Author: NBTC

Starknet developer StarkWare has integrated EY’s Nightfall privacy protocol to let institutions run private payments and decentralized finance (DeFi) activity on public Ethereum-aligned rails, targeting banks and corporates that need confidentiality without giving up auditability. In a Tuesday release shared with Cointelegraph, StarkWare positioned the move as a way for enterprises to use a shared, open layer-2 rather than closed, bank-only networks, while working with a Big Four firm that already audits many of the organizations it wants to onboard. The integration brings Nightfall, an open-source zero-knowledge (ZK) privacy layer built by EY, that lets transactions be verified without revealing…

Hyperliquid’s HIP-6 proposal advances permissionless token launches via continuous clearing auctions for projects to raise funds and discover fair prices. The proposal makes Hyperliquid a protocol where users can can launch, price and trade tokens entirely onchain. The Hyperliquid community is pushing a new improvement proposal that allows teams to raise money on-chain through continuous clearing auctions. Known as HIP-6, the new proposal is built around HIP-1, which introduced permissionless token deployment and HIP-2, which offers automated liquidity, known in the ecosystem as Hyperliquidity. However, the network lacks a direct way to combine a price discovery mechanism and capital raising.…

TL;DR Nearly 20,000 Ethereum worth $40 million have been withdrawn from major exchanges, signaling strong conviction among top traders. Exchange reserves continue to shrink, tightening liquidity and favoring long-term holding strategies. Binance data shows over 75% of top traders hold long positions, while funding rates indicate leveraged demand remains elevated, reflecting deliberate positioning rather than short-term speculation. Approximately 19,820 Ethereum valued at $40.14 million were withdrawn from Binance and OKX by a major whale, adding to an earlier purchase of 60,784 $ETH worth $126 million. These movements suggest strategic capital deployment rather than opportunistic trading, emphasizing structured exposure. At the…

President Donald Trump’s revived push to acquire Greenland is no longer confined to diplomatic cables and political headlines. It is now being actively priced by crypto-native markets, where traders are turning geopolitical uncertainty into tradable probabilities, well before any deal materializes. Trump’s Greenland Gambit Is Turning Into a Crypto Trade On-chain prediction platform Polymarket shows that the question “Will Trump acquire Greenland before 2027?” is currently priced at around 15%, with nearly $3 million in total volume committed to the outcome. Bids for Trump to Acquire Greenland before 2027. Source: Polymarket While the odds remain low, the activity itself is…

Mark Moran may be fresh to politics, but the former reality TV contestant and Wall Street banker is confident that his path to Washington runs through Solana’s trenches. That’s because the 34-year-old, who is challenging incumbent Sen. Mark Warner in Virginia’s Democratic primary, recently embraced a meme coin as a way to elevate his campaign. Moran described the endeavor to Decrypt as an attempt to innovate and appeal to crypto-native voters. But he acknowledged that his promotion of the token on social media accounts and his campaign website invites scrutiny from regulators—and potentially his competitors. “When you think about a…

Coinbase has now expanded its lending services to include some of the market’s most popular altcoins. The new feature makes it possible for U.S. customers to borrow against their holdings without triggering a taxable event or losing their market position. XRP, Dogecoin (DOGE), Cardano (ADA), and Litecoin (LTC) are among the supported coins. Users can borrow up to $100,000 in $USDC, the second-largest cryptocurrency. Instant liquidity The new feature is designed for speed and efficiency. Users will get “instant” liquidity with the help of their coins. This crypto-backed facility allows investors to access cash (via the $USDC stablecoin) immediately while…

Fhenix, a blockchain research and development company, is positioning itself as a full-stack infrastructure for confidential decentralized finance (DeFi) designed to bring encrypted computation directly onto public blockchains. Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) is at the center of the new strategy, according to a press release shared with Finbold on February 17 and a livestream on X the day prior featuring Fhenix founder Guy Zyskind. This cryptographic breakthrough allows computations to be performed while data remains encrypted. Such an approach, the management argues, eliminates exposure at every stage from execution to settlement, which puts FHE ahead of Zero-Knowledge proofs, Trusted Execution…

Venus Flux, a liquidity layer launched yesterday on the BNBChain, continues to experience significant market performance, according to a revelation disclosed today by Venus Protocol, a decentralized lending protocol that allows users to earn interest by supplying crypto or borrow against their assets. Yesterday, on Thursday, February 26, 2026, Venus Protocol and a liquidity infrastructure project, popularly called Fluid, announced a strategic collaboration that enabled them to launch a unified liquidity layer, dubbed Venus Flux, on the BNBChain. As per the announcement, Venus Flux functions as a liquidity layer that aims to enhance capital efficiency, streamline yield generation, and make…

Russia has begun introducing the digital ruble in its budget system and banking sector on a larger scale, in preparation for a full-scale launch this September, according to Russian state-owned outlet RIA Novosti. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation-backed digital currency has reportedly been in active use since the start of the year for state-related transactions. Per the local news publication, the third form of the national currency is now available for transfers to government budgets and payments to federal institutions. The state set a phased launch and deadlines for banks and businesses to incorporate the digital ruble in…

The SEC is accelerating formal crypto rulemaking, advancing a structured framework to define when digital assets qualify as securities and reshape oversight with clearer standards for token issuers, broker-dealers, and blockchain transactions. SEC Division Backs Chairman Atkins’ Reform Agenda as Crypto Market Awaits New Standards Regulatory changes targeting digital assets are advancing at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Division of Corporation Finance Director James Moloney outlined on Feb. 13, following discussions at the 2026 Securities Regulation Institute in Coronado, California, how the agency is prioritizing crypto asset reform as part of its broader capital formation agenda. The Division’s…