Author: NBTC

Ethereum’s slide toward $2,000 has left its exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors holding more than $5 billion in paper losses, extending a marketwide crypto drawdown that has also hit Bitcoin. According to CryptoSlate’s data, the move has tracked a broader risk-off wave that has pushed the global crypto market value down by $2 trillion since October’s peak, with BTC and $ETH both under pressure as volatility spread through other risk assets, including tech shares. The difference for Ethereum is that a growing share of the exposure now sits inside products built for traditional portfolios, where performance is marked daily, and selling…

Wall Street’s biggest players are moving decisively into crypto, committing capital, branding power, and regulated products as digital assets shift from side projects to core institutional priorities. Big Banks Accelerate Full-Scale Push Into Crypto Major financial institutions are rapidly escalating their involvement in crypto as strategic priorities shift across Wall Street. A senior industry executive shared on social media platform X on Jan. 6, 2026, that large banks and asset managers are no longer proceeding cautiously and are now committing resources at scale. Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan stated: Consensus View: Institutions are slowly warming up to crypto. Accurate…

ABA urges the OCC to slow down Ripple, Coinbase, and Circle’s national bank charter approvals. Banking lobby warns unfinished GENIUS Act rules could create regulatory and insolvency risks. Ripple’s conditional approval now faces fresh pressure as crypto bank ambitions hit resistance. The American Bankers Association (ABA), the largest banking lobby in the United States, has asked the OCC to immediately pause national bank charter reviews for crypto firms. Ripple, Coinbase, Circle, and several others are directly affected. In a letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the ABA said the process should be put on hold until…

I’ve mined billions of dollars of entirely fake $BTC over the last couple weeks in Bitcoin Empire, an iOS and Android game that lets you earn real Bitcoin rewards for building out a simulated mining business from your virtual bedroom. Of course, the amount of actual Bitcoin that I’ve earned for hours upon hours of tapping the screen and watching interminable video ads is far less than what my character racked up in the game. It’s a pittance, really. But is it still worth your time? Bitcoin Empire hails from Fumb Games, the same developer that has already delivered a…

Binance TR, the Turkish arm of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, launched a new feature last week. Binance TR’s AI (artificial intelligence) function will now combine numerous factors to provide a score from 1 to 10 regarding the overall condition of Bitcoin and altcoins. Factors considered include social media data, breaking news, market sentiment, and the opinions of leading influencers. The image below shows an example of how XRP is being evaluated by Binance TR AI at the time of writing this article. The AI system compiles all this data, assigns a score to the cryptocurrency in question, and…

The blockchain landscape continues to experience a substantial rise in daily active users (DAU), with fierce competition among diverse entities. In this respect, World Mobile, a blockchain-powered telecom network, has unveiled a key push for the real-world asset (RWA) infrastructure scaling via its widening presence on Base. World Mobile is leading the RWA revolution on @base🔵We’re not just building on Base, we’re setting the standard.🌍 World Mobile Chain settling to Base 📱 @Toshi mobile integration coming soon🏗️ Network Builders NFTs on Base 📊 THE largest RWA platform on Base: 100k… pic.twitter.com/1MXiP9bX7d — World Mobile (@WorldMobileTeam) February 13, 2026 World Mobile…

Ethereum price remains under pressure after a sharp decline that unsettled investors across the crypto market. Although Ethereum appears to be entering a historically favorable accumulation zone, on-chain indicators reveal mixed conviction among different holder cohorts. Ethereum Is In a Prime Accumulation Range Ethereum’s Market Value to Realized Value, or MVRV, ratio indicates that $ETH has entered what analysts describe as an “opportunity zone.” This range lies between negative 18% and negative 28%. Historically, when MVRV falls into this band, selling pressure approaches exhaustion. Previous entries into this zone often preceded price reversals. Investors typically accumulate when unrealized losses deepen.…

Karatage, a leading London-based proprietary hedge fund specializing in digital assets and emerging technology, has appointed Shane O’Callaghan as a senior partner and head of institutional strategy. O’Callaghan joins from Dutch market maker IMC Trading, where he was employed as global head of institutional partnerships and digital asset sales for the last year. Before joining IMC, O’Callaghan worked at crypto trading platform Portofino Technologies as global head of business development, and also as head of Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) for now-defunct crypto lender BlockFi. ”Shane didn’t join because it was safe. He joined because the opportunity is rare…

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 219–211 to rescind President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods, with six Republicans joining Democrats in a rare bipartisan rebuke. The vote demonstrates the growing opposition to Trump’s trade policies among his own party, despite the measure’s slim chances in the Senate and probable veto. Donald Trump has imposed several tariffs on Canada since his re-election. Last month, Trump threatened to impose a 100% import tax in reaction to Canada’s proposed trade agreement with China. “If Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with a 100% Tariff against all Canadian…

Coinbase, the largest US-based crypto exchange, is backing a Federal Reserve proposal to grant non-bank financial institutions access to specialized payment accounts. The San Francisco-based exchange submitted a letter to the U.S. central bank advocating for special-purpose Reserve Bank payment accounts. It argued that these accounts are vital for modernizing the nation’s domestic financial infrastructure. Coinbase Challenges Fed Over ‘Restrictive’ Terms for Payment Rails Coinbase argues the proposal would grant fintech and crypto-native firms direct access to the Federal Reserve’s payment rails. This change would allow these entities to utilize the global economy’s core “plumbing” without the need for a…