Author: NBTC

Centralized exchanges (CEXs) still command the lion’s share of crypto liquidity. However, the balance of power is beginning to tilt as decentralized exchanges (DEXs) have doubled their spot market share over the past two years while expanding their presence in perpetual futures fivefold. The data signals that on-chain trading is no longer a niche alternative. Rather, it is emerging as a structural competitor to centralized venues. DEXs Gain Ground: Hyperliquid, Uniswap, and PancakeSwap Break into Top 10 Exchanges According to the 2026 CEX & DEX Trading Activity Report from CoinGecko, CEXs processed nearly $80 trillion in spot and perpetual trading…

The Web3 space has consistently shown that the most powerful innovations come from teamwork rather than going alone. Fomoin, a leading crypto launchpad and growth platform, announced a partnership with MarsCat Global. MarsCat is an innovative peer-to-peer decentralized connection network and Web3 application engine. Together, they’ll be working on a project that developers and users alike have been hoping for: a genuinely decentralized communication layer for decentralized applications. This infrastructure is designed to be private and serverless while also delivering the scalability required to support large-scale adoption. What MarsCat Global is Bringing to the Table MarsCat Global is building at…

Ethereum account abstraction, or smart accounts, will be shipped with the Hegota upgrade “within a year,” said Vitalik Buterin on Saturday. “We have been talking about account abstraction ever since early 2016,” said the Ethereum co-founder over the weekend. He added that now, “we finally have EIP-8141, an omnibus that wraps up and solves every remaining problem that AA [account abstraction] was intended to address (plus more),” and it is slated for deployment this year. “Finally, after over a decade of research and refinement of these techniques, this all looks possible to make happen within a year (Hegota fork).” The…

PayPay Corp. and its majority owner, SoftBank Group Corp., are targeting up to $1.1 billion in a US IPO, positioning the deal as a potential record-setting American listing for a Japanese firm. The Tokyo-based fintech firm and an affiliate of SoftBank Vision Fund II are together selling 55 million ADRs at $17 to $20 each, with a Nasdaq debut expected under the ticker “PAYP,” according to a preliminary prospectus published on March 2. PayPay itself is offering about 31 million ADSs, while an existing shareholder linked to SoftBank’s Vision Fund will sell roughly 24 million shares. The company expects net…

TOKYO, March 2025 – Japanese financial regulators are now considering a landmark criminal investigation into a controversial meme coin named after the country’s prime minister, a move that could redefine cryptocurrency enforcement in one of the world’s most significant markets. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) has initiated preliminary inquiries into the ‘Sanae Token,’ a digital asset issued on the Solana blockchain that directly references Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. This potential Japan FSA meme coin probe represents a critical test case for how authorities handle the intersection of digital assets, celebrity references, and financial regulation in the rapidly evolving crypto landscape.…

Solana-based exchange Backpack now offers retail investors direct IPO share allocations on-chain, bypassing traditional brokerages, through infrastructure partner Superstate. Backpack is known for managing fee-free FTX creditor claims and acquiring FTX EU’s assets to restore licensed trading in Europe. Why it matters: Retail investors gain access to pre-listing IPO allocations previously reserved for institutional buyers, opening a new equity entry point. Backpack’s compliance-first model, not a decentralized exchange (DEX), is what legally enables this product, CEO Armani Ferrante said. User participation directly determines which IPOs Backpack can attract, making community size a financial variable. The platform positions itself as a…

Pieverse has launched Purr-Fect Claw, enabling any project on the $BNB Chain to plug AI agents directly into mainstream apps like WhatsApp. The agents run in a trusted execution environment for security, and users can instruct them to swap on DEXes, rebalance portofolios and make contract calls. Pieverse, a financial infrastructure service provider for the agentic economy, has launched Purr-Fect, which allows projects built on $BNB Chain to integrate AI agents directly into messaging apps. Pieverse says that the new service can be integrated into WhatsApp, LINE, and Kakao, and support for other messaging apps will be added in the…

Ethereum price continues to trade in a sideways structure that reflects a gradual decline rather than stability. $ETH has struggled to generate sustained upside momentum. The exit of new participants has weighed on sentiment, even as some long-term metrics show early signs of improvement. This divergence creates a mixed outlook for Ethereum. While network growth has weakened, improving holder retention offers a counterbalance. Ethereum New Holders Dip Ethereum has seen a sharp decline in new addresses over the past several days. Daily new addresses fell nearly 36% within 48 hours, dropping from 298,000 to 191,000. This contraction pushed Ethereum’s Network…

Key takeaways Bitcoin’s narrative as digital gold remains significant and enduring. A declining dollar is expected to be bullish for Bitcoin in the medium term. The success of the Bitcoin ETF was driven by pent-up demand and improved investor access. Bitcoin and Ethereum are now considered established assets in asset allocation models. The launch of ETFs is expected to legitimize Bitcoin and drive institutional investment. Bitcoin will continue to be a central focus for investment strategies. Venture investing in the crypto space is considered too difficult and should be avoided. The digital asset ecosystem is growing, presenting significant investment opportunities.…

Crypto exchange MEXC has expanded its tokenized equities offering through its partnership with Ondo Finance, listing new onchain representations of US stocks that trade against Tether on its platform. According to company announcements this week, the expansion includes 17 newly listed tokenized stock pairs and seven additional tokens tied to US defense and energy companies. The tokens are issued as ERC-20 assets on Ethereum and trade against Tether (USDT) pairs on the exchange. The underlying shares are held in regulated trust accounts and subject to quarterly third-party audits, with the tokens designed to represent ownership of the corresponding underlying equities.…