Author: NBTC

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a broad regulatory blueprint for retail financial services, warning that retail financial services are hurtling toward total automation driven by autonomous “agentic AI.” The landmark report, “AI and the future of retail financial services,” spearheaded by executive director Sheldon Mills, details a structural shift away from periodic, human-led decisions toward continuous, automated financial services that could increasingly rely on programmable financial infrastructure. “The central shift is from human-led, episodic financial activity towards services that are AI-enabled, continuous and delegated,” Mills wrote. In January, the FCA launched a review into the implications…

OKX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has continued to push for wider expansion across the global space, providing services that extend beyond crypto trading. In a recent post shared by its founder, Star Xu, on Wednesday, July 8, the founder confirmed a new regulatory authorization that allows it to expand its services in Europe. OKX to operate under MiFID framework In his recent statement, Xu revealed that OKX will begin to offer crypto, commodity, and equity derivatives under the European MiFID framework. While this marks a major milestone for the fast-growing cryptocurrency exchange, the move further strengthens its presence in Europe,…

Bitcoin has shown a notable rebound in demand led by futures traders, flashing signs of recovery as momentum continues to build following its latest rally. Although Bitcoin is still struggling to maintain a steady close above the $63,000 mark, data from crypto analytics platform CryptoQuant shows that Bitcoin market demand has just posted one of the biggest recoveries seen this year. Bitcoin futures traders back on scene The analytics platform has revealed that Bitcoin’s 30-day cumulative demand has surged massively over the past week as futures traders begin to show renewed interest. Notably, the metric increased from around -500,000 $BTC…

KAST, a stablecoin-powered card and neobank that raised $80 million in a Series A round in March at a $600 million valuation, spent the past week defending itself on Crypto Twitter after ether.fi co-founder and CEO Mike Silagadze called the company “Kasthole scammer” in a post that had gathered roughly 400,000 views by the morning of July 7. The exchange was conducted entirely in public replies and quote-tweets between the two CEOs. Silagadze also urged crypto users to review KAST’s terms of service, which state that depositing stablecoins or crypto on the platform legally transfers ownership of those assets to…

Evernorth CEO Asheesh Birla says the era of digital asset treasury (DAT) companies simply accumulating cryptocurrencies is coming to an end. He argues that firms now need sustainable revenue models by putting their crypto holdings to work through tokenization and decentralized finance. Speaking in an interview with Bloomingbit, Birla said first-generation DAT companies mainly relied on rising crypto prices to grow their value. He believes the industry is now entering a second phase focused on generating returns from digital assets already held on corporate balance sheets. “We want to become an $XRP-based financial company rather than a simple treasury vehicle,”…

Germany’s 2027 federal budget draft includes cryptocurrency taxation reforms among its fiscal consolidation measures, targeting the current one year holding rule that allows tax free gains on digital assets. If approved, the proposal would end the long standing cryptocurrency tax exemption by subjecting gains from cryptocurrency sales to taxation regardless of how long the assets are held. Germany Includes Crypto Tax Changes in 2027 Budget Germany’s governing coalition has officially agreed to include cryptocurrency taxation reforms in its 2027 federal budget consolidation measures. The Federal Ministry of Finance outlined the plan in its monthly report after the cabinet approved the…

Layer 1 blockchain N1, backed by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, is acquiring decentralized derivatives platform 01 Exchange in a move to bring its flagship trading product directly into the network as it seeks to compete with larger crypto exchanges. N1 is a new blockchain designed to serve as a financial network, integrating native trading infrastructure into its base layer. The blockchain includes a validator-secured orderbook, RFQ system and margin engine that share liquidity and security across the network, aiming to provide high-speed, trustless trading and settlement. 01 Exchange, which was incubated within the N1 ecosystem, has handled more than $3…

The following guest post comes from Ziven.io, a public markets intelligence platform delivering data on companies exposed to bitcoin mining, artificial intelligence, and crypto treasury strategies. Originally published on July 7, 2026, by Cindy Feng. For years, Michael Saylor’s message never changed: buy Bitcoin, and don’t sell. So when Strategy announced the sale of 3,588 $BTC, a lot of people took it personally. “The promise has been broken”, “the biggest bull has blinked”… some even called it the top. Strategy has sold 3,588 $BTC for $216 million to fund dividends on our Digital Credit securities. As of 7/5/2026, we hodl…

Ripple’s landmark five-year sports sponsorship with the University of Kansas may have delighted $XRP enthusiasts, but not everyone within the cryptocurrency community is buying the hype. Zach Rynes, who is widely known as the Chainlink community lead, took to social media to slam what he perceives as a rather desperate marketing stunt. He believes that there is a disconnect between Ripple’s corporate actions and the retail investors holding its native token. As reported by U.Today, Ripple recently announced that the $XRP logo will be prominently featured on the uniforms of the Kansas Jayhawks’ football and basketball programs. In response to…

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Professionals Association has urged the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to refine its virtual asset regulatory framework. The group wants lower compliance costs, improvements to the Virtual Asset Platform Practitioner Examination (CVAP), and clearer guidance on several regulatory issues. The requests followed a recent meeting between the association and Hong Kong financial regulators. Participants included Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Chan Ho-lim and representatives from the SFC’s Intermediaries Division. According to the association, the SFC agreed to pursue several improvements to the CVAP qualification system. These include separating the examination from mandatory…