Author: NBTC

Mantle’s ecosystem stablecoin has added roughly 375 million dollars in market value over the past month, climbing from about 494 million to nearly 870 million and cementing the network’s push to become a full‑stack on‑chain liquidity and banking layer built around $ETH staking and restaking primitives. Summary Stablecoin market cap jumps 75% in 30 days, approaching 870 million dollars as Mantle’s liquidity products gain traction across DeFi. Growth rides on Mantle’s mETH staking and cmETH restaking stack, which channels yield and demand back into the broader ecosystem. Mantle’s deep treasury and “fortress” balance sheet reinforce confidence in its stablecoin and…

Ethereum price is trading near $1,868 at press time, down 2.88% after breaking below the $1,900 psychological support that held for the past week. The move places sellers in full control as institutional outflows accelerate and the technical structure collapses below all four major moving averages. ETF Outflows Hit $43M Ethereum spot ETFs recorded $43 million in net outflows on February 27, according to SoSoValue. BlackRock’s ETHA led the exodus with $43 million in redemptions, while other funds showed zero outflows. The outflow ends a three-day inflow pattern that brought in over $170M. The outflows dwarf Bitcoin ETF selling on…

PayPay, a SoftBank Corp-backed payments company that owns a 40% stake in Binance Japan, is seeking to raise as much as $1.1 billion in a U.S. initial public offering, Reuters reported Monday. The Tokyo-based company and a selling shareholder plan to offer 55 million American depositary shares priced between $17 and $20 each, according to the report. At the top end of that range, the offering would value PayPay at more than $10 billion. PayPay is Japan’s largest cashless payments provider, with more than 70 million registered users. The company’s app allows consumers to make mobile payments at stores, transfer…

The Clarity Act, considered one of the most important cryptocurrency laws in the US, has been stalled recently. This is due to a disagreement between the cryptocurrency sector and the banking sector regarding stablecoin interest rates. The banking sector supports not paying interest on cryptocurrencies or stablecoins because it fears that their raison d’être will disappear. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has also made new statements on this matter. Speaking to CNBC, Jamie Dimon made a clear statement on stablecoin rewards, reiterating that they should not be given. Repeating his call for regulatory equality, Dimon argued that any firm paying interest-like…

Binance Futures, one of the leading platforms in the cryptocurrency derivatives market, continues to expand its product range. The exchange announced it will launch a new USDⓈ-margined perpetual futures contract on March 6, 2026, to increase users’ trading options and improve the trading experience. According to the announcement, the COPPERUSDT pair will be available for trading starting March 6, 2026, at 12:00 PM. This pair will represent the price of copper in US dollars, with Copper (COPPER) as the underlying asset. The COPPERUSDT trading symbol is structured to represent 1 pound of copper. The contract will use Tether ($USDT) as…

The current technical development of the crypto market is marked by a major shift in the way cryptocurrencies are viewed and operated. This is evident in the top gainer lists, which increasingly show how protocols can be used for deep technological utilization rather than purely as speculative investments. For the Crypto Market as of March 2026, CoinMarketCap current partnership efforts will focus on these two major concepts: unlocking bitcoin’s stalled capital and use of privacy-enhancing biometric identification. Lombard ($BARD) Dominates via Bitcoin Liquid Staking Lombard has been clearly at the top of the market, growing 40.98% to a very strong…

Phoenix has released a new report on most Ethereum holdings by Institutions. Firms in the technology, gaming and digital asset industry are gradually becoming more exposed to Ethereum, with an estimated cumulative number of 7.16 million $ETH worth $13.34 billion as of late February 2026. ETHEREUM ​​HOLDINGS BY ORGANIZATIONSOrganizations continue to expand their Ethereum holdings, solidifying cryptocurrency’s role in traditional financial markets. Total strategic $ETH reserve holding by these organizations now amounts to 7.16M $ETH ($13.34B), representing… pic.twitter.com/SwgV4P8Yf8 — PHOENIX – Crypto News & Analytics (@pnxgrp) February 27, 2026 This concentration translates to about 5.92 percent of the circulating supply…

TD Securities, a major Canadian investment bank with operations across North America, says tokenization may be approaching an institutional turning point following the New York Stock Exchange’s push into tokenized equities. In recent commentary, TD Securities Reid Noch, vice president for electronic trading, said tokenization is beginning to carry real implications for market structure, pointing to the NYSE’s proposed tokenized equities alternative trading system (ATS) as a key development. The planned platform would enable 24-hour trading and near-instant settlement of tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), subject to regulatory approval. Rather than creating a parallel crypto-native marketplace, the venue is…

SEOUL, March 2025 – South Korea’s ambitious cryptocurrency regulatory framework faces a significant constitutional challenge as the National Assembly Research Service declares proposed exchange ownership limits potentially unconstitutional, creating immediate uncertainty for the nation’s $50 billion digital asset market. Crypto Exchange Stake Limit Sparks Constitutional Debate The National Assembly Research Service delivered a formal legal opinion on March 4, 2025, responding to inquiries from People Power Party lawmaker Kim Sang-hoon. Consequently, the legislative research body concluded that capping major shareholder stakes in cryptocurrency exchanges might violate fundamental constitutional protections. Specifically, NARS identified three potentially infringed rights: property rights, occupational freedom,…

Within minutes of missiles striking Iranian soil on Feb. 28, blockchain monitors detected the shockwaves in crypto markets. Withdrawals from the country’s crypto exchanges spiked that Saturday, particularly from the country’s largest, Nobitex. According to Chainalysis, outflows surged 873%, far beyond what’s considered normal volatility. The story seemed clear: In a moment of crisis, Iranians rushed to secure their crypto by pulling it off centralized platforms and moving the funds into self-custody wallets. To observers of historical patterns of capital flight, the comparison was obvious. It was a digital bank run. The picture may not be that simple. While some…