Author: NBTC

Something quietly significant just happened in the world of institutional tokenization. T-RIZE Group has completed the integration of Chainlink’s oracle platform into its Kairos Digital Loan Notes (KDLN) program — and for the first time, verifiable insurance coverage data now lives onchain within a tokenized financial product on the Canton Network. That’s not a minor upgrade. It’s a direct challenge to one of the most persistent friction points in institutional finance: the inability to verify coverage documentation without relying on counterparties, intermediaries, and paperwork. Key takeaways T-RIZE Group has integrated Chainlink’s oracle platform to deliver onchain proof of insurance within…

Bitcoin’s premium on South Korean exchanges climbed to 1.98% on May 7. That’s the highest it’s been since late February. At the same time, onchain data shows holders are cashing out their biggest daily profits in five months, with $BTC trading above $80,000. Bitcoin’s Kimchi Premium is tracked by CryptoQuant’s Korea Premium Index (KPI). It measures the price gap between Bitcoin on South Korean exchanges and the global volume-weighted average. The 2% reading is a sharp turnaround from early March, when the index had dropped to a 2.27% discount after the U.S.-Iran conflict kicked off. Strict controls on funds and…

Eli Ben-Sasson, a Zcash founding scientist who helped create the cryptocurrency, shared his unfiltered take on Ethereum, in light of recent Ethereum Foundation concerns. Ben-Sasson’s comments come amid a string of high-profile exits at the Ethereum Foundation, with co-executive director and board member Hsiao-Wei Wang stepping down in the latest development. At least eight senior figures have departed the Ethereum Foundation over the past five months, raising concerns even as Ethereum faces increased competition from rival blockchains. Adding to recent concerns, former Ethereum Foundation contributor Trent Van Epps said Ethereum could face a “slow-burning funding crisis” for core development within…

Digital Asset Holdings has raised $355 million in a new round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm, highlighting Wall Street’s accelerating push into permissioned blockchain infrastructure. A16z crypto contributed $100 million, alongside 7RIDGE, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Citadel Securities and Optiver, in a deal that values Digital Asset at around $2 billion, according to a Thursday Bloomberg Law report citing people familiar with the matter. The capital will be used to scale the Canton Network, developed and maintained by Digital Asset, designed for financial institutions to tokenize and settle traditional securities while keeping commercially sensitive data private. Canton has…

Yuma, one of Bittensor’s largest contributors and the network’s third-largest validator, has published a detailed critique of the proposed “Root Reborn” upgrade, arguing that the design introduces governance, regulatory, and market structure risks that outweigh its potential benefits. The proposal, currently under review and not yet active on mainnet, would overhaul how root staking rewards are handled. Under the existing system, root dividends are effectively paid by automatically converting subnet alpha emissions back into $TAO. The new design would stop those automatic sales. 🧠 Bittensor $TAO upgrade watch: Root RebornA new Subtensor PR proposes one of the larger changes to…

Singapore, Singapore, May 25th, 2026, Chainwire LBank, the leading global cryptocurrency exchange, has officially launched its Fiat Deposit and Buy Crypto by Fiat Balance features, marking a significant step forward in bridging traditional finance and crypto trading. To celebrate the launch, LBank is running a limited-time promotional campaign from May 22 to June 10, 2026 (SGT), giving users the opportunity to enjoy zero-fee deposits and earn up to 35 $USDT in rewards. The newly launched Fiat Deposit feature supports major bank transfer methods, including SEPA, SEPA Instant, and Wire, allowing users to deposit fiat more conveniently and at a lower…

Has Donald Trump been net positive for Bitcoin? It is an uncomfortable question for many Bitcoin supporters, including me. My political criticisms of Trump are substantial and longstanding. They extend well beyond policy disagreements into questions about rhetoric, institutional conduct, and the broader political culture surrounding his presidency. None of that disappears because Bitcoin performed well during parts of his administration or because parts of the industry now view him as an ally. Still, the question matters because Bitcoin increasingly sits inside state policy, capital markets, and geopolitical competition. Once that happened, separating political preference from analytical judgment became harder.…

Controversial Redirect Rate Ethereum Infrastructure Funding Proposal Surges To Fund Joint Ethereum Development A controversial proposal surged to tackle the problem of Ethereum’s joint infrastructure funding, which has been handled by the Ethereum Foundation or interested third parties until now. Clément Lesaege, founder of Kleros and Proof of Humanity, argues that validators should be the ones taking the burden of these expenses, proposing establishing a redirect rate at the protocol level. This would allow them to direct part of their staking income to organizations managing these funds to collaborate with the Ethereum ecosystem. The proposal can be interpreted as a…

In brief The IMF said crypto flows in Nepal grew markedly between 2019 and 2024 despite a legal ban, peaking above 13% of GDP in 2021. It urged Nepal to regulate crypto under international standards, warning of capital-control evasion and deposit outflows. An expert told Decrypt that trading and remittances keep crypto alive in banned markets, making regulation a smarter tool than prohibition. Nepal banned crypto, but crypto did not leave Nepal. In a report released Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) flagged growing crypto adoption in Nepal despite a legal ban and urged authorities to monitor the sector closely…

$XRP community figures Eri and Jake Claver recently argued that $XRP value goes far beyond cross-border payments. In a post on X, Eri shared a clip from a recent livestream by Digital Ascension Group chairman Jake Claver. The discussion focused on the so-called “stablecoin sandwich” model. Eri said she agreed with two of Claver’s key points. One of them is that Ripple has already used stablecoins such as USDT and $USDC as bridge assets in its On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) service. Ripple Already Used Stablecoins in ODL According to Eri, Ripple’s payment infrastructure has previously incorporated Tether and $USDC as bridge…