Author: NBTC

Decentralized stablecoin protocol Usual has rolled out direct EUR0-to-EUR conversions, marking a significant milestone in simplifying fiat on- and off-ramps for European users. The service utilizes SEPA and SEPA Instant transfers, providing seamless euro transactions across the continent. The EUR0 token represents a digital euro balance backed by European sovereign bonds, integrated into Usual’s platform to facilitate efficient euro transfers. This integration aims to enhance the ease of transactions by eliminating the need for exchange accounts, intermediate tokens, or third-party trading platforms, according to a blog post. SEPA Instant, a key component of this service, allows real-time euro transactions across…

Crypto markets experienced a sharp liquidation event over the past 24 hours, wiping out nearly $190 million in leveraged positions. Short sellers absorbed the majority of losses, with approximately $140 million in bearish bets erased as prices surged rapidly. The sudden move caught traders off-guard and forced a cascade of forced closures across major exchanges. Shorts Bear the Brunt of the Rally Data confirms that short positions accounted for nearly 74% of total liquidations. Traders positioned for downside faced rapid margin calls as prices accelerated upward. This imbalance highlights how crowded bearish positioning amplified the rally once price action moved…

Since the recent crypto market crash, Binance has continued to face consistent blame from FUDers, who have formed speculations that the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, is responsible for the market turmoil. While rumors of Binance’s insufficient reserves have continued to circulate and the blame game persists, Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao have recently snapped against another rumor involving Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino. Tether CEO dismisses rumors relating to Binance FUD On Tuesday, Feb. 10, CZ further criticized these FUDers after claims surfaced alleging that Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino blamed Binance for current negative crypto market conditions. In…

Lido DAO’s V3 rollout is now in the third phase, allowing any node operator to mint stETH across all stVaults. It also adds four new tiers for the identified node operators, each with its own reserve ratios and minting limits. Lido DAO has announced the rollout of the third version of its protocol, V3, which democratizes stETH minting across all stVaults. The DAO stated that stETH minting is now permissionless for all stVaults and that the minting cap for all identified node operators has been extended. Lido V3 Phase 3 is live! stETH minting is now permissionless for all stVaults…

Retail investors in Japan are dumping local stocks at the fastest pace in more than ten years while pushing fresh cash into overseas markets, according to data from Japan Exchange Group and the Investment Trusts Association, Japan. Through November 2025, Japanese retail investors sold a net ¥3.8 trillion, equal to $24.3 billion, in domestic equities and related investment trusts. Over the same period, the Topix index jumped about 25%. Despite that rally, retail investors in Japan kept selling. At the same time, buying of foreign stocks through investment trust funds stayed close to ¥9.4 trillion, near the record set in…

BRASÍLIA, March 2025 – In a landmark development that could reshape political financing across Latin America, Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court has initiated a comprehensive review of election regulations, specifically reconsidering the controversial ban on cryptocurrency use in political campaigns. This judicial examination follows the court’s February 2024 decision to maintain existing restrictions, creating a significant policy reversal that legal analysts describe as potentially transformative for Brazil’s October 2025 general elections. The reconsideration signals a dramatic shift in how nations approach digital asset integration within democratic processes, particularly as cryptocurrency adoption accelerates across Brazil’s 214 million citizens. Brazil Supreme Court Reconsiders…

The surge in prediction markets is masking deeper structural strains, with inflated volumes, fragile security architecture, and state-level regulation increasingly testing whether prices, liquidity, and access can hold up as the sector scales. That’s according to a new report from blockchain security firm CertiK, which said that trading volumes quadrupled in 2025 as activity concentrated around a small group of dominant platforms, even as security and regulatory risks intensified. Annual trading volume climbed from $15.8 billion in 2024 to about $63.5 billion in 2025, with liquidity consolidating around three platforms: Kalshi, Polymarket, and Opinion. That growth, however, has been heavily…

Bettors have long been able to speculate on the chance of a nuclear weapon detonating on Polymarket, but the current conflict with Iran – and scrutiny about insiders trading on war – has apparently caused the platform to remove the contracts. Polymarket has created a market that would monetize a nuclear attack amid increasing concerns that bets are happening among government insiders who can make military decisions. pic.twitter.com/r1CbWaLWcw— David Sirota (@davidsirota) March 3, 2026 The markets, which asked users to assign probabilities to whether a nuclear weapon would detonate by specific dates, have circulated on Polymarket for years and historically…

Visa-issued crypto cards saw a massive spike in usage in 2025, with the total net spend increasing by 525% last year. According to Dune Analytics data, the total net spend for six crypto cards issued by blockchain projects in partnership with Visa went from $14.6 million in January to $91.3 million at the end of December. The six cards tracked come from crypto payments platforms GnosisPay and Cypher, along with decentralized finance projects EtherFi, Avici Money, Exa App, and Moonwell. The crypto card from Visa-partnered EtherFi led all competitors by a fair margin, notching a total spend of $55.4 million,…

The Commodity Futures Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), two of the leading financial regulatory bodies in the US, have rescheduled a joint event planned to address the regulatory compliance process for crypto assets. The event, previously scheduled for January 27, has been postponed to Thursday, January 29, 2026, and will be held at the CFTC headquarters in Washington, D.C. The event will be attended by Commodity Futures Commission Chairman Michael S. Selig and Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul S. Atkins. The two heads of institutions will discuss the position of crypto assets within the US…