Author: NBTC

Stellar network validators have scheduled the vote for Protocol 27 Zipper for this coming July 8. The proposal introduces native authentication delegation directly at the Stellar network level. The upgrade includes a security fix using address-bound credentials to mitigate replay vulnerabilities in Soroban. Stellar network validators will hold a vote on the upgrade proposal known as Protocol 27 Zipper this coming July 8. Official information indicates that with this technical change, they aim to modify the account authorization system and optimize developer access within the $XLM ecosystem. ⚙️ Stellar $XLM Votes on Protocol 27 This Wednesday A major milestone is…

Bitcoin ($BTC) circled $63,000 after Tuesday’s Wall Street open as chip companies led a dip in US stocks. Key points: Bitcoin attempts to hold $63,000 after seeing its highest levels in two weeks. US stock markets see a correction on the day SpaceX joins the Nasdaq-100. Bollinger Bands creator John Bollinger continues to eye a long-term $BTC price reversal. $BTC price comes off two-week highs as US stocks fall Data from TradingView showed $BTC price action cooling after a trip to $64,660 — its highest point since June 22. $BTC/USD one-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView $BTC/USD surfed a comedown in US…

Caught between conflicting signals, Ethereum is attempting a daily recovery even as hourly momentum deteriorates. As of July 13, 2026, the Ethereum price today sits at $1,778.96 — a level that places $ETH directly at the crossroads of two opposing technical narratives. $ETH/USDT — daily chart with candlesticks, EMA20/EMA50 and volume. Key takeaways $ETH trades at $1,778.96, above the daily EMA20 but below the critical $1,799–$1,800 resistance zone The daily MACD has printed a bullish crossover, while the 1-hour chart remains firmly under seller control The Fear & Greed Index sits at 28, and Bitcoin dominance at 56% continues to…

President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosure has revealed one of the most active investment records ever reported by a sitting US president. The filing shows more than 22,000 securities trades across eight investment accounts during his first year back in office. Meanwhile, Trump defended his administration’s policies and declared the United States the global leader in both cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence. The report also comes days after separate disclosures showed Trump earned more than $1 billion from crypto-related businesses in 2025, adding fresh scrutiny over his financial interests. More than 22,000 trades across eight accounts Trump’s 2025 financial disclosure showed…

Ripple is preparing beta tests for $RLUSD, its dollar-backed stablecoin planned for both the $XRP Ledger and Ethereum, bringing its enterprise payments strategy back into the stablecoin spotlight. TL;DR Ripple is preparing $RLUSD beta testing on $XRP Ledger and Ethereum. The stablecoin is designed to complement Ripple’s existing settlement products. The launch could give XRPL a more direct role in regulated dollar liquidity. Ripple has spent years arguing that $XRP can serve institutional settlement. $RLUSD adds a different piece to that puzzle: a dollar stablecoin that can move through the same enterprise-facing rails while also existing on Ethereum. Why Ripple…

Following weeks of subdued derivatives activity, Bitcoin’s late-June decline triggered the first meaningful shift in market positioning. More importantly, aggressive short selling targeting this level was successful just twice, with one at $57.8K. At no point did the spot selling pressure diminish enough to prevent buyers from recovering their footing. The Open Interest had initially increased substantially over the previous week, peaking at approximately 530k $BTC. Then, sharp liquidation quickly reduced most of the resulting leverage. Notably, Bitcoin prices began to recover from the low of $57.8K to a high near $64K. As a result, bearish positions closed while fresh…

Ethereum trades at $1,775.56 on July 13, down 1.66%, pulling back from a push toward $1,844 as Iran’s weekend strikes reset geopolitical risk across markets and price struggles to clear the 50-day EMA. Is $ETH Being Rejected At The 50-Day EMA Again? $ETH 1D Price Action (Source: TradingView) The daily chart shows $ETH testing the 50-day EMA at $1,798.04 for the second time in two weeks, with Friday’s candle reaching $1,844 before pulling back to current levels. The Supertrend (10,3) at $1,599.41 sits well below price, confirming the short-term recovery structure remains intact despite the pullback. The 20-day EMA at…

BlackRock’s cryptocurrency holdings, i.e., those managed for clients through its exchange-traded funds (ETFs), experienced a sharp decline in the first half of 2026, reflecting a broader correction across digital asset markets. As the data Finbold gathered from Arkham and presented in its H1 2026 Cryptocurrency Market Report has shown, BlackRock’s combined Bitcoin ($BTC) and Ethereum ($ETH) holdings fell from $78.36 billion on January 1 to $48.98 billion by June 30, a decline of $29.38 billion, or 37.5%, over the six-month period. Given that the vast majority of the hedge fund’s crypto portfolio is dedicated to Bitcoin, the decline was largely…

Hexens found a critical flaw in Aptos that was patched before any funds moved. The bug could have let an attacker forge assets and push them across bridges. Aptos disputes the severity, yet Polygon’s CTO validated the proof-of-concept. The case revives the argument for on-chain circuit breakers on fast L1s. A security firm has revealed that Aptos, one of the faster layer-1 blockchains, carried a critical flaw for months before it was quietly fixed. On July 4, Hexens went public with a bug it had reported privately to Aptos back on February 25, a weakness in the engine that runs…

Bitcoin was sitting under pressure around $61,200 when it suddenly reversed and shot all the way up to $64,600 in a sharp, fast move that took most traders by surprise. Before that bounce, a wave of buyers got wiped out at the bottom. Their positions were forcibly closed, clearing the way for the price to move upward with less resistance. At the top of the rally, the opposite happened. Traders who had bet against Bitcoin got squeezed out as the price ran higher than they expected. This kind of move, where both sides of the market get punished before any…