes this time due to the failure to break above…

Ethereum has slipped to a key support zone near $1,800 as persistent ETF outflows, geopolitical uncertainty, and a bearish technical breakdown keep traders on the defensive. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum ($ETH) price was trading around $1,875 at press time on June 3 after briefly touching levels just above the $1,800 support area. The token has now erased most of its gains from the April-May recovery and remains under pressure after sellers forced a decisive breakdown below the $2,000 psychological level. A sustained withdrawal of institutional capital has emerged as one of the main headwinds behind the decline. Data…

Giles Dixon, Head of Global Regulation and Licensing at Tether Holdings, said stablecoins could offer a significant opportunity for South Korea’s export-driven economy to attract more international investment and consumer demand. Speaking at a seminar on global stablecoin trends, Dixon explained that while the country has successfully built worldwide demand for products ranging from K-pop and K-beauty to advanced technology, overseas consumers still face barriers to accessing these goods. Stablecoins as a Gateway for Global Consumers Dixon argued that stablecoins — digital currencies pegged to stable assets like the U.S. dollar — could serve as a practical tool for improving…

The crypto industry has long treated 2030 as the planning horizon for quantum readiness. Ayo Akinyele, Head of Engineering at RippleX, says that the window may no longer be wide enough. Speaking in a recent interview, Akinyele acknowledged that the standard guidance has been to prepare for 2030 as the point by which blockchain networks should be migrated to quantum-safe cryptography. But recent research findings, particularly work coming out of Google around improvements to Shor’s algorithm, the mathematical tool most associated with breaking classical public key cryptography, have pushed that timeline forward. “We can’t necessarily wait until 2030,” Akinyele said.…

This morning, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) took historic action to permit the listing of a true bitcoin perpetual contract by a CFTC-registered exchange. In doing so, the Commission charted a path for one of the most liquid segments of the crypto asset markets to exist within the U.S. regulatory framework. Having true perpetual contracts in the United States is a major step forward in delivering on President Trump’s goal of cementing America as the crypto capital of the world. Unlike a traditional futures contract, which was designed for markets that close overnight and on weekends, a perpetual contract…

In March, when Meta announced plans to begin paying creators in $USDC across Colombia and the Philippines, with expansion to more than 160 countries expected by the end of the year, the move was widely interpreted as another milestone for stablecoins entering the financial mainstream. A company responsible for nearly $3 billion in annual creator payouts choosing onchain settlement over traditional banking rails is unquestionably significant. What Meta introduced, however, was not a complete payments experience. It was a faster way to move money between accounts. For many users, particularly in emerging markets, the difficult part begins only after the…

Trump Media & Technology Group likely abandoned plans for its bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) because the economics no longer worked. ETF analysts say the company behind Truth Social faced a brutal reality: the spot bitcoin ETF market has become crowded, fees have collapsed and investors already have more than a dozen similar products to choose from. This week, Trump Media withdrew registration statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the “Truth Social Bitcoin ETF” and “Truth Social Bitcoin & Ethereum ETF,” ending plans to launch the funds. The company described the move as a “structural reset” designed to…

Ether ($ETH) dropped to $1,814 on Wednesday, its lowest in over 14 weeks, raising concerns about whether the $ETH/USD pair can stabilize above key liquidity zones near its multi-year lows at $1,800. $ETH/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Key takeaways: Ether fell to a 14-week low near $1,800, with traders warning a breakdown could trigger deeper losses toward $1,200-$1,600. The Coinbase Premium Index hit its lowest level since February, signaling persistent weakness in US spot demand. Spot Ethereum ETFs logged sixteen straight days of outflows. Ether sits on weak support at $1,800 Ether’s technical structure has weakened after losing support at…

Ondo Finance has announced that the total value locked (TVL) in equity tokens on its Ondo Global Markets platform has surpassed $1 billion, marking a significant milestone for the tokenized securities sector. The platform now holds over 70% of the market share in this emerging asset class, with cumulative trading volume exceeding $18 billion. What This Milestone Means for Tokenized Equities The $1 billion TVL threshold underscores growing institutional and retail demand for blockchain-based representations of traditional equity assets. Ondo Global Markets, launched as a regulated platform for tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds, has rapidly become the dominant infrastructure provider…

Space and Time (SXT), a level-1 data blockchain that secures onchain finance projects, has launched a virtual vault platform that it says is purpose-built for institutional lending. The Microsoft-backed blockchain said on Tuesday that its new virtual vaults can be configured by institutional lenders and borrowers to their specific agreement, with cryptographically verified, continuously updated visibility into borrower collateral across the centralized exchanges and decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols where it actually sits. Real-time verification of collateral has long vexed the institutional lending sector, with generic solvency metrics falling short of practical needs. “We built Space and Time so both institutions…