Author: NBTC

Despite launching countless branding exercises that feature the word “decentralization,” much of the crypto industry actually uses Cloudflare to defend large chunks of its user-facing infrastructure. Indeed, Cloudflare protects crypto websites collectively processing billions of dollars worth of trades and receiving millions of visitors daily. However, this week, crypto learned that autonomous AI agents can apparently use an open-source library to walk right through several of Cloudflare’s lines of defense. Most heard of the vulnerability from a headline about OpenClaw, an AI agent that runs on a Mac Mini or cloud server. OpenClaws, formerly known as ClawdBots or MoltBots, can…

Anchorage Digital tapped Deloitte for USAT’s first attention report, linking the Big Four accounting firm with Tether’s efforts to offer a regulated stablecoin in the U.S. The report showed that USAT’s reserves were valued in excess of the stablecoin’s circulating supply, totaling $17.6 million and $17.5 million, respectively, as of Jan. 31. That meant the token had a cushion of around $100,000 a few days after its debut last month. USAT’s reserves consist of cash and U.S. Treasuries, which are held at financial institutions based in the country, the report showed. It was prepared under a framework established by the…

A delegation from Coinbase, led by CEO Brian Armstrong, was at the White House on Tuesday, according to Crypto in America’s Eleanor Terrett. The visit was reported hours after President Donald Trump issued a statement on Truth Social, urging banks to make a deal with crypto firms over the key crypto market structure bill. It was confirmed by Politico that Trump had held a closed-door meeting with Armstrong before making his public comments. In his remarks, Trump criticized banks for standing in the way of pro-crypto bills such as the GENIUS Act and the CLARITY Act, warning that delays could…

Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has announced the introduction of new trading pairs on its Margin platform. According to the announcement, the $AVAX/U, $LINK/U, $LTC/U, $PAXG/U, and $ZEC/U pairs will be available for Cross Margin trading starting March 5, 2026, at 13:00. Under the newly added pairs, investors can trade Avalanche ($AVAX), Chainlink ($LINK), Litecoin ($LTC), Pax Gold ($PAXG), and Zcash ($ZEC) assets with leverage against a “U” value. In the Cross Margin system, all user margin balances are used as common collateral; this directly affects the risk and collateral structure of positions. Binance warned investors that…

Cryptocurrency is entering a new competitive phase as artificial intelligence-driven payments move to the forefront. Machine-to-machine transactions are no longer theoretical. Developers are actively building infrastructure that allows AI agents to transact independently, creating a fresh battlefield among blockchain networks. all x402 transactions are happening on three chains:– solana– base– polygonwill be very interesting to see how that changes with tempo mainnet launchwhoever captures agent payments first has a massive moat pic.twitter.com/ON7Eq3R2ZW — nairolf (@0xNairolf) February 27, 2026 Recent data shows that x402 transactions cluster heavily around three blockchains: Solana, Base, and Polygon. This concentration signals early infrastructure dominance. Developers…

The Aave token is attempting to break out of a tight trading range as Aave Labs published the full results of its V4 security audits, which involved 345 days of accumulated reviews that found no high-severity vulnerabilities. The March 4 audit report advances the much-contested protocol upgrade just one day after the Marc Zeller-led Aave Chain Initiative (ACI) announced its departure due to escalating governance tension. In a report titled “Security by Design: Aave V4,” Aave Labs detailed a year-long program starting from March 2025 to February 2026, which included deploying 15 researchers across four audit firms, formal verifications, invariant…

St. Cloud Financial Credit Union Rolls Out Core-Integrated Digital Asset Platform for Members St. Cloud Financial Credit Union (SCFCU) announced the launch of its CU-Digital Asset Vault, a digital-asset platform built specifically for credit union members. Essentially, the Vault integrates directly with the credit union’s core systems, allowing members to hold and manage digital assets – like Bitcoin – while keeping the credit union in control of data, governance, and member relationships. The Vault uses DaLand’s CUSO’s Coin2Core architecture to connect digital-asset activity to SCFCU’s existing infrastructure. Unlike many digital-asset services that hand off wallets — and along with them,…

Washington’s push for a federal crypto rulebook reignited a long-running industry debate over what “regulatory clarity” actually delivers and who it helps. At the center of the debate is H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025, a bill that supporters present as a long-awaited replacement for years of regulation by enforcement. The legislation is designed to clarify boundaries around digital assets, define oversight responsibilities, and establish a framework for how tokens and intermediaries are treated under federal law. But as the bill moves through Washington, it is producing two sharply different readings of what happens next. Cardano…

Nobitex, Iran’s biggest crypto exchange, showed no signs of a sustained, user-driven run after US-Israeli strikes on Iran, even as blockchain data indicated a brief spike in activity and higher outflows from Iranian exchanges more broadly, according to separate analyses from TRM Labs and Chainalysis. The TRM report, which examined onchain activity around Nobitex after US-Israeli strikes on Iran began on Feb. 28, found that the platform recorded a noticeable increase in activity in the immediate aftermath, including transfers exceeding $35 million from hot wallets to cold storage. However, TRM said the transfers were likely part of the exchange’s internal…

Swift has stated that it would introduce a blockchain-based shared ledger into its technology infrastructure, a significant move in the development of global cross-border payments. The project will help sustain real-time, 24/7 transactions but retain the integrity, compliance and resiliency that the current Swift network is built upon. ANZ is working with us as part of a global group of banks helping to build a blockchain‑based ledger for seamless and secure movement of value across borders.Through industry collaboration, we’re extending Swift’s infrastructure and enhancing today’s rails to deliver… pic.twitter.com/kkrvKUHMyp — Swift (@swiftcommunity) February 27, 2026 It was announced at Sibos…