Author: NBTC

NBTC is the editorial account for NBTC News, covering Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, blockchain infrastructure, exchanges, mining, regulation and digital asset markets. The editorial team focuses on clear sourcing, timely updates and practical context for crypto readers.

U.S. Representative Jonathan Jackson has disclosed a well-timed sale of Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) shares that occurred weeks before a sharp decline in the stock. In this line, a February 23 financial filing shows Jackson sold between $15,001 and $50,000 worth of Palantir on January 16, 2026. At the time, the shares were trading near $170. Over the following five weeks, the stock fell about 24%, closing around $128 on February 24. The sale came less than a month after Jackson initially purchased the same position size in Palantir on December 22, 2025. The quick turnaround, followed by a steep…

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R3E Network has shipped a live API indexer for Neo N3, giving developers structured access to on-chain data through a new service at n3index.dev. The release is one of several infrastructure deliveries from Jimmy Liao, R3E Network founder and Neo core developer, in the span of two weeks, alongside a free domain name system and continued improvements. The tools extend R3E’s growing infrastructure footprint on Neo N3, which includes the neo3scan.com block explorer launch, a Rust-based Neo implementation, and a Neo Solidity compiler project. N3Index API N3Index provides two integration modes at api.n3index.dev. The Indexer API offers structured JSON endpoints…

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Ethereum price is on the verge, with the Ethereum Foundation beginning a new treasury staking plan worth about $140 million. The move came as Bitmine also expanded its Ethereum treasury and raised its total holdings to 4.535 million $ETH. Together, both updates added fresh attention to Ethereum’s supply, staking activity, and near-term price outlook. The Ethereum Foundation said it started with a deposit of 2,016 $ETH. It plans to increase that amount to about 70,000 $ETH over time. Bitwise Onchain Solutions is developing and maintaining the open-source tools used for the initiative. At the same time, Bitmine said it bought…

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Big money is betting against crypto equities like Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy (MSTR) and American crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN), new data compiled by Goldman Sachs Research shows. The firms find themselves ranked first and fourth in short interest as a percentage of market cap at 14% and 10%, respectively, among companies valued at $25 billion or greater. “Crypto is like cilantro: Some people love it and some people hate it,” Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan told Decrypt. “It’s not surprising to see it at the top of the short interest list,” he said of MSTR and COIN’s ranking.  While the…

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The South Korean cryptocurrency market has seen remarkable activity in the last 24 hours. An analysis of data from the country’s two largest exchanges, Upbit and Bithumb, reveals a significant increase in trading volumes, particularly in certain altcoins. When the 24-hour spot market data from both exchanges are combined, it becomes clear that the volume increase is not limited to major cryptocurrencies; gaming, NFTs, and next-generation layer-1/ecosystem projects are also prominent. Projects like Axie Infinity, Berachain, and Story, in particular, have seen a strong surge in demand in the Korean market. Here are the altcoins with the highest trading volume…

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The platform’s first fully onchain athlete asset signals a shift toward decentralized tokenization of sports talent ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Tokenization has become one of the most discussed themes in crypto over the past two years. Most blockchain projects experimenting with the concept have focused on financial assets such as treasury securities, real estate, or private credit. Some platforms, however, are exploring a different direction. Royaltiz, a blockchain platform focused on tokenized talent, is launching a digital asset tied to French football star Eduardo Camavinga on Solana. The release represents the company’s first fully on-chain athlete token…

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Ethereum price started a recovery wave from the $1,920 zone. $ETH is now back above $2,000 and might aim for more gains in the near term. Ethereum started a recovery wave above the $2,000 zone. The price is trading above $2,000 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance at $1,960 on the hourly chart of $ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh decline if it stays below the $2,050 zone. Ethereum Price Aims Higher Ethereum price started a recovery wave after it found support near…

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Chainlink adoption expanded this week with 11 new integrations across 2 services and 11 chains, including Base and Injective EVM. New integrations included $ADI Chain, Arc, DogeOS Chikyu, GIWA Sepolia, Monad, Perennial, Pharos, Seismic, and Stable. Chainlink recorded 11 new integrations this week across two services and 11 blockchain networks: $ADI Chain, Arc, Base, DogeOS Chikyu, GIWA Sepolia, Injective EVM, Monad, Perennial, Pharos, Seismic, and Stable. The integrations expanded Chainlink’s standard across multiple Web3 ecosystems, covering two of its services. The new additions covered a range of blockchain environments. Base and Injective EVM were among the named networks. $ADI Chain,…

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Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), the publicly traded Ethereum treasury firm chaired by Fundstrat co-founder Thomas “Tom” Lee, moved 5,300 $ETH valued at approximately $11 million to Coinbase Prime today in a move that may signal plans to stake the funds, according to Arkham Intelligence data. A transfer to Coinbase Prime does not necessarily mean the assets are about to be sold. Coinbase Prime is an institutional platform that provides custody, trading, and staking services, meaning deposits can be tied to a variety of treasury or portfolio management strategies. Bitmine announced Monday total holdings of $10.3 billion across crypto assets, cash,…

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Anchorage Digital, the first crypto firm to secure a U.S. banking charter, said Wednesday that its holding perpetual preferred stock in bitcoin treasury firm Strategy on its balance sheet. Anchorage’s CEO Nathan McCauley called it “conviction compounding.” “Institutions don’t just talk about Bitcoin, they structure around it. When the company that operationalizes Bitcoin infrastructure puts capital alongside the company that operationalized the Bitcoin treasury strategy…that’s a signal,” McCauley said on X. Saylor responded by saying that “conviction is contagious,” hinting at a possibility of other firms soon following Anchorage’s lead in buying Strategy’s yield-generating preferred stock. Anchorage’s investment is a…

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