Author: NBTC

Another memecoin cycle recently demonstrated the degree to which certain aspects of the market can be detached from fundamentals and sanity. Ridiculous growth In a matter of hours, a token known simply as SCAM increased by more than 54,000%, transforming a small entry into a five-figure result. There was no underlying development, adoption, or utility that served as the trigger. One social catalyst was connected to Elon Musk’s remarks in public. The truth is revealed by the on-chain data. One address, that ends with JEvCp, gained 10.46 million tokens in just 90 seconds after launch, entering the position nearly instantly…

In brief Tether billionaire Christopher Harborne donated another £3 million to Reform UK in the first quarter of the year. BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo donated a further £4 million across two donations. The crypto billionaires’ contributions to Reform UK amount to some 28% of the donations received by all political parties in Q1 2026. Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party collected $9.4 million (£7 million) from cryptocurrency billionaires Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo in the first quarter of 2026, a sum that exceeded the total donations received by each of the Conservative and Labour parties. Christopher Harborne, ranked as the UK’s…

Japan’s largest marketplace, Mercari, announced Shiba Inu ($SHIB) and Dogecoin ($DOGE) to its app, allowing 23 million users to buy the assets directly with money earned from selling second-hand items or with bonus points. The technical side of the integration is provided by the exchange Coincheck through its new API service, Crypto as a Service (CaaS). This mass launch relies on an already prepared audience, as the number of crypto accounts inside Mercari has exceeded 4 million, with 85% of them opened by people with no prior trading experience. The addition of $SHIB fits perfectly into the demand from these…

Funton.ai, a major “Tap-to-Earn” (T2E) multi-game platform on Telegram and LINE, is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with X-Agent, a decentralized infrastructure for building, deploying, and managing code. This partnership is aimed at enabling smarter automation, interactive gameplay, and a more efficient user experience. 🤝 https://t.co/UZaXmZlkwy is partnering with @XAgent_official!X-Agent is a platform that enables anyone to create and deploy functional AI Agent applications capable of performing real-world tasks through simple dialogues and intuitive interfaces.🔗 By combining our… pic.twitter.com/kyUAr43zNi — Funton.ai (@funton_ai) June 14, 2026 Funton.ai is primarily focused on a modular multi-game platform that actively mixes Artificial Intelligence…

Renowned investors Michael Novogratz and Anthony Scaramucci discussed the deepening US debt burden and Bitcoin’s position within this economic climate on their program “All Things Markets.” In a debate that developed in parallel with Ray Dalio’s debt warnings, the performance of cryptocurrencies in current market conditions and future expectations were discussed. One of the program’s most striking aspects was Bitcoin’s reduced dependence on traditional technology stocks (NASDAQ). Anthony Scaramucci described Bitcoin’s inability to keep pace with NASDAQ’s record highs as a “disconnection.” According to Galaxy Digital CEO Michael Novogratz, the main reasons for this situation are as follows: Investor interest…

Research and brokerage firm TD Cowen has increased its price target for MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) to $395 from $385, signaling continued confidence in the company’s unconventional approach to capital management and Bitcoin accumulation. The revised target reflects what the firm describes as higher-than-expected capital efficiency derived from MicroStrategy’s use of preferred stock issuance to fund its Bitcoin purchases. Capital Efficiency Through Preferred Stock TD Cowen’s analysis highlights that MicroStrategy’s strategy of issuing preferred stock to raise capital for Bitcoin acquisitions has proven more efficient than previously modeled. This approach allows the company to expand its Bitcoin holdings without diluting common…

Ripple keeps adding partnerships and expanding its business, but $XRP itself is not seeing the same level of progress yet. Arthur, CIO of Royal Peak Capital, highlighted this observation in a tweet, expressing frustration with the current state of the $XRP ecosystem. He pointed to Ripple’s growing global presence, including new bank partnerships in South Korea and expansion in treasury deals. In his words, the company is “killing it on the enterprise side.” Key Points Ripple expands global deals, but $XRP adoption and on-chain utility still lag behind enterprise growth. Investor Arthur highlights a gap between Ripple’s bank partnerships and…

The crypto firm tied to President Donald Trump, World Liberty Financial Inc., was again a focus of political scrutiny in a congressional hearing in which the chief of the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency suggested the only political pressure his agency feels on its decision of whether or not to give the firm a bank charter comes from Democrats, not Trump. Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould’s rebuttal had come in response to Representative Gregory Meeks, a New York Democrat, who asked during the Thursday hearing whether Gould is “working for the American people or working as…

Fishing Frenzy has distributed $62,845 in $USDC to community members and refunded another $7,021 in player purchases as its developer, Uncharted, moves ahead with plans to shut down the Web3 game later this month. According to an announcement from Uncharted, the payouts were calculated using Karma scores, a system that factors in token staking, NFT staking, and other forms of community participation. The team said eligible purchases made after the launch of Chapter 3 on May 14 were also refunded automatically, excluding spending related to diving activities. Today we are sad to announce that Uncharted and Fishing Frenzy will shutdown…

The push for real-world blockchain payments continues to gain momentum. RealFi crypto officially launched its mobile payment application on Apple’s App Store and Google Play Store. The rollout brings the company’s $XRP Ledger powered payment ecosystem to billions of mobile devices worldwide. This marks another step in the growing utility of the $XRP Ledger beyond trading and speculation. $XRP Ledger Payment App Goes Live On iOS And AndroidRealFi (@RealFITeam) has launched its $XRP Ledger powered payment app on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.The rollout expands access to blockchain based payment services through mobile devices.The move marks another……